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Dishwasher Recommendations?

DottieBlue — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:09:32 GMT

My 10-year old Bosch dishwasher just "died." So I need to buy a new dishwasher.

Do you have any recommendations on what brand to buy? I have no idea what is out there on the market now. Don't know whether to stick with the Bosch brand because brands do change over time and usually not for the better. The one that just quit was very nice and so very quiet.

Thanks for any input you'd like to share.

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kaydee50 — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:11:08 GMT

We have a Bosch, came with the condo. Would buy again. So quiet and does a good job. It has to be at least 10 years old and going strong. But then we only use it every 3 days.

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Nonametoday — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:15:20 GMT

My Bosch is 16 years old and I would buy another Bosch. I heard so many good things about the Meile. My DIL has one and she is not any happier with it than she was her former Bosch, but the price was higher. Who knows. I guess we get a good one sometimes and we get a lemon sometimes.

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chickenbutt — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:16:02 GMT

I've always heard that Bosch is really great. I wonder why it only lasted ten years.

We have a Kenmore that I didn't actually buy. It was in the house when we bought it 21 years ago and still works great. Quiet, too! Quiet is one of the qualities I'd look for if I were shopping for one. I like how they have stainless steels interiors now.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:23:39 GMT

Trust yourself and stick with the brand you know.

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Hoovermom — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:35:35 GMT

I would try to repair it unless it is more economical to replace. I have a Bosch and would only buy that brand if mine goes out.

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Jo1313 — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:02:45 GMT

We have and old Kenmore that came with the house almost 20 yrs. ago. It still works fine..I don't use it that often ..only the 2 of us.

A relative just bought a GE..she says DON'T BUY ONE.

It take over 3 hrs. to run...The dishes dry but the walls stay really wet..She leaves the door ajar..so it doesn't get moldy!

It has PLASTIC walls!..she had a GE tech come and look at it..He said it was up to standards! She wasn't offered the more expensive one with stainless steel inside..She used to swear by GE.

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DottieBlue — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:04:57 GMT

Thank you all for your replies. I did like our Bosch but don't know if they are the same quality today as the ones made 10 or more years ago.

The one thing I didn't like about it was after it completed a "regular wash" cycle, when I opened the door right away tons of steam would escape and the items inside would still be sopping wet and very hot. So I would need to prop the door open for the dishes to air dry for at least another 2 hours, or not open the door and let it "set" for a couple of hours for the dishes to dry and cool down. Is this the way it is supposed to work?

With the Kenmore I had previous to this one, the dishes were dry at the end of the cycle but quite warm.

I am just trying to avoid making a big mistake with the purchase of a new dishwasher...

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Sooner — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:07:16 GMT

The Crystal Dry feature on our Bosch works well, and it's about 3 or 4 years old. VERY quiet and washes great, has all the cycles we need.

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queendiva — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:14:58 GMT

I just replaced my 23 y.o. dw last month as I was replacing my equally old washer & dryer, the latter of which was no longer heating. Budget was a consideration when replacing 3 appliances. I chose the Bosch. I am also a Miele fan, but the Miele, while it could be expected to last 20 years, was 4 times the price of the Bosch.

Another plus for the Bosch: in stock and in my preferred color of white.

Bosch was highly rated, very good reliability, available and came with a nice choice of features and price points. I am a single person and run my DW just once or twice a week.

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CatsyCline — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:16:37 GMT

We had a Samsung that was KWAP after a few years and now a Whirlpool. Long wash cycles in newer DW. any DW however long it takes just fine with me. despise handwashing dishes!

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geezerette — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:17:40 GMT

@DottieBlue

My Bosch is about 16 years old. It has a 'Sanitize' feature at the end of the cycle that causes the heat and steam.

My dishes are all dry though, not sopping wet, when it finishes.

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Love4cats — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:44:29 GMT

My sister has a Bosch, I have a Kenmore that came with the home we bought 18 year's ago. The Kenmore has been good, but my next one will be a Bosch because my sister love's her, it's very quite and does a great job. Bosch has several different models, the one I want is the most expensive, but has more feature's.

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on the bay — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:59:51 GMT

@DottieBlue,

My daughter has had to replace her fairly new bosch dishwasher for the second time. She also had to replace the Bosch stove that the former owner had put in. It was not that old.

She had heard good things about them too, so I don't know. Maybe they just aren't as good as they used to be, like many things nowadays, that are made to not last.

I have a whirlpool that I've had for 5 years and I like it a lot. I do keep the door open to air it. I also never knew about the dishwashing rinse we are supposed to put in the little container to make sure dishes dry so I do that now. I notice when it is empty, the dishes are hot but wet after the drying cycle.

I also like how easy and sturdy the racks are.

The Bosch have the strangest racks that don't hold things well I think anyway.

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Mustang Shar — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 01:03:34 GMT

My Bosch is a year old and I think it's wonderful. I have open concept floor plan so quiet was very important. Agree with the Sanitize program. I found that many dishwashers don't have a heat dry cycle like the old days 🤦🏻‍♀️ Now everything is air dry concept.

This replaced my horrific Viking-don't buy one, EVER!

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Nonametoday — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 02:15:07 GMT

@DottieBlue wrote:
Thank you all for your replies. I did like our Bosch but don't know if they are the same quality today as the ones made 10 or more years ago.

The one thing I didn't like about it was after it completed a "regular wash" cycle, when I opened the door right away tons of steam would escape and the items inside would still be sopping wet and very hot. So I would need to prop the door open for the dishes to air dry for at least another 2 hours, or not open the door and let it "set" for a couple of hours for the dishes to dry and cool down. Is this the way it is supposed to work?

With the Kenmore I had previous to this one, the dishes were dry at the end of the cycle but quite warm.

I am just trying to avoid making a big mistake with the purchase of a new dishwasher...

@DottieBlue This is in place of that old heating element in the old dishwashers that burned plastic up. Now it's extremely hot water with no heating element. The water does the washing. It needs time to evaporate. If you want to take them out soon after they finish, you are filled with steam in your face, knowing that your dishes met that hot water and sterilized them. Either wipe the ones you want to use and close the door and let them dry or wait a couple hours so it finishes its act.

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Nonametoday — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 02:17:12 GMT

@Mustang Shar wrote:
My Bosch is a year old and I think it's wonderful. I have open concept floor plan so quiet was very important. Agree with the Sanitize program. I found that many dishwashers don't have a heat dry cycle like the old days 🤦🏻‍♀️ Now everything is air dry concept.
This replaced my horrific Viking-don't buy one, EVER!

@Mustang Shar That's because you don't have that old heating element in the new dishwashers that burns up plastic things.

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rockygems123 — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 02:35:27 GMT

@DottieBlue wrote:
My 10-year old Bosch dishwasher just "died." So I need to buy a new dishwasher.

Do you have any recommendations on what brand to buy? I have no idea what is out there on the market now. Don't know whether to stick with the Bosch brand because brands do change over time and usually not for the better. The one that just quit was very nice and so very quiet.

Thanks for any input you'd like to share.

@DottieBlue

I love my 3-4 year old Bosch, have never had a quieter dishwasher and the dishes sparkle.

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Lilysmom1 — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:29:42 GMT

Add me to the Bosch fan club. Mine is going on 17 years old and I have never had an issue. So quiet I have to check to make sure it is on. Spotless dishes.

I also have a Bosch dual fuel range, same age. LM

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4kitties — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:45:45 GMT

Another Bosch fan here.

My machine was installed in 2005. Still going strong!