How about Asko DW's?

[goatfarmer]

Had a chance to get a fairly new Asko DW this weekend. The store owner told me it came in the day before,traded on a new KA.The original owners said it quit working,and the wife(gasp!) HAD TO DO DISHES BY HAND! They didn't want the old one looked at,they wanted a new one.Right now.
Looked like a well built DW,with stainless front,and a black inside,in contrast to the usual white.

kennyGF

 

[roto204]

Beautiful, but...

I like mine. It does an incredible job on the dishes, and all you hear is a little water swishing. Plus, it's almost like an all-in-one DishDrawer--you can fit (and clean) almost anything in the top rack that goes in the bottom. The build quality is incredible.

BUT

The parts are expensive, and if the control board is what's burned out, they cost as much as the average new dishwasher.

So, if it's something you can mess with and see if it's something simple, cool; if you find out that it's the electronic control board, and you don't have a donor, it may not be worth the investment to you.

Also, check the quality of the racks in it. They sometimes seem to have problems with rust and missing tines rather early on in their lives.

--Nate

 

[appnut]

Woah!!, stop the presses!! U have an Asko Nate? Hmm, someone's been holding out on me on their saga of dishashers!!!

 

[westytoploader]

Yes...last time I checked, you were using a Magic Chef!

 

[appnut]

Well, I think something else replaced the Magic Chef b4 this Asko was mentioned. I just don't remember what it was, but I do remember Nate was thrilled he dind't have to worry about the top rack being blocked by stuff in the bottom rack.

 

[petek]

Back in Calgary, Asko was sold for a number of years in the upscale appliace stores and then for some reason disappeared altogether, dunno why unless it had something to do with their poor reliability review in CR.

 

[roto204]

Tee hee

The Magic Chef is still intact. The Maytag portable is still harvest gold and may just go back to the thrift store.

The Asko was a separate acquisition and it's a long story. It's not installed in the apartment. Believe it or not, it showed up in the thrift store

I'll get some pics and post a thread on it later on :-D

 

[westytoploader]

Ahhh, the 'Tag! I forgot all about that one.

I'd like to see a picture of the Asko. Is it a newer model?

 

[logixx]

I gotta say that I'm very impressed by the TOL Asko dishwasher. It even allows the user to program and store their own cycles! The 8 Spray System looks pretty cool as well. Too bad they're not sold here. :/

 

[appnut]

Nate, SOMEONE will ant that Maytag Portable!! Please don't send it back!!! Not all of us are repulsed by harvest gold!!

 

[roto204]

Asko

It's about ten years old--it's an Asko 1475.

No, Bob, I won't get rid of the Maytag...

...yet. ;-)

 

[roto204]

...and...

...I'm not repulsed by the color. I'm repulsed by the fact that it leaks because there's a timer issue and it overfills.