I already cleaned the gunk out of the screen area. I have had to deal with that problem several times. As for have I had any other problems. Not that relates to this. Here are some things I have learned over the years. 1. Dishes on upper rack not getting clean. Check the holes in the upper spray arm. They can get plugged. If the ones on the end the spray arm doesn't turn. 2. Dishes not getting clean. Check the screen area for blockage. You will need to take off the lower spray arm and then the cover under that. Below that is where the food tends to acumulate. There is another cover you can take off to get to the food chopper but I haven't ever had that area plug up. Randy

Here are my thoughts on my Kenmore Elite appliances: Range (smooth top convection, three racks, warming drawer): I am very happy with it.The bridge element is very handy and it is easy to keep clean----especially the touch panel (no buttons). The broiler works well. Side by side refrigerator: I like it but the ice maker has been repaired twice (3 times?) and the refrigerator has stopped working once. Still under the 5 year warranty but dealing with Sears repairs is a pain. Though the actual repairmen are very nice, the 800 number is awful, but that's too long a story! Speedcook (Advantium) microwave I LOVE this! The only problems are that the light that would shine onto the stove top burns out immediately, the fan is loud and it is somewhat a nuisance changing from glass to metal pan, but the results are worth it. I am not sure if my Kenmore dishwasher is the elite model. I bought it earlier than the other three items and got a white model to match the appliances I had at that time. In spite of the fact that it is very quiet and does a very nice job, it has been repaired 3 times in 6 years. The third time they had to order a new door so I got a stainless door to match the other appliances. They did not charge me for it, but I HAD renewed the warranty, so I guess I really did pay for it.... All in all, I don't think I'd buy from Sears again!

I have all these same issues with water tempeture on my machine and after a great deal of playing with it, I figured out that it's basically a water presure issue. We have a house built in 1950. We have changed some of the plumbing but not all of it. For some reason the presure on our cold water come out a lot more than the hot. What this means is that for taking a shower the hot has to be turned on full and the cold only a very little bit. We also have our hot water tank turned up just a bit higher than the recommended mark. It's the same principle with the washer. If the cold is coming out a lot faster than the hot then your starting temp in the washer is going to be a lot lower than the engineer intended. You basically have to find that happy place where you cold is set just the right way and the hot is all on just like you have to fiddle with it in the shower. So what I did is measured all the temps at the end of the wash and systematically turned the cold down until I got the right temps. What it means is that our cold isn't on very much at all and it takes longer to fill a cold wash but It saves me from having to constantly play with the water during the hot cycles. Basically you want even presure for both hot and cold and if unfortunately your hot doesn't have a lot of presure than the cold won't either. Our longer term solution is to get rid of all the galvanized pipe in the house that is causing all the problems with water presure. This post was edited by Parascheva1014 on Tue, Apr 2, 13 at 11:51

So glad to see more people post their experience with their machines. Thank you! alexamorrie, good to hear you're happy with your Kenmore Elite. I liked our old DW but I have to admit that I also like the 3rd tray Bosch and Miele feature. We always have a lot of flatware, spatulas, knives and such, more than we could fit in the flatware baskets in our old machine. Our old Kenmore had a small, long basket at the back of the top tray that came in handy but the new Kenmores don't have that, unfortunately. Buehl, good to hear from another happy Bosch owner. Thanks for letting me know that your dishes fit. I'm familiar with Pfaltzgraff (our previous dishware was Pfaltzgraff) so I know it's roughly the same thickness as our current Fiestaware. Thanks, rococogurl, for answering my question. I don't know how often I'll fold tines down or lift sections out but it would be nice to have that flexibility. Thanks, somersetlass, glad to hear you liked your Mieles. I'm glad you've had good experiences with your KAs, catbuilder. Our Kenmore badged KA was great, the previous KA not nearly as good. That said, neither lasted much beyond 10 yrs. And that's just crazy! Seriously, when did a 10 yr appliance lifespan become the norm? Karenseb, glad to hear you're happy with your Bosch. I'd love it if you'd take a pic of it in action. I'm curious to know what you mean by " more versatile double sided utensil rack." Thanks! sjhockeyfan, I think our old DW had fold down tines that we never folded down. But since the tines on the Bosch and Miele aren't quite as generously spaced as our old Kenmore, it might be an issue for us when we wash casserole dishes and fry pans. I think I'll need to take another trip to the appliance store to look at the machines again. A2, you are awesome for posting a pic of your Miele DW in action! I can't believe how much you fit in it! Do you remember which model it is? You mentioned on your 3rd year anniversary thread that you had a service call on the machine. What was it for? Thank you, everyone!