Best US DW available at the moment

[maytaga806]

I would say the cheapest whirlpool and the Amanas, the models that don’t have the diverter in them and they run all the arms at once still. It’s not worth the money for the high end Whirlpool Maytag Kenmore KA, they are bound to failure. In my experience these cheaper whirlpools last longer, clean better, and have better reliability considering nothing new is very reliable.

 

[mrboilwash]

"Nothing new is very reliable"
AEG invented the first dishwasher with alternating spray arms to save water and energy in the mid to late 1980`s so this "new" technology has been around for nearly 40 years.
This was after AEG whitegoods division went bankrupt and went to Daimler Benz (long before Electrolux got it and finally destroyed the brand). The diverter back then was still driven by a small motor like they used to use in mechanical timers so it was not exactly the same technology as today but still I wouldn`t say what we have now is new and therefor unreliable.
Well, let`s put it this way Whirlpool had decades of time to copy an customize a system for their own needs and hopefully make it as reliable as it is in Europe and anywhere else.

 

[henene4]

It's really only one series of DWs where I ever heard of issues with diverters - and that's some WP built US designs.

It's not that it never happened - but it's exceedingly rare.
It's just a small, synchronous motor and a few switches.
And that's basically all you need to save 30% or more in water and similar amounts in energy.



And it's not like you can't run all arms at once either.
That's what variable speed pumps are for, honestly.
You got time? Alternate & lower pump rpm.
You want it done fast? All arms at once, high pump rpm.
You need it scoured? Alternate and high rpm.