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Rinse aid I use rinse aid (Jet Dry Ultra from Costco) at the 2nd lowest setting. The KA does not have a low/fill rinse aid dispenser warning, and I can tell when this runs out. Slight increase in water spots. Drying is the same. However other machines I have used relied far heavier on rinse aid...

Mountain Spring Tide I am not sure if this was discontinued. I see it fairly often. Walmart and Kroger generally have it.

Great stuff One of my favorites. It is great for towels and sheets. I see it frequently at Target. However, it is odd that lipase seems to be omitted from this version.

604 vs 804 If the prices are the same, jump for the 804. I fear people are just using Normal cycle (105°F wash)without options and very cheap detergent or those that do not contain sodium percarbonate. I have seen lots of videos with dishwashers gunked up beyond belief. Though, I have owned...

KA DW I have the 604 and it is the best dishwasher I have ever used. It has the fan drying that the 404 does not have. I do not see the need for the 804. I personally have heated dry off in the summer, so I wanted an additional boost with drying after the cycle finished as we run our machine at...

Interim spin A majority of the interim spins are very short lived after the spray rinse is performed, so water is still being extracted from the clothes as well as bleach dispenser still draining. So despite the pump running, there is still a fair amount of water in the outer tub. Before...

Review Michael, great review. I appreciate how honest and critical you were. I considered a Miele twice, however, many of the issues you presented are exactly why I didn’t. Have you tried turning 2x interim rinse setting on to see if this improves the spots?

Filters The filter on our Bosch we had for about 3 years was almost always dirtier than I would like. I cleaned it before each cycle. OCD? Likely. I have always felt the filter surface was too coarse and allowed too much to become lodged. But Whirlpool filters never are as dirty IMHO. As...

Mark Patter sounds. Likely water in the outer drum being sloshed around. If occurring with spray rinse, water is coming in via bleach dispenser as well. Though, he is right that the pump is not always draining in this process as well.

Cycles I know I have said it a lot here, but I am not a big fan of TurboWash. Rinsing suffers. The whites cycle is great overall and is what I use 90% of the time. No extra hot as previously stated. “Hot” on my model is 45°C. I have found this to actually be good enough for most loads, though...

Duet My Duet had weird quirks. It had a suspected bad control board within 1 year. It was fine for a number of years. It towards the end did not like to spin more than about 400 rpm on final spin. There was a work around, but required babysitting the machine. I couldn’t find an explicit...

WashTower I have used one on multiple occasions, and I find the machine great. Though, others do highlight some key downfalls such as limited cycle selection (unless you have the app handy) and some quirks. The Normal cycle is not my favorite, but Bright Whites is actually a great alternative...

Sanitize Sanitize should boost main wash temp and final rinse as stated. Based off the older machines, AutoSense should be very flexible, and I would not be surprised if main wash temp is based off of soil level now that Normal has merged with AutoSense. Boost formerly just added 5°F to main...

Miele I have read a few reviews of poor performance with newer Mieles. I understand the express option uses more water and overrides soil sensing, though I am not sure this is helping the situation. The ‘Auto’ or Sensor cycle should be pretty good, though should clean better with 2nd interim...

stains The picture doesn't do it as much justice as it likely does in person, though the stains in the first pic are certainly visible, the second and third looks like there are some pit stains? That would be an odd spot if you are wearing an undershirt. I do second running a higher temperature...

water level Do all the cycles do this? For instance, whites cycles generally use a little more water and more accurate water temperatures.

spin speed My machine alters spin speeds on its own as well. Extra High on Normal can vary from 1011 to 1258 rpm. The smaller the load size, the quicker the machine spins in my experience (yes, that is correct). Time seems consistent. Whites and Sanitary seem to run 1098 rpm on Extra High...

cycles <span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Normal cycle is something you should avoid for the most part.</span> The Whites cycle is actually a great alternative. You can reduce the soil level down to light and still have great results. It does use slightly more aggressive tumble pattern, but...

Thomas I am interested. If you need pilot machines for people to test, I would actually like to do that. Though, I am worried about price cutting, but I understand the target market.

Largely true, though exaggerated. New dishwasher main wash and final rinse temps are too low. Most people run the Normal cycle and largely scrape and rinses dishes to the point that the sensor machines won’t run a more aggressive cycle. As others have said, no more chlorine bleach in...