Dishwasher brand/model that lasts more than 5-6 years?

[Anonymous]

I’ve had 2 Bosch in about 15 years. Not great. It’s funny, when I peruse houses, I will see dishwashers that are clearly decades old.

Seems like nothing is made well anymore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like with 3 dishwashers in 11 years, you must be doing something wrong. Do you rinse your dishes? Do you clean your filters?

You don’t need to rinse your dishes. Chunks yes, sauces/oils no.

That depends on how long you want/expect your dishwasher to last -- hence the observation/question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 6 year old kitchenaid dishwasher needs a new motor. It’s $500 to replace, so it’s probably a better decision to purchase a new one. This will be my 3rd dishwasher in 11 years. My other GE one died at 5 years. Any recs for a reliable and longer lasting one? Or am I better off just buying a midrange whirlpool or Maytag instead of spending over $1000 for a brand like Kitchenaid? Other option is roll the die and fix current one.

Well, Whirlpool, Maytag, and KitchenAid are all Whirlpool brands, so if you go that route, just pick the one that has all of the features you want and don't worry about the brand.

People I know tend to love or hate their Bosch's. There is no in between - half the people I know that have had them HATED them, the other half love them. The appliance repairman we have used for a couple things has told us he owns a Whirlpool dishwasher and that's what he would buy again. He says the most expensive to repair is Bosch. He won't repair Samsung or LG appliances.

[Anonymous]

Bosch from Costco

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our kitchen aid is going on 17 years with just 1 repair we did ourselves.

We bought our kitchenaide 13 years ago. The washer works great. The rack quality is a different story. The cheap plastic wheels continuously break. Other than that, we have been satisfied.

I shudder at the idea of buying a replacement dishwasher. The past 5 years there were so many environmental requirements added to appliances. As a result, the quality of things like dishwashers is now crap and turned what should be a 15-20 year purchase into the appliance verson of temu fast fashion, wear once and throw away.

Enhanced environmental standards are pointless when turns what should be a 15 to 20 year purchase into crap products that end up in a landfill after 3-5 years because they are cheaper to replace than to repair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like with 3 dishwashers in 11 years, you must be doing something wrong. Do you rinse your dishes? Do you clean your filters?

You don’t need to rinse your dishes. Chunks yes, sauces/oils no.

Of course you need to rinse your dishes bdfore loading.

[Anonymous]

Eight years in, we’re also happy with our kitchen aid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Miele and bosch. I run mine 3 times a day sometimes and every day otherwise. Still going strong after 10 yrs on Bosch and 27 years on Miele.

How large is your family? 3 times a day?

[Anonymous]

My parents bought their house in 1995 and sold it in 2015 with the same Whirlpool dishwasher. We got an LG one in 2022 and it died this week. Everything is made poorly now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like with 3 dishwashers in 11 years, you must be doing something wrong. Do you rinse your dishes? Do you clean your filters?

You don’t need to rinse your dishes. Chunks yes, sauces/oils no.

Of course you need to rinse your dishes bdfore loading.

Of course you don't need to rinse your dishes before loading.

You're wasting water. Scrape off the chunks and you're good to go.

[Anonymous]

Miele has no repair people in DMV. It’s a disaster when they break. I’d never own these again.

Home Depot models may look the same as regular models of a manufacturers appliance. You may read reviews praising that model.

The model number is slightly different, however. Home Depot has a model made with cheaper parts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like with 3 dishwashers in 11 years, you must be doing something wrong. Do you rinse your dishes? Do you clean your filters?

You don’t need to rinse your dishes. Chunks yes, sauces/oils no.

Of course you need to rinse your dishes bdfore loading.

Of course you don't need to rinse your dishes before loading.

You're wasting water. Scrape off the chunks and you're good to go.

+1

Scrape bigger chunks into trash, put dish in dishwasher.

[Anonymous]

Sadly, I don't know of any. We had a Bosch that died last year at 6.5. We tried repairing with some pricey parts and it didn't work. He was kind enough to put them in and then take them back out so we only had to pay the service call fee. When I bought a replacement and asked the repairperson what brands are more reliable he said that is how long they are designed to last now.

[Anonymous]

Love my Bosch--not sure the exact age but at least 10 years. It's one of the higher end models. Paid around $1000 when we got it and worth every penny.

[Anonymous]

Bosch 800 series, 12 years old, daily use, no issues.