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#2225091 25-Apr-2019 23:12

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Super Happy with my WIFE model.

Washes and dries perfectly every time.

It even puts the items away!

Yeah, we do have an accessory, model CHILD but it seems I may have to go back to the manual.

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#2225850 26-Apr-2019 21:19

We're very happy with our Miele. Just don't touch F&P with a bargepole.

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#2226045 27-Apr-2019 10:00

Our 6yo LG blew up over Christmas. Crap shot if repair was worth it so bit the bullet and decided to get a new one. Asked the Appliance repair guy what he would buy - no hesitation from him - Bosch. He said reliable enough he rarely repairs them and good 'repair-ability' with long parts availability. They consistently top the user satisfaction surveys. The models all use the same 'guts' with different wash cycles and internal trays and sizes, so it does not really matter if you get a cheap Bosch or an expensive one. We are very happy with the Bosch.

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#2226188 27-Apr-2019 11:33

+1 for that model of Bosch

As with any dishwasher you have to stack intelligently.

Plastic bowls only on lower shelf where they will hotter and so dry from the residual heat.

Not overloaded so everything will wash.

We always scrap off dishes and burnt on pots get pre-cleaned.

Dishwasher goes on at night and emptied in morning, super quiet, glad I have this model with timer so you can see it working, friend has the cheaper model without display and never knows how far through the cycle it is as it is so quiet.

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#2252739 6-Jun-2019 07:49

You do need to clean out Bosches periodically to keep them cleaning. The filter becomes mucky.

The spinner thing at the bottom got stuff in it like seeds that degraded its working over time. I have no idea how that fell in there but it was difficult to remove. If someone didn't think to check that they'd think the dishwasher was bad.

More or less I don't think I'd buy a Miele anything after having a Miele product with a manufacturing fault. I'm sure Miele in Germany is great but you're not going to be dealing with Miele Germany. Miele's New Zealand operation appears to be intertwined with their Australian subsidiary. It got fixed but never again.

If you do buy something Miele buy it from a New Zealand owned retailer. Miele sells whiteware on commission so if you buy direct or through Harvey Norman's that's a large bag of money being sent out of the country for no reason.

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#2252748 6-Jun-2019 08:28

I don't think you can make any bad decision with bosch branded appliance.

That would be my preference at least based on my experience from past.

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#2923262 6-Jun-2022 16:18

Thanks for the unlock.

Anyway, just looking at Bosch series 6, again, and am wondering, it says it has something called Rackmatic, so that you can move the higher draw up and down through 3 positions. Hence, does anyone know if on its lowest position you can fit full size dinner plated in there together with maybe 3 pans in the bottom rack (or vice versa). so decent number of plates and decent number of pans.

Most pictures seem to show one pan and quite a few plates in the bottom rack and just (can't remember the name now) smaller sandwich (?) plates in the top rack.

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#2923270 6-Jun-2022 16:50

With top rack on bottom position, on the bottom rack, our larger diner plates (270mm) are too high, but our smaller dinner plates (240mm) are OK, probably too low for a lot of uses, but the top rack has heaps of height (not enough for a dinner plate). With the top rack in the upper position our 190mm plates do not fit, taller glasses and coffee cups on second shelf don't fit. Top position is useless for us due number of coffee cups we go though. Middle position is the sweat spot for us. We don't tend to wash pots in the dishwasher, non-stick, super easy to clean them if you do it immediately after use when still warm (not too hot). Super easy to change height of top rack even when full, but we never do.

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#2923280 6-Jun-2022 17:23

Thanks. Sounds like might be ok with pots on top and plates down below...if we get that far.

And/or take out the very top cutlery thing if possible.

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#2923296 6-Jun-2022 18:43

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And/or take out the very top cutlery thing if possible.

That doesn't come out - but you wouldn't need to ever take it out either. We have our top drawer on the half-way position and it is totally fine for even large plates. You learn to position plates and do a quick spin of the jet to ensure it wouldn't get caught on anything.

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#2923315 6-Jun-2022 19:26

Thanks again. Our plates appear to be 27cm. I'm probably over-analyzing, but if we do actually buy something hopefully it'll actually be an improvement on our 20 year old twin drawer thing.

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#2923320 6-Jun-2022 19:44

Our Bosch dishwasher wouldn't take large plates and pots at the same time. The three racks are great, but we wash pots by hand.

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#2923326 6-Jun-2022 19:49

Even in just the top drawer of our old f+P we can get two pots and up to maybe 12 27cm plates, plus the cutlery and a bit of space for pot lids and the odd glass.

I'm hoping to fit that kind of stuff in no problem. Sounds a pretty basic requirement to me. Prefer to only have to hand wash un-dishwasher safe plastic stuff.

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#2923379 7-Jun-2022 00:41

Get one with a cutlery drawer at the top. Miele do them. They are a game changer.

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#2923389 7-Jun-2022 07:14

mattwnz:

Get one with a cutlery drawer at the top. Miele do them. They are a game changer.

Bosch as well. Much better than the old basket design.

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