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Dishwasher recommendations

Ibby114 — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:19:21 GMT

With all the discussion about noisy refrigerators, it got me thinking about my dishwasher that needs replacing. It's almost 18 years old and washes terribly- I tried t a vinegar wash and it barely made a difference. An 18 year old appliance has lived it's life!

Best Buy has a free installation deal on Frigidaire's - they're rated well by Consumers- does anyone have a Frigidaire Gallery dishwasher they can comment about? I'm leaning toward the higher level model that has the stainless tub.

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NWOL — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:30:08 GMT

One word, BOSCH.

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Lilysmom — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:30:50 GMT

Love my Bosch ... Tall tub, stainless interior, so quiet I have to check to make sure it's on. Mine is ten years old and working great. Whatever you buy, get one with an energy star rating. Good luck with your choice! LM

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Lilysmom — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:32:23 GMT

Haha florabelle! We were typing at the same time. LM

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geegerbee — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:37:40 GMT

They don't make them like they used to. I just got a Frigidaire. The installer said they all last about 7 yrs now with the Bosch, maybe 10. I must say the Frigidaire is totally quiet and does a better cleaning job than my old Maytag.

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sunshine45 — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:40:20 GMT

i have a 2 drawer fisher-paykel and it is going on its 8th year. it is quiet, very low profile, and i like that i can do one drawer OR both drawers at the same time.

i would say whatever brand you go with dont expect it to last 18 years again. it seems like nothing will last that long anymore.

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Ibby114 — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:43:05 GMT

In hindsight I'm way overdue to get a new dishwasher. I practically wash the dishes before I load the dishwasher! For 18 years it's gone through all the motions/cycles just fine, but nothing's ever 'clean'.

Bosch is very highly rated on Consumer Reports- I was looking at them until I found out Best Buy is only doing free installation (in my area that runs around $200!) on the Frigidaires. CR rates them highly as well!

Thank you all!

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Fressa — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 16:28:10 GMT

KitchenAid with the stainless steel tub. It runs silent and is energy efficient. It holds all of my pots and pans and ceramic dishes. Not all racks hold the thicker dishware. It has a number wash/dry options that I wanted depending on what I had in there. It wasn't too crazy in price.

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brandiwine — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 16:29:51 GMT

BOSCH!

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Lilysmom — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:13:29 GMT

ibb38, do you think $200 is high for an install price? I do. Is there someone local that can do that for you if you go with another brand?

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twocent — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:58:03 GMT

I will never purchase another LG, I am certain of that ! Ours was a lemon that quit on day 31 -or less than 10 uses.

LG accused us of not pushing the correct buttons, of having this hooked up with an extention cord - yes , that is what they said , to having our house wired wrong, to yelling at us for not purchasing the store's extended warranty ! The darn thing was 31 days old! In all my years, I have never been treated more rudely, been lied to as much, and given the run around by any company, service provider, business , etc .

It took us from August til the last of November to get them to replace it. It went to the point that their own service rep. refused to come back to our home -as there was nothing left to try . Still LG refused to replace the appliance. Their service person offered to accompany us to an attorney to take legal action and speak on our behalf!

Because of the cost of hiring an attorney , we decided to go back to the bank and they filed a dispute -due to inferior merchandise. This was how we finally got any resolution from LG.

NEVER AGAIN!

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Hoggie — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:37:44 GMT

I am NOT pleased with my new Kitchenaid . The only things I like are the looks and it is quiet. It doesn't get the dishes clean and feels flimsy. The drawers are not stable and slide off the track. My daughter has Bosch and loves it. I wish I had it to do over again…I'd get Bosch too.

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Abrowneyegirl — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 01:37:55 GMT

A word of caution with Bosch, when they work they are very quiet and work great.

We know 2 people who both bought Bosch DW in the last 12-18 months (2 different models) and both have had nothing but problems. The good news is Bosch is very good about sending out authorized repair-people the bad news is both had to wait weeks to get the person there for the repairs. Apparently the region these repair people cover is HUGE so you have to wait until they are in your area and you either agree to that day or wait until they cycle through again.

It seems that everything is on the "luck of the draw" maintenance risk plan.

We have a Whirlpool gold series, is was whisper quite until the house settled, now it is louder. It is 7 years old (light use, only 2 of use) and if it makes it through the year it will be a miracle. We were told at 8 years plan to replace it.......we are right on schedule.

Our neighbors bought a KitchenAid it made 7 years! (they have 3 kids). My BFF has a 12 year old KitchenAid DW and it works GREAT and is still quiet!

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sugarflake — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:44:04 GMT

On 3/12/2015 sunshine45 said:
i have a 2 drawer fisher-paykel and it is going on its 8th year. it is quiet, very low profile, and i like that i can do one drawer OR both drawers at the same time.

i would say whatever brand you go with dont expect it to last 18 years again. it seems like nothing will last that long anymore.

HAD A FISHER PAYKEL THAT LASTED 7 YRS. BEFORE IT STARTED DOING A TERRIBLE JOB. We went with a top of the line Kitchen Aid. Fabulous!

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hckynut — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:46:45 GMT

whirlpool

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sphynxlvr — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:16:29 GMT

We just replace a Frigidaire. We hated that dishwasher. It was working well for about 2 yrs then...not so much! Additionally, the coating on the racks started to corrode after about 1 yr. We called CS and they said that it was 'just' out of warranty but we could 'certainly purchase a new rack..." The cost of a new rack was about 200.00!!!! REALLY????? So, we lived with the corroding racks for another 3 yrs. Worse CS and worse dishwasher ever!!!!!!!

We now have a Miele. We LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!

Cleans like a dream. We hardly pre rinse. The Frigidaire we had, we had to pre rinse everything! This Miele was put to the test...I am a skeptic! We had grits that were made in the a.m. and the dishes were washed in the p.m.. The grits were stuck on solid. NO problem for this dishwasher!!!! They came out clean. We also did they stuck on cheese test! No prob!!!!!!!

Quiet as can be also!

I am totally happy with my Miele!!!!!!

Good luck with your decision!

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mnmom — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:27:05 GMT

We seem to be hard on dishwashers. Our latest is a Bosch and I like that it is quiet and cleans well. However, it is not as easy to organize the dishes as well -- something I did not pay attention to when we were looking. The "tines" for plates are very close together, so it is harder to fit my dinner plates. Overall I like it, though. So many DW had the "hidden" buttons and we wanted ones that we could see, so that also limited us. Good luck! I love getting new appliances! lol

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rrpell — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:39:56 GMT

Hi! We had a Fisher-Paykel that was on year eight before we remodeled our kitchen. I loved the flexibility it offered with the two drawers. Or appliance store stopped carrying the line so we went with a Bosch for our new kitchen. I am very satisfied. I especially like the tray on top for silverware.

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embgm — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:57:25 GMT

BOSCH. LOVE IT!

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Abrowneyegirl — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 02:09:38 GMT

On 3/14/2015 kushii said:
We just replace a Frigidaire. We hated that dishwasher. It was working well for about 2 yrs then...not so much! Additionally, the coating on the racks started to corrode after about 1 yr. We called CS and they said that it was 'just' out of warranty but we could 'certainly purchase a new rack..." The cost of a new rack was about 200.00!!!! REALLY????? So, we lived with the corroding racks for another 3 yrs. Worse CS and worse dishwasher ever!!!!!!!

We now have a Miele. We LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!

Cleans like a dream. We hardly pre rinse. The Frigidaire we had, we had to pre rinse everything! This Miele was put to the test...I am a skeptic! We had grits that were made in the a.m. and the dishes were washed in the p.m.. The grits were stuck on solid. NO problem for this dishwasher!!!! They came out clean. We also did they stuck on cheese test! No prob!!!!!!!

Quiet as can be also!

I am totally happy with my Miele!!!!!!

Good luck with your decision!

Miele is a GREAT suggestion! This is one brand I have NEVER had a problem with, I will remember this since our DW is on it's last leg.

I swear new appliances have a timer to self destruct in 7-8 years!