Bosch - 800 Series 24" Bar Handle Dishwasher with Stainless Steel Tub - Stainless steel

We recently installed the new Bosch 800 series for 2017 (the new one with the myway rack). Replaced a brand new kitchenaide because it leaked after 8 cycles and the door wouldn't close all the way. The Bosch is so far a home run! Dishes are clean and after adjusting the rinse aide setting to medium, they are dry at the end of the cycle as are the tub walls. The first time we ran it the walls were still wet but admittedly we may have opened it before the drying time was over, we aren't sure. The next 3 cycles were fine and everything was dry and able to be put away that evening. We did not use the extra/intensive dry option either. Accessing the settings is a bit of a learning curve but once you have everything set there's really no need to change anything. We like the myway 3rd rack way better than the competitors bu also the previous Bosch 800 series. The new 3rd rack is deeper and can accept small bowls, Tupperware, lids for my protein skaters, etc. it's not just a place to throw silverware and odd utensils like the others out there. With the top rack lowered, we can fit larger glasses, bottles, and turvis cups,,etc and there is still clearance on the bottom for large plates. On the kitchenaide the jets would hit the plates if we lowered the top rack. The other nice thing is the silverware rack. The holes are are large and able to fit untensils with larger handles, like the ones out toddler uses. The kitchenaide was annoying because they were all different size holes so the butter knifes would never fit and it was like a puzzle trying to get it all in. Loading is so much quicker. Overall there are many configurations of tines, racks, etc that we can get a large dinner party mess in there or only have to run it 2 times a week for our small family of 4. Plenty of room! Be aware that the Bosch requires the use of a supplied junction box installed in an adjacent cabinet as they use a power cord from the unit to the junction box. It's a European thing - there is no direct hardware to the dishwasher. My only gripe is that there is still a tiny bit of water in the sump after cycles, but it's been like that with the last 3 dishwashers I've owned so I'm beginning to think it's supposed to be that way. I've read that the new units pump a little water back in to keep the seals from drying out. It's clean water so I know the unit drains everything out. Overall we are extremely pleased so far. Time will tell but even the installers said it was one of the best on the market without spending $2500. Excuse the dirty dishes in the pictures lol

I thought I had a great dishwasher until I recently replaced my (top of the line) Kitchen Aide with this Bosch 800 Series with adjustable racks! Seriously, my dishes have never been this clean. I used to lament loading wine glasses in with regular glasses, because they would always come out semi-clean with little bits of food up inside of them - with this dishwasher, regardless of what I load them with - they come out sparkling every time. I used to consistently have at least 2-3 dishes in my old washer that would have stuck on food - so far, after several weeks of washing daily - not one dirty dish to rewash. I....AM...IN...LOVE! A few things: The tippy top rack is amazing - and can hold small bowls, deep soup ladles, large tongs (think giant bar-b-q tongs), heat sensitive lids to tupperware and so many other odds and ends - and - even with a full load - cleans them well! Unlike many of the other brands, the 3rd top rack is deeper and has different levels, so you can fit so much more up there - and instead of just being a fancy silverware holder, it actually has a very important function for cleaning. - It does take some getting used to the drying process - but I have not noticed a problem at all, and I think with a bit more adjusting (amount of rinse aide, etc.) I will likely find the perfect setting soon. (I've only had mine for a few weeks). 39db - you don't even notice when it's running - in fact, Bosch has installed a small red light that shines on the floor beneath the door just so you can tell that it's running! If the light is flashing - it's in standby mode - if it's constantly on - you're good to go. One issue that I've noticed - and maybe I'm just doing something wrong - it appears that once the dishwasher is done, and you've unloaded your dishes - you need to turn it "OFF" - or it might start up in Auto mode. Maybe it was a user error on my part and I accidentally hit start - but I've just been hitting "off" when I'm finished just to be sure. This model seems to be the only one that had adjustable tines on the bottom rack. I love this! I have no problem using all three racks with tall glasses, large pasta plates/bowls, large dinner plates, etc. Plus - you can adjust one side of the middle rack to be taller than the other so it sits askew if you have things like baking sheets on one side and tall glasses on the other. I did remove the small shelves in the middle rack - I found that I can fit more glasses this way. Overall - I'm giving this a 5 star review. I've ready many reviews that complain about wet dishes, etc - but I just haven't had that problem - I read the manual from front to back and am using FINISH in it every day - just like they suggested.

It is the quietest ever, the quietest one that I could find from any store here in Hawaii. Seriously, all you will hear is the water draining from your sink! It has the lowest decibels without taking out a mortgage. Yes, it is still a bit pricey, but, with 0% financing, it makes sense, especially in my house where it will get used often, even at 4am when my husband decides to run it! The red light that shines on the floor to tell everyone that it is ON is genius. HOWEVER, it takes a college degree and some luck to understand the manual to learn how to use that darn thing! The manual is not model specific, so some of those 'instructions' do not apply to this model! Why couldnt the buttons add on the letters used in the manual? Nothing is intuitive other than the On/Off and Start, which doubles for Reset. The other buttons double for A,B,C function keys. YIKES. I was so frustrated, endured cycles of nothing but soapy damp dishes for days and close to returning it. Did not know nor was told that RinseAid is REQUIRED, which is also an additional cost. It says you can program it to not use RinseAid, but then it increases the run time and DOES NOT rinse well. Translation: RinseAid is REQUIRED if you want clean and dry dishes. It also still smells weird, but the smell is either slowly disappearing or we are just getting used to it. It gets insanely hot; we already melted off the covering of a coffee travel container. Luckily, it was not one of our favorites. So, not a honeymoon, but once we took a few deep breaths, we got it going and happy with it. Perhaps Best Buy should send a bestbuy technician when it gets installed to train the new owners. Now THAT would be some amazing customer service. And throw in a sample of Rinse Aid please! No one has it unless they already have a dishwasher that requires one. So, then its an extra trip to the market to get a bottle for that first run. Sigh. Then, within a day of install, the bottom panel fell off. Sigh again. The guy who Best Buy sent to install it is so busy we are still waiting for his return. My husband said he would fix it and I said NO, we paid for installation, so we are getting the installation. Sigh again. So many bumps in the road to dishwasher nirvana. Still, it is amazingly quiet and cleans well, once we figured out how to use it!

There were enough reviews talking about the dead control panel upon arrival and I should have taken heed. Mine arrived DOA. It actually did come on and tell me that I needed to add Rinse Aid (or Salt). I added the Rinse Aid. The machine made some noise, apparently pumping rinse aid somewhere then the lighted rinse aid message went out. Nothing else ever happened. Not able to reset. Not able to turn on. Not able to do anything. The Touch Control Panel just does not work. I had another issue, too. This unit arrived with a LOT of moisture inside and it STUNK horridly. I mean it stunk of mold inside so bad that I felt like vomiting from the stench. I assume that Bosch did a test run at their factory and that the units retain some water during shipping but that mold smell was absolutely beyond acceptable. (I have attached a photo of the inside as it was unwrapped to show all the moisture - lucky for all readers I cannot capture and share the smell. Notice all the moisture even on the packaging.) I had intended to run a sanitary cleaning cycle before using the dishwasher with actual dishes to see if the smell would go away but since it cannot even be operated, back to Best Buy it will go! What an disappointment!

When my old and frequently used (at least once a day) Bosch diswasher finally met its demise, I first purchased the kitchenaid rated the best dishwasher by consumer reports. That was a huge mistake and luckily I was able to return it and go back to a Bosch. The Bosch is much quieter, and my dishes fit better, but most importantly it does a better job washing and drying. The quality of this Bosch is hands down superior to the other dishwashers I researched. For example when installing on an unlevel floor there is a side-to-side and front-to-back adjustment mechanism (I haven't seen front-to-back before). The inside is well configured and easy to use. I was interested in some of the features available on other brands (i.e. bottle washer on GE model, waterwall, stormwash by Samsung) but the functionality of the great 3rd rack of this model won out in my purchasing decision. And I haven't been disappointed. Although I am able to alleviate the middle rack bottleneck by utilizing the 3rd rack to run the dishwasher less frequently, will note highly dirty items don't always come out clean if placed on the 3rd rack (which in my opinion is reasonable). Overall the diswasher has done a fantastic job with its primary functions of washing and drying (including plastics). Also, my plates and bowls fit on the bottom much better than any of the other dishwashers I tried (brought my dishes to the store to test the configuration of the different brands).

This replaced a 30 year old Maytag that was very noisy. Was told back then that they were made to be noisy so people would be convinced that something was happening, It would peak at 88 dB on a sound meter phone ap. It was hard to get a true reading on the new one because of other external noises but it appears to be around 41db even though it claims to be less. Could also be the accuracy of the meter. The new machines are quieter and worth paying the extra few dollars for a quiet model. We can now hear the TV when the dishes are being washed. The only loud noise comes from the drain when the washer is draining. The 3 racks are fantastic and offer a lot of versatility. The machine cycles are a little longer but the dishes appear to get a lot cleaner. It was easy to install and I would recommend buying all new hoses and connectors. Get a a water hose long enough so you can connect it and test for leaks before sliding into the cabinet. I used the electric cord from the old washer and connected it to the connector box provided and then plugged into the wall outlet. It would be nice if they provided two leveling surfaces for a level when installed in the cabinet. The method they show doesn’t make sense as the counter top has to be off. The interior walls were very damp and there was water in it. I don’t know if it was from testing or because it was delivered when it was snowing. It didn’t come in a full cardboard box that would have fully protected it from the elements. Hopefully it wasn’t a previous used return.

Our previous two dishwashers were Jenn-Airs. I was extremely pleased with the first one. So, when it came time to replace it, we went with the same brand. While it was quiet, which is a major requirement for us, it just didn't clean the dishes very well. What is the sense in having a dishwasher if you have to completely wash them before or after you put them through the dishwasher! I was looking at Bosch to replace our last dishwasher because I had read good reviews about that brand. We visited a friend of ours up in NH and she had one and had nothing but good things to say about it. She's picky, so I trusted her judgement. Overall, I'm pleased with this product. It's quiet and does a great job of getting the dishes clean. My only complaint and the only reason I'm not giving it a rating of 5 is that the racks are not spaced well for the dishes we use on a daily basis. Our bowls are rather large and somewhat oddly shaped. I have a heck of a time loading 4 of those in there and still have room for dinner plates. And that top rack designed for utensils is useless as far as I'm concerned. I occasionally put things up there and then forget about them. They get washed 3-4 times before I remember that I put anything up there. I'm sure, if I took the time to read the manual, I could figure out how to remove that. Overall, I'm pleased with it. And, if I could figure out how to pack as much stuff into it as I could my previous dishwashers, I'd give it a rating of 5.

I love the sealed element that makes it safe to put "top rack only" items on the lower rack, this is what brought me back to Bosch after a destroyed the home and we had to start over. The new feature that makes me even more loyal to Bosch now is the 3rd rack on the top for thin items such as knives and other utensils that don't fit in the silverware holder. This unit is incredibly quite, and you have to really listen to hear if it's on. But another cool feature is that is shines a little red light on the floor, solid and the cycle is running, and flashing means a cycle is paused, no light unit is turned off. The only feature I haven't tried/used if the wifi, at some point I'll figure it out, but that isn't why I bought this unit. I love the wifi on my washer and dryer and thought it was a ghee whiz, but really like the end of cycle notifiations on laundry, when I get backed up on dishes, I'm sure the wifi will be great, but under normal daily one load a day use, haven't found a need for wifi yet.