Showing posts with label Built In Dishwashers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Built In Dishwashers. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Samsung DMT300RFB 24 Built-In Dishwasher - Black

Samsung DMT300RFB 24 Built-In Dishwasher - Black



Samsung DMT300RFB 24 Built-In Dishwasher - Black
Bought based on feature-set for price, but very happy with performance as well.
We looked at quite a few dishwashers and wanted one with a stainless interior and an angled top basket. The angled top basket is a great feature and gives you quite a bit of flexibility in loading plastic stuff that may not normally fit in a standard basket.
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post our purchase place and price but it was a couple hundred cheaper locally than they are currently being sold on here in the marketplace.

I read the reviews here and, while discouraging, I more or less dismissed them because I suspected that the review pool suffered from selection bias. I do NOT mean to dismiss or trivialize the other reviewers experiences. I believe that they have indeed had bad experiences with their purchases and that is certainly regrettable. My experience has been great, and I'm glad I bought it.

Quite frankly I think that I myself would be much more likely to review a dishwasher if it gave me a negative experience than if it worked fine and as...

HORRIBLE WORST EVER!!
We bought this in July, 2010 and promptly went on an extended vacation. When we returned home, it was past 30 days until we finally got to use it. Lo and behold it is the WORST dishwasher EVER!!!!! We bought it from Best Buy after explaining that we have teenagers who don't rinse the dishes and do a lousy job of loading. We were pointed toward this one. I did some research with Consumer Reports, and everything seemed to back up the Best Buy person's recommendation --- WRONG!!!! We've had this dishwasher for 7 months now, and I'm anxious to replace it. I have to use 3-4 times the amount of detergent to even HOPE to get dishes clean, run it through sometimes 5 cycles before they get somewhat clean, or just give up and hand wash the dishes. DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF TRASH!!!! Samsung should be ashamed. Samsung sent out a repair person, but no luck. Beat Buy sent out 3 repair people, but (and I couldn't believe this) 2 of the 3 ONLY TRIED TO GIVE ME DISHWASHER USAGE...

Worst Dishwasher Ever
I purchased this dishwasher for $150 more than the one I was originally considering because I thought that (a) Samsung makes good products, (b) the features offered were good for the money, and (c) you get what you pay for right? We couldn't have been more wrong. This dishwasher first of all, has a controls problem. My wife regularly leans up against the counter. With the fancy curved top area, the buttons extended just beyond the counter's edge, and she shuts it off on a regular basis. That's a wife problem yes, but still a problem that we didn't have with more recessed or touch-pad models. If that was our only problem, we'd consider it still a decent purchase. The fact that this washer has problems washing, rinsing, and otherwise making your dishes safe for use (i.e. no caustic soap left over in glasses, etc.) has made it the biggest money sink I've ever had the displeasure of investing in. Soap is CAKED down the door. It comes out either too late in the process, or this...

Samsung DMT300RFB Full Console Dishwasher with 4 Wash Cycles, Nylon Racks, 2 Cup Shelves, 2 Small Item Clips, Tilted Racking, Hard Food Disposer and Silence Rating of 51 dBA: Black



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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Bosch SHX98M09UC 800 24" Stainless Steel Semi Integrated Dishwasher - Energy Star

Bosch SHX98M09UC 800 24" Stainless Steel Semi Integrated Dishwasher - Energy Star



Bosch SHX98M09UC 800 24
Quietest and most efficient dishwasher made
Every year my wife and I buy something for the house as an anniversary present to each other. This year we decided to replace our aging GE Potscrubber 900 dishwasher.

I research the heck out of major purchases, and one of my friends used to work at an appliance store, so I quickly found Bosch had possibly the best reputation for dishwashers.

After deciding to go with Bosch, it was just a question of which model.

After looking over the choices, it boiled down to this one, or one model below. This one was quieter, and more energy efficient. Electric rates in Connecticut are high enough that I expect to make up the cost difference between the two models with electricity savings.

So much for how I got here. Here's information from using it:

It's incredibly quiet - the "noise level" when it's running is about what you'd expect from a new refrigerator. Noise is not going to be a reason to postpone running this one.

The...

Beware Bosch
Looks good and is so quiet it has a little red LED that shiones on the floor to let you know that it is washing.

BUT...
Bosch customer service is horrible. The worst I have come across in 52 years.

The electronics are failure prone. We have had the dishwasher for 3 years and have had the control module fail 3 times. Each time it took a minimum of 3 service visits to get it replaced. The excuse we have heard each time is that Bosch dishwashers are relatively unknown and the parts are hard to get. The first time the electronics failed, it took 3 MONTHS to get it repaired and we are in a major metro area with a population of 4 million.

We will not purchase a Bosch dishwasher again, and when it fails next, we will buy CR's top rated Kenmore, which ios $1,000 cheaper and apparently much more reliable.

It wasn't worth the money
We remodeled our kitchen and purchased this particular Bosch because it seemed like a great machine and there were some good reviews - I decided to ignore the bad reviews thinking the complainers were just unhappy people. Well, now it is 3 months later and my dishes are not drying, the door is not functioning (it's floppy), and it is leaking all over my hardwood floors! (sorry complainers, i should have listened) I suspect all of these problems are related to each other, because it makes sense logically, but getting someone to come out and fix it has been awful - and I live in the Metro DC area where you would think there'd be a lot of companies who would service Bosch when they are under warranty. Apparently many of the companies don't like to take warranty work (i'm sure the fee schedule is not very good for them) so its been a challenge. Only one company has been somewhat polite to me while I seek repair, and I'm going with them. In addition, and not related to the fact that it is...

Bosch

  • 42 dBA- Quietest in its class
  • Saves up to 290 gallons of water each year
  • Red Colored Full Text Display
  • Load Size Sensor Automates Wash Temperature
  • Rinse Cycle- Instead of PreRinsing



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