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Posted by Viviane on February 24, 2007, 6:18 am
That seems to be the case in Australia too. We recently replaced ours with
a 2 drawer Fisher & Paykel and that takes 2 hours to do a cycle. The old
Miele used to take just over an hour (mind you only about half the things
were washed properly). It is much quieter though and does have a time delay
so if ever I work out how to use that I could set it to do its cycle after
we go to bed.
> wff_ng_7 wrote:
>>> Dishwasher noise is one of the major features in selecting a dishwasher.
>>> Amana dishwashers are highly rated, inexpensive but give no noise
>>> numbers. I emailed Amana and got the following answer.
>>>
>>> > The decibel rating is...
>>> > ADB1500AW-55 Db
>>> > ADB2500AW-52 Db
>>> > ADB3500AW-55 Db
>>>
>>> These Amana decibel numbers are very good in comparison. If they are
>>> correct, the Amana is a good deal quieter than the average Kenmore (59
>>> dB), and as quiet as the lower end Bosch (53 dB) for quite a bit less
>>> money.
>>>
>>> Can anyone give any backup to these Amana dB noise number either through
>>> personal experience or otherwise?
>>
>> I've got the "1500" model mentioned. It is dramatically quieter than the
>> dishwasher it replaced, a 33 year old GE model. But it's somewhat
>> surprising the ways in which it is quieter. The two most annoying times
>> on the old GE were the water fill and drain periods. Those are
>> dramatically quieter on the new Amana. But the reason those things are
>> quieter is pretty obvious. The fill and drain are so much slower on the
>> Amana, so you don't hear this noise of the rush of water flowing through
>> the piping, or draining through the garbage disposal. The washing itself
>> is also much quieter, but that wasn't the most annoying part of the cycle
>> for me. My sister has a new high end Kitchenaid bought at about the same
>> time (spring 2006). Hers is a bit quieter than my Amana, but it's not a
>> big difference.
>>
>> One thing both my sister and I noted is the newer dishwashers take A LOT
>> LONGER to complete a cycle than the dishwashers both of us replaced. So
>> though the noise might be a lot less, it lasts a lot longer! ;-) The
>> total cycle time (including dry) on my ancient GE was about 1 hour. On my
>> new Amana, it is about 2 hours. My sister's new Kitchenaid also takes
>> about 2 hours.
>>
>> I did the installation of mine myself. Reading the installation
>> instructions, it becomes obvious where a lot of the noise reduction comes
>> from. It is critical that the side seals that attach the dishwasher to
>> the cabinets on either side, as well as the kick panel beneath are
>> installed properly, as they keep the noise from coming out into the
>> kitchen. The different Amana models come with different sealing methods
>> in the kick panel area. If the seals are not installed correctly, the
>> quoted noise levels will not be achieved.
>>
> Most of the cycle times listed in Consumer Reported are over 100 minute so
> the Amana is typical at 115.
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