Dishwasher Buying Guide (Interactive Video) | Consumer Reports

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[kjreiter]

I bought Model GDF630PSM4SS in September. It stopped draining after two weeks. The technician who was sent told me that the problem was that I bought GE Dishwasher in the first place. Not kidding! He told me he would buy a Bosch as all GE dishwashers are junk. It broke a week later and for the next 3 weeks I had to bail it out by hand, let it sit a day, and then it would work again for about 4-6 times. The 2nd technician ordered a part that did not need to be replaced, got it to work and then it failed again and would not drain. I had to buy a new dishwasher and the GE sits in my garage. GE told me they will not refund the money and would only replace it if the technician states in cannot be fixed. Stay away from GE.

[beyondobsession]

"Are there flatware slots to keep your knives and forks from spooning?"
You just earned a subscriber. Well played CR.

[bmer]

Very informative Thank you, my family is growing and we very much needed a dishwasher, I didn’t even know where to start on how to buy one.

[annmariecaton]

Thank you for this very helpful video. I did not even know I myself had to wash the filter.

[lorrainedesmarais]

Thanks for this excellent review and guide. Well done! :)

[BekoProGolover]

I have a Bosch sires 4 and it's so quiet and it has lots of cycles like auto virio speed and more plus it's a lovely stainless steel colour. £400.00 so I thought about it and brought it since it was so affordable. I also looked at some reviews of the dishwasher. Our previous dishwasher was a essinals and that was a very noisy dishwasher.

[itsjmmariano]

Thank you. This is such a very good guide. :)

[mencken]

Don’t put kitchen knives in the dishwasher, but silverware knives are OK. All dishwashing detergent is abrasive (which is why they work), so know what NOT to put in.

[CMCNestT]

SS interiors aid in condensation drying and does not burn with a heating element like plastic interiors. Guess what item is the first to break in DWers with grinders? Grinders! So, many people pre-wash er "pre-rinse" to avoid stressing the grinder. Use enzyme based detergent with filter based DW and you only need to clean filter every 100 cycles or so if you scrape your dishes.

[imperiallebaron]

What a shame Hobart no longer builds KitchenAid. The "Hobart" KitchenAid Superba was one of the best dishwashers ever made. I remember back in 1976 aunt redid her kitchen and replaced her Maytag Jet Clean dishwasher with a KitchenAid Superba. She was amazed at how much better the KitchenAid cleaned the dishes.

[MICHGO]

WHY IS IT THAT NONE CAN BLOW THE WATER OFF THE TOP OF MUGS AND GLASSES?
HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO FIGURE THAT OUT?

[heal]

What about counter dishwashers? The ones what are like drawer dishwashers but a bit bigger than a microwave what you put on your counter.

[skirtrunning]

Wow this is really helpful. Thankful for this.

[GaliValiente]

Informative video and it helped my decision -- not to waste my money on dishwashers. They're slow, waste a lot of water, waste energy and not good for the environment.

Good old handwashing is still better -- faster, cleaner, less water, less energy, cheaper to own, and no set of rules to avoid -- all dirty utensils can be washed by hand (no exceptions). Even if you have an entire football team eating.

[southwestcarwashes]

I just bought the Frigidaire FDB2400KB, Works like a champ for 240$.

[denisepinet]

Have you done testing on countertop dishwashers. There are ones that now have a tank that if you haven't got it hooked up to faucet you can still do dishes with dishwasher.

[bookbeing]

I prefer the appliance that will not break, will run for years, is easy to repair or service, has few bells and whistles that can go wrong. Mechanical rather than electronic is also better.

[ralphblanda]

Just spent $1250.00, getting it installed in 2 days a Bosch 39 disciples, nice & quite, , had a Bosch up North. So ordered one here, in Florida

[repairdrive]

What about ones that work well with hard water?

[yizzledizzle]

Great informative video I would suggest though that you put brands and prices. Thanks.