Our Bosch dishwasher is 25 years old and still trouble free. Does a great cleaning job.
Dishwasher Recommendations
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Bosch. Had one in our old house and when the one in our new house went out we bought another Bosch. A no brainer. Just read all of the comments.
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I would happily pay a monthly fee for that type of serviceSomething like this would work, although I think you have to pay extra for the smiling model
In all seriousness though, the only dishwasher I had trouble with was Samsung and it wasn’t its reliability, but rather its bottom seal design that would trap food and make it stink real bad. And to add insult to injury it was difficult to clean that area because of that stupid seal.
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We have a Bosch and as I recall, it uses a steam cycle to sanitize the dishes as the last cycle. This no doubt contributes to everything remaining (slightly) "wet" but it's never bothered us. My wife didn't like that it didn't have a drying cycle but that only lasted a week or so and she hasn't complained after actually using it.
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Interesting thread. We have a Samsung that's 6 years old and is run every 3-4 days. But since replacing a Samsung fridge with a Bosch unit, I have realized how much better Bosch appliances may possibly be. They are pricey at a factor of 2x and probably worth it.
I spent 3 days and $25 on parts tearing apart my 18 year old at the time old GE dishwasher. Was well worth the time as I hear the new dishwashers don't dry as well as the new ones. Since your old one was only 3 years old I don't think you'll see that much of a decline in drying efficacy.
We have a new GE fridge that is just ok. The ice maker reservoir is small and I've had to open it up and shake the cubes down as the get stuck every month. So, I'm a little sour on GE. Figure by now they'd figure how to make a rugged ice maker.
Nice to know Bosch makes a good unit if my old one goes out and can't be repaired.
We have a new GE fridge that is just ok. The ice maker reservoir is small and I've had to open it up and shake the cubes down as the get stuck every month. So, I'm a little sour on GE. Figure by now they'd figure how to make a rugged ice maker.
Nice to know Bosch makes a good unit if my old one goes out and can't be repaired.
Bosch owns Thermador.
My mother in law raves about the Fisher & Paykel dishwashers she's had in recent years. Their current home didn't require major renos so it has whatever was there when they bought it, but they've put them in a couple (3?) successive new builds/renovations.
Had a Bosch in my previous home. Would definitely get another one when my current Kenmore Ultra Wash Quiet Wash blows up. The Kenmore has been great since we moved in 6 years ago but man that Bosch was stone quiet. And it has a easy to remove filter that you can keep clean in less than a minute. Definitely consider Bosch.
Their dishwashers are price-competitive with all of the other common brands. Ours was around $700 but this was 5+ years ago. At the time, you could buy a plain, basic dishwasher for $400 or spend $1500+.
Our Bosch has only 2 racks (it's their lowest cost model). Some more expensive models have a 3rd rack for cutlery on top. We just couldn't see the point of that and are happy with our 2 rack model which has a removable highly perforated "box" that holds cutlery upright on the lower rack. That works really well and even has the advantage that you can carry it to your cutlery drawer to empty it.
And as someone else pointed out all of these Bosch dishwashers have a well designed, easy to remove filter at the bottom of the tub.
And as someone else pointed out all of these Bosch dishwashers have a well designed, easy to remove filter at the bottom of the tub.
Honestly I do NOT put my good knives in the DW. BUTTT........that third rack is friggen awesome IMHO. I really miss it. Large serving spoons, big spear forks, tongs, silicone wear all went in the top rack so easy and not mixed with the everyday cutlery.
When we get a Bosch, we will certainly shop up to the 3 rack model.
Funny story: When we lived in Lynnwood WA from 1992-2000 I replaced the contractor DW, then the low cost replacement died as well. Then 5 years later when we lived in Duvall from 2005-2021 I replaced the contractor grade DW, that died and the next one died too. So then we found Bosch and people moving in got quality!
The third rack was a Miele innovation the patent expired on, so you see it picked up by others.
How many spray arms/ and motors does the bosch have and what materials are they?
Samsung look great and have a lot of options but are garbage. In had it about 6 years, 2 main boards, 1 control board, 1 heating element, finally had a well know unknown how to fix issue that would make the controlls stop responding unless you power cycled it. Got a wireless switch for the power cord and limped it along for another year. Now have a whirlpool, it works fine, nothing exceptional. A little more noisy too. Only 1 year old.
We don't put our good knives (or any knife with butter on it) in the dishwasher either. We just lay those large serving spoons, big spear forks, tongs, silicone ware, etc on the top (of our 2) racks between the rows of other stuff. They wash just fine there. I often use silicone ware utensils to prop up some unusual shaped bowls so they can't roll onto their backs and collect water. [These particular bowls have vertical sides and don't fit into the normal slots.]
So I still don't see the point of having that 3rd rack. Each to their own I guess.
And however many spray arms, motors, etc our Bosch has everything comes out clean. It's a really well designed unit.
That is exactly what I do now. Just seemed faster loading and unloading. Even the stainless cooking chopsticks went there.
I THINK the Bosch had 3 arms.
Material? Unsure what plastics they use. Polypro?? Some of the cheapest use plastic that gets brittle in the caustic bath.
Another DW story. This latest WP was just NASTY inside when we moved in. Hard detergent crust, scum, etc.........I bought a couple pounds of citric acid and ran it repeatedly, sometimes with quarts of vinegar. We also have added a water softener. Now the unit is absolutely spotless. The only problem is sometimes the logic firmware glitches. So I have to reboot at the breaker and then it works fine until a power outage or rather a surge
3rd rack increases overall capacity and allows for more silverware to be be better cleaned as they dont touch each other.
It also allows for unloading without touching the eating surface and much faster time putting the silverware back in the drawer
Id never go back to unit without a third rack.
Ideally you want a SS lower and 3rd tray arm, and a plastic middle arm.
