Product review (4 stars): We like our Bosch Dishwasher but it took adjustment.
We bought this model of Bosch but not through Amazon. We found both these reviews very helpful and so wanted to add our own.
Our Sears dishwasher gave out after 7-8 years. We had just had a new Sears refridgerator quit after 2 years and were looking for a different experience than mid level appliances from big box or department stores.
We have had the Bosch SHE43RL2UC for a couple weeks. We really did wonder the first day or two, so the poor review here was interesting. The Bosch is smaller than the Kenmore it replaced, not a lot but enough to notice. The tine placement is challenging with dishes not all from the same set, and the bottom rack floor tines are spaced far enough apart so that glasses tip from not having enough support around the rim.
The positive review was very helpful because it helped us adjust from the differences between Bosch and standard mid level dishwashers. Reading the manual helps, a basic point but one that needs to be made. Seeing the photos in the manual of dish placement even helped - now cereal bowls go on top, no problem but different from before. We use Jet Dry and have not had issues with spotting or drying. There is no heating element! That means plastics can go on the bottom rack! And actually, if all of the small plates are put in one set of tines, they fit better and closer than our previos dishwasher, making up for the smaller size.
The buzzer DOES turn off, took us just one run to go to the manual and figure that out. There was a slight machine smell for the first week, hard to describe but obviously a smell of new machinery. It is very quiet. It cleans the dishes well. The unknown is if it will last longer than the 7-8 years of hoped for life from regular applishwashers. We are satisfied with our Bosch dishwasher.