Best dishwasher with a heated dry option?
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Comments (11)I was also sure I wanted the Bosch until I got on this forum and decided for me I wouldn't like it. I called my sister in law as she just got a new Bosch and she didn't like it either. Her complaint was after each load she had to open the door and let it dry. I decided to go with the KA no disposal and heated dry if you chose to use it. I haven't got it yet so not sure how it works. Check on this forum for all the comments on the Bosch and see if for your needs it works....See Morevented vs heated drying dishwasher
Comments (2)Checking the tech/schematic sheet for both models (which actually sources to the same document at Whirlpool's service web site), neither one has a drying heater. Water heater, yes. Drying heater, no. Both have drying fans. Anything related to "heated" dry involves increasing the water temperature of the final rinse, not actually heating the air. The AutoDry/SensorDry/ProDry option varies the drying blower time based on how hot the final rinse water was able to achieve. Lower water temp gives more drying time to aid with moisture evaporation. The last cycle phase is Fan Dry on all cycle selections except RinseOnly/QuickRinse and QuickWash/InstaWash/QuickCleanUp which simply drain & turn off. The tech sheet says (for both models): "Fan Dry can be 30 minutes up to 4 hours, dependent on cycles and options selected and Rinse Aid usage. Dry time is optimized per cycle performance by selecting Auto Dry / Sensor Dry / Pro Dry / Max Dry [which are different names for the same function, depending on the model variations]....See MoreDishwasher - Heated Dry or Not?
Comments (6)Heated dry can get plastics dry but can also burn plastics and put more stress on other dishes. Vented drying can leave droplets on plastic but more energy efficient and does not burn plastics. Dishwashers are the most complex difficult to manufacture home appliance as it uses water and electricity and has more moving parts than a clothes washer. Generally, manufactures with more experience are more reliable. Bosch has been making dishwashers since early sixties while LG and Samsung are relatively recent entrants into the market. Any brand can have a lemon but your best bet in this price range is Bosch....See MoreDishwasher with cutlery tray and heated dry?
Comments (11)The thing is, GE and KitchenAid (the 2 prominent dishwashers with heated dry) are moving away from it, especially on their top end models. Even if they claim to have it, it won't be anything like the heated dry on yesterday's dishwashers. Read some recent reviews of them and you'll see what I mean. And honestly I think the European condensation method (which heats the final rinse water super hot) is more effective than these faux heated dry cycles. If you want a powerful, speedy dishwasher with good heated dry you would be best served by a used Whirlpool or KitchenAid. Bonus points to those older KitchenAids that had a forced air heating system with a dedicated non-exposed drying element. Their heated dry was as powerful as anyone's, but you could put plastic wherever you wanted without fear of it melting....See Moredebrak_2008
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