Dishwashers?

[+ bashful]

I didn't do enough research. I have a Bosch that's quiet, but it loads badly (not designed for American dishes?), has no end of cycle bell, and doesn't have a heated drying cycle. If you're not there to open the door, all the steam can re-deposit on your dishes.

 

Did I say it was quiet?

 

I too find that loading takes some thought, and the lights stays on after all is done. Mine has some sort of vent drying. Not crazy about that, but I always just let the dishes air dry with the old one. So when I see that the "sanitized" light has come on, I prop the door open a little bit with a wine cork, and by morning, dishes and interior are completely dry.

 

And, yes, it is so flipping quiet. You can stay in the kitchen and have a conversation in a normal voice. I thought is wasn't working the first time I used it until I got up close to see if I could hear it running. Also, sometimes takes a minute to restart if you find a stray glass you left out.

[+ Charlie]

We rarely use our dishwasher, since I like to wash things as soon as I have used them, and it takes us a long time to accumulate enough things to justify running a machine. We recently had dinner guests and used a lot of the best china, so we decided to run the washer for only the second time since we have lived in this house (six months). It is a GE Profile, and I suspect it is the same age as the house--8 years--but I don't know how much the previous owners used it (they were a male couple, an interior decorator and an artist). I thought the machine did a much better cleaning job than any other dishwasher we have owned over the years. In our last house the original washer was OK--I don't remember the make--but when we replaced all the old appliances with stainless steel, we bought an LG that took twice as long as this GE to do a normal load, and everything still came out looking less clean than if I had washed it by hand.

[rvwnsd]

I had a GE that died after a few years and replaced it with a mid-range Whirlpool. Aside from a computer part going bad, the dishwasher was great. The repair was covered by a warranty and I couldn't have been happier.

[+ FreshFluff]

No I don’t mean the cute guy in the back of the restaurant

I’ve owned my current home 4 years and I’ve gone thru 2 dishwashers. I clean the dishes before putting them in so it’s not abuse

Whirlpool came with the house. It lasted 3 years

Bosch lasted 1 year. No one will fix it so Lowe’s is giving me my money back

Any recommendations???

 

Do you clean the filters annually?

[Candyman]

Thanks for your help

City water and I clean the filters. The Whirlpool lasted 3years. I put that down to builders grade since the house was new. The Bosch is 11 months old. I never buy extended warranties but I did for this. Thankfully. I guess it’s back to good old Kitchen Aid.

[+ azdr0710]

A 1984-era Kitchen Aid lasted about 28 years for me, from new in the then-new house to final death. One repair required a couple years before its ultimate demise.

 

I now do dishes by hand while I wait to undertake a full kitchen re-do.

[Bearofdistinction]

No I don’t mean the cute guy in the back of the restaurant

I’ve owned my current home 4 years and I’ve gone thru 2 dishwashers. I clean the dishes before putting them in so it’s not abuse

Whirlpool came with the house. It lasted 3 years

Bosch lasted 1 year. No one will fix it so Lowe’s is giving me my money back

Any recommendations???

 

When I was a landlord (up until 2 years ago) I put low end Frigidaire units into my rentals. They cleaned well - lasted 10+ years and were never a problem. I had one that came with a duplex building I bought for myself and lived in the larger unit for 2 years - it did a great job.

 

For Hard Commercial Use I used Kitchen Aid Dishwashers behind the bars the took almost constant use and lived 3-6 years

[TruthBTold]

I have had a Miele brand for about 14 years and nothing has gone wrong. And I bought it with the condo so I am not sure how many years it was here before I moved in. Very quiet. I rinse everything off pretty much before I put it in but that is also the product of not using the dishwasher more than once a week. I hand wash my pots and pans and I do not want the dishes to smell as the week goes by. If I did not rinse the dishes . . . well, you know.

P.S. I am required to use a Rinse Aid.

[amigomonty]

I have, for the last 23 years, sworn by my Bosch dishwashers. (Still going strong) Parents, friends and rental properties I manage all have them. The last ones I bought online from eBay. The company, buildinc.com, I think, in Iowa ships for free and the units were $450.00 each. Very happy...

On a side note. Don't rinse too much as the sensors look for dirty water/particulate. 1 cup of white vinegar in the wash cycle every month has the CLR effectiveness without chemicals. Mine are older and have filters that do need cleaning and I do it regularly. I do hear good things about kitchen aid, too.

Edited November 12, 2017 by amigomonty

[MikeBiDude]

1 cup of white vinegar in the wash cycle every month has the CLR effectiveness without chemicals.

FYI vinegar IS a chemical, just sayin;)

https://www.thoughtco.com/chemical-composition-of-vinegar-604002

[amigomonty]

FYI vinegar IS a chemical, just sayin;)

https://www.thoughtco.com/chemical-composition-of-vinegar-604002

I understand that, I am married to a PhD holding scientist. I would drink the vinegar whereas I would not consume CLR. It is a non NSF product and was merely making a suggestion looking towards simple.

[+ oldNbusted]

I understand that, I am married to a PhD holding scientist. I would drink the vinegar whereas I would not consume CLR. It is a non NSF product and was merely making a suggestion looking towards simple.

 

And less expensive! I use diluted vinager to wash vegetables I'm going to eat raw, in a salad, or when i make gazpacho. It's amazing how much ... stuff... is left in the water.

[MikeBiDude]

I understand that, I am married to a PhD holding scientist. I would drink the vinegar whereas I would not consume CLR. It is a non NSF product and was merely making a suggestion looking towards simple.

Wasn’t trying to poke too much fun at you....just a peeve of mind when everyday food products are referred to as not “chemicals”.

 

I use gallons of white vinegar every day in my businesses to reduce mineral scale in equipment which has boiling tap water standing in it all day...

[TruthBTold]

I have, for the last 23 years, sworn by my Bosch dishwashers. (Still going strong) Parents, friends and rental properties I manage all have them. The last ones I bought online from eBay. The company, buildinc.com, I think, in Iowa ships for free and the units were $450.00 each. Very happy... On a side note. Don't rinse too much as the sensors look for dirty water/particulate. 1 cup of white vinegar in the wash cycle every month has the CLR effectiveness without chemicals. Mine are older and have filters that do need cleaning and I do it regularly. I do hear good things about kitchen aid, too.

 

Could you explain what you mean to a non-scientist? As I mentioned above, and perhaps to which you were responding, they call for some sort of "Rinse Aid." I, of course, always used that name brand.

[Bearofdistinction]

I understand that, I am married to a PhD holding scientist. I would drink the vinegar whereas I would not consume CLR. It is a non NSF product and was merely making a suggestion looking towards simple.

 

 

LOL - Yes but how much CLR do you use in your salad dressing?

[+ bashful]

I use 1 part distilled white vinegar, and 3 parts water to clean my CPAP hose and water chamber in between replacement (about every week or 2), and Method dishsoap (it's non-toxic) and warm water daily to clean the nasal pillow.

Edited November 13, 2017 by bashful

[+ bashful]

or when i make gazpacho

 

I'm going to try making that one day.

[+ oldNbusted]

I'm going to try making that one day.

 

This is the recipe I follow, it's a bit of a process, so I tend to make a larger amount, although it's never lasted long enough for me to need to consider if it could survive being frozen.

 

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/cooks-illustrated-creamy-gazpacho-andaluz-50091152

[+ ODIN51]

@jjkrkwood, those are the best dishwashers I would truly enjoy!