Who makes a good dishwasher

I wondered who makes a good dishwasher. I have a high end GE that motor is going. It is 10 years old and Service Man says it isn't worth fixing. Always hate to junk anything. thanks
 
We have a high end kitchenaid that does a great job of washing but I have had to pull it out 5 times in 8 years to fix or replace something on it.
 
Now that I'am retired I do a lot of dish wasking but I do have a very good prewasher that makes it a lot easier on me.
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Built the house 13 years ago.Put a Frigidaire and it's still here.Replaced the door latch and seal last year.
 
Recently did a bunch of research and read reviews on such item. Found Bosch to be top notch with consumers but also in cost. Ended up with a Whirlpool and have been happy thus far. They are mostly all made of cheap plastic and materials.
 
NO complaints with my several-year-old Kitchenaid.

Wash chamber is stainless steel, thin, but has held up well and gets worked HARD around here.

Was going to buy another (euro) brand and salesman called my attention to the fact that many of the exotic named units have a catch basket rather than being able to grind up and flush small food debris as has been the norm, and as Kitcenhaid still does.

Image how nice THAT smells after a day or two if you forget to manually dump it!
 
Got a Bosch a couple of years ago. On sale, not their top tier of models, but not the bottom either. Was, if I recall about $600, delivered, installed, old one hauled away. It has been quietly flawless.
Dave
 
My wife bought a high-priced Bosch about a year ago because she wasn't satisfied with the job our 10 year old GE dishwasher did.

The new Bosch does about the same job as the old GE, so, at least, we haven't made a step backwards.

Tom in TN
 
This week I just put the third (3) over the stove microwave in all in less than 10 years, normal useonly, all died, bad spot for heat or just plain new made junk, I bet the one that was on the counter 10 years ago is still working somewhere.
 
we bought a new Maytag 35 years ago when oldest son was born, still going strong, had to replace one belt, and one door spring, repainted to match new fridge and range. I am sure the new ones will not last 35 years.

Dick ND
 
Bought a Frigidaire (dishwasher, not refrigerator) about 15 years ago for $199.99.99 from the orange store. Remember the price because I bought one for the DIL and liked it so much bought me one. Model is the Ultra Quiet I and I believe it. Can barely hear it running. All you hear is the humming of the pump and not much of that.

I believe it after half a dozen GE's I gave up on them and have a new dishwasher supplier. I guess one day it will fail.

Mark
 
Newer dishwashers use a split cycle that is much quieter than the older machines, well under 60 dB. A 5 year old Whirlpool has worked well for us.
 
Our current one is a Bosch. Seems to be about as good as any we have had. Bought on recommendation of brother-in-law who is happy with his. Our experience is that dishwashers are not as long-lived as some other appliances.
 
Sore subject. I lived alone fore awhile and didn't make many dirty dishes. I'd wash them myself and stash in the dishwasher. I got a new live in girlfriend and after almost a year she asks me What is wrong with the dishwasher. Well nothing, just turn it on. Talk about sour!
 

My work has been in commercial dishwashers for many years but there are similarities. Almost all domestic machines except Bosch have vertical shaft pump and motor. Sand, metal whatever sink to the lowest point, the shaft seal, and grind it up. The water dribbles onto the motor, machine is dead, too expensive to repair. look for a horizontal shaft machine if you want durability.
 
This is probably a nobody cares comment but In the late 70s my Mom threw out her dishwasher . I had just aquired a buffing stand from a sign shop with a large 3 phase motor. I took a Delco motor from the dishwasher and welded the motor housing right to the mounting plate as it had no brackets. 38 years later that Delco is still buffing out parts and has countless hours on it. So my vote is the dishwasher brand that uses a Delco motor.
 
(quoted from post at 07:42:25 03/25/15) This is probably a nobody cares comment but In the late 70s my Mom threw out her dishwasher . I had just aquired a buffing stand from a sign shop with a large 3 phase motor. I took a Delco motor from the dishwasher and welded the motor housing right to the mounting plate as it had no brackets. 38 years later that Delco is still buffing out parts and has countless hours on it. So my vote is the dishwasher brand that uses a Delco motor.

dr, they don't hvae motors like that anymore. They are mostly little inch thick pancake things.
 
I bought my new appliances at K-Mart becasuse they were discontinuing sales [ Making a Pet dept] When I titled them into my truck I couldn't belive the mountings and the cheapo little motor . Plastic brackets etc . Plus electronics to go wrong.When you look underneath you see how chinsey they have become.
 
I second Kitchenaid. In the '70s they were the top end brand which is what we bought and it was a great machine. Left it when we moved into a brand new house in 1987 and builder installed a Whirlpool, IIRC. Seemed ok, no major problems and when we remodeled in 2002, we installed a KitchenAid again. It's also been good.

As for ASKO (Swedish brand), we have one at work. It is the biggest POS I've ever seen. It doesn't clean very well at all. We have to run it 2 or 3 times and this is mainly for coffee cups and lightly soiled dishes. The controls are abysmal, the on/off button is on the top of the door and is hidden when the door is closed. (New employees are always asking "How do you turn this on?") If it has completed a cycle and left ON, just brushing up against the front of it (as in walking through the kitchen) will start it cycling again. There is a luminated "Normal temperature" button so we don't know if you press it to get hotter water or do you have "normal temp" water when it's illuminated? (User manual is long gone) Everyone is hoping it will die soon so we can replace it.
 
My wife thinks the 64 yr old dishwasher at our house does an outstanding job. That would be me. Ofcourse its my own fault, I would not remove any cabinets(short on kitchen cabs anyway) to install a dishwasher. I'm fine with it. gobble
 
Had Kitchenaid for 12 years. Still working good but racks rusted bad. New racks almost cost of new washer. So purchased a mid line Kitchenaid 1 year ago. Can't hear it run unless you are standing close. Does much better cleanng than old one. Just out of warranty so you know its going to have a problem.
 
If you put several drops of bacon grease or peanut butter on almost and dirty dish a Lab will lick it sparkling clean.
 
I WOULD NOT recommend LG. 2 service calls in first 2 years. Last one was the main motor assy. It was covered by Warr but labor was not. Labor was expensive as tech had to crack open like a walnut to replace. In 2 years paid approx half of value for service on a unit I thought was Quality (NOT)!
 

Agree 100% on the Lab comment. I cooked up some cube steaks in gravy and mushrooms last night and decided to let our 2 GSPs lick the gravy that was left in the frying pan since they were standing right by the dishwasher. This is NOT a normal occurrence, can't remember ever doing it before. But boy, did they like it! I believe they would have licked right through the stainless steel if I let them. :lol:
 
Sometime within the last few years, the EPA has banned Phosphates in dishwasher detergent. That is the major reason that the dishwasher doesn't do as well as it used to. I was lucky enough to find several cases of the last of the Cascade that still have Phosphates in it. Gets my dishes nice and clean!
 
(quoted from post at 15:37:45 03/26/15) Sometime within the last few years, the EPA has banned Phosphates in dishwasher detergent. That is the major reason that the dishwasher doesn't do as well as it used to. I was lucky enough to find several cases of the last of the Cascade that still have Phosphates in it. Gets my dishes nice and clean!

phosphates come into play in hard water but only minimally in soft to moderately hard water. Not to worry though, the reformulations have a chelating agent to replace the phosphates. It costs a little more than the phosphates do but takes care of the hardness in most water supplies.
 
We bought a Bosch about 5 yrs ago, it has been great . Only thing that bothers me is that it is so quiet you do not know if it is running or not. clint
 
Hi Steve, Back in the seventies when I opened our Co. Almost all Dish washers were made by the D&M machine Co. About 20 of the most popular brands except "Kitchen" aid Now almost every D/W is imported.....just my .02 Cents
 

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