Dishwasher recommendations?

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Guru

Whirlpool sucks.

Not sure where you get that idea. I actually replaced that crappy LG with a Whirlpool last June. Actually looked up on Consumer Reports which brands had the most and least problems. Whirlpool was something like 3rd behind Bosch (I think) and something else. Just sayin'.

[bevischief]

Girlfriend
Wife

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by bevischief

Girlfriend
Wife

At the same time? Isn't that dangerous?

[bevischief]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

At the same time? Isn't that dangerous?

They are lesbians.

[warpaint*]

I bought a Bosh earlier this fall and I love it. It's crazy how quiet it is and it does a great job getting everything clean.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by el borracho

I am looking to purchase a dishwasher and wondering if anyone has any recommendations. I have been considering Kenmore and Bosch, but would consider other brands if anyone knows something I don't.

Features I value most:
- clean
- dry
- fast

Hoping for some good advice among the jokes. Planet, don't fail me now.

another good feature to look value is "quiet"

Some of them can be annoyingly loud.

[rageeumr]

I have a GE that I bought 2 or 3 years ago. It's junk. Washes fine, but we have to set literally the entire top rack out to dry after it's done.

And it wasn't a cheap one. I don't remember specifics about how it compared to other brands, but it was the most expensive GE model out of 3 at the store I bought it from.

[htismaqe]

Here's a piece of sage advice:

They ALL suck. Why? Because they're mass produced in 3rd world countries.

You could buy any brand you want and you've got a 50/50 chance of getting a lemon.

So buy what you can afford and be prepared to replace it sooner rather than later.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Here's a piece of sage advice:

They ALL suck. Why? Because they're mass produced in 3rd world countries.

You could buy any brand you want and you've got a 50/50 chance of getting a lemon.

So buy what you can afford and be prepared to replace it sooner rather than later.

The problems with the LG I had was due, mainly, to poor design.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Lzen

The problems with the LG I had was due, mainly, to poor design.

I have an LG washer and dryer.

The washer is the best washer I've ever seen, hands down.

The dryer has had to have the motherboard replaced TWICE.

They were made in the same factory, at the same time.

I own some rental properties and I've literally owned every major brand of dishwasher. They all suck.

[Graystoke]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I have an LG washer and dryer.

The washer is the best washer I've ever seen, hands down.

The dryer has had to have the motherboard replaced TWICE.

They were made in the same factory, at the same time.

I own some rental properties and I've literally owned every major brand of dishwasher. They all suck.

Front Loaders?

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

Front Loaders?

Yep.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I have an LG washer and dryer.

The washer is the best washer I've ever seen, hands down.

The dryer has had to have the motherboard replaced TWICE.

They were made in the same factory, at the same time.

I own some rental properties and I've literally owned every major brand of dishwasher. They all suck.

Hence why I mentioned the poor design. It doesn't matter how good of quality the factory puts out if the design is poor.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Here's a piece of sage advice:

They ALL suck. Why? Because they're mass produced in 3rd world countries.

You could buy any brand you want and you've got a 50/50 chance of getting a lemon.

So buy what you can afford and be prepared to replace it sooner rather than later.

Unfortunately, I think this is probably the right advice. I just bought a Kenmore, and replaced a Kenmore that was only five years old. You used to be able to get six to ten years out of a dishwasher, but most of the insides are made of cheaper plastic parts now. They just wear out sooner. The guy who installed mine said Samsung was crap and to avoid them.

[GESteve]

I own an Appliance repair company and I have an LG dishwasher. Before that I had Bosch. Both are really good. One thing to look for is a model with the heater built into the pump. Don't buy one with an exposed heater way less efficient at heating the water and will melt plastic dishes. When the heater is in the recirculation system it heats the water quicker and you can load plastics on the lower rack. Go with stainless steel they retain heat better and dry more thoroughly.