Half load dishwashers

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So the time has come for us to say cheerio to our good old Bosch dishwasher. What to get next? I'm considering one that does half loads. If you have this function do you use it? Any functions that you wouldn't be without?

I don't at home but I often use it at work.

Ours is a Bosch but it does half loads. I like the quickie program if I think the dishes aren't that bad. I usually use the economy program - it's a sort of half way house between the quickie and the full on wash. It takes 150 minutes but the last 30 seem to be waiting for the dishes to dry off. I've never had to put anything through again and I run it once, in the evening, with all the day's dishes, saucepans etc in.

Thanks Dominics and Flipflop - I've found a Bosch which does half loads. Ordered one part which might fix current Bosch but if that last ditch attempt doesn't work then new Bosch it is!