Integrated Dishwasher

Deladuro

Evening all,
My free-standing Bosch Exxcel dishwasher has just crackled & smoked around the control panel area. (Ihave no idea how old it is as it was here when we bought the house last year)
I reckon I could get it fixed for about £70-80 (maybe a wee bit more).
But, we're getting a new kitchen done in a few months and would probably be looking at an integrated model anyway.

Would it be sensible to go ahead and buy an integrated/semi integrated model and use it as a rather ugly freestanding one until we sort out our kitchen - or would there be problems going down this route?

Innys

Personally, I can't see any problems with buying an integrated one now and not integrating it until you need to, though I can't be sure.

I am thinking of buying a Bosch dishwasher myself soon. Would you recommend them? Did it have any issues before it gave up the ghost?

macman

Integrated appliances are fine when new, but when they need repair or replacement then you'll wish you hadn't bothered.
No problems at all with Bosch as a brand though-nort the cheapest white goods, but they do last for years if looked after.

Deladuro

I had no issues with it before today, Innys.

My wife wasn't a great fan - but I think that was more to do with her dish-stacking ability than with the dishwasher per se.

(don't tell her I said that, though)

Armchair23

I was really surprised when we had our kitchen done a couple of years ago just how much smaller integrated appliances are than the freestanding equivalents. You get much less usable space in a fridge freezer or dishwasher, and they are usually much more expensive.

LandyAndy

Try one of these until your new kitchen is ready.



You can't do this in a dishwasher.

loracan1

I bought an integrated dishwasher several months before I got new doors - no problem whatsoever fitting it. Only thing to bear in mind is that you need to be able to make small adjustments to positioning, (easy enough) and that the door won't stay open when you're filling/emptying (the weight of the door makes it balance open).

Peartree

I've had an integrated knocking around for a while before actually integrating it and agree with lorcan1 it is all about balancing the door.

You might, however, want to think about a new design that encompasses an non-integrated or a semi-integrated as they are a damn sight less expensive! I certainly would if I hadn't inherited an integrated kitchen. I will never understand why an unfinished piece of equipment can be sold as more expensive than one which is finished!

basill

Peartree wrote: »

You might, however, want to think about a new design that encompasses an non-integrated or a semi-integrated as they are a damn sight less expensive! I certainly would if I hadn't inherited an integrated kitchen. I will never understand why an unfinished piece of equipment can be sold as more expensive than one which is finished!

Our Siemens slimline died after 10 years so have just got a new one. It is freestanding but unliie the old model can be converted to partly built in. The top cover comes off and you wind the feet out so the door lines up with the cupboard doors, then you replace the bottom panel with your own wood to match the other kitchen kick panels. There are brackets to firmly fix it in place. The stainless door matches our cooker and looks very smart.

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fergie_

What model is it?

Is it SE26N850GB?

basill

fergie_ wrote: »

What model is it?

Is it SE26N850GB?

No, ours is a SF24T553GB. The bottom plate on ours is flat with screws so it can be removed. The SE26N850GB one seems to be curved,
so may not be able to be "converted".

B