Dishwasher Recommendations???

[Grant H.]

Apparently our dishwasher decided to give up the ghost while I was out of town. Now that I am back, finally, it's time to get it replaced.

Anyone have a recommendation on a brand to buy? Or a brand to avoid?
What about a recommended dealer?

If I can direct this business to a board member, I would certainly like to.

[Irving]

Interested to follow. Always wanted a dishwasher that didn't require me to fully wash the dishes before I load them.

[brutal]

I have a top line LG but if I was buying now I think I'd go Bosch.

It does a great job but had some initial issues.

[Grant H.]

I have a top line LG but if I was buying now I think I'd go Bosch.

It does a great job but had some initial issues.

Thanks. I will look into what Bosch has to offer.


The current one is an LG that owes me nothing. Bought it open box at Bestbuy in 2012 with a known water leak for $175, and they allowed me to buy the 3 year Geek Squad warranty for ~$100-150... Geek Squad made 3 visits, at no charge, to fix the damaged valve and water leak. It did pretty well for the last 8 years.

[Brian]

A few years ago, I sprung for a Bosch dishwasher and love it. It was not cheap, but it's night and day compared to the builder-grade GE dishwashers I was used to. It's quiet and you pretty much don't have to prewash. Never thought I'd "brag" about a dishwasher, but it's happened a few times when we've had dinner parties, etc. The only small negative is the mandatory water/power saving features, but I think that's common to most/all dishwashers sold today. A "full" + "sanitize" cycle can take a while, and sometimes plastic containers, etc. will come out a bit wet and not fully dry. But again, I think that's a pretty common thing from what I've heard, nothing specific to Bosch. Definitely glad I spent the extra cash and would do it again.

[Bailey Guns]

I'll second the Bosch recommendation. Fantastic DW. We had an 800 series and it was fantastic...aside from the price.

I now have a high end Kitchenaid DW in my place. It's even better, and pricier, than the Bosch.

[UncleDave]

Avoid LG and Samsung. They have the worst history with board failures. Bosch is good, and I never had any problems with my Whirlpool appliances.

[ray1970]

Saw the thread title and thought maybe you were looking for a wife.

[mb504]

Bosch is great. Only "complaint" I've ever heard about them is that you can't hear them running, so they sometimes get opened in the middle of the cycle. Very quiet dishwashers.

[ChickNorris]

Our dishwasher sounds like a whispering Cylon & does an amazing job. Its a Kenmore. So much quieter than our previous & had better ratings at the time....

We had a Bosch before & it required everything to be prewashed. Still didn't do a very good job & It broke often too including the control board & several organizing bits. Maybe we had a dud.