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Post# 338567   3/29/2009 at 12:29 (5,477 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)        

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If you see in the vintage forum under vintage dishwashers for sale in UK you will see i have succombed (?) to buying a new appliance for my kitchen, as the Bendix dishwasher which was my daily driver began to fail ( i mean how rude its only 35 ish) i bought a new one . I have gone for a Beko which is the 2nd cheapest i could find. Not that i am mean or anything but still hanker for a truly good usable vintage one so did not want to (or afford to at moment) splash out on a Miele for example.This model had great feedback form purchasers on the Tesco website.It was £195.00 ($280.00)I have to say i am very happy with it. It was easy to set up and easy to use with good features for a cheaper machine. It has 4 programmes , adjustable salt and rinse aid, adjustable upper rack, 4 rows of tines that fold down in the lower rack, height adjustable upper cup racks. The door opens and closes really well and everything has a nice feel to it.





Post# 338570 , Reply# 1   3/29/2009 at 12:35 (5,477 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)        
programmes

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The machine has 4 programmes 1 rinse and hold, 2 rapid wash 35 mins at 35'c, 3 normal wash AAA rated at 50'c, 4 intensive at 65'c with a 50;c pre wash. I have used all but the rapid programme and everything is spotless and very dry! I have very soft water but went the whole hog and bought separate salt and rinse aid to use with my finish powder. The bendixs rinse aid and salt dispensers were faulty but it still cleaned well. The main difference with the Beko is upon opening it after its finished is that there isn't any whoosh of steam, that plates are warm but perfectly dry no moisture remains anywhere.

Post# 338571 , Reply# 2   3/29/2009 at 12:36 (5,477 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)        
top rack

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Post# 338572 , Reply# 3   3/29/2009 at 12:36 (5,477 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)        
bottom rack

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Post# 338573 , Reply# 4   3/29/2009 at 12:42 (5,477 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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Im not 100% certain but it looks to be a Bosch,

Filter arrangement is the same as my Hotpoint DWF31.

That could be why it performs so well.

Congratulations.

Rob


Post# 338578 , Reply# 5   3/29/2009 at 12:56 (5,477 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)        
stats

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handy info sheet

Post# 338579 , Reply# 6   3/29/2009 at 12:59 (5,477 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)        
bosch in drag?

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i wondered that as the insides look similar any way its good and quiet not quite bosch silent , but all you can hear is the flap flap of water hitting the door or the inside of a pan!

hmm not sure may try to remove front pannel to spray blue like kitchen !

Richard




Post# 338646 , Reply# 7   3/29/2009 at 19:01 (5,477 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        

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here's what astonishes me, once again Americans getting the very short end of the stick.
A sub $300.00 dishwasher that is STAINLESS steel inside.
How do they do it???
Is it made in China? Or...pacific rim???




Post# 338710 , Reply# 8   3/30/2009 at 01:48 (5,477 days old) by dj-gabriele ()        

I have never seen a dishwasher that isn't stainless steel if I exclude the ones from the USA that I saw on here.
Anyway, the filter assembly looks very similar to the new Hotpoint-Ariston built-in dishwasher that my cousing got for his new kitchen!


Post# 338716 , Reply# 9   3/30/2009 at 03:18 (5,477 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)        
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Beko are made in Turkey and are part of a firm called....now no sniggers....

Arcelik (Are-che-lick)

They also own Blomberg Germany which I have commented before on.

The products coming out of Beko appear to be getting better and better, though I know that there are some detractors on here. Others, like my mother, like them. Fisher and Paykel buy in and rebadge some of the Beko front load washers and their condensor dryer as they don't manufacture a simmilar appliance...

Time will tell, but I firmly believe that they are a brand to watch...


Post# 338717 , Reply# 10   3/30/2009 at 03:20 (5,477 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)        
Stainless Steel

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On that topic, I was astounded to find out from some Canadian friends that you could actually buy a dishwasher that WASN'T stainless steel inside...

...the 'ohhh' and 'ahhhs' and came when they looked at my Australian made Dishlex-Chef a few years ago made me smile...


Post# 338722 , Reply# 11   3/30/2009 at 06:00 (5,476 days old) by mark1973 ()        


I like the look of these. Nice and simple controls with the programmes you want. Styling is good and a great price.

Mark


Post# 338757 , Reply# 12   3/30/2009 at 08:28 (5,476 days old) by mayguy (Minnesota)        

I've never seen cold rinse on a dishwasher before... You guys must have hot and cold water hooked up to the dishwasher like a washer has?

Post# 338760 , Reply# 13   3/30/2009 at 08:36 (5,476 days old) by dj-gabriele ()        

Usually, at least around here, dishwashers are only cold connected even if there are some models that can accept hot water and these only have a hot water inlet.

Post# 338773 , Reply# 14   3/30/2009 at 09:31 (5,476 days old) by mayguy (Minnesota)        

so, what's the ideal behind the cold water in a dishwasher?

Post# 338788 , Reply# 15   3/30/2009 at 10:07 (5,476 days old) by dj-gabriele ()        

Well, since the averange wash uses only around 15 (with many machines using only 9 or 10) litres of water, using hot water is a waste as it will have cooled by the time it reaches the dishwaher, unless one has a boiler nearby, furthermore of those 15 litres only half are usually heated. On top of this, enzymes really work well at lower temperatures and by the time water has heated, oxigen bleach kicks in.
To me, is useful to run a hot water line to the dishwasher only if one has solar collectors or geotermal heating.


Post# 338851 , Reply# 16   3/30/2009 at 15:58 (5,476 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)        

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What Gabriele said....

Cold water connect saves energy. The dishwasher heats what it needs and maintains it. Enzymes have time to work as do any bleaching agents.

Connecting to cold water gives more options to temperature and wash cycles. Pre-rinses on my machine are cold (whereas a pre WASH is warm)...

Cycles times may be longer, but the ability of the machine to heat the water it uses rather than use all hot water makes them more cost efficient to run...at least here in Oz it does.


Post# 338855 , Reply# 17   3/30/2009 at 16:19 (5,476 days old) by dj-gabriele ()        

Thank you Chris!

Post# 346282 , Reply# 18   5/3/2009 at 16:00 (5,442 days old) by marthalover4eve ()        

my nan might be getting that dishwasher i think they are realy good


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