KitchenAid - Top Control Built-In Dishwasher with Stainless Steel Tub, Clean Water Wash System, 43dBA - Stainless steel

We bought this dishwasher and loved it. It was the highest rated dishwasher available at the time of purchase. In less than a years time, about 8 months, a wheel fell off the bottom rack. About a month later we lost another wheel, then another, then another! In about three months 6 of the 8 wheels have fallen off the bottom rack. Now the bottom rack has to be lifted and guided or it falls off the track. It is run daily, we do not overload it as all pots, pans, and lids are hand washed so it's mostly plates and plastic bowls in the bottom rack. The problem is that it's all plastic. We have ordered 4 new sets but need to order another 4 to get us through the next year. It is very quiet but with most modern dishwashers, it takes forever to wash a load, it doesn't handle heavily soiled dishes, and it does not dry them if you do not open the door fast enough after its finished the cycle. The washing issues are due to Energy Star compliance.

After installation and warranty, I spent $1200 on this Kitchenaid Stainless dishwasher. Immediately, the stainless had problems. Despite promoting the "touchfree stainless" as a wonderful feature, it cannot be cleaned by any product. There are permanent streaks and drips that cannot be removed. Kitchenaid will not do anything under the 1-year warrantee. They hide behind the "30-day rule" for cosmetic issues. This is NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE, but rather a function of their poor quality. I have 18-year old stainless appliances that look as good as new, but the Kitchenaid looked horrendous after 2 weeks.

Love this dishwasher as it has all the features I want and need. Nice stainless steel interior and exterior. Highly recommend!

Dishwasher functions fine, no real complaints about that. Nice and quiet and the dishes get nice and hot during the drying. Plastic items hold water, but no worse than any machine I’ve owned. However after 2.75 years of daily use, the circulation pump had gone out and the part plus labor will cost over $400. This is not covered under the manufacturer’s warranty. Even though I never purchase them, I would recommend buying the Best Buy extended warranty with this machine.

After scouring the earth looking for the best dishwasher for a reasonable price, I settled on this model. Based on the specifications and price, it should have been incredible, but it falls just a hair short in several areas. Here's my summary: Pros: -Does a good job cleaning dishes -Is very quiet -Dries dishes well -Easy to operate -Display on the front is very handy Cons: -Takes 2.5 hours for a "normal" cycle with dry -Gets a soap scum layer on the door using even premium wash packs and rinse aid. I've found running the rinse aid on the highest setting helps. -The pump has gotten noisier over the first month of use. I couldn't even hear it when it was new, but now the pump makes some noticeable noise when operating at the start of each cycle...not loud but definitely noticeable, and definitely louder than the sound rating. -Manual suggests running the nearest faucet for hot water before starting the washer, so you waste 5 gallons of water so it can use 4 gallons to do a good job on the dishes. -Racks are hard to load soup bowls in. They tend to fall over nearly flat pretty much anywhere you put them. -Clearance on the lower rack is tight for large casserole pans even with the top rack all the way up. Forget about putting serving utensils in the main silverware basket as they hit the arm. -Top rack is not removeable. All in all, it's still a very good dishwasher. I'd buy it again, but it could still use some improvements.

I've had many Dishwashers through the years and I can honestly tell you this is the best of the best. They advertise quiet, and this is one time they mean it. I have an open floor plan and I don't even know it's running. I put it to the test with an aluminum meatloaf pan with some meat burnings, and I was shocked that it cleaned it perfectly. For the first time I proudly own a dishwasher that cleans on the first try. I've had it for about 4 weeks now and I haven't had to re-wash anything, not even by hand. You won't be disappointed in this purchase.

This replaced a 21 year old KA Superba (circuit board died). As it was 2 models old, it was heavily discounted. Good capacity and rack design, super quiet, and dries much better than the old one (even plastic!). Cycles take a bit longer but not too bad. The utensil holder is larger as well. I also like the exterior LED status indicator. My only issue was the Rinse Aid dispenser - initially it seemed not to fill to the point where you could see blue in the indicator. Excess leaked out and ran down the interior door. But after I ran a cycle, the indicator stayed fully blue and all is working fine now. A friend with the same mode had a similar experience. So it was more confusing than a true issue.

In my previous home I had all KitchenAid appliances. In moving to FL and buying a new build home, the builder's grade appliances did not cut it with me. Within one year I purchased an all new kitchen with KitchenAid appliances. This dishwasher holds so much more and cleans so much better than anything I have ever had. Thank you Pacific Kitchens and Best Buy.