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.

[debra9275]

Ours is a Vulcan dishlex that we've had for around 20 years. Something went wrong with it once, but OH was able to fix and it's still going strong. If it were to die, I'm not sure what I'd replace it with, so reading here with interest

[poddster]

Yes but do you take out the garbage?

[debra9275]

OH is a liberated male, so sometimes he cooks and I really hate doing dishes, so we wouldn't be without our dishwasher

[lurker17260]

Yep.

[lurker17260]

I'll give you something poddy. You seem a bit desperate. I don't garden. I hate it (and get hay fever), he enjoys it. Happy now?

[freakiness]

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@poddster wrote:

Perhaps it may be of some benefit for you to get the opinion of some of the other liberated members of this place to see what they think 🙂

In fact I might put it to them on your behalf

Liberated ladies of this forum, do you think that your partner should do the washing up seeing that you cooked the meal?

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What a lot of idiotic assumptions.

Especially the bit advising here to ask on this forum, as the response is in a thread which does exactly that.

Followed by the equally hideous assumption that all ladies women cook the meals for their partners.

Some people choose dishwashers, as is their right.

[poddster]

There we do agree gardening is a fabrication of Satan designed to eternally frustrate gardners and bind them to constant weed eradication and back aches. And like you I have said nay to that activity 🙂

[freakiness]

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@debra9275 wrote:
Ours is a Vulcan dishlex that we've had for around 20 years. Something went wrong with it once, but OH was able to fix and it's still going strong. If it were to die, I'm not sure what I'd replace it with, so reading here with interest

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I've got a dishlex at the moment. Had to get a repair recently but it was minor and cheap.  It's new water pump has given it a whole new lease on life. It is like a new machine.  It never seems to have gritty residue problems. Even if I forget to clean the filter for months it cleans well.   

I think it's a bit of a furphy that they are energy guzzlers compared to hand washing. The last research I saw indicated the opposite.  I only wash when it's near full or I run out of plates and glasses so definitely saves water/energy here 😄   

[crystal**flake]

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@boris1gary wrote:

I highly recommend Bosch, they are a little pricey but are excellent, quiet and will last. I recently got a Bosch washing machine and a clothes dryer, both are fantastic, expensive to buy but economical to run. DO NOT buy an LG dishwasher, that's what i have, only got it last year and it's rubbish - brother in law has Bosch dishwasher and that's what i am getting next.

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Hahaha I bought a LG a few months ago (said I'd never buy that model in anything) and so far I love it.  It cleans better than any  other dishwasher I've ever had.  I would recommend it.

It replaced an Asko which I ended up hating as it kept breaking.

[debra9275]

Yes, they're pretty good Freaky. We are the same, only turn it on when it's full and it's a good place to hide dirty dishes till then lol. I think probably the newer the model the less energy they use as with all appliances. It frees up our lives anyway, who wants to stand at a kitchen sink? Not us