ADA dishwasher drawbacks
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Finally! Have my Asko ADA (short) dishwasher installed
Comments (7)Hi all, I do not know the decibel level of this dishwasher, Cindy. Somewhere I read that the Asko's had the lowest sound ratings but that was not a deal breaker for me. My dishwasher is right next to the kitchen TV and the phone and I can hear/speak at a normal level for both so it is acceptable to me. I can still hear it so I can imagine those who believe the dishwasher should not be heard at all might be disappointed. I felt that any quality appliance should be relatively quiet. I have no film on my glasses so far(after one week). I understand that we have relatively hard water in this area so should use a rinse-aide. The tech that installed said we should use powdered detergent like Cascade plus a rinse aide. I have a whole box of Finish tabs so he recommended halving those and waiting until I use all the tabs to add the rinse aid to the machine. I don't need to buy special detergent. Hurray! I have to admit that the cutlery tray was an attractive feature to consider. Then I thought of the way we usually load the dishwasher....quickly and not very carefully. In other words, we usually just dump things in there. I could not rationalize paying an extra $300 for a feature that most likely would not be used the way intended....to organize flatware. I am not that organized. I also could not rationalize adding a water softener to our house just for the dishwasher effectiveness or going to the extra effort of using salt and special dishwasher tabs to the machine. Sorry...but I was looking for simple and effective. I am sure may people are exceptionally happy with their Miele's and if I had the extra money, maybe I would be too. As far as how the tub sits....it is considerably lower than the 10 year old Maytag that was in the spot before. I do feel like I am leaning down lower to load and unload. But it seems to have a surprising amount of clearance on the bottom and the top rack. We can add tall things on the bottom rack that we could not before. Good luck all on your selection. I am still figuring out how to change wash options. I guess I will have to read the instructions soon........See MoreHave an ADA-compliant dishwasher?
Comments (4)From kitchen floor to bottom of counter is 33 1/8". But, the floor inside the cavity is lower. See, because the counters are lower, the only way to put a standard dishwasher in was to lower the floor inside the cavity, install the DW, then the countertops. (It was built before The ADA and ADA-compliant DWs) To be honest, no one is sure what the floor looks like underneath, if the concrete floor was poured lower, or if it was hacked out. (There is a basement below.) I think to replace without removing the countertop, the installer would have to slide it in, then adjust the feet? I don't know how that would happen. After installation, yes, the biggest thing would be getting used to a new one....See MoreMiele ADA dishwashers
Comments (18)mark is just muddying the waters. A Miele ( the company that invented it) cutlery tray is the same in both ADA and reg. DWs. IF , note I said IF, you go with an ADA model then the height in the MIDDLE basket is reduced somewhat but everything else is the same. but...................... It may make no difference to you in the real world. I have crate @ barrel everyday dishes that are 10 1/2" tall and they fit in my mieleADA dishwashers just fine and still allow a pint glass or Tervis Tunbler to fit in the middle basket just fine. I can even get champagne flutes in there if I lean them on the folding stemware tines. And guess what - them get clean ! It really only makes a diff to a very small section of the dish buying public and those OCD specification sheet collectors. Now, we could have another discussion about the merits of the third or cutlery tray , but I think there are already a couple of those around here already. The pertinent point is that now that Miele's patent has expired all the high level players have gone to to that arrangement. That should tell you what you need to know....See MoreADA dishwasher help
Comments (2)As Joe said, adjust the legs. The toe kick is also adjustable to cover the gap at the bottom after you've adjusted the legs....See Moredarbuka
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