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Subject: [Shop-talk] Best dishwasher?
From: rickfriz at gmail.com (Richard Frisicano)
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:46:20 -0500
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Karl,
I can second that.  We've only had our Bosch for about a year, but we love
it.  Very, very quiet. You don't even know it's running.
Rick

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:54 PM, Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky at gmail.com>wrote:

> Karl,
>
> We bought a Bosch when we purchased this (new construction) home in
> 2007 and we really love it.  It does a fantastic job of cleaning our
> dishes and nothing has broken yet.
>
> It's just one data point, but we're really pleased with it and we'd buy
> another.
>
> -Paul
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Karl Vacek <kvacek at ameritech.net> wrote:
> > Who makes the best dishwasher today ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Our present KitchenAid Superba dates to about 2003.  The 1977 Superba it
> > replaced only needed one timer, one soap door, and one set of racks in 26
> > years.
> >
> >
> >
> > About 7 years ago we replaced it with another Superba, as we were about
> to
> > redo the kitchen anyway and the pump finally went out on our old one.  In
> 26
> > years, it only needed one timer, a soap door, and one set of racks
> because
> > of rust.  We used all KitchenAid when we redid our kitchen in 2005, and
> > everything else has been great.
> >
> >
> >
> > This one is nothing like the quality of our old one.  I replaced the pump
> > and motor at 3 years, replaced the door seal, the nylon cable mechanisms
> > that pull the door up, the water manifold and top spray bar, and
> un-warped
> > the middle spray bar.  I've repaired the plastic rack adjusters many
> times,
> > and they've lived with zip ties holding them together for years.  Now the
> > pump is going again - it doesn't wash stuff on the top rack worth a darn.
> > And the racks are rusting already.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm tired of throwing good money after bad.  Rather than replace racks
> and
> a
> > second pump in 7 years, I'd prefer to replace the dishwasher.  With parts
> > prices, I'd be spending well over $200 just to buy another 3-4 years till
> > the pump fails again.  Damn cheap plastic crap.
> >
> >
> >
> > But what do we buy ??  We want a top-of-the-line dishwasher, but have no
> > experience with any other brands.
> >
> >
> >
> > Who makes a great dishwasher today ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance !!
> >
> > Karl
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