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Thread Number: 78036
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
New Dishwasher Suggestions |
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| Post# 1020488 1/7/2019 at 19:07 (1,927 days old) by Xraytech (Rural southwest Pennsylvania ) | ||
It’s about time for mom to get a new dishwasher.
She has the cheapest, most BOL model they sell at Lowe’s, it intermittently leakes and doesn’t perform the best. Also a the dishes come out with a coarse film on them. Not sure if it’s her hard water or the dishwasher. What are your suggestions on brands and models? We prefer the front control models, Also, does anyone else other than Miele have a water softener? I have a Miele Futura Crystal that I love, but mom isn’t looking to spend that much | ||
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Post# 1020493 , Reply# 1 1/7/2019 at 19:32 (1,927 days old) by revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Bosch! Consider looking at Bosch. I just bought a new Bosch a week ago and love it! Cleans better than my 19 year old KA and doesn't leave any "yibbles" because it has a filter, it's also SUPER quiet! Bosch does have models with a built in water softener. This is the thread I posted about the one I bought. www.automaticwasher.org/c... Kevin | ||
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Post# 1020522 , Reply# 2 1/8/2019 at 07:56 (1,927 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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New Dishwasher I would only look at Maytag, they work great are easier to service and install and are moderately priced.
The Maytag's are Whirlpool built machines with a much larger motor with no nasty filter and no troublesome diverter system so both wash arms function all the time.
Maytags are Union built nearby in Ohio, ask your local repair guy what he would prefer to work on, Bosch DWs are basically throw away machines. We threw away at least 8 Bosch DWs in the last month because they aren't worth having to pull out the whole machine to remove the bottom tray to replace motors and heaters etc. All of these were replaced with MT DWs and the customers all say they can't believe how much more they can get in the new MT.
Your Mom will have to use really good detergent if water is hard in any DW to get great results, it also really helps in hard water ares to let lots of sugars, oils, and food acids on the dishes to help overall cleaning.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1020529 , Reply# 3 1/8/2019 at 09:08 (1,927 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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The cheapest Bosch DW with softener appears to be about 760$: www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin... | ||
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Post# 1020579 , Reply# 5 1/8/2019 at 18:14 (1,926 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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For all that is holy, take some of your dishes to the store and try to fit your favorites in to see how things fit. We bought a Bosch; reasonably happy with it but there are some cereal bowls which don't nest at all; and there isn't a side pocket to hold them vertical. That said, it fits Corelle beautifully, really has a lot of capacity for that. A more "dished" Pfaltzgraff type might not fit so well.
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| Post# 1020600 , Reply# 6 1/8/2019 at 19:36 (1,926 days old) by Xraytech (Rural southwest Pennsylvania ) | ||
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| Post# 1020603 , Reply# 7 1/8/2019 at 19:49 (1,926 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
I have an LG dishwasher that I have had now for over a year now with no issues. Holds a ton of dishes and washes and dries well too. It’s not the quietest dishwasher compared to the Mieleit replaced, but it won’t break the bank either with price. Often goes on sale for $499. It’s Turbo cycle washes and dries a load in an hour.
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Post# 1020607 , Reply# 9 1/8/2019 at 20:43 (1,926 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Extended Appliance Warranties Over a lifetime of owning appliances you will LOSE more than 1/2 the money you spend on extended warranties.
You also lose control of who comes to your home to fix an appliance, When they come, how the appliance will be fixed, used, rebuilt, new or Jerry-rigged parts and service, you often don't know and you never have a choice. If Miele tells you two weeks tough luck getting you DW fixed sooner.
If you buy a poplar appliance and live in a large city you can often chose from more than a dozen service options.
Bottom line if you can't afford repairs on the appliance you want YOU CAN"T AFFORD THE APPLIANCE.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1020618 , Reply# 11 1/9/2019 at 00:21 (1,926 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 1020644 , Reply# 12 1/9/2019 at 08:01 (1,926 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
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