We've had 2 with hidden controls, and I prefer the look so much more than with the controls on the front. This time we have the kind that take cabinet doors for the front, so the handles are the same pulls I've used throughout the kitchen. I actually miss the larger handle on the regular metal front one, because it was a great place to hand a damp dishtowel or dish rag to dry after cleanup. Our current dishwashers are the 500 Series Integra. I'm not familiar with the Ascentas.

Here is the info from the owners manual. I copy and pasted from a previous thread of mine. One thing I recommend is reading the manual thoroughly. I apparently do not need to add salt, as my water isn't hard enough (according to the test strip supplied with the unit). Also, most of the variables (water softener, jet dry, intensive drying) are factory set to "OFF". One important one is "INTENSIVE DRYING". This helps with drying, and I had turned it on last night for the second load and it definitely helped. Here are the instructions if anyone needs them: Intensive drying The final rinse uses a higher temperature which improves the drying result. The running time may increase slightly. (Caution if utensils are delicate!) 1. Open the door. (for hidden controls only). Turn unit on using the ON/OFF button. Hold down "A" button and press START the digital display shows "H:00". 2. Release both buttons. 3. Press button "A" until the display indicates "d:00" To change the setting, 4. Press button "C" (see page 4) to turn intensive drying ON = d:01 or OFF = d:00 5. Press START button. The set value is saved. 6. Close the door (for hidden controls only).

Smarge, I've been looking everywhere to find your Nexxt 800 series shown in laundry rooms to no avail. What I did find is a nice laundry room that has something along your concept. Your washer and dryer are 37" in height; standard counter height is 36" with bathrooms at 30". You would need some room to accommodate the underlayings and thickness of the quartz counter, so your counter height will be above average. In the bottom picture, they have demarcated the washing and drying units with a floor-to-ceiling vertical cabinet dividers on the left and right sides. If you followed something along these lines then you would not have to do a cutout in your quartz countertop. Also, if you were to sell your residence, washer and dryer heights vary as the ones we are receiving are 40" in height. A setup that would allow repositioning (although it might entail some remodeling) the countertop to a different height, without affecting the other portions of the cabinetry, might be an asset. I have no idea of the floor plan, and elevations of your laundry room remodel so I am simply exhibiting what I've found; how close or far off base it pertains to your situation is a guess on my part. I hope I'm helping versus hindering what you are trying to achieve.

I don't use mine much, because I have both gas and induction and use the induction way more. I do use the gas for all kinds of things though. The little unit has a small and medium burner (I think it's 9K+ and 12K btu, but I'm too tired to look it up). I've never heard anyone say Wolf was overpowered! In this day and age, everyone wants more power more power, and Wolf is civilized. I think the large burners are 15K or 16K btu, which is more than half again as much as the old standard for home cooking, but isn't the dragon's breath that some wok aficionados want, which mimics the heat of a sidewalk brazier. For actual cooking, it has more than you probably need. I think it's true that the low doesn't go down to simmer. If I remember right, I've started something on low and thought it was too high and changed it to the simmer ring. But the simmer ring isn't only low low low. It does barely there to full on low, so it's just a matter of getting used to switching rings, which is just turning the knob farther. All cooktops and ovens have quirks and one soon learned how to make the most of them. I'm still trying to figure out the variation issue, because like with any knob on a gas cooktop, there's a continuous scale. I'm not trying to sell you on Wolf. It's a good cooktop, but most gas cooktops are. If you want something more "pro" dragon's breath, look at BlueStar, American Range and Capital. For more residential standard, but nice, there's certainly the Jenn-Air, which I don't know anything about but you already do, Thermador, and plenty of others. With any of them, if you can find one installed in a showroom where you can test it out, that would be the best way to figure out if you like the way it handles.