Anyone have recommendations, or suggestions against brands? Anyone do, or know about taking out tile and replacing it? Dishwasher installation recommendations? Thanks!
Put hot water in sink, add good slug scent free detergent, add dishes, scrub with scouring pad, rinse in hot water... Oh, sorry.
I have been very loyal to the Labrador Retriever brand for many decades. But recent side by side comparisons have changed my mind. The Beagle brand cleans better and is more efficient. However, the Lab does have a much larger holding tank. So you need both for really big jobs.
taking out tile and replacing it is pretty easy...I recommend youtube tutorials...as to dishwashers....I'm about as good as any brand!
About 4 years ago we bought a fairly deluxe Kitchen Aid dishwasher. It was very good and very quiet. Our only complaint was that the soap packets they required did not completely degrade and the left over bits tore the drain pump impeller to shreds (while still on the one year warranty thank God). Got it fixed for free and we went to using liquid soap with no issues. We recently remodeled our kitchen and went to all stainless appliances. So we spent a skosh more and got a Bosch. Even quieter and doesn't call for the soap packets. But whatever brand you buy, go with the stainless steel interior. It holds up far better than non stainless.
Lab has a bigger scrubber too, so it will clean your dishes quicker than a Beagle. But the beagle is definitely more precise and won't miss a thing. Tough to pick between the two.
Samsung was not recieved well by my friend. I have a Kitchen Aid that works great. Your utility company may offer a "worry free" service plan. Implement that prior to your warranty expiration. Use liquid soap not powder. Rinse off dishes prior to inserting them into the appliance. Run the appliance before you sleep and save money on demand costs. Don't run multiple 220V appliances at the same time along with your dishwasher as the utility company demand rate escalates. The dishwasher should be on it's own breaker. You can use a 15 amp breaker 14 gauie wire run. Make sure your insurance company covers flood damage.
Fortunately for Oregonians, we have some of the cheapest electricity in the country. Residential customers don't ever have to worry about peak demand charges, peak demand hours, etc. Only bigger companies or utilities who have large, energy sucking machines and equipment have to deal with that. It would have to be one heckuva industrial sized and mongo powered dishwasher for our electric companies to even notice....
