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  1. #31
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    Kitchenaid seems to have about three different machines with variations on the three. They sell for about, $500, $1000, or a bit less than $2000. We bought a midrange one last month. It is very quiet. We often don't realize it is running. The interior is stainless. It is easier to arrange dishes in it than in our previous dishwasher and it holds significantly more dishes. When open, the door seems lower to the floor which appears to be part of the reason it holds more and is easier to load. It cleans dishes perfectly. We have experienced about 12 different dishwashers, more if you consider some we only used for a week or two on vacation. This is the best. Of course it's also the first time we didn't buy in the lower price range.

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    We recently bought a Miele. We were leaning toward a Bosch, but a family member had two of them break very early in their lives. The Miele is very quiet, but I'd say the cleaning is only ok. It is also difficult to keep glasses from tipping over during the was cycle.

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    Maytag? anyone? anyone?

    I went to the Home Depot by me last night, they have this Maytag:

    http://www.homedepot.com/p/Maytag-To...9SDM/205311985

    for $517 if memory serves. Looked pretty decent by my eye... My last dishwasher in our old house was a Maytag, it was going strong at 10+ years old when we sold the place...
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  4. #34
    We have that maytag. But it is still wrapped up in the garage waiting for the kitchen remodel to be done. Probably a few months yet before it will be installed so I can't say whether it is quiet or cleans well.

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    We were replacing a Maytag with the Kitchenaid. Neither I nor the repairman could fix a leak on the 20 year old Maytag. The Maytag was a best buy when purchased, but it was noisy, not a perfect washer of dishes, and it was not easy to arrange a load. The Kitchenaid I referenced above, is much better as I described, but it costs almost twice as much.

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    Maytag designed appliances actually haven't existed for more than a decade!
    Maytag®, Amana®, Hoover®, Jenn-Air®
    now are all just brand names owned and manufactured by the Whirlpool® Corporation...

    Memorable dialog from a film once had Sylvester Stallone awakening from a long cryogenic sleep, only to learn: "In the future, All restaurants will be Taco-Bell®"

    The dishwashing machine earlier mentioned, purchased and installed more than a quarter century ago, was a real Maytag. I wouldn't say that it was particularly quiet, but gave long reliable service and great performance once I had supercharged it with a 3 to 4 KW electronic on-demand 180o regulated water pre-heater under the kitchen sink, just upstream of its stainless flex-hose supply inlet. Recall that I did replace the pump shaft seal once after about ten years (a good ceramic face-seal design) and periodically mucked-out and cleaned its sump filter, of course. I removed and kept the 240VAC local fuse box and that compact EeMax tankless water heater when I moved and sold that house. Always admired the intelligent and convenient lay-out of its dish and glassware racks. As to the issue of expecting hushed quietness from dishwashers, I have always made a practice of switching it on only just before bed-time at the other end of the house.
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    I have nothing against Whirlpool- 2 years ago I replaced a 20+ year old Whirlpool washer-dryer pair. There wasn't a thing wrong with either of them, I just wanted to buy the wife front-loaders. Which happen to be Whirlpool Duets! We're also on our 3rd JennAire, a drop-in ceramic 5-burner cooktop. It replaced a 30 year old JennAire electric cooktop, that I have stored since nothing was wrong with it either, keeping it for a future outdoor cook station (I found the new one in a clearance room at 85% off the original price). We also had a gas/electric JennAire in our other house. I'm sure only the new one is a Whirlpool model, but that said, I can't remember having issues with Whirlpool appliances!
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    The Whirlpool lines mentioned above are not all equivalent. Each one is aimed at a certain market and price point. If I recall correctly, Maytag is one of the lower lines. I don't know if that means poorer performance or reliability than you have experienced with Jenn-Aire or Whirlpool, or just fewer bells and whistles.

  9. #39
    When we remodeled 5 years ago we replaced a mehle with a new one. We miss the old one.

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    We chose Kitchenaid because of the interior configuration in the "competition" between it and Bosch. Both are great brands.
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    The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...

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    Many thanks to all!

    So I went to HD a few days ago and they had all of 8 dishwashers to look at, two $300ish, two $500ish, and four $$$ish... The 2 middle road'ers weren't bad, one was the Maytag...

    So yesterday I went to Best Buy, they had about 10 on display, couple of ok Fridgidaire's, LG's, same type of pricing...

    About a block away was Lowes, and they had a nice selection, several Bosch, LG, Whirlpool, GE, Maytag-- They even had a Bosch in the $450 range, but..

    ...like most of what I saw that I'd buy, they were almost identical inside to one we have. Getting an adjustable rack adds about $100, an SS interior another $150, and a 3rd rack another $150... Sheesh...

    So I went home, grabbed my nut drivers, and took off the sprayers on the one at home. Lo and behold, the middle sprayer had several pieces of white gasket in it, covering up a few holes, and both end holes were plugged, and the end holes are the 'propulsion' holes that make the sprayer turn. The other holes spray almost straight up. When checking previously, the top & bottom sprayers were turning, but not the middle. Found a couple more pieces in the other sprayers too.

    Got 'er back together, and NOW when I fling the door open, there's still water gushing from the sprayers, and they're ALL turning now!

    Ran a load of dishes and they got clean!

    As for the gasket pieces, it's not the door-seal gasket, it's pieces of a white rubber 'water diverter' gasket I guess, it ran along the bottom of the door inside... I need to check a parts list and see just what it is and it's function is. Most of it's gone, but the thing doesn't leak so I'm not too worried...

    Anyway, I just couldn't bring myself to spend $600+ to barely upgrade what we have, or $450 to replace and not upgrade at all. 20 minutes with a 5/16 nut driver and flushing out the sprayers and it seems to work fine! I'm happy!
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    Anyway, I just couldn't bring myself to spend $600+ to barely upgrade what we have, or $450 to replace and not upgrade at all. 20 minutes with a 5/16 nut driver and flushing out the sprayers and it seems to work fine! I'm happy!
    Great! I have kicked myself a few times for getting rid of something I could have likely fixed. Mostly cars when they get a whole lot of needy in a short period of time.

    I'd probably still be driving that old 1957 VW bus if I hadn't gotten mad at it for needing work on the brakes.

    jtk
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev Williams View Post

    As for the gasket pieces, it's not the door-seal gasket, it's pieces of a white rubber 'water diverter' gasket I guess,
    If you see pieces of the gasket missing, I guess you are correct. However, if you try to excel as a recycler by washing cans in the dishwasher, the white pieces may be fragments of paper from the can labels. Even if you tear off most of the labels from cans before washing them, small patches remain.

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    it's called a 'short body door seal', the main seal is still all there it seems, but there was a 3/8" or so 'lip' protruding from the main seal, most of that's is gone. The seal itself probably isn't too far behind..
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