Comments on: How to Choose a Dishwasher

on 5/14/2007 make sure the dishwasher is pretty. :)

on 1/23/2006 If the dishwasher is located where noise will be bothersome, there are extremely quiet machines available. These are usually somewhat more expensive, however.

If your water is hard (and you do not have a water softener), having a dishwasher with a built-in water softener is an advantage. So far as I know, only Miele dishwashers have this. Miele does make very quiet machines.

on 2/12/2007 We had a new dishwasher delivered only to be told by the installer that it wouldn't fit in the space where the old dishwasher was located. He told us a Maytag is about 1/2 inch shorter than other dishwashers.

on 11/22/2005 When you are shopping for a new diswasher, take along those dishes that didn't fit well into your old dishwasher. I have stemmed water goblets that never fit in the old machine. I took one with me when I went to "test drive" new diswashers. Now, I have a top rack that holds the stemware perfectly.