How have you found the Miele dishwasher overall?
Overall I am a little disappointed as there are a few niggles for me.
Is there anything in particular about the Miele dishwasher which impressed you?
The features I like are
- being able to set a specific time to start/finish the dishwasher rather than working out what delay you need to start/finish it at X time.
- The salt refill being in the door rather than at the bottom of the machine
Would you recommend the Miele dishwasher to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?
Hmmm... I don't know. It is £1000 worth of dishwasher and I am not convinced it is worth it. I will happily concede that, over time, this initial outlay might be recouped in lower energy costs and greater reliability and longevity but on the basis of this trial alone, I'm not sure. I wouldn't
not recommend it though and, over all, I think would probably recommend it with the caveats about not being sure it's worth £1000.
- I have niggles about the amount of give in the middle basket - it seems very flimsy on the runners with a lot of side-to-side movement and this does worry me slightly about whether it might fall out when fully loaded.
- It is very easy to pull the bottom basket all the way out and potentially drop an entire load of crockery onto a hard kitchen floor. There seems to be very little to stop the basket at the end of the door.
- The bottom basket has a tendency to roll back into the machine, particularly when part-loaded at the back. On my machine, the door does not seem to open completely flat, as if a spring is too tight. if I push on one corner with my foot, it opens a little more fully and seems to cure the roll-back. This may ease with time I guess.
- I have a love/hate relationship with the cutlery tray. I have had forks come out with food still between the prongs and I wonder if this is because water doesn't get to certain places if crockery in the basket underneath is in the way.
- I'm not sure how you could fit 14 place setting in it as my dinner plates, although not over large, do not fit side by side.
Plusses!
- I do think it does a good job overall, even using a basic dishwasher tablet from Waitrose rather than a premium brand. It certainly does a better job than my Neff.
- The range of programmes is great, with the option of "energy save" and "short programme" making it even more versatile.
- I love the timer
- I love being able to programme the water hardness according to my specific water rather than using a guesstimate along a hard-to-soft range.
- it is lovely and quiet and doesn't appear to disturb the dog at 2am!
- the versatility of the baskets is brilliant, although this has complicated my attempts to stream line the loading of it!
- the cardboard packing box kept my three children (aged nearly 9 - 16!) entertained for weeks. Sadly it will be going in the recycling this week as I am fed up with it :)