Product review (4 stars): So Far So Good!
After attempting to research dishwashers to replace our broken one - I was more confused than ever, if that is even possible!  Each web site contradicted the previous one.  I realized that most happy people do not bother to write reviews, so thought I would write to share our happy review of this one.

I would describe our decision process as a crap shoot.  We did not want to spend $900 on a dishwasher, but did not want a piece of junk either.  Don't get me wrong, I would love to have one of those elegant designer dishwashers, but not at the cost of my first born. (maybe I should reconsider that - ha ha).  Anyway, based on a Consumer Reports rating, we were looking at a few dishwashers, Whirlpool Gold being one of them.  This is not the exact model they were rating (not avail at our location), but close enough for us. Over all, we felt this was a safe bet because our last dishwasher was a Whirlpool and it lasted 17 years before it finally bit it and went to dishwasher heaven.  This one was in stock at our local home store and we could install right away. Others we would have to order and wait 7-28 days depending on machine.

One of our requirements was that the machine was quiet.  This one is advertised at 55 db.  I can safely tell you, as I sit 5 feet from the running machine, that it is pretty quiet!  I can hear it but it is a low hum.  Not completely silent, but very quiet.  Absolutely acceptable in our open living area.

It seems to clean very very well.  It was 4 days between the old one breaking and the new installation and those dishes were ick.  Dried on egg, cheese, and cake mix among other things.  They came out beautifully.  I could not ask for better in the cleaning department. I do not rinse the dishes before they get washed, just scrape off the scraps and throw them in, they were pretty dirty.

Installation went pretty well, took a couple of hours to get out the old and have the new completely hooked up.

Overall, we are happy with this machine so far. Clean dishes and pretty quiet, our 2 big requirements. If anything pops up, I will update.