You can have clean plates, dishes, pots...if you want your glasses to have nasty little baked on pieces of crap, in which you have to soak them for a day or more to get them clean.
This was a Consumer Reports Best Buy and, overall, has very high ratings on other sites. Once installed the dishwasher performed EXCELLENTLY- dishes came out clean & sparkling, and even has a "Sani-Rinse" cycle that sterilizes the dishes with high heat. Be forewarned, however. This dishwasher, like most, DOES NOT COME WITH A POWER CORD. You will have to remove the plug-in cord from your old one or buy another cord. Luckily, this is an easy fix & not too hard to install if you follow directions. However, the manual shows a 90 degree elbow fitting to attach to the water supply. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED. Supposedly Whirlpool, when they bought out Maytag, changed the entire water intake configuration so you have to buy this extra part from them for $14. I paid $2.98 at Home Depot. If you are using direct copper tubing for the water intake, you will also need a ferrule & nut kit (also at Home Depot, about $1.20). And chances are, it will still leak. Be advised the control panel is on the top of the door, facing up, so you can't see it unless you're next to it looking down.(Are the dishes clean?) It also comes with a handle (not shown in any of the pictures) you need to open the door, that may interfere with opening drawers at right angles near it. We've always had Kenmores, but I only paid $409.00 from Lowe's. Let's see how it holds up.
I am not sure that what happen to mine is just one of the defected unit or the quality of the component(s) only last for that long, just long enough to pass the warranty period. If you are planing to buy this dishwasher, an extended warranty may come handy, or looking for other manufacturers...
J. Key "For Reals?!"
You can have clean plates, dishes, pots...if you want your glasses to have nasty little baked on pieces of crap, in which you have to soak them for a day or more to get them clean.
Mary C. Rogalski "mary cat"
This was a Consumer Reports Best Buy and, overall, has very high ratings on other sites. Once installed the dishwasher performed EXCELLENTLY- dishes came out clean & sparkling, and even has a "Sani-Rinse" cycle that sterilizes the dishes with high heat. Be forewarned, however. This dishwasher, like most, DOES NOT COME WITH A POWER CORD. You will have to remove the plug-in cord from your old one or buy another cord. Luckily, this is an easy fix & not too hard to install if you follow directions. However, the manual shows a 90 degree elbow fitting to attach to the water supply. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED. Supposedly Whirlpool, when they bought out Maytag, changed the entire water intake configuration so you have to buy this extra part from them for $14. I paid $2.98 at Home Depot. If you are using direct copper tubing for the water intake, you will also need a ferrule & nut kit (also at Home Depot, about $1.20). And chances are, it will still leak. Be advised the control panel is on the top of the door, facing up, so you can't see it unless you're next to it looking down.(Are the dishes clean?) It also comes with a handle (not shown in any of the pictures) you need to open the door, that may interfere with opening drawers at right angles near it. We've always had Kenmores, but I only paid $409.00 from Lowe's. Let's see how it holds up.
ballerinamommy
This dishwasher was great until the motor broke at 23 months. A $300 fix and whirlpool wouldn't help out at all. Very disappointing!
DungDakao
I am not sure that what happen to mine is just one of the defected unit or the quality of the component(s) only last for that long, just long enough to pass the warranty period. If you are planing to buy this dishwasher, an extended warranty may come handy, or looking for other manufacturers...