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Best cleaning, most reliable dishwasher available?
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Post# 683827   6/13/2013 at 23:20 (3,967 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )        

Our 2 year old Kenmore dishwasher just broke and even though i suspect it might just be the pump i have no interest in replacing it as i have always hated it and it was only $299 new. I am looking for a reliable dishwasher that cleans well and i know that's allot to ask for with today's energy efficiency standards. I also need one that is sold in Canada. Any recommendations would be appreciated!




Post# 683833 , Reply# 1   6/14/2013 at 04:29 (3,966 days old) by mieleforever (SOUTH AFRICA)        
Miele....

Miele, your gonna pay for it but it is worth it's weight in gold.

Siemens also good choice.

regards


Post# 683834 , Reply# 2   6/14/2013 at 04:32 (3,966 days old) by dj-Gabriele ()        
There's no such thing as you asked

If there were an absolute "best" they would only sell that.
It varies according to your preferences, lifestyle and expectations.
I'd say that anything European made will clean marvels but long cycle times, no food grinder and different racks than N.A machines don't fit your book.

Sure I'd avoid anything Cino-Korean! Like crappy LG and Samsung.

Since you already tell "allot to ask for with today's energy efficiency standards" I'd say go vintage!
Even if I must say that all the modern machines I used out-clean all the "vintage" ones while being much more silent and efficient.
But this is just my point of view and surely doesn't reflect what happens in Canada.
Since there only are Whirpool and GE left on the N.A. market choice is between one of those brands if they still make a "classic" style quick cycle with grinder machines.





Post# 683846 , Reply# 3   6/14/2013 at 08:45 (3,966 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)        

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i would go for a kenmore elite dishwasher sure they may cost near 1000$ but they are quiet this is the model i have since 2005 and it only had one minor repair link to a a door rope replacement but still works to this day an its also very quiet

Post# 683876 , Reply# 4   6/14/2013 at 13:27 (3,966 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))        

As already mentioned: Miele or BSH (Bosch and Siemens are technical the same). Miele is more reliable, but BSH may give you slightly better cleaningperfomance. Miele is best for hot water connection because of the fan-drying system, but Bosch is way cheaper. So go for one of these.

Post# 683933 , Reply# 5   6/14/2013 at 22:12 (3,966 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)        
Kitchenaid

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Can't speak to the reliability yet, but Kitchenaid is the top rated dishwasher. Best buy is Whirlpool Gold. Both are Whirlpool sourced machines. . .buy the extended warranty. But speaking from experience, the Kitchenaid rocks.

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Post# 683968 , Reply# 6   6/15/2013 at 07:47 (3,965 days old) by lovestowash (St. Petersburg, FL)        
Say what you will about Consumer Reports...

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but their website gives much more information on dishwashers than their publication...
for instance, the website rates drying performance, which for me is equally as important as the washing performance...
many more photos as well...
I like to get as much info as possible, and then make a decision...

George


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Post# 683969 , Reply# 7   6/15/2013 at 08:44 (3,965 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)        
the best advice is to shop around

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me what i would advise is to shop around as some stores have some dishwashers hookup for demo so that the customer can compare and chose witch model will fit there everyday need

Post# 684196 , Reply# 8   6/17/2013 at 10:22 (3,963 days old) by mrx ()        

I don't really think the lack of a food grinder in European-style machines is all that big a deal, unless you just put in the dishes with all the leftovers still in the bowls or something.

With most European dishwashers, for example Bosch and Siemens, there's a large metal strainer at the bottom of the machine that occupies up to 1/3 of the surface. At the centre of this strainer there's a self-cleaning filter assembly.

That basically has a strainer that will stop anything larger than the drain pump can handle from entering. That leads to a filter chamber which is usually a cylinder of metal mesh, sometimes this may have multiple layers.

When the machine is washing, the wash pump sucks water through the sides of that cylinder assembly through the fine mesh filters and no small particles can recirculate back into the wash water.

When the machine empties the drain pump sucks water through the cylinder top-to-bottom which cleans the mesh filters and sucks any items away.

Small items of food e.g. peas, beans, pasta shells, rice, cornflakes etc will simply pass through the pump and down the drain.

Very large items e.g. slices of carrot, or maybe a tea bag you forgot to remove will sit on the top of the strainer and can just be removed by hand.

Cleaning the filter thoroughly is really very, very rarely required unless you're running very cold / short washes all the time or are using a really vast amount of heavy grease in your cooking or a very poor detergent.




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