Is it hard to load a Bosch dishwasher?
nerdyhousewife
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Half Load and Sanitize options in Bosch 800 series dishwasher
Comments (2)I don't know about the sanitize option. Our Bosch DW, top of the line which we bought a little over a year ago doesn't have that feature (or if it does, I never paid attention to it). But we do have the top rack only option that we've used occasionally. It uses less water (and detergent), so you can wash a small load without being wasteful. You can also combine the top rack only option with the "Opti-Miser" option which reduced the total 2-hour cycle time by about 20 minutes. Overall, we nearly always just use the regular cycle with the Opti-Miser option, which does a staisfactory job. We don't even bother with the rinse agent, because we don't see the need for it. But that might depend on local water hardness issues. It's my impression that with the top of the line machines, you can combine several options so you can zero in on exactly what you want. Our DW does not have the Miele style of flatware tray. I do not know what advantage there is, if any, to stacking flatware horizontally, but I have read elsewhere on this forum that the Miele style of flatware stacking is problematic. Our Bosch comes with a flatware holder that can be taken apart into 2 identical holders. We use only one when we use the top only option. The holder also is fitted with a top that enables you to stack each piece of flatware into its own little slot. That top is attached to the holder by hinges, so you can easily disengage it to stack larger pieces of flatware that don't fit into the slots. I think you might be able to download the owner's manual of the diswaasher you're interested in as a pdf file either from the Bosch website or from one of the on-line appliance merchant websites....See MoreLoading Bosch dishwasher
Comments (7)In my unit, the lower rack has a row of very closely spaced tines which I use to house the plates, and a row of more sparsely spaced tines which is where I put in the salad or pasta bowls. I put my plates and flat lids etc. amongst the closely spaced tines and the bowls etc. in either the upper deck or amongst the sparser tines. In as far as my load is somewhat hybrid, I do make rows - rows of however many plates I have, rows of bowls, etc. I don't have to stagger things and it all comes out clean and dry....See MoreNeed help picking Bosch dishwasher - have to decide today!!
Comments (9)We just bought the kitchenaid kdte254ess. they were slightly less than the boschs with roughly the same features and both made or at least assembled in the US. The "water softener" feature--we use a bit of citric acid with each load which does the same thing--keep the hardness deposits off. The racks on the kitchenaid seemed a little sturdier than the bosch. The water softener feature I got the impression (may be wrong!) required special packets of salt, which translates to $$, so we're going to stick with the pinch of citric acid (cheap!) The KA were so similar to the Bosch they almost seemed made by the same company, just slightly different look and features. Only the highest-model Bosch at around $2K is still made in Germany. I think the big difference is that KA has a heated dry feature and Bosch does not. I doubt we will ever use the heated dry feature, though. We like to save energy and our climate is so dry the dishes always are dry. The KA was rated 39 db instead of the Bosch 42 - 44 db. the next KA model up had the spinning (orbital) water spray feature and the delay was 1-24 hours vs. 1, 2, 4 hours only. (For $400 more, not worth it to us.)The display is slightly different--lights under each option vs. one display panel. the model higher had a "microfilter" meaning it did not have to be checked for particle material. there was also this special mini-spray thing in each corner of the top rack to spray stained items like coffee cups. One more thing to break. We don't have a lot of problems with cleaning the filters so skipped that. Our old bosch went out after 16 years, a decent life time, the water pump died, expensive repair so time to replace it. The delay button (which we use because we have time-of-use electrical rates) wasn't working any more, and we figured we got 16 years out of the machine, time for a new one. My neighbor just got a Bosch, one thing is her door latch--the plastic part where you put your fingers and lift up snapped the very first time she used it! She said it didn't clean quite as well as the old one, but that always varies, doesn't it? What you cook, how dirty the dishes are going in, etc. Bosch came out and fixed the broken plastic bit, of course it was under warranty but still be aware of that. Can't comment on the KA yet, it won't arrive until tomorrow. The various models of both KA and Bosch--once you get the same basic mechanism, motor and so forth, the rest is just additional features--more to break and more to repair. The one feature we use is delay start. Bosch had that too....See MoreBosch 300 dishwasher - Middle spray arm only active for half-loads???
Comments (1)Please let us know what you find out from the repair person. I don't have this problem but just received my 300 series in Nov & want to be aware....See Moresophie123
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