Dishwasher
The key word in the original questions was "new". If you buy a mid to upper model and use hot water and good detergent any machine on the market will clean. It is a bit like marriage, will you still enjoy "washing" together as the years go buy. I avoid Kenmore, because of the service issue of coded parts and inflated service charges. If I wanted Kenmore I would just buy it with a Whirlpool label and deal directly with the manufacturer. The GE is very quiet and the Maytag is louder, but louder is still very quiet, comparatively speaking. It is alot about how you use it. My motto: Everything but the refrigerator goes in the dishwasher" And the day I have to rinse a dish before putting in the dishWASHER is the day I throw it away and getone that does. Very, very, few households, I encounter load without rinsing. If you rinse, buy the cheapest machine and cheapest soap and use it to dry the dishes. The European machines often have a filter you have to muck out, while the American made have a soft food disposer. Many of the European models do not have a heated a dry and to get better results, you have to use Jet Dry. A lot of hoo haw, when for 300.oo bucks you can get a fine dishwasher from GE, Maytag or Whirlpool that will last 10 or more years. I have the sickness that requires every appliance in my house to be the same brand, so when I decide, it includes the stove and fridge so it all becomes a bigger integrated picture. I was not happy with my latest GE range, because the oven element was so intense it over browned the baked goods. I sold the stove and got a Maytag. Then I got a free Maytag dishwasher off Craigslist and swapped out the builder issue GE. I am on the hunt for bottom freezer Maytag and then you'll all be invited to the party when we throw my 2 year old GE off the 6th balcony.
Kelly
The key word in the original questions was "new". If you buy a mid to upper model and use hot water and good detergent any machine on the market will clean. It is a bit like marriage, will you still enjoy "washing" together as the years go buy. I avoid Kenmore, because of the service issue of coded parts and inflated service charges. If I wanted Kenmore I would just buy it with a Whirlpool label and deal directly with the manufacturer. The GE is very quiet and the Maytag is louder, but louder is still very quiet, comparatively speaking. It is alot about how you use it. My motto: Everything but the refrigerator goes in the dishwasher" And the day I have to rinse a dish before putting in the dishWASHER is the day I throw it away and getone that does. Very, very, few households, I encounter load without rinsing. If you rinse, buy the cheapest machine and cheapest soap and use it to dry the dishes. The European machines often have a filter you have to muck out, while the American made have a soft food disposer. Many of the European models do not have a heated a dry and to get better results, you have to use Jet Dry. A lot of hoo haw, when for 300.oo bucks you can get a fine dishwasher from GE, Maytag or Whirlpool that will last 10 or more years. I have the sickness that requires every appliance in my house to be the same brand, so when I decide, it includes the stove and fridge so it all becomes a bigger integrated picture. I was not happy with my latest GE range, because the oven element was so intense it over browned the baked goods. I sold the stove and got a Maytag. Then I got a free Maytag dishwasher off Craigslist and swapped out the builder issue GE. I am on the hunt for bottom freezer Maytag and then you'll all be invited to the party when we throw my 2 year old GE off the 6th balcony.
Kelly
