Dishwashers. Which brand and why.

[lurker17260]

I think ours is about to die so it's time I did some thinking about a replacement.
Which brands would you recommend, (from personal experience. I know I can google reviews) and why.
Speed, good spot free drying, and quietness are high on my list of requirements.

[azureline**]

I have a westinghouse.................... my sister had the exact same one. Hers never had an issue and she has kids!

Mine was a pain from 3 months on, I replaced all the runners 4 times, no joke.............. it washes ok but recently started to deteriorate in the filter area, it's almost like plastic that has been in the sun. Stoopid dw

[crystal**flake]

Az I had that brand too and hated it.

[joz*garage]

dread to think what bactera breeds in those dishwashers

[twinkles**stars]

It has been proven that dishes washed in a dishwasher are cleaner than if washed by hand.

[amber-eyed-girl]

You can get a dishwasher cleaner as well. Run a normal cycle with nothing in the machine except the cleaner bottle.

It is recommended to do this every so often to descale etc.

[freakiness]

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@joz*garage wrote:

dread to think what bactera breeds in those dishwashers

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They won't last long if they do. The heat will kill anything.

[amber-eyed-girl]

But it is recommended to use a cleaner as it also descales the pipes, you see.

[freakiness]

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@amber-eyed-girl wrote:
But it is recommended to use a cleaner as it also descales the pipes, you see.

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Yeah, I use the cleaner a couple of times a year too.

I told my daughters to get dishwashers too. They have enough to do   😄

[twinkles**stars]

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@amber-eyed-girl wrote:
You can get a dishwasher cleaner as well. Run a normal cycle with nothing in the machine except the cleaner bottle.

It is recommended to do this every so often to descale etc.

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An advertising ploy. Dishwasher tablets / powder etc are caustic enough

[azureline**]

I do a descale though, we seem to have a lot of calcification from our water