dishwasher

[bigtime]

I will soon be buying a new residential dishwasher. I am leaning towards a whirlpool. Is this a good choice?

[The Penguin]

i like kitchen aid and Bosh my self
bosh is good too although my wife pefers the KA dw in the way it cleans

hands down the bosh is really quiet I mean really quiet.
the bosh doesn't have a steam vent too this is nice cause the KA used to vent and the steam would run under the kitchen counter and right into the cutlary draw and condensate all over everything. very annoying
i personally have not experience with wirlpool

[Diceman]

I have a Kitchen Aid, I would recommend them over a Whirlybird anyday.

[bigbird]

I had 2 dishwashers.the first one i devorcied, the second one is old & slow,but still works.
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[otto]

ROFLMAO

[appltech1]

Upper line Maytag is a very good choice. :cool:

[bigtime]

Appltech, How would you define upper-line? I would like to spend $400-500. Would this be enough for a "upper-line" model? Thanks for your help.

[appltech1]

I bought the DWU7100 for my wife 4 yr ago and it is quiet. It is clean. It is pretty. It adds to your all ready beautiful kitchen. It was so good i installed the same model for my uncle who lets me use his house at Ocean Isle. HINT. Its good. 4 to 5 hundred at Lowes and i work for a Maytag Dealer but i have a new GE refrig. ;)

[mayguy]

I like the Maytag Tall Tub Jetclean II.

Reason I like the Maytag, They allow you to place a regular dinner plate on the upper rack.

On the lower back in the back right side, you can change the rack to allow larger mixing bowls on it's side. This save room vs laying them down and taking up the space.

[Dowadudda]

I have relatives knee deep in the Appliance World. Jenn Air equipment is upper crust and very good stuff.

http://www.jennair.com/ja/homepage.jsp

[Dowadudda]

If you want some truly good advice though and can not afford a whole lot like jenn air, cause the Jenn Air line is really upper crust stuff, you might consider this.

I use to work in high school for my uncle who owns a appliance shop. He is about as succesful as you can be in the appliance world. But they use to take in and recondition used appliances and sell them. You can get some great values in some great appliances by buying from a reupatable outfit, He garunteed the equipment with a 1 year warranty and there was never anything on that floor that you wouldn't consider not putting in your brand new home. The less stellar peices he would market to bars and churches and what not. You can find some great buys if you look. He never pushed fridges. That was one thing he stayed away from on the recondition side. Which is probably smart. No money is fixing it and then selling it and garunteeing it.

And I would just like to say one more thing. Maytags advertising over the years has been the reason why many peoples image of them is so good. Pound for pound, their quality really sucks.

[appltech1]

[And I would just like to say one more thing. Maytags advertising over the years has been the reason why many peoples image of them is so good. Pound for pound, their quality really sucks.]


LOL :D LOL

[hvac4u]

last month i bought a kenmore, adjustable recks, VERY sturdy (our kids tore up the 4 yr old hotpoint that was new with the house), it is quiet, cost $580 or so, i like it a lot.

1987 i bought a GE potscrubber 960. sold it to a friends mom who usues it every day, still going, no problems yet. paid $460 in '87

[HVACDawg]

Kitchenaid is Whirlpool's Caddy, not a bad choice. I hate bosch, they are a ***** to work on, but a very good DW. Don't buy Frigidaire anything, ask any appliance tech they will tell you that Frigidaire is the worst. Ge is ok. Maytag is way over rated

[Diceman]

Kitchenaid is reasonable and reliable.
Maytag makes a good washing machine though.

[Dowadudda]

That was my next question. Which brand is good for each type of appliance. I myself don't know but maybe these appliance guys can chime in.

[bigbird]

I still say wife is best dishwasher.No electrical circuits to mal function,& at her age very few moving parts. Some times though i do have to jump start her.

[Spidy]

I worked on few DW mostly KA.....I like bosch but think they are over priced but they have a stainless tub.Bosch usally has a problem with CB, Bad solder connections or broken finger board. On my third DW now, its a GE, wife hates it, says it doesnt clean very well.She said the best we had was the kenmore(maytag?)


Look into fridgadare customers seem to happy with them.


fisher and paykal are nice and fancy but the installtion is critical.

[Diceman]

Maybe BigBird's wife will come live with you, I think she has about had it with that chicken plucker.

[Workhorse]

Mercury---Ford---Lincoln

Roper---Whirlpool---Kitchen Aid

Maycor--Maytag---Jennair

Bosch=expensive and timely repairs

Good buy is upper line Whirlpool
Better but is upper line Maytag

Stay away from Jennair and Kitchen Aid as all you are doing is paying for the name. Stay away from Roper and Maycor as you are paying for test products and scale down models. Stay far far far away from GE and Frigidaire products as they are just pure Sh1t.
Most reliable and quietest will be Maytag but will cost a little more than Whirlpool. If your looking to spend 450-550 you'll be ok.
Shane

[bigbird]

I`ll pay her way, hurry up, times running out.

[bigbird]

PS:: Now she`s complaining about the fire wood i make her cut & stack. She has to have a hip replacement & she`s complaining about the hard work.Their never satisfied....

[Workhorse]

Originally posted by bigbird
PS:: Now she`s complaining about the fire wood i make her cut & stack. She has to have a hip replacement & she`s complaining about the hard work.Their never satisfied....

Hip replacement? Wouldn't it be cheaper just to take her for a long long ride down a deserted road and drop her off.

[Diceman]

Then bird will have to wash dishes and cut firewood.

[bigtime]

Can she cook? If so, I may be interested.

[bigbird]

COOK??? She makes me good swanson TV dinners.
With my luck if i drove her to the desert my truck would brake down then i`d be stranded with her.

[midhvac]

Originally posted by bigbird
COOK??? She makes me good swanson TV dinners.
With my luck if i drove her to the desert my truck would brake down then i`d be stranded with her.

One day mine actually decided to cook something. I touched the oven and it was hot!!

I opened it up and asked her what was in it. She said "angelhair pasta". I said "Oh I thought them was cobwebs."

[bigbird]

O boy, the oven. Mine turns the oven on to get it hot cause she`s going to cook something.She puts the clove you use to pick up hot stuff with in the oven & forgets it.
Clove cooked to the bottom of oven.It took her 3 days to get the oven clean.I told her to just play with the microwave only,i`ts safer.

[mayguy]

If you want a good basic Maytag tall tub, The MDBH950 is Under $400, and has a $30 rebate. A friend of mine has it and they are happy with it.

I rent, and I have a Whirlpool, It does a OK job of cleaning. but no flex w/ loading.. I HATE the silveware basket in the door. It only clean half of them since only one side is getting sprayed on.

Before I moved here, I had a portable Maytag that I grew up, it was 20 years old, still worked like new when I sold it, and me or my parent never put a penny into for parts.

My parents re did the kitchen, and had a Maytag built in installed (gave me the portable), and had that for 6 years, not a penny into that either.

I totaly agree about the Frigdaire D/W they do NOT clean. Another friend has it in his townhome he brought and he is ready to take it out. He has to remove and clean the filter, and they also cycle the lower and upper arm back and forth.

I've had customer come in and says they are getting rid of the Bosh, too $$$ to replace parts, and also they say it take weeks to get parts for them (Guess they come over sea?)

[bigtime]

Bought the Maytag recomended by mayguy. So far I am pleased with the unit. Thanks to all for your thoughts.

[mayguy]

Glad to hear your happy with the new Dishwasher.

What model you end up getting?

[bigtime]

MDBTT59AWB Bought it from Lowes for $377 and it has a $30 rebate that I need to send in. Thanks again!

[appltech1]

Originally posted by bigtime
Bought the Maytag recomended by mayguy. So far I am pleased with the unit. Thanks to all for your thoughts.




Thats one for the good guys. Yea :D