Dishwasher horror and success stories please.

monster · 07-02-2011, 02:15 PM

Tell me about your $1,000 dishwashers that blew up after a year and you didn't get the extended warranty and your $200 diswashers that are 20 years old and still going strong. Tell me your extended warranty success stories and failures. We need a workhorse and we need to know what to avoid and what to embrace. Please share. We're pretty already decided but we wanna make sure we're not headed for lemonville to we thought we'd turn to the best knowledge-base in the world for a third opinion (plus any recipes for cute animals we can steam in it greatly appreciated)......

HungLikeJesus · 07-02-2011, 03:23 PM

Why do brides wear white?

Undertoad · 07-02-2011, 04:13 PM

Bosch

you know the germans make good stuff

Clodfobble · 07-02-2011, 05:29 PM

We have a Kenmore Elite that's been going strong for just over 4 years now.

Nirvana · 07-02-2011, 05:51 PM

Maytag 10 years old no problems [knock on wood]

tw · 07-02-2011, 06:25 PM

Consumer Reports. Not just to identify the best value. To also learn what is more important for selecting a dishwasher.

Rhianne · 07-02-2011, 07:03 PM

I have a Bosch too but mine was made in Turkey.

monster · 07-02-2011, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tw

Consumer Reports. Not just to identify the best value. To also learn what is more important for selecting a dishwasher.

and your personal experience is.......?

HungLikeJesus · 07-02-2011, 07:45 PM

Because you want the dishwasher to match the refrigerator.

Undertoad · 07-02-2011, 07:58 PM

Bosch

you know the turks make good stuff

monster · 07-02-2011, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Because you want the dishwasher to match the refrigerator.

No, we don't, as it happens. We want it to match the cooker/stove/oven/whatever the fuck you people call the hot-making thing that isn't a microwave.... which is black.

zippyt · 07-02-2011, 08:40 PM

Spray Paint !!!

Oh Do Yellow happy face !!!!

Or Let Beest have at the face with his paint ball gun for a Modern Art master Piece !!!

monster · 07-02-2011, 09:02 PM

Bosch is outta the price range.

Ok, we picked a Maytag Stainless Steel interior, steam clean setting, nylon racks, good energy rating etc.... $381 for a $500-$700 (depends on the store) appliance (July 4 sale -best time to buy domestic appliances). We're still debating the $100 5 yr extended warranty....

Pros (of the extended warranty)

dishwashers aren't very easy to fix compared to -say- dryers
that's pretty cheap as extended warranties go -20% of average retail
less than one call-out charge plus minimal repair costs
Covers damage from power surges from day 1, a big problem around here (but not for us so far....)

Cons

We never had a problem with the old dishwasher that would have been covered by this warranty (main problem is old age)
There's a 1 yr manuafacturer's warranty. Our experience/opinion is that if it lasts a year, it'll last long enough...
Money is pretty tight right now

Your further thoughts, please.....

Pico and ME · 07-02-2011, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

and your personal experience is.......?

I don't have one that works...the one in my house now is used to store pans and lids... but consumer reports is the first place I would go to research buying a new one.

I was raised on Consumer Reports...it's the bible for my atheist (consumerist) family.

monster · 07-02-2011, 09:19 PM

OK, so let's assume we did that, and that we'd also like to hear the opinions of people whose judgement/opinions on other topics are known to us and have been evaluated by us....

07-02-2011, 02:15 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Dishwasher horror and success stories please. Tell me about your $1,000 dishwashers that blew up after a year and you didn't get the extended warranty and your $200 diswashers that are 20 years old and still going strong. Tell me your extended warranty success stories and failures. We need a workhorse and we need to know what to avoid and what to embrace. Please share. We're pretty already decided but we wanna make sure we're not headed for lemonville to we thought we'd turn to the best knowledge-base in the world for a third opinion (plus any recipes for cute animals we can steam in it greatly appreciated)...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-02-2011, 03:23 PM	#2
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Why do brides wear white? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-02-2011, 05:29 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	We have a Kenmore Elite that's been going strong for just over 4 years now. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-02-2011, 05:51 PM	#5
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Maytag 10 years old no problems [knock on wood] __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

07-02-2011, 07:45 PM	#9
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Because you want the dishwasher to match the refrigerator. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-02-2011, 04:13 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Bosch you know the germans make good stuff

07-02-2011, 06:25 PM	#6
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Consumer Reports. Not just to identify the best value. To also learn what is more important for selecting a dishwasher.

07-02-2011, 07:03 PM	#7
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	I have a Bosch too but mine was made in Turkey.

07-02-2011, 07:58 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Bosch you know the turks make good stuff

07-02-2011, 08:40 PM	#12
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Spray Paint !!! Oh Do Yellow happy face !!!! Or Let Beest have at the face with his paint ball gun for a Modern Art master Piece !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-02-2011, 09:02 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Bosch is outta the price range. Ok, we picked a Maytag Stainless Steel interior, steam clean setting, nylon racks, good energy rating etc.... $381 for a $500-$700 (depends on the store) appliance (July 4 sale -best time to buy domestic appliances). We're still debating the $100 5 yr extended warranty.... Pros (of the extended warranty) dishwashers aren't very easy to fix compared to -say- dryers that's pretty cheap as extended warranties go -20% of average retail less than one call-out charge plus minimal repair costs Covers damage from power surges from day 1, a big problem around here (but not for us so far....) Cons We never had a problem with the old dishwasher that would have been covered by this warranty (main problem is old age) There's a 1 yr manuafacturer's warranty. Our experience/opinion is that if it lasts a year, it'll last long enough... Money is pretty tight right now Your further thoughts, please..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-02-2011, 09:19 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OK, so let's assume we did that, and that we'd also like to hear the opinions of people whose judgement/opinions on other topics are known to us and have been evaluated by us.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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