The Old Folks Home

[superchemicalgirl]

Enjoy the traffic!!!! I stay OUT of BOston--they are dangerous drivers!!

The traffic was... atrocious. Did you hear about the Michelob truck dangling off the overpass? Yeah, stuck in that mess. I just got home.

 

[scottcaddy]

Quote: Glad Your OK and home safe!!

Scott

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Oh I missed that!! Glad you are home safe. THat's alot of travel hours!!

I don't watch much mainstream news- only reports the bad stuff. Local bad stuff is more relavent thatn a disaster in TImbuctoo.

 

[Arielle]

APB

I need a diswasher. today is last day for sear sales and the first day of the mass sales tax rebate.

Sears has 250 dishwashers!!!!

All seem crappy compared to the old model Ihave made of solid material. Everything is now plastic and vinyl!!

ANyone bought a machine recently?? WHat ws your experience?

 

[chickadoodles]

APB

I need a diswasher. today is last day for sear sales and the first day of the mass sales tax rebate.

Sears has 250 dishwashers!!!!

All seem crappy compared to the old model Ihave made of solid material. Everything is now plastic and vinyl!!

ANyone bought a machine recently?? WHat ws your experience?

One thing about Sears is their warranty! For the next 20 yrs they will fix it if it breaks if you get the extended warranty! Even my mom always bought their warranty and I know she gave me her portable dishwasher and it broke 8 yrs later and they came to my house and fixed it! You can't beat that! Have fun!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

APB

I need a diswasher. today is last day for sear sales and the first day of the mass sales tax rebate.

Sears has 250 dishwashers!!!!

All seem crappy compared to the old model Ihave made of solid material. Everything is now plastic and vinyl!!

ANyone bought a machine recently?? WHat ws your experience?

Do not purchase a Whirlpool Quiet Partner III.

I've only had it a few years and it doesn't clean anything. I have to run everything through the 4 hour "soak and scour" plus "high temp" wash. The stuff on the top rack doesn't get clean unless I do that and often still doesn't get clean. The bottom is supposed to have a disposal part so it doesn't get clogged, but it gets clogged constantly. I am always pulling the screws out of the bottom and having to clean the bottom part out so it will drain/clean. And I want to state that I don't throw dishes in the dishwasher completely filthy, either. Some (but not all) screws in the bottom are also star shaped, so I had to purchase a different screw driver to get in there. It's also a pain in the butt to get in there, it's not like it's a few screws and then easy to clean. There's all kinds of parts that have to come off in a specific order and 4-5 screws that hold each part on. I've started to strip some of the screws, so that makes it fun, too.



I have consumer reports buying guide in front of me...
Their best buy was Bosch Ascenta SHX3AR7[5]

Other Bosch models got top marks as well, as did Miele Futura Dimension (why have I never heard of these brands?), KitchenAid KUDE series, Kenmore pro and 13 series, and finally Thermador DWHD series. The rest were not recommended.

My Whirlpools got some of the lowest ratings. Guess my dad should have signed me up for Consumer Reports prior to 2013.

 

[ozexpat]

Do not purchase a Whirlpool Quiet Partner III.

I've only had it a few years and it doesn't clean anything. I have to run everything through the 4 hour "soak and scour" plus "high temp" wash. The stuff on the top rack doesn't get clean unless I do that and often still doesn't get clean. The bottom is supposed to have a disposal part so it doesn't get clogged, but it gets clogged constantly. I am always pulling the screws out of the bottom and having to clean the bottom part out so it will drain/clean. And I want to state that I don't throw dishes in the dishwasher completely filthy, either. Some (but not all) screws in the bottom are also star shaped, so I had to purchase a different screw driver to get in there. It's also a pain in the butt to get in there, it's not like it's a few screws and then easy to clean. There's all kinds of parts that have to come off in a specific order and 4-5 screws that hold each part on. I've started to strip some of the screws, so that makes it fun, too.



I have consumer reports buying guide in front of me...
Their best buy was Bosch Ascenta SHX3AR7[5]

Other Bosch models got top marks as well, as did Miele Futura Dimension (why have I never heard of these brands?), KitchenAid KUDE series, Kenmore pro and 13 series, and finally Thermador DWHD series. The rest were not recommended.

My Whirlpools got some of the lowest ratings. Guess my dad should have signed me up for Consumer Reports prior to 2013.

Miele and Bosch are excellent. I am glad they are making inroads here

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Miele and Bosch are excellent. I am glad they are making inroads here

I will certainly be checking them out when I finally get sick of this dishwasher. We recently had to replace the refrigerator, then the dishwasher, then the oven, then the washer/dryer... I'm waiting for the stove to go and then we've come full circle and I can replace the dishwasher again.

 

[pickitfarm]

I have an old Maytag...still works so I am not buying a new one until it bombs. I have a friend that swears by the Bosch dishwasher. Suppose to be really quiet too. My next one will be a Bosch.

 

[Cynthia12]

Just for fun, got a kick out of this little piggy.