The excellent little dishwasher that could!
Submitted by korps -
9/6/2022
Top-of-the-line Bosch appliances never dissapoint. Installation was as easy as any other dishwasher, clear instructions and all hardware was provided. The unit really does a fantastic job at cleaning even the toughest and stickiest food remains. Even for a small 18" dishwasher, this thing packs 3 (yes, THREE) rack drawers! You can even adjust the middle one higher or lower to fit taller items. By having a top drawer only for silverware, you can use more space on the bottom drawers for plates, bowls and cooking ware. The unit is very quiet, and can be fully controlled from the Home Connect app. The resistor-less drying feature is amazing (meaning, there is no heating element on this unit) and works really good. Some plastic topaware might still drip a little bit, particularly lids with lots of undulations, but my electric bill hasn't even noticed I run this thing every night. I much rather have more useable space inside the dishwasher than having heating elements for drying. I have 0 complaints on the functionally and dishwashing results of this unit, and very impressived with the performance of this little guy. It is a premum product with a premium price tag, but if within your budget, this unit will NOT dissapoint anyone. One of my favorite features is the Delay Start. I will set it to the cleaning cycle starts after 11pm, during electric off-peak rates, so the impact on my bill is literally negligible.
In my personal opinion, there are only 3 silly things where this unit lags a little bit:
1. The front panel interface has a lot of buttons, but there is no actual "cancel" button. There is only a "Pause" button. If you accidentically start the wrong program, you have to force RESET and restart the unit (a simple restart wont do). Seems a bit excessive having to press and hold the "STOP" button for 5seconds (force RESET) just to cancel a cycle. For what its worth, this was only an issue the first few hours I used the unit, as I was just trying to get familiar with the interface. Now, I just go to "Auto", "Heavy" or "Half Load" and then "Start".
2. When a cleaning cycle is complete, there is no message or LED or notification whatsoever on the front panel. The unit simply shuts off. This can be somewhat confusing at times. With mulitple people in the house, you cant really know for sure if the current dishes are clean or dirty without having to open the dishwasher and checking for yourself.
3. There are quite a few more settings and options available if you use the app. You can select hot water temperature, water cleaning pressure, how much rinse aid to use and a few other things, but only through the app. The app also gives you a notification when the cycle is complete. I guess this could be to incentivize the use of the app, but honestly, this is just a dishwasher. You put dirty dishes on it, detergent, and then Start. Doesnt have to be more complicated than that.
Originally posted on Bosch.com
Yes, I recommend this product
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