Dishwasher, out with the old, in with the new!

[foraloysius]

It was about time my AEG dishwasher was retired. The racks were rusting, the rapid advance timer had a few quirks (one cycle started over and over again, one load must have been cleaned three times...), the fan wasn't working for quite a while now and the machine started yellowing. It started to show it was over 18 years.

And then there was my favourite appliance shop that is being closed down. They had a sale and being a regular customer they offered me a Miele dishwasher for 600 Euros, which was quite a deal. So out with my AEG Öko Favorit 6060 and in with the Miele G4210SC.

Here's a picture of the front of the AEG.

 

[foraloysius]

And here is a picture of the AEG's interior.

 

[foraloysius]

The new Miele, not completely in it's place yet.

 

[foraloysius]

And the Miele interior.

 

[frigilux]

Congratulations, Louis! The Miele looks very sleek. I hope you like the top silverware rack. I have one on my LG and really like it because it opens up room in the bottom rack.

 

[foraloysius]

Thank you Eugene! There is definitely a learning curve to using the silverware rack but I will get used to it. The silverware basket of the AEG was broken (it was a folding basket and it almost fell apart), so I had to pay attention to loading it, so it doesn't cost much more time to load the rack. And in the end you win when you have sorted while loading.

 

[chris74]

Interresting...

...that the quite modern AEG still had the open heating element. Thought they disappeared a long time ago but the US machines still have them, too...

 

[foraloysius]

IIRC most dishwashers still had open heating elements around 20 years ago.

When I bought the AEG these new series had been recently released. It replaced an AEG Öko Favorit 578 (IIRC) under warranty. The feeding tube from the back for the top rack was one of the new things and te newer series was more silent. The AEG rating was 45dB. The Miele rating is 48dB, but I think the standard has changed. They seem about equally loud.

 

[pdub]

Congratulations Louis. Beautiful dishwasher and you can't beat that Miele quality.

 

[gansky1]

Congrats, Louis! It's always fun to have a new appliance - the scent of the new racks and parts is so fun.

Keep us posted with reviews and pictures, I'm sure it will live up to the Miele reputation. What are the water and energy use differences between the two?

 

[appnut]

Congratulations Luigi.  Very happy for ya!!!

 

[foraloysius]

Thanks y'all!

Actually I don't think there is much difference in energy use. When I bought the AEG it was a very frugal dishwasher for that time. It used 16 liters (4.2 gallons) for the regular cycle. The Miele is not the most efficient compared to other brands, wich was actually a plus. It uses 13 liters (3.4 gallons) on the reference cycle. It can use less on the Automatic cycle, but with the Turbo function you shorten the cycle, but that will use more water.

I will take some pictures soon. I have to get used to loading it. The bottom rack is very flexible, but I have some minor problems with the upper rack. It's not as easy to load as the upper rack of the AEG. But I guess there is a learning curve.

 

[frigilux]

We don't see many dishwashers in the US that are designed to be free-standing. Ours are either built-in or portable. I've seen a few vintage free-standing machines from the 1950's, but not any modern ones.

 

[chris74]

IIRC

I had a Matura dishwasher back in 1993 which hadn't had that open heating element. But your AEG seems to be the old quality before they were bought by Electrolux from Sweden.

 

[maytagbear]

Niiiiiiiice!

I hope it performs well for you, Louis, for at least 18 years.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Silverware rack

Some of the Kitchenaids we sell have that rack. I kinda miss the third rack that the early Maytag tall tubs had that was all the way at the bottom.

That looks like a snazzy machine. Can hardly wait for the results of the first Bob Load!

RCD

 

[foraloysius]

Not exactly a Bob load, perhaps a bit of an odd load. I didn't want to wait any longer, so here goes.

The lower rack is not full. You can place pasta plates in the middle, they tilt a bit forward so you can load a larger size than usual.

 

[foraloysius]

The upper rack was almost full.

 

[foraloysius]

The cutlery rack. Space for more stuff.