Now, before you just check out the headline and say, "Put down the crack pipe, Dave..." there is a REASON to my seeming madness. My 10 year old Miele finally breathed it's last, as far as I'm concerned. It appears that the water intake valve has died (a relatively common problem on Miele DW's of this age) and a repair is going to be north of $600.00. The local Miele dealer does NOT have a trained Miele tech, just 2 who have "taken a few classes, and don't work on 'em much.." I am in South Carolina, after all.
So, after much soul-searching and grinding of teeth (no, wait, that was election day..),I decided to buy a DW that COULD be worked on by our regional pool of repair talent. Bosch was out; I'm now mildly wary of German dishwashers, and getting them worked on. Yeah, I know, Bosch is made in NC. And President-elect Drumpf wants us to "buy American"...just kidding. I thought about KA, but online reviews were disappointing, and they're made by WP, anyways.
I like the overall look, inside and out, and the long feature list of the GE Profile, and I am installing the penultimate model in the 2016 GE Profile line, a PDT845SS. The main difference between this model, and the TOL GE PDT855 model is Wi-Fi connectivity, the 3rd rack for utensils and 2 decibels of quietness. 40 vs 42 DB's for the 845. Those are things I can easily live without. I cannot imagine anxiously checking my Iphone to see if my dishes are clean. And there is the $400.00 difference in price between the two. GE is "pushing" the 845 model currently, and it's available for less than $800.00. Can't get a nice Bosch for that.
The Miele 3rd rack was nice, but the GE has "dedicated silverware jets" that blast the 3-piece silverware basket up from the bottom thoroughly. The GE does NOT have a true 3rd spray arm, like the Miele, just a "nubbin" at the very top of the tub that seems to pee water on the stuff in the top rack...looks quite ineffective in the video.
But, we'll see what we see when the thing is installed. Then there's the training the legally blind husband how to load and use a new DW after he'd gotten quite used to the 10 year old one. Knife blades and fork tines DOWN, spoons up. The silverware basket does have slots which is nice, although you don't have to use them.
After an inaugural load or two, I'll do a more in-depth review of the new GE DW. If it's trash, after the warranty expires, I'll go back to shopping. Yeah, retail therapy, that's right....
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So, after much soul-searching and grinding of teeth (no, wait, that was election day..),I decided to buy a DW that COULD be worked on by our regional pool of repair talent. Bosch was out; I'm now mildly wary of German dishwashers, and getting them worked on. Yeah, I know, Bosch is made in NC. And President-elect Drumpf wants us to "buy American"...just kidding. I thought about KA, but online reviews were disappointing, and they're made by WP, anyways.
I like the overall look, inside and out, and the long feature list of the GE Profile, and I am installing the penultimate model in the 2016 GE Profile line, a PDT845SS. The main difference between this model, and the TOL GE PDT855 model is Wi-Fi connectivity, the 3rd rack for utensils and 2 decibels of quietness. 40 vs 42 DB's for the 845. Those are things I can easily live without. I cannot imagine anxiously checking my Iphone to see if my dishes are clean. And there is the $400.00 difference in price between the two. GE is "pushing" the 845 model currently, and it's available for less than $800.00. Can't get a nice Bosch for that.
The Miele 3rd rack was nice, but the GE has "dedicated silverware jets" that blast the 3-piece silverware basket up from the bottom thoroughly. The GE does NOT have a true 3rd spray arm, like the Miele, just a "nubbin" at the very top of the tub that seems to pee water on the stuff in the top rack...looks quite ineffective in the video.
But, we'll see what we see when the thing is installed. Then there's the training the legally blind husband how to load and use a new DW after he'd gotten quite used to the 10 year old one. Knife blades and fork tines DOWN, spoons up. The silverware basket does have slots which is nice, although you don't have to use them.
After an inaugural load or two, I'll do a more in-depth review of the new GE DW. If it's trash, after the warranty expires, I'll go back to shopping. Yeah, retail therapy, that's right....
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