Product review (2 stars): Bosch, Smosch...soooooo disappointing
i have had a bosch dishwasher for a while now, so i am well past any learning curve having tried everything to get cleaner dishes: different detergents, adding TSP, all the cycles, different loading etc. it simply never consistently has cleaned the way either of my two old dishwashers did. single good point = very quiet, at least compared to what i had, portable kenmore and a haier built in model. first thing i noticed after install was rust starting to form on my flatware....there can be many reasons for this, but it never occurred until the smosch. this model is tough to load too; plates ok, but forget about any type of bowls they won't sit in the rack design. the covered heating element is a nice safety design - my old portable actually caught on fire from the exposed type = but when i checked, none of the units at lowes, any brand, had exposed heaters. it never dries the top rack glasses = always puddles on top despite tipping. silverware is seldom clean and we prerinse everything since the "euro" models do not dispose but rather filter the waste. that means it shoots back up on your dishes and you must clean the filter which seems to "hook" onto everything - doesnt sit on it but rather in it and a pia to wash. any water saved gets used up in a prerinse by hand. glasses all come out with a film that must be wiped off with a towel, i assume it is on the dishes too, just not as easy to see as on glass. i have messed with setting the rinse aid differently, but it does not help. the stainless interior also seems to have this film on it as well. some have even said that a steel interior can cause the rust probs on flatware....maybe, although my haier was all stainless, bottom too, and never experienced this prob until the smosch. all in all just a poor cleaning machine, sooner or later it will have to go, but its tough after spending 500 bucks on it.