Bosch - 800 Series 24" Custom Panel Dishwasher with Stainless Steel Tub - Custom Panel Ready

This isn't a bad dishwasher, but a few gripes: - the door spring isn't adjustable to accommodate different weight door panels. I had to add a 5 pound lead sheet to the door to balance it. Plus the hinge has a lot of friction, so it takes effort to both open and close it. My Miele had an adjustable spring, and it would balance in any position and open/close easily. - plastic items stay wet after it runs. And the upper racks are plastic, and are dripping wet so they get water all over the lower racks when you slide them open. - seems a bit wider than standard. We had to remove some cabinet trim to get this dishwasher to fit. - the middle rack doesn't seem set up for cereal bowls, tupperware and other mid-sized containers. It's like it was only designed for cups / glasses (tines are too tall, bottom is tilted). The bottom rack fills up with plates and cookware, so there's no room there either. - takes 2 buttons to start it, and you have to hit a button to turn it off after it's done or it will beep at you. - this dishwasher is quiet, and cleans pretty well, so it does it's job. The third rack is useful and I prefer it over the silverware basket. It's just got some annoyances.

Bosch make a good product, but the quality of this product is suspect in that the last dishwasher was only 5 years old and needing replacement far earlier than it ought to. In talking with the installer who works on the various models, there is no great product out there. Even top names like Sub-Zero, Miela, Asko, and Thermador all make okay machines all built to last a short time on purpose. This to have you buy more often. This was not so 20 years ago, but a reality today. This based of the word of the installer who has been in the business many years. Have the same problem with my coffee maker lasting 12 to 18 months, finally bought a professional brand by Curtis that you would see in a deli.

My 14 year old Bosch finely quit, and replaced it with this new model. It is very quiet on the plus side. On the down side is the configuration of the racks and the way they feel more flimsy than the old models. The second rack has strange "added" features that I find useless and take up space. Also my wine glasses do not fit in the space for glass ware so I would have to remove the top rack to use it for wine glasses. There is a third top skinny rack for utensils but you forget they are there when putting away dishes!! :0

This was a replacement for another Bosch dishwasher. We had been happy with the quality of Bosch and felt comfortable getting essentially the same machine. This one is even quieter and I like the extra top rack for larger serving utensils and it also has a larger cutlery basket which serves our needs. Install was easy, including swapping the cabinet front from the old machine to the new and Best Buy covered the install cost. Price was competitive with other retailers.

Quiet as a whisper when it is running. Geek squad installer was extremely proficient and accommodating. We are waiting our matching cabinet front. You should get the template for the cabinet front ahead of time so you can get the front panel fabricated before the installers show up. You will also need this template for the cabinet maker.

Still figuring out how to load the new DW based on having an older version for 10 years; that said the dishwasher is very quiet, has three racks - still on the fence about the upper 3rd rack...

this is hands-down the best dishwasher i've ever owned, it gets dishes spotless. i just had a water softner installed and i know that makes a diffrenece cleaning with soft water vs hard water but the dishes come out crystal clear every time.

This dishwasher was highly recommended by our kitchen remodeler. It will be easy to blend it into our 18th century home. Besides that is a very quiet model with lots of features.