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sonnylax
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 Posted: 10/25/04 - 07:37 Post subject: How to buy a dishwasher?
My dishwasher has finally gone kaput. It's time to buy a new one. Any suggestions on how to buy one? There seems to be pretty wide variety of prices ($150 - +$1000).
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 07:47 Post subject: Re: How to buy a dishwasher?
| sonnylax wrote: | | My dishwasher has finally gone kaput. It's time to buy a new one. Any suggestions on how to buy one? There seems to be pretty wide variety of prices ($150 - +$1000). |
I was planning on marrying one.
Please don't hurt me.
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andydp
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 08:03 Post subject:
My best suggestion is to look at the "Consumer Reports" analyses. We've had a Maytag Dishwasher for about 10 years now and not had one bit of trouble. Biggest factor in choosing (to my mind) is the noise levels these things generate. Be sure to look for pleny of sound deadening materials around the unit.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 08:21 Post subject:
I've found that the less bells and whistles they have, the better. If you can, save the old sound deadening insulation from your old dishwasher and add it to what comes with your new one.
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Cappy
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 08:23 Post subject:
One of the nice features in ours is a delayed start (4/6/8 hours). We generally set it up to run overnight
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 08:35 Post subject:
Maytag. I swear by their appliances.
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akern
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 08:40 Post subject:
We just bought one last week. Got a Whirlpool Quiet Partner III. I like it so far, just installed it on Friday. I wouldn't buy the cheapest model out there, we had one when we moved in here and I thought it sucked. I like the delayed start, the adjustable racks and the quietness. It cost $450 which is more middle of the road, but the more expensive ones didn't have any more to offer IMO. Of course I had to have the Bisque color that they didn't have in stock, so I had dishpan hands for a week. 
MADGE!! I SOAKED IN IT!!
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 08:50 Post subject:
| AlaninTX wrote: | | Maytag. I swear at their appliances. |
I agree, Maytag makes some of the best appliances out there, and there dishwashers are great. As far as bells and whisles, the delayed start is a must have in my book.
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 08:58 Post subject:
I've gone thru a few dishwashers and I demanded Maytag this time. However, i don't think this one is as good. I swear I had one that scaped the dishes for you. The clerk was trying to talk me into a Bosch. My whirlpool got moved to the cabin, hated it and it was one year old
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sidewinder
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:06 Post subject:
One of our primary criteria is a silverware rack on the door! Amazing how many more dishes you can load if it has this feature.
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sonnylax
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:06 Post subject: Re: How to buy a dishwasher?
| MechEngDropout wrote: |
I was planning on marrying one.
Please don't hurt me. |
Keep me posted on how that works out for ya Mech!
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akern
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:12 Post subject:
We bought a Maytag a few years ago. It washed dishes great but wasn't as quiet as we'd like.
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sonnylax
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:17 Post subject:
| sidewinder wrote: | | One of our primary criteria is a silverware rack on the door! Amazing how many more dishes you can load if it has this feature. |
Does that clean the silverware very well?
My mom has a dishwasher with one of those and IMHO the silverware doesn't get cleaned as well.
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sonnylax
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:18 Post subject:
Delayed Start & Quiet Machine are two of the key features I will be considering. But how do you analyze how quiet the machines are when they aren't "working" in the store?
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sidewinder
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 10:38 Post subject:
| sonnylax wrote: |
Does that clean the silverware very well?
My mom has a dishwasher with one of those and IMHO the silverware doesn't get cleaned as well. |
Works just fine as long as you dont load something flat in front of the rack blocking the water spray.
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