Buying a dishwasher

Purdy_1

We are going out to buy a dishwasher this afternoon so I was hoping someone "in the know" could give me a few "do's & don'ts" that will help me make a better choice. I am afraid that it has to be a slimline model though. Any pointers?

smcaul

A bit late I know - We have a Bosch slimline, got it just over 2 years ago and it has been faultless - bosch come (or did) with a 2 yr guarentee. It washes as good now as it did the first day we had it and it gets used twice a day. Other good thing is the lights to tell you when the salt and rinse aid are low. I have had other makes in the past and for the money this one has been excellent value.

grumbler

Which?extra:

Model/Product Type/Price (£)/Total score (%)/Size (cm) hxwxd/Noise/Normal program cleaning/Normal program drying/Normal program watermarks
AEG F44450/Slimline/400/66/85x45x62////
Hotpoint SDW60PSlimline2305185x45x61
Indesit IDE 44Slimline2904485x44x62
Indesit IDL 40Slimline2005785x45x61
Proline PDW 081 SSlimline1705085x45x59
Siemens SF25A061 GBSlimline4796785x45x61
Smeg DWF410SSSlimline3954685x45x60
Zanussi ZSF4126Slimline2506485x45x63
Total score (%) Ignores price and is based on: cleaning and drying performance (50%), ease of use (25%), water and energy efficiency (15%) and noise (10%).

Also try this link to their big table .

I have Smeg slimline and wouldn't recommend it ...

Purdy_1

Went for a Hoover from Currys in the end. It was advertised at £199 instore but I knew it was cheaper online so I asked about dropping the price. She said no problems. It has a concealed element, salt indicator and some other indicator, cant remember what it was for now.
Unfortunatly they didnt have any to take away there and then so we have arranged to pick up from the store in about 5 days time.
We went with the PAYG coverplan at £2.49 a month. I thought this was quite cheap and it can be cancelled anytime I want to.