Hi all, My GE dishwasher from 1990 is still washing, making weird noises but still going. If any of you were to buy a new dishwasher, what brand would you buy? Thanks for your help. ABC-o-matic
Dishwasher- What would you recommend?
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bingwsguy
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Bosch. I had an early 90's Maytag, a late 90's ASKO, and in 2002 got a Bosch. The Bosch is the quietest machine I never heard and able to clean the lasagna pan right off the table. I am very happy with it. Hope that helps.
It's Miele for me but I know a lot of people aren't willing to fork over that amount of money for a dishwasher. In my case the quietest machine possible was what I wanted and was willing to pay for it and now 6 years later have no regrets whatsoever. The other factor that played just as big was that the machine I got had to have a stainless steel tub because we have iron rich well water that stained the old GE plasti-tub within months to a horrid orange. Now if we lived in a house with a closed kitchen area then noise probably wouldn't be as big a concern but our house is open plan and it drove me crazy listening to that GE thrashing about in the kitchen, you could hear it from downstairs as well. The Miele does a great job on dishes but I couldn't say that it's any better wash wise than other brands, certainly better than the GE but that was builders special cheapo model. Certainly it's not better than our old Whirpool of 15 years ago at washing, it cleaned just as well and wasn't as noisy as the GE. For me, I'd rather spend a little more on getting a good dishwasher your very happy with than spending extra money on getting a fancier fridge or stove.
Like with most new appliances,
I think (and this is sheer opinion!) that the best values are found in the middle of the line. I believe this to be especially so with dishwashers.
Very BOL machines (and I've had three) are generally disappointing. The best one was a BOL Whirlpool, but it still faltered more than a MOL Maytag I had before moving into that particular apartment.
My current dishwasher is a GE portable, a step up from the very lowest portable, and I am very pleased with it. It is exceedingly quiet for a portable, and cleans well.
There are other considerations--big box or local dealer? Do you regularly use oddly shaped dishes? (Franciscan "Starburst," and similar.) How many cycles will you use? (I use the long wash and the short wash, and none of the others.)
I'd look at GE and Whirlpool first.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I think (and this is sheer opinion!) that the best values are found in the middle of the line. I believe this to be especially so with dishwashers.
Very BOL machines (and I've had three) are generally disappointing. The best one was a BOL Whirlpool, but it still faltered more than a MOL Maytag I had before moving into that particular apartment.
My current dishwasher is a GE portable, a step up from the very lowest portable, and I am very pleased with it. It is exceedingly quiet for a portable, and cleans well.
There are other considerations--big box or local dealer? Do you regularly use oddly shaped dishes? (Franciscan "Starburst," and similar.) How many cycles will you use? (I use the long wash and the short wash, and none of the others.)
I'd look at GE and Whirlpool first.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Bosch or Ge Profile
I recently purchased a TOL Maytag DW (model 8951) with a stainless interior for just under 1,000 dollars. It cleans very well, is quiet and the capacity is huge and flexible. I'm especially impressed with how well it handles pots/pans. Here is a very similar model but without the stainless interior, for several hundred $$ less than my 8951. Let us know which brand you wind up choosing!
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(Gloves that is).
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(Gloves that is).
SactoTeddyBear
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Re: frigilux Thread Posting #112993 above:
This is the very same Dishwasher that I bought when it first came available. I was going to buy the new 3-Rack Model, until I looked at it and found that the 3rd Rack just wasn't going to be such a good idea for me.
When they first were available, they had a special promotional sale and I got at no extra charge, a 7-year Extended Warrantee with my Dishwasher. Maytag had that for both the 3-Rack and the 2-Rack Models, of the Taller-Tub Dishwashers.
My Taller-Tub 2-Rack has quite a lot more height on actually both Racks and the Upper Rack has a 2-Level Adjustment and mine has 2-level side Stack Racks for extra items, or they can be clipped to the sides of the Racks, to get them out of the way, for taller items.
As far as I'm concerned my Maytag Taller-Tub Dishwasher is real quiet, especially considering some of the older Dishwashers we've all had in my immediate Family, but actually none of them were ever real noisy, other than my Aunt's Potscrubber GE's. I don't have to turn the Volumn up on the Kitchen TV and we don't have to Talk Louder either with the Dishwasher running.
Good Luck with your decision, let us know which you end up getting.
Peace and Happy Days of no more "Dish-Pan" Hands, Steve
SactoTeddyBear...
This is the very same Dishwasher that I bought when it first came available. I was going to buy the new 3-Rack Model, until I looked at it and found that the 3rd Rack just wasn't going to be such a good idea for me.
When they first were available, they had a special promotional sale and I got at no extra charge, a 7-year Extended Warrantee with my Dishwasher. Maytag had that for both the 3-Rack and the 2-Rack Models, of the Taller-Tub Dishwashers.
My Taller-Tub 2-Rack has quite a lot more height on actually both Racks and the Upper Rack has a 2-Level Adjustment and mine has 2-level side Stack Racks for extra items, or they can be clipped to the sides of the Racks, to get them out of the way, for taller items.
As far as I'm concerned my Maytag Taller-Tub Dishwasher is real quiet, especially considering some of the older Dishwashers we've all had in my immediate Family, but actually none of them were ever real noisy, other than my Aunt's Potscrubber GE's. I don't have to turn the Volumn up on the Kitchen TV and we don't have to Talk Louder either with the Dishwasher running.
Good Luck with your decision, let us know which you end up getting.
Peace and Happy Days of no more "Dish-Pan" Hands, Steve
SactoTeddyBear...
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Of course, Being a Whirlpool Man:
I purchased this machine a year ago and it has been outstanding. It replaced another Whirlpool predecessor from 1984 when my house was built (hence the outdated flooring). I bought it from Costco. It is Model #DUC600XTPQ 0. Similar models are available elsewhere, but when purchased from Costco, The warranty doubles.
I purchased this machine a year ago and it has been outstanding. It replaced another Whirlpool predecessor from 1984 when my house was built (hence the outdated flooring). I bought it from Costco. It is Model #DUC600XTPQ 0. Similar models are available elsewhere, but when purchased from Costco, The warranty doubles.
A WP non-tall tub is what I would go for.
Agreed.
My KA *tall-tub* is for sh--.
My old *std* tub WP was the bomb!
My KA *tall-tub* is for sh--.
My old *std* tub WP was the bomb!
Bosch
..gets my vote.
..gets my vote.
WP/KM dishwashers.
BOSCH!!!
Jason, my house was built in 1984 and I have the exact same floor in my kitchen lol.
awooff
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I vote for a wp - non tall tub too, unless people in the household cant remember to spin the middle wash are b4 turning the machine on. (to check for clearance)
awooff
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should be "arm" instead of "are"
I recommend a Maytag w/ a stainless steel tall tub and 2 racks. I bought the 3 rack model MDB8600AWB in 2003 which is one step down from Eugene’s (it looks like the picture), but now I’m using an older Maytag model DWU9962AAE w/ 2 racks, because it holds more. The new 2 rack models use basically the same design as the older ones. The inside of the tall tub is bigger than the older Maytags and they use less water. The loading is very versatile, the sensor is great and it’s easy to use. Just push Auto Clean and Start then the machine does the rest. It will use between 4 and 10 gallons of water depending on the soil. The next time you use it just push start, because it remembers the last cycle. It also has all of the buttons if you would like to manually program it your self.
No matter what dishwasher you choose, take a few of your dishes with you when you look at dishwashers to make sure your dishes will fit. I suggest a dinner plate, one of your biggest pots, a cookie sheet/pizza pan, cutting board and one of your tallest glasses. It sounds silly, but you’ll be glad you did it. The store might tell you that you can return the dishwasher if your dishes do not fit, but the insulation is not covered or the aggravation of pulling it out and waiting on another one.
Good Luck,
Jeff
No matter what dishwasher you choose, take a few of your dishes with you when you look at dishwashers to make sure your dishes will fit. I suggest a dinner plate, one of your biggest pots, a cookie sheet/pizza pan, cutting board and one of your tallest glasses. It sounds silly, but you’ll be glad you did it. The store might tell you that you can return the dishwasher if your dishes do not fit, but the insulation is not covered or the aggravation of pulling it out and waiting on another one.
Good Luck,
Jeff
re WP/KM dishwashers...
we went with the KM model 1602 made by WP last year and LOVE it. Even tho it is a Tall Tub it is a great suggestion by awooff to always check the spray arm - std or TT it doesn't matter. I usually check the machine after the first fill to see if the top rack is getting wet, if not adjust the load. Our BOL GE installed by the builder in 2003 was great at cleaning, esp with enzyme detergent, but had a cheap a-- solenoid that sounded like a firecracker when it advanced the timer. Got fed up with that and then went for this one. Imho we are done with Big Box stores as far as purchasing. We support our local appliance dealer who is willing to match prices AND ask US 'when is a good day for us to deliver & install' INSTEAD OF a computerized voice calling you the night b4 and giving you some ungodly 'window'. I absolutely HATED that with Sears. Had to reschedule twice to get the dishwasher. Their salespeople also, at our stores, have a high turnover and don't always know that much about the appliances. just my 3 cents...
we went with the KM model 1602 made by WP last year and LOVE it. Even tho it is a Tall Tub it is a great suggestion by awooff to always check the spray arm - std or TT it doesn't matter. I usually check the machine after the first fill to see if the top rack is getting wet, if not adjust the load. Our BOL GE installed by the builder in 2003 was great at cleaning, esp with enzyme detergent, but had a cheap a-- solenoid that sounded like a firecracker when it advanced the timer. Got fed up with that and then went for this one. Imho we are done with Big Box stores as far as purchasing. We support our local appliance dealer who is willing to match prices AND ask US 'when is a good day for us to deliver & install' INSTEAD OF a computerized voice calling you the night b4 and giving you some ungodly 'window'. I absolutely HATED that with Sears. Had to reschedule twice to get the dishwasher. Their salespeople also, at our stores, have a high turnover and don't always know that much about the appliances. just my 3 cents...
