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Advice on new Dishwasher Features randy.bates 11-15-2006
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Posted by on November 15, 2006, 11:39 am


Hi, Guys.

I'm considering a new DW soon and wanted your opinion/experience with
the following:

1) Is a stainless steel tub better that a plastic tub? I've had both
in the past, but don't really know if the extra money for a SS tub is
worth it.

2) Self Cleaning screen with impeller or not? I'm looking at the
Bosch and Kenmore dishwashers and each has a manual clean filter vs. an
impeller/self-cleaning one.

I know most people like the convenience of a self-cleaning filter, but
my personnal experience with an impeller is that it's something to
eventually go wrong or break. They either get jammed with an object or
just fail. I don't mind periodically cleaning a manual filter. Is one
superior over the other??


Thanks to everyone for your time and help,

Randy


Posted by Malcolm Hoar on November 15, 2006, 12:00 pm


randy.bates@vanderbilt.edu wrote:
>Hi, Guys.
>
>I'm considering a new DW soon and wanted your opinion/experience with
>the following:
>
>1) Is a stainless steel tub better that a plastic tub? I've had both
>in the past, but don't really know if the extra money for a SS tub is
>worth it.

SS has to be better. However, all of my dishwashes have had
plastic tubs and those tubs have never given me a single
hint of a problem. So although the SS is better, it's
probably not worth much of a price premium especially if
you're on a tight budget.

If money is not an issue, go for the SS anyway ;-)

>2) Self Cleaning screen with impeller or not? I'm looking at the
>Bosch and Kenmore dishwashers and each has a manual clean filter vs. an
>impeller/self-cleaning one.
>
>I know most people like the convenience of a self-cleaning filter, but
>my personnal experience with an impeller is that it's something to
>eventually go wrong or break. They either get jammed with an object or
>just fail. I don't mind periodically cleaning a manual filter. Is one
>superior over the other??

Yup, I reckon it's a toss up too.

Some of the better Bosch models have NO exposed heating
element. I find that feature very attractive. It's not
uncommon for some small item to move during the wash/
rince and end up being toasted by the dryer element. The
damage to a plastic utensil, smell and (small) fire risk
are worth avoiding I think. My next dishwasher will have
that feature!

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Posted by HotRod on November 15, 2006, 12:09 pm


When I did this a few years ago after reading a lot of websites and consumer
reports I had the choice of two BOSCH units and a KitchenAid, everything in
I went with the KitchenAid and have never regreted it. The internal layout
and little extra's that they thought of can been seen as well as the fact
that it has the impeller and SS inside. At the end of the day the only thing
my guests and wife comment about are how clean the dishes are "Soap makes
the difference" and how silent it runs... Slience is the numder one thing
everyone notices...



Posted by on November 15, 2006, 1:19 pm



HotRod wrote:
> When I did this a few years ago after reading a lot of websites and consumer
> reports I had the choice of two BOSCH units and a KitchenAid, everything in
> I went with the KitchenAid and have never regreted it. The internal layout
> and little extra's that they thought of can been seen as well as the fact
> that it has the impeller and SS inside. At the end of the day the only thing
> my guests and wife comment about are how clean the dishes are "Soap makes
> the difference" and how silent it runs... Slience is the numder one thing
> everyone notices...

Thanks, HotRod.

I too have the Kitchenaid DW right now and its 6.5 years old now. I
did my homework by reading CR and web research and settled on the
Kitchenaid. It has been a good machine and cleans well, but the past
year I've had to replace the pump assy. once and now it's acting up
again (making a grinding/squeal sound AFTER all the water has been
pumped out).

I'm wondering if having a DW WITHOUT an impeller is best since I won't
at least have that to worry about repairing that piece of it.

Do you think the self-cleaner/impeller is a must or toss up?


Posted by HotRod on November 15, 2006, 2:10 pm


For me the impeller was a must. I want as little to do with the dishes as
possible. I've put all kinds of dirty dishes in there and never had to worry
about it. I don't pre-rinse my dishes... every.... One thing worth noting
though is that a few dishwashers I've seen over the years with "plastic"
start to crack and parts inside the handles etc. start to fall off. My
in-laws have one right now that no longer works with the handle, all the
parts went to pieces and down the drain..




>
> HotRod wrote:
>> When I did this a few years ago after reading a lot of websites and
>> consumer
>> reports I had the choice of two BOSCH units and a KitchenAid, everything
>> in
>> I went with the KitchenAid and have never regreted it. The internal
>> layout
>> and little extra's that they thought of can been seen as well as the fact
>> that it has the impeller and SS inside. At the end of the day the only
>> thing
>> my guests and wife comment about are how clean the dishes are "Soap makes
>> the difference" and how silent it runs... Slience is the numder one thing
>> everyone notices...
>
> Thanks, HotRod.
>
> I too have the Kitchenaid DW right now and its 6.5 years old now. I
> did my homework by reading CR and web research and settled on the
> Kitchenaid. It has been a good machine and cleans well, but the past
> year I've had to replace the pump assy. once and now it's acting up
> again (making a grinding/squeal sound AFTER all the water has been
> pumped out).
>
> I'm wondering if having a DW WITHOUT an impeller is best since I won't
> at least have that to worry about repairing that piece of it.
>
> Do you think the self-cleaner/impeller is a must or toss up?
>



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