We had to replace a 10 - 15 year old dishwasher three or four years ago,
and at the advice of a friend, bought a Kitchen-Aid, which was also
highly rated by Consumer Reports. It claimed to be energy-star, and to
be ultra-quiet. It actually cleans dishes better than any dishwasher
I've ever used. However, I can't really trust the energy-star rating,
since this thing seems to run for over an hour... maybe even closer to
two! And, the longer we've owned it, the more we hear the noise.
Evidently, the insulation is degrading. Still, we have not had (knock
on wood!) any mechanical failures with it, and are pleased...
especially with how spotless the dishes are. (And I now use those "all
in one" capsules made by Cascade).
Clay
On 11/5/2010 7:00 PM, Janice Blair wrote:
We replaced all our appliances about 2 years ago and bought stainless steel,
just for future resale purposes, but who knows what will be in by then. We
bought a Bosch which has a stainless steel interior and is super quiet. We
cannot hear it working when in the next room with no door between them. In the
kitchen it just whispers. It has several settings but I always stick with the
same one and has push button controls. I am very happy with it. If you need
the model number, let me know and I will look it up.
My Jenn-Air electric glass cooktop has already had one of the burners replaced.
It took 5 visits from the repair man. I joked that the neighbors would think
I
was having an affair as he was there every Friday. Seems they sent the wrong
burner the first time, second one came broken, finally he found that when the
burner went it must have also shorted out the switch. Luckily, the parts were
covered under warranty and he only charged me for the call out fee.
Stainless has the advantage that you can't use magnets on it, so the front of my
fridge stays looking tidy. Yes, I know you can get some magnetic stainless but
it doesn't look as good to me. JHMO.
Janice
Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
www.jblace.com
http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org
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Subject: [lace-chat] Has anyone bought a good dishwasher lately
We seem to have offended the appliance gods, since all our appliances are
dying at once. I have been poring over consumer reports, and internet
reviews of dishwashers and I am now terrified of buying one that either bursts
into flames or does not clean the dishes. It would appear that recent
advances in energy and water savings in the US have rendered dishwashers less
effective in their primary purpose. Also, there is a micro-processor in every
appliance made in the US, and the micro-processors break when they get hot,
which seems to be quite likely and quite common in a dishwasher or oven,
leading to expensive repairs. I have just replaced my oven with a GE Profile
model, and I almost had a coronary when I was told by the installer that
I could expect 5-8 years of service from it. The appliances that are being
replaced are thirty years old, and it was not my intention to have to
replace all major appliances twice a decade.
Since many of the people who are reporting their appliance experiences on
the internet are people who are having the worst possible experiences, which
skews the information, I thought I should ask the list if there is anyone
who has had a good or bad experience with a dishwasher purchased in the
last 5 years or so. How I long for my old style appliances that lasted
forever, but that is now a bygone era. What is the best dishwasher brand now, I
wonder.
Devon
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