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Quiet, Feature Loaded and DOES IT’S JOB!, May 26, 2011

After spending 6 months hating my new Samsung I had bought, I replaced it with this Maytag, it’s an enormous improvement! This dishwasher does it’s job! My dishes are clean and dry! The features I love on this, the buttons are on top of the door, we had horrible problems ‘butt dialing’ the old machines buttons on the front panel. Nice clean simple design, no control panel to stare at. It has heated drying which DRYS! Old machine had a fan, I always had to dry the dishes with a towel before putting them up, fan dry just does not work especially for plastic. This thing CLEANS, wow! I hand washed dishes with the old machine knowing there was no way it would get the dishes clean and the old one ran for hours, I cook a lot so I don’t want to wait for clean dishes or have to take them out of the machine and hand wash them. This one puts the cycle in pause automatically when you open the door, old one you had to pause it before opening, that’s just silly. If you open it mid cycle HELLO? you’re putting more dishes in so just auto pause it like this machine does. Very happy with this machine so far! It has a gasket all the way around the outside and fits very snug into the cabinet, appears to be a quality built machine! Came with the hardware (it’s specialized so don’t think you can do without it) and installed in about an hour. I’m a happy wife and the hubby is glad not to be hearing I HATE this dishwasher everyday like he was w/the Samsung!

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Very good dishwasher, October 9, 2011

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M. Thomas (Centerville, UT USA) – See all my reviews

  

We have had this dishwasher for a little less than a year. I researched for quite sometime looking for a great value, low cost, and great reviews. It seems that combination is very hard to fine. We used this washer to replace a GE washer, which replaced a GE washer. Each of the prior GE washers lasted only about 4 years, and they started having problems about a year into their use. I am not one to spend a lot on a washer. Good appliance like this should be available for less than 0. This one has been great. It cleans well, it’s quiet, it cleans really good, it’s a good looking appliance, and did I meniton that it cleans great. There was a challenge in the install where there is one unique plumbing part that I had to buy. Which I understand is common now with most washers. It’s the brass part that connects from the water line in, to the washer. Why Maytag can’t just charge more for the machine and include it is beyond my understanding. That aside, I am very pleased with this so far.

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Good Dishwasher, January 19, 2012

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Todd Mansfield (Cincinnati, OH United States) – See all my reviews

  

I have included the technical details about the water, etc at my house at the bottom. These can be crucial, please keep that in mind. Now on with the dishwasher…

I really like the stainless interior.

Noise: Decent. Better than any I’ve had before. But I must say I was hoping for just a bit quieter. I’m not sending this thing back now though.

Cleanliness of Dishes: This dishwasher is superb. It’s important to account for the nature of the tap water, which I do here. (See notes at end for more details.)

Dryness: A good balance of “dry” and “let’s keep the electricity bill sane”. I approve.

Organization of racks, etc.: Good. Easy to find an efficient arrangement for my collection of dishes.

OK all the technical details. These can make a big difference.
I always choose “normal” (which by default includes “heated dry”, which can be turned off if desired) then “start”.

The water at my house: 120 ppm as CaCO2 (converts to about 7 grains per gallon, if you use those units.) This is border “moderately hard” / “hard”.

Just before starting dishwasher I always run the hot water at my kitchen sink till it feels hot. This is important because the water temperature makes a big difference. If the pipe between your water heater and dishwasher is full of cold water your dishwasher will be half full of cold water and just won’t work properly. FWIW, I have measured the “fully hot” water at my kitchen sink at 53C (125F).

Cleaning/rinse products I add: One Cascade action pack to the little hatch door. Nothing else. Nothing. This means the first infusion is just tap water. I think this is about right for my water. You might need to add more/less if your water is harder/softer than mine. Too much detergent etches the glass. Not enough leaves hard water deposits. If you glasses are cloudy, try soaking them in vinegar. If the vinegar removes the cloudiness it is hard water deposits and you should add more detergent. If the vinegar doesn’t remove the cloudiness you are using too much detergent, which etches the glass. At least that’s how I understand it.

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