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Dishwasher Broke. Looking for recs

Posted on 6/13/21 at 6:55 pm
Posted by David, Larry David
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
1951 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 6:55 pm
Dishwasher was finishing up a heated dry and started smoking. No buttons are working now, and I’m pretty sure it’s fried somehow. Anybody got any recs for an affordable and reliable dishwasher? Seems like high 400s is about the floor for a new one.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
13198 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 7:01 pm to
Spend a little extra and get a Bosch.
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
10509 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 7:19 pm to
We have the Kitchen Aid. It works great. We were planning to get a Bosch but it wouldn’t fit where we had cut out.
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
9764 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 7:50 pm to
If you're looking for entry level, this is the one I use in my rentals. Tenants seem to like it:

LINK

For my house KitchenAid is the choice.
This post was edited on 6/13/21 at 7:52 pm
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
4479 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 8:20 am to
Bosch and not even close.
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
3700 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 8:38 am to
We’ve had a Whirlpool about 5 years and it’s done well.Neighbor has Bosch and it is very good,quiet.So I would say one or the other.
Posted by BallsEleven
Member since Mar 2019
6163 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 9:11 am to
We got this Whirlpool and have been very happy with it.

Sanitizer setting, 1 hour wash option, stainless steel tub, and it is very quiet.
Posted by Clint Torres
Member since Oct 2011
2659 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 9:24 am to
interesting seeing recommendations for Bosch..

ours is incapable of drying dishes on any setting; we have friends with one and they agree.
Posted by tigersfan1989
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2018
1265 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 11:16 am to
Kitchen aid for the win
This post was edited on 6/14/21 at 11:17 am
Posted by Macfly
BR & DS
Member since Jan 2016
8038 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 12:23 pm to
Have a Kitchenaid that's very quite, cleans and dries well.
Posted by BHS78
Member since May 2017
2029 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 12:40 pm to
Gave mine away for this reason. If I wanted to dry dishes I wouldn't need a dishwasher.
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
25909 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 12:58 pm to
Get in line for the Fisher Paykel because its taking 8-12 weeks to get in.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
29912 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 2:05 pm to
The top 8 models on Consumer Reports are Bosch. The Bosch Ascenta SHE3AR72UC and the Bosch Ascenta SHX3AR75UC models are the top two and run 600-700 dollars.
Posted by David, Larry David
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
1951 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 7:26 pm to
KitchenAid is what we have now that just broke. Worked great before that. Would buy the same one but it’s more expensive than some of the others listed in here so far and we will be moving in 2 years so I don’t want to spend the extra money if the others have decent reviews. Thanks for the input fellas
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28697 posts
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:36 pm to
Bump because mine just broke and I'm in the market. I see a lot of people swearing by Bosch, but then
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ours is incapable of drying dishes on any setting; we have friends with one and they agree.
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Gave mine away for this reason. If I wanted to dry dishes I wouldn't need a dishwasher.
So what's the deal with Bosch?

The one I have that just died is a KitchenAid. It came with the house I bought less than 3 years ago, so it's older than that but not super old. Anyway since I've been here I've changed the control board, thermal fuse, and the interlock switches. All on different occasions and all "fixed" it at the time. Now it won't do anything at all. Breaker wasn't tripped, but I flipped it off for a couple hours and turned it back on and still nothing. I could probably pull it out again and figure out what's failed this time, but I feel like the damned thing has a gremlin and I will just keep chasing it.

I see mostly Bosch and KitchenAid in here, so I guess I'll go with KitchenAid again and hope it's gremlin-free?
Posted by Oenophile Brah
The Edge of Sanity
Member since Jan 2013
7540 posts
Posted on 7/13/21 at 12:02 pm to
quote:

The Bosch Ascenta SHE3AR72UC and the Bosch Ascenta SHX3AR75UC models are the top two and run 600-700 dollars.

Is that all the top end dishwashers are running? I was thinking you had to get well over a grand to get a high end model. Maybe $2k.
Posted by belowmebama
Member since Jul 2008
7303 posts
Posted on 7/13/21 at 3:13 pm to
Just curious, do the Bosch models you all own have Heated Dry or a similar function and it just doesn’t do the trick or did it dry at one point in time and maybe doesn’t any more? I’ve honed in on a Bosch so I want to do my research before pulling the trigger. Anything will be an improvement over my current one which is so damn loud it’s annoying.
Posted by CharlieFoxtrot
Member since Jul 2021
152 posts
Posted on 7/13/21 at 3:19 pm to
Another vote for Bosch.
Posted by lsujro
north of the wall
Member since Jul 2007
3918 posts
Posted on 7/13/21 at 3:41 pm to
No Bosch dishwasher model has heated drying. Mine has a feature where it uses extra hot water to rinse and then pops door open a couple of inches so that the water evaporates. We run it at night and it gets dishes more dry than my old dishwasher with heating ever did. Some of the higher end models than mine also have another feature that supposedly does an even better job drying. I think all of them dry pretty well, but I specifically bought the one I did (500 series iirc) because it had the door open feature.

To me I prefer non heated drying now because I can put plastic on the bottom and it won't melt. With kids we wash a ton of plastic dishes.
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
9323 posts
Posted on 7/13/21 at 3:42 pm to
We have a Kenmore. Go with KitchenAid or Bosch.
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