Nice!

Oh how nice! There is something about knowing that a machine is doing a job for you that just feels good

Sounds like you made a good choice. Let us know when it gets here and how you like it :-)

Hooray! One of these days you will habe a complete kitchen.

Whoop whoop!!

It'll be so nice!!!

Dedtired, all my kitchen appliances are 18 years old, and now my fridge is acting up. :-)

That's progress! Enjoy your new dishwasher Alisande! ♥

Enjoy, Alisande. I've certainly hand washed my share of dishes, but being without a dishwasher isn't something I hope to experience in my lifetime. One of those little conveniences that even cuts down on food prep time, and we both deserve it ;0)

I have a Maytag at the riverhouse and like it. Your hands are gonna be so soft now. Dishpan hands be gone.

Yay. They're a necessity these days, hardly a luxury. I remember decades ago looking for an apartment in a European city and the rental agent did a double-take when we said we only wanted to see places with a built-in dishwasher. They weren't rare at the time but also not everywhere. We got what we wanted, a place in a somewhat old and quaint small building with a modern kitchen that had a dishwasher.

New dishwasher! Isn't that great! You must be really enjoying it.

I'm surprised the repairman didn't mention Bosch, best ranked brand when I was researching several years ago. I've been very happy with every Bosch I've used, including my own.

I'm happy that your water leaking issues are resolved, and that you're finally getting a dishwasher. I wouldn't want to be without mine

I'll bet it was getting old washing dishes by hand. I have had one since 1971 and have never been without one for a day. My mother never had one and thought they were a luxury she didn't need. My kitchen appliances are all 20 years old this year except the DW. It was a Maytag with built-in cabinetry and it broke so I got a Bosch in matte black to match my soapstone and I love it. It's so quiet I have to put my ear on it to hear of it's running. My Jenn Air is also 20 years old and working fine but I know its days are numbered too.

Raye, I was a little surprised he didn't mention Bosch too. But I think most of the appliances he services are in vacation homes, and that might explain it. I know a lot of KT people love their Bosch dishwashers, and my daughter loves hers too. But I wanted to keep the price around $800--didn't want to be greedy--and a Bosch in that price range would be at the bottom of their scale. I looked at that model, but didn't fall in love. And as I recall, a lot of filter cleaning was involved. As it turned out, with delivery and installation the Maytag ended up costing over $1,000 anyway.

Lily, it sounds like you have appliances in the same vintage. I'm a little worried about my stove because a KT friend pointed out that current models are an inch or so wider than the 30" range I have. I have zero wiggle room, so I don't know how this will play out.

You have the patience of a saint to go through what you've been through! I am so glad that you finally have your kitchen in working order again!!

Alisande, I think it's actually Whirlpool who owns Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air and some others. Nice to have a new dishwasher...enjoy!

Haven't had a usable dishwasher in a few years. Mine was almost new and just never got it repaired. I guess I should call and see about it. Not so bad just washing my own stuff but now with 3 people in the house again it would be nice. Glad you got a new one and things are looking up for you finally!

awe, I’m glad your ordeal is finally on it’s last leg. It’s wonderful gift and so exciting!

Congratulations on the new dishwasher!

Whirlpool actually manufactures Amana, Maytag, Kitchen Aid, Kenmore, and several other brands if I am not mistaken.

Whirlpool (Amana) made my 18-year-old Kenmore fridge, and I'm pretty sure they made my old dishwasher too. The Whirlpool and KitchenAid brands are super-hard to find right now, at least around here.

I guess I should start looking at refrigerators now, as mine is starting to accumulate frost in the freezer. I don't want to wait until it breaks down and then discover there are none immediately available. I have to decide whether or not I want an ice maker. I used a lot of ice years ago, mostly for rapid cooling of blanched vegetables when I was doing a lot of freezing. But these days I use very little--as I discovered when my ice maker started giving me problems last year, and I turned it off. And ice makers take up a lot of room. Maybe my decision won't be so hard after all . . .

Alisande, I bought a KitchenAid two years ago when my old one died. My main criteria was heated drying. I had a Miele which I didn't like at all. No heated drying. It was quiet but the dishes were dripping wet when done.

I walked into the appliance store and asked which dishwashers had heaters, and picked the KitchenAid. Its great, quiet and cleans great and has a third rack (which I rarely use).

So glad you got through your roof nightmare and now can enjoy throwing all your dirty dishes in a machine rather than wash by hand. How I hated doing that.

Jane

Sorry you didn't like your Miele dishwasher - we love ours, it's the best dishwasher we've ever had. We got some tips from the in-house Miele technician who installed it (not sure if they do that any more) and we've followed them carefully. For others who have a Miele, here's what we were told.:

- Try to carefully follow the user manual's instructions for loading.

- Keep the rock salt and rinse agent containers from getting empty. He adjusted settings for the hardness of our municipal water. We check them about once a month.

- Try to avoid running the Express or shortened cycles. Use the regular cycle as much as possible, apparently the shortened ones don't last long enough to dry well. .

Mieles don't have a heating element, it's true, they use a newer technology for drying. The water in the final rinse is heated by the onboard heater to a high temperature. This gets the items being washed very hot. The residual heat causes the items to shed water to produce humid air during the drying cycle, which is blown with fans against the cool stainless steel walls. Where it condenses and drains out. If you open the door before the light goes out, you interrupt the cycle. Our items are completely dry at the end.

I wonder if one or both of the following things was happening with yours - first, he told us that plastic items don't get hot enough in the dry cycle to shed water, need to take those out with a dishtowel in hand. (We use little plastic in the kitchen and what we do use isn't put into the dishwasher). Second - I think you've said you live in Florida, where conditions are much more humid than in the arid West where I am. I wonder if that made a difference?

We love Miele products and have several, none more so than the dishwasher. Sorry what you had didn't work out for you.

Curious to see how you like your new dishwasher, although after all these months I suspect *anything* will seem wonderful.

I'm on my second set of Fisher Paykel DishDrawers (in 20 years). We only use the top drawer; have to remind myself to 'exercise' the lower drawer. This is perfect for two adults who are home for three meals a day. It does take an age to complete a normal cycle, but we start it after diner, and DH empties it before he goes to bed. Love the 'no bending' and it's 'a cheap date' for soap and water.

One negative about dishwashers is the loss of communication between family members doing the dishes together. That was a good thing despite the occasional 'conversations with the flying plates'. (Credit to the song "I Wish I Were In Love Again".)

Chisue, you remind me that emptying the dishwasher will become part of my routine again--the part I haven't missed. :-)

I remember reading about the Dish Drawers in 2003, the year of my kitchen remodel. When I started looking for a new dishwasher this year I didn't see them mentioned anywhere. Nice to know you're enjoying yours.

And yes, I'm sure "anything" would seem wonderful, at least at first!