Dishwasher Recommendations Please

[northepaul]

Hello all,
I am totally fed up with my kitchen always looking like a bombs hit it because of the amount of washing up to be done constantly, so have decided that will bite the bullet and buy a dishwasher in the new year, when my OH comes into some money..(Dont worry he already knows ) But there are so many types and makes....I am totally confused...


This is our requirements: Must be quite small, and white, quite ecconomical to use and (if poss) reasonably eco friendly.

So the $1000, 000 question: what do you recommend?
Also do I require any special plumbing for it, ie can it share the same as the washing machine?
Thank you x

[Hazel at the Hill]

Suspect you might get a lot of replies along the lines of 'Well, I love my XXXX,' but most of us on here will only experience of a couple of models at most (unless there are any dishwasher engineers on here!), so why don't you have a look at which.co.uk?

They'll give you a proper comparison, and will show you the best price to buy at if you go online (you can get full access by becoming a member for a month for a pound. )

[dave_norm_smith]

As above really. I sell more Bosch and Neff through designing kitchens, however 'Which' is probably a good place to start. You may need a alternative sink trap that will allow the dishwasher hose to be connected as well but no real drama's beyond that, apart from a 13 amp socket to plug it in!

[Hans Mum]

but then theres the perennial problem of whose turn it is to unload/reload it and you can end up with as much stuff stacked to go in cause nobody empties the bl***dy thing!!!!

[Aberdeenplotter]

Ours is a Bosch. works great but doesn't stack or unstack itslef. Once that bit is added to the spec, it will be near perfect except it is silver.

[northepaul]

Thanks for the advice guys, I tried to search which and dishwashers in several combinations but it just says I need to subscribe to read the answers!!
I'll have a look at bosch and see what other reviews say.
Are there any that are really bad though, definately wouldnt buys?
Thanks x

[Glutton4...]

H*tpoint Aquarius - about 15 years old - survived one house move and a couple of years in storage. It won't load or unload itself either - but no complaints here.

[northepaul]

H*tpoint Aquarius - about 15 years old - survived one house move and a couple of years in storage. It won't load or unload itself either - but no complaints here.

Cool, I have seen one of these on offer, so will investigate more, thankee

[Ananke]

I've had my DW for 17yrs and my kitchen still looks like a bomb site

(its an Indesit, don't know if they are even still in business)

[SarzWix]

Bosch or Zanussi were the ones that came up as highly rated when we researched for ours. We went with a Bosch Slimline one. It's big enough to cope with 5 of us, only needs to be run twice when we've had visitors or a particularly large meal (like Christmas dinner), didn't cost a fortune and has a good energy rating. It's, um, 5 or 6 years old now and never had any problems with it.

[VirginVegGrower]

I love Miele but my purse doesn't to start with. JL own brand are cheaper and made by the Bosch/AEG group.

[HeyWayne]

We went for a Smeg on recommendation - and it hasn't let us down (apart from a seal going once). Our engineer at the time said that he would only ever buy a Smeg or Bosch as they rarely go wrong, and when they do - the problems are usually easy fixes.

[northepaul]

Ooh thanks all, I'll definately look at those ones I had my eye on a slimline bosch anyway

[SarzWix]

Always go with the advice of a repair man

There's a website somewhere that's run by a bunch of engineers, giving the low-down on all the makes of 'white goods'. That's where we read about dishwashers, and washing machines when we needed a new one of those too. Can't remember what the site is called though...

[vicky]

Any dishwasher is good!. I've had indesit and AEG ones, Indesit was probably best. But any one is better than washing up by hand - my least favourite job!