Product review (3 stars): GE Profile 8480J00S Stainless Steel
We remodeled our kitchen in 2004. I got this DW the week before Thanksgiving. We have owned it for 8 years, but used it for 7 due to a temporary move. I had to replace the wheels on the lower basket 3 times, and had it serviced for various things when the unit was less than 5. I spent $900.00 when it was new. The cost of the parts and service since near $400.00!!Now there is a leak in the main body and the hearts of pine floor was warped for months. No repairing. It cleaned sporadically well, but I had to be anal about the loading process.

We rinsed before we loaded. Glasses seemed gritty and filmy even though we used the rinse agent. I never liked the gel detergents because everything tasted like the scent of it...toward the last breakdown the detergent dispenser would get stuck, and I would have to re-run the load. We have seven people, so I ran at least a load a day.

I am disappointed that I could not get more than ten years out of this, but apparently, I am luckier than most.
I have reviewed every darn DW at Consumer Reports, and read all the reviews I can find to get a new unit. It seems that the enviro-whacky folks have won. Not only will I pay several hundred dollars more for the same features on a DW, it will run for 30-60 minutes longer and according to reviewers, the dishes are not cleaner. Nont only that, but new dishwashers breaking in less than a year is plain unacceptable!

"Palmolive... Madge!!!"

I'm soaking in it.