We need a new dishwasher

[imnotmamagbutshelovesme]

Mine is meant to be being fixed but I am expecting the guy to say he can't find the part so we will be looking for a new machine. The insurers will pay out so I would guess we have a budget of about £300. The machine we have is a Hotpoint and less than 2 years old.

I need a machine that can cope with well above average usage and can pay on top some if need be.

DH thinks we shoud just buy a cheap one and replace more often.

Would prefer not a Hotpoint. Found with them nothing but trouble as they can't cope with a lot of use. D/W, washing machine, etc etc.

I am on the lookout for a new DW too so will watch with interest. Mine has also been nothing but trouble, it is an Indesit so I would avoid them too if I were you!

buy a bottle of fairy liquid and save yourself the £300

Can look on Which, if you want.

I have had enough of washing up, np.

Thanks H. I appreciate that.

ok -- will do. It's v slow today, for some reason. Will report back.

I got a Bosch Logixx one about a year back - they get a very good rating for reliability. Hotpoint generally get slated for reliability, i'm afraid.

(Sorry!)

I posted a thread earlier about portable dishwashers - anyone know anything about them?

Right - here are the best buys. I'll do the Don't Buys in a min:

Score 77%: Bosch SKT5102 Classixx £259.99

Score 73%: AEG-Electrolux Favorit F86070VI £606.18
Bosch SGV59T03 £559.96 ?
Bosch SRS45E32GB £291.68
Score 72%:
Bosch SRV43M03GB £439.00
AEG-Electrolux F 55011 VI £478.00
Bosch SGS45C02GB £229.00

Score 71%:
AEG-Electrolux F40010VI £379.00
Miele G1222SC £544.00
Miele G 1202 SC £629.00
Miele G1102SC £468.00
Miele G1232SC £664.00
Neff S54M45X5GB £429.00

Score 70%:
Bosch SGI 46M65GB £480.00
Bosch SRS55C02GB Classixx £259.00
Miele G 1022 £349.00

I had an AEG electrolux one that lasted 13 months AEG said tough luck your warranty is out of date, see yah!!!!! - so basically £400 down the drain as it was an electrical fault and our repair man said as it was intermitant there is no way without huge cost you could find it.

There is obviously no way I would buy or recommend another.

Now have a Gorenje - who?? similar to bosch it came with a 2 year warranty

I'm probably tempting fate here but we have had our bosch dishwasher for 5 years now with no problems. We are a family of 5 so it gets a fair bit of use.
I too know I would be very reluctant to return to our pre dishwasher days. Each visit to stay with mil reinforces this. She has no dishwasher and one week of washing up after 7 people makes me fall in love with my dishwasher all over again!!!!

70 odd per cent reliability? Is that all?

We have a policy which costs us £10 a month and covers 3 appliances. It pays out for repairs or a new machine if it can't be fixed. Best £10 spent as we have had 2 new appliances from it so far.

We've got this one and I'm really pleased with it

It comes with a 3 year guarantee and free delivery.

The percentages aren't reliability, they are the overall score including features, ease of use, how sparkling clean the glasses were, etc

My AEG died just after the guarantee expired too.

Have a Bosch now which is ok, but nothing more. We use it a lot (2/3 loads a day).

OH, that's a relief AMIS.

Had a Bosch for 8 years now - very reliable, used at least once or twice a day. Very occasional hiccoughs when an orange pip or similar gets stuck and the water doesn't drain, but we are wise to that now and know where to look.

Have had the Bosch Classixx one for a few years... been faultless so far. It's also nice and simple - no point having tonnes of different wash programmes as most people only use 1 or 2 of them. It's pretty quiet too & has extra features such as a knife rack, fold down plate racks etc. Would recommend.

(hope I haven't jinxed it now )

I have a Bosch Classixx, it is good but the spelling annoys me.

IMO, it is a good idea to buy from John Lewis or the like which may be a bit more expensive but often throw in 2/3/5 years guarantee.

Here are the don't buys - dd was insisting on watching REM and the Muppets on YouTube, hence the delay:

Matsui MS2W/A £169.95 40%
Proline DWF1250P £178.99 38%
Indesit DI450 £261.98 35%
Proline PDW041 £149.99 33%
Kenwood KDW12SL3A £229.95 30%

miele...very good and very quiet

Habbibu that is very useful, thank you

bosch bosch bosch [waves pom poms]

You are most welcome, presidential elect pet.

Haven't heard back from the engineer yet and I am expecting him not to be able to get the part.

DH has said we will probably get a Bosch.

Thank you for all your help.