Interesting experience w/new Bosch D/W

[jamiel]

I've mentioned in bits and pieces our dishwasher saga---we had a 13 year old Bosch 100 series dishwasher which bit the dust earlier in the summer. It was white on white, and was the low-end Ascenta (plastic bottom). Have been entirely happy with it and it appeared to succumb to either a power surge or a circulating pump failure (got an E01 error---our power has been bad this summer; the circulating pump has been a little groan-y over the last couple years). Decided to replace but wanted white (we are liable to re-do the kitchen in the next several years, but anything but white at the moment would be glaring).

Stopped at the nearby high-end store to poke through their "unclaimed" selection to see if they had anything---some interesting ones there but ultimately decided to just replace like for like; so ordered a 100 series in early August with a 10 day arrival. Was about $70 more than a 100 series plastic bottom from Lowe's, but supplies seemed a bit chancy so decided to go with the showroom/free delivery/etc.

10 days stretched into a month + 10 days (we traveled through much of August so wasn't that much of a hardship.

The day has arrived--to see an all stainless tub being unloaded by the installer. Apparently the plastic-bottom is strictly a big-box product, and the delay was because they're in the middle of revising the range.

So a happy accident, it appears....

More to come

 

[vacerator]

The Ascentia line is not known for many years of service.

 

[petek]

Can you check on your new one if the sump tubing unnderneath on the left side leading to the drain tubing on the back is that translucent ribbed plastic tubing (on the bends) or is it a sturdier rubber/plastic. I got a pinhole leak in mine last years where eventually over a month or so of "leaking" dripped down into my basement rekroom. I did order a new part and put it in but I was sort of disappointed they'd used that kind of tubing