Bosch - 800 Series 24" Pocket Handle Dishwasher with Stainless Steel Tub - White

Yes, this dishwasher is quiet, but it falls short in so many other ways I have to give it 1 star. I cannot believe I paid almost $1000 for this; it is absolutely not worth it. Yes it is quiet. I wanted a really quiet dishwasher, so I bought it. But it can’t get the basics right. One reason it is quiet is because - I assume - that it doesn’t have the vent that many dishwasher have. This brings me to the first major pain with this dishwasher. If you don’t open the door and prop it open after a cycle the steam doesn’t dissipate and instead condensates on everything, leaving your dishes wet. It doesn’t matter how long you wait, if you don’t open the door after the cycle finishes you will come back hours later to wet dishes. They could at least have worked round this fundamental flaw by alerting you when the dishwasher has finished, but this has been botched too. When the cycle completes, it makes a few quiet beeps, and then goes silent. These should quietly repeat periodically for a couple of hours until you open or turn it off. It’s way too easy to miss the existing beep. They boast that the dishwasher also has an “InfoLight”. Apparently this is a registered trademark. Did they also patent this? I really hope not. It’s garbage. The light shines when the dishwasher is on. Once the dishwasher is finished, the light goes off. So, given that I usually use a 1.5 hour cycle, for 22.5 hours per day, the light is off. Off means one of two things: the dishwasher has finished a cycle, or the dishwasher is off. If you don’t hear the finishing beeps, the light being off sure isn’t going to remind you to open the dishwasher. And remember that if you don’t open it immediately, you end up with wet dishes. This light could actually be useful if it turned GREEN and stayed on until you open it or turn it off. The only other thing the InfoLight does is flash if you open the dishwasher mid-cycle. If you close it again it will flash to alert you that you need to turn it back on. This is meant to be helpful, but what would be a LOT more helpful is to do what literally EVERY other dishwasher I’ve ever used is to automatically start up again once you close the door. Instead, for some inexplicable reason you have to press the resume button to resume. WHY? Finally, if you do open it midcycle or forget to turn it off after the cycle completes and have the door open in the horizontal position, the slightest brush of your clothing against the touch-sensitive buttons will activate them. This can change the cycle or some how screw up the mid cycle so that even if you do press resume and then close the door the red light will mysteriously continue to flash. With a few small software changes this dishwasher could be better. But I’m stuck with this expensive machine now. I really really wish I hadn’t bought it. DO NOT BUY!

After our 3rd leak from a KitchenAid dishwasher that was only 5 years old, we decided it was time replace it. After reading reviews we decided to give the Bosch a try. After delivery we opened it up to a rank smell. It seemed like the water used for testing the unit had sat in there for a while and produced a pungent odor. After a week of using the washer, the smell was better, but still present. Installation wasn't too bad except for the electrical. The Bosch requires that an electrical box be placed in a cabinet next to the washer. Our washer is not directly next to the sink and this made the cord quite short, which made installation a bit trickier. After installation we filled it with Jet Dry (it won't run without it) turned it on and were amazed at the silence. Washing time is about average. After the first load we noticed film on the glasses. We also had other issues. The top (3rd) shelf made the shelf below it too short to hold our glasses and while that shelf can hold alot of silverware, it didn't seem to keep ours well situated. The film seemed to improve after successive washings, but after a week there was still film on the glasses. Also as others have commented, the lack of heated drying leaves the plastic wet. We typically run the dish washer overnight, so it isn't convenient for us to open it up after the load completes. After spending a week with this dishwasher, we have decided to return it and try another one. We won't have another KitchenAid so I guess we are looking at a GE.

Beautiful looking, works great, super quiet, efficient but after 4 months smells. Not a little but a lot. I checked online blogs for fixes and this appears to be an issue with these. My cousin bought one too around the same time and smell issue with hers too. I have tried cleaning it top to bottom, traps and jets cleaned, running vinegar followed by baking soda cycles, adjusted water hoses etc. Online there are a whole group of folks with this issue! I have not tried the warranty to have someone try to fix yet. From blogs it looked like people do that, they make 2-3 trips out to try to fix and then give up leaving it smelling so why even bother!!! I would not, repeat not recommend this. I had an old whirlpool for 10 years that I cleaned every 6 months to a year and never had a single odor. This thing I clean it, get the smell to go away and it comes back a week later. Sometimes even worse. Makes the plastic parts on travel mugs and water bottles taste like just the bad odor eminating from it when I open the door. Disgusting. Have had to start hand washing them. Apparently not every one has this issue because the reviews were awesome. Would return it in a heart beat if I could.....sickening to spend a grand on a stinky appliance. Very disappointed!!

This is my second bosch dishwasher. the first did not perform as advertised. This one, though, does - pretty much as advertised. The manufacturer claims that you don't need to rinse the dishes before putting in the dishwasher. And in most cases, this held true. There have been a handful of times that this didn't work - when i made a meatloaf, the baked on remains didn't not get removed. I did not rinse baked on oatmeal and it cleaned it well But in general, it works flawlessly. Incredibly quiet. As for loading - although i've seen reviews people complaining about this, i've had no issues. In fact, i probably run my dishwasher more frequently as it's so easy to use and don't need to overload it. Only 1 complaint . sometimes after interrupting the cycle, you have to press the "resume" button - which you may forget and then the cycle wouldn't restart...there is a glowing red light that flashes telling you it's not running...but that is easily learned. I highly recommend this product

After reading reviews and talking with friends and neighbors that own this unit, we were happy to try out Bosch. We were hoping to get more than 2 years out of a dishwasher so we upgraded to this after wasting our time with a Maytag. The seal on a pump started leaking and it wasn't worth repairing. The Bosch is SUPER solid and quiet. The controls are very intuitive and the stainless steel is top notch. (So far after only a few weeks of use) The reason for not giving it 5 stars is the way you load dishes into the racks. It's so awkward! There's no efficient way to load this thing. There's no rhyme or reason to the flip up racks, the section that holds the glasses is oddly distributed and the bottom rack is every bit the same. The section for what I assume is bowls won't hold a cereal bowl. The only thing that fits on the bottom are plates and wide, shallow bowls. We have to put the small soup bowls on the top rack with the glasses...which leaves you less room for glasses! The tippy-top rack is pretty handy for spatulas, tongs, big spoons etc. So, if they could put some of that super solid engineering into coming up with a more efficient way to load this thing (even Maytag got that part right!) then I would give it 6 stars!

I was hesitant to purchase a Bosch dishwasher because I have never owned anything by this company. This particular model was recommended by several people familiar with my requirements and it also received pretty good reviews across the board. First of all it is a beautiful appliance with very clean lines. I love that the controls are hidden but easily accessible. I also am happy that I can set various options to my needs. For instance making the signals louder or dimming the light that shines on the floor when the dishes are done. But most importantly it gets even the dirtiest dishes clean! Several people in the reviews I read were unhappy that it doesn't leave the dishes dry. This is not a problem for us. We would rather conserve energy and not have our dishes so hot we can't handle them at the end of the cycle. Besides, we don't empty the dishwasher until the following day and they are dry by then anyway. My husband loads our dishes every night and one function he really likes is the top slide out rack. He puts all our knives in there as well as other utensils I use for cooking. There is so much room we are usually able to use the "half load" option during the week. We are very happy with our Bosch! Oh and it's VERY quiet!

My LG diswasher broke & just before the xmas holiday we bought Bosch - 800 Series diswasher. The first one that was installed there was a problem with the buttons. there was some electrial issue. Best buy right away sent us another dishwasher and it was installed without a problem. Everything works great. I look forward to washing my dishes. The dishwasher was topic of conversation during xmas greathering. Its sleeklooking, no fingerprints works great. I have to slap my hand to NOT rinse the dishes first. I have NEVER put dirty dishes in a diswasaher before. This was new to both my husband & me, My dishes have never come out shining. I actually put all my dishes in to make them sparkle. It is so quiet that once my son opened it in mid cycle and jumped. He was shocked he did not now it was on. He took the baby bottle and we just closed it and it continued from where ever it was intrupted. I would recommend this washer to anyone. I would buy Bosch again. Cleaning the filter is not a big deal. I really catches a lot and i was able to clean it with out a problem.

Was apprehensive about Bosch because some reviews said the insulation caused a terrible smell for the first week. My wife had her heart set on Bosch due to the stainless steel, roominess, top drawer, and overall quiet (decibel) rating. The unit is pricey but Best Buy had it competitively priced with installation and haul-away. We got the unit quickly after Thanksgiving. Zero smell issues and super quiet. Lots of room for various configurations. My three gripes are the narrow slots for silverware, long cycle times, and some cups, etc. pooling water and not drying thoroughly. These new units do not have a heating element, rather rely on ultra-hot water to dry. It’s recommended to leave the door slightly open once the cycle is complete to allow things to air-dry more thoroughly (let the condensation escape). Good luck with your new dishwasher purchase.