New Dishwasher

[combo52]

Huge capacity, new KitchenAid dishwasher

Has everyone seen the video where whirlpool compares this to a top-of-the-line Bosch and two different ladies try to load identical loads into both dishwashers?

Lady with the Bosch dishwasher and up with a whole counter full of dishes that has to be hand washed it’s an impressive demonstration.

We still build the best dishwashers in the US, I got talked to working on a Bosch dishwasher on Monday. What a flimsy piece of junk. It’s the third time the guys had trouble with it and it’s his second Bosch dishwasher only reason he bought a second one was because he wanted to reuse the custom wood panel , next time he will put in the KitchenAid with a stainless front the wall oven is stainless steel anyway.

John

 

[gelaundry4ever]

whirlpool

Does anybody know if Whirlpool uses the same wash system on their Kitchenaids? What wash system is Whirlpool using on their own? I could've sworn they quit using the global wash platform.

 

[neptunebob]

I wouldn't call it junk..

I bought a Bosch dishwasher about 3 months ago and so far everyone here thinks highly of it, every dish has always been spotless. It is the Bosch 100 Series Premium, the lowest priced model that had controls on top, the large handle and the third rack on top for the silverware. With the basket on the bottom rack too it holds a lot of silverware which I like. Even so, it cost nearly $900. I liked the style of the unit, the KitchenAids seemed too "funky' for the kitchen and Consumer Reports, the first 10 units are Bosch.

The Bosch is a bit small so you are right about capacity but with only 2 or 3 people in the house it works fine for us. Some of the plastic items are a bit wet but they were for every dishwasher we ever had. I don't understand how the drying is supposed to work, the water is supposed to condense on the walls but there is an insulation blanket to keep heat inside the machine so how can that work? It does though.

The Speed 60 cycle is what I use the most and it is enough most of the time. If there is something like a lasagna pan I use Auto which takes longer but I know it will be clean. I find I can barely hear the dishwasher with just a rumble most of the time.

My gripes are that I wish it would light green when it is finished (just has a red light that goes off when finished) and even thought I read the manual I still can't figure out the racks when loading. Have to play a guessing game how, I guess German cups and glasses are smaller.

Bosch replaced the previous dishwasher, GE Artistry which had a failed heating element. This failure caused that dishwasher to smell and there was scum growing in the filter which did not before. It also had broken racks, rust on the outside, and noise when draining, after about 6 years so that was the end of its life. It was also flimsier than the Bosch is.

 

[appnut]

I know you'll get used to it. It takes a bit of an adjustment. I love mine. Cleaning is best of any dishwasher I've ever owned.

 

[henene4]

Racking

Racking is just such a hit or miss thing.

There's probably a few hundred thousand kinds of glasses, cups and dishes but only like half a dozen of DW racking designs in current production.
There will always be some dishes that won't fit.
That's one of the biggest and stupidest tricks I learned from this site: If you buy a new DW, it really is the best to grab one of each kind of dish and take it to a store. See if things fit and how.
At least if you really are afraid something might not work.

I recently bought my partner a new DW.
The old one was a Vestel made one and was very BOL and thus pretty noisy for our standards over here.
I bought him a new one - also Vestel made - and I thought well everything fit in the old one, it will in the new one.
The new one has a cutlery tray as a third rack, but his glasses always had plenty of space. But they hit the 3rd rack by just 2mm, like maybe 1/16th of an inch, if not 1/32.
It still works, you just can't slam the top 2 racks shut.

Stuff like that always happens, you'll never be 100% sure.

 

[jamiel]

A-men to the "take your dishes to the store". Now that supply chains have been restored and we HAVE choices, it's the best way. There is nothing more annoying over the life of a dishwasher than having racking not work for your dishes.

Our 10 yr old cheap Bosch (plastic tub) fits 80 percent of our dishes magnificently (it's racking seems perfect for Corelle or other coupe designs), with actually very narrow racking for bread and butter plates/saucers/salad plates and perfect racking for their bowl design, yet everything is clean. We do have some Dansk that has too much of a lip (so is too tall) to fit as comfortably, but leans forward only slightly precariously. Also, everything gets clean.

The thing that doesn't quite work so well are tall, deep chili/chowder bowls, but these aren't everyday dishes; more like every couple of weeks dishes. They don't need to sit flat to get clean, but there isn't a good place/way to put them securely on edge. I've figured out that they can get tilted toward the back of the dishwasher to save some space/utilize some height.

Bought an expensive Bosch 800 (3rd rack, all stainless) during 2022 and haven't been as happy with it as expected...was forced into it by supply chain issues and it just -doesn't- fit things quite as well (albeit our dishware at our 2nd house is not the same as in our house here in Michigan).

 

[johnb300m]

WP has always had a rather large spray gap in their lower arms. It’s perplexing but somehow has negligible impact.

 

[appnut]

@neptunebob, I activated the Intensive Drying option on my dishwasher about a week aftr I bought the dishwasher. Look in your owners manual on how to activate that option. I love the fact that I am in control of how I want my dishwasher to perform, not the government.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Kenmore Dishwasher

My Kenmore dishwasher which is a Bosch equivalent has what's called Dry Assist. I keep it on all the time.

 

[electronicontrl]

More Bob Loads

Still loving the KA!