This was going to be a dishwasher review. But I’m turning it into a rant instead because I hate this thing so much I can barely bring myself to use it at all.
So here’s what happened. Our 5 year old LG dishwasher took a dump. The pump went out. Cost of a new pump plus labor was going to be around $500. So screw that. I can get a decent new dishwasher for that, I told the service dude. He said I don’t blame you at all. I wouldn’t pay that either.
Let’s get a Bosch, a certain person who shall remain nameless because, well, they’re family and I don’t want to get them mad at me, told me. Excellent machines, they told me. Eldest son and his wife have one. They had to wait almost an entire year to get theirs but it was worth it, they told me. And it’s on sale for only $1000!
$1000? For a dishwasher? Pay me $1,000 and I’ll wash dishes by hand for the next two years.
No, we need to get this, I was told.
So we got it.
I hate it.
No, that is not a strong enough word. I loathe it. The 3rd shelf is utterly useless. The racks are laid out so badly that it’s almost impossible to load the thing up. It’s like the racks were designed specifically to make it as difficult as possible to efficiently put dishes in it. The controls are on the top of the inside of the door. Why? What’s the point in that? To make me have to open the damned door up just to see if I remembered to set the right cycle? And if you open the door for more than about 2 seconds and close it again, guess what? It shuts itself off if you forget to hit the “start” button again.
It doesn’t come with an owner’s manual. Instead you’re supposed to scan one of those stupid codes and it takes you to a video they had to make specifically to show you how to load the damned thing. I’m sorry, you shouldn’t meed an effing video to show you how to load a dish washer. Scanning another code takes you to another video that shows you how to clean the filter.
Ooo, how thrilling!
Supposedly this is the best dishwasher made in its price range according to the New York Times. It isn’t. I suspect money changed hands in order to get that recommendation. It’s not even close.
When MrsGF isn’t around I don’t use it at all. I wash dishes by hand because I hate that bloody thing so much.
There. I feel better now.
grouchyfarmer 
Uhhh … did you do any of your own research? Or did you just take the word of? (From past posts on various and sundry items, it’s difficult to imagine the second scenario, but …)
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It was one of those situations where a certain other person in the family (he said warily looking over his shoulder) was in charge of the decision and that this person likes the thing.
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Okay do not sugar coat it what do you really think?
Years ago I bought Kenmore refrigerator because it was the best for the money…..lit worked well but after 5 years it started acting up and I call a small appliance guy to take a look….well he walked in and walked out because for some reason only Kenmore techs can work on the damn thing…..after a 800 call I got a tech to show up…$250 call and he did not have a clue what was wrong……so I had to buy another refrig….so I understand the hatred. chuq
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I’ve had a few refrigerators that were stinkers too over the years. With this dishwasher though… It works perfectly fine as a dish washer but for me, personally, everything about it is just – wrong. It’s the, oh, whats the word I’m looking for? The ergonomics? Nothing seems right about it. And the complete lack of an owners manual annoys me too. It came with a very thorough installation manual that tells me everything I could ever want to know about installing it, from wiring and plumbing to proper placement and all of that. One of the most complete I’ve ever seen. But no instructions at all about how to actually use it? For that I’m supposed to scan a code with my phone to go to some website or youtube video? Come on…
There’s nothing wrong with it technologically speaking. It does a fine job cleaning the dishes. This is personal.
MrsGF, though, loves it.So one makes compromises.
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A compromise does not preclude the disdain….I too am a written word person….videos are just wrong for me chuq
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I learned to hate dishwashers a long time ago. I hated buying the tablets/powder for them. I hated the damn noise, gurgle gurgle gurgle, shhhwishh shhwissh shhwish, Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, gurgle gurgle gurgle, shhwishh shhwishh shhwish, Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, gurgle gurgle gurgle.
Then, you go to use a glass, hold it up, and see it’s not even freaking clean. Or there’s still crud on the fork.
Was loading one one day, with sharp ends up, a toddler ambled by, I was horrified for a moment, what if they stumbled headlong into the dishwasher? Always loaded sharp ends down after that.
We got this place, had a dishwasher with it. We used it for a few years. Damn thing started leaking, blew a seal of some sort. Back then getting a new one would have run ~600 bucks. I just decided, 1. I’m not fixing it. 2. I’m not buying one, putting up with the hassle, or the extra expense (and it ain’t got any cheaper, I’ve looked,) and the almost clean dishes. I’ve had enough. Screw it!
I’ll hand wash, thank you. My dishes are clean. Regular dish soap doesn’t cost all that much. And no more shhwisssh shwissh shhwish, gurgel gurgle gurlgle, Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I don’t even care if it’s a huge holiday meal with a 1001 dishes, I’ll gladly hand wash em.
I wouldn’t even drive up there and bring yours home with me if you paid me $200 to take it off your hands. 😉
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I agree. I mean, come on, how long does it take to wash up after a meal? For me and my wife, just the two of us, it would take, oh, maybe 15 minutes to wash everything? I’m not convinced a dishwasher saves any time, water or energy in the typical home. I actually rather enjoy it because there’s a bird feeder right outside of the window over the sink here. We just attended a fairly large gathering at my son’s place for Father’s day, maybe 15 people. Washing up afterwards usually turns into a part of the social occasion with everyone hovering around the kitchen helping out and chatting away.
When MrsGF had covid earlier this year I did use it all the time, because the old LG had a “sanitize” setting that cranked up the heating elements to high to more or less steam clean everything. This one probably does too, come to think of it.
One thing I really don’t get is why these things have WiFi? Seriously? Why does my dishwasher need internet access? The LG had that too. Never even activated the damned thing.
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