Scarlett Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'm about to buy a Whirlpool dishwasher and can't decide between a couple of different models. The almost top of the line is model GU2700XTS. Price for Stainless is $699! Yikes! Does anyone have this model and do you love it...hate it? Feel nothing special toward it? I can go down a step or two and save less than $100. I want a good one. I had a good one in my last house but the one in this house (been here 5 years) has never made me happy. So I am only a tiny bit sad that it has died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I have a Roper (which came with my house) and Roper is made by Whirlpool. I'm sure it's the bottom of the line Roper, too, but it works better than my friend's Bosch. I'm totally sold on Whirlpool appliances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in SC Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 We love Whirlpool, too. My parents were able to purchase a washer/dryer, stove and refrigerator for us when we were married. They bought them second-hand because they had been used in schools for 2 or 3 years. Those things lasted for years! The only reason that we don't have them today is that we sold them with our first home. The next dishwasher that I had was a "top of the line" KitchenAid. It was awful. It didn't clean the dishes well at all which was quite disappointing since it was expensive. We currently have a GE because it came with our house (3rd house). It's a very basic model, but it does an adequate job, and it does have a sanitizing cycle. I like the sanitizing cycle because it really seems to cut down on the "passing around" of illness in our family. I guess my point is...the extra money doesn't always (sometimes, but not always) mean that the dishwasher is going to do a better job, kwim? Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Thanks to you both. I can get this $699 model for a REALLY good price of just over $400....so I think I'm going for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada_Mom Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I like the sanitizing cycle because it really seems to cut down on the "passing around" of illness in our family. Is sanitizing cycle really that much better?? I thought dishwashers ran at hot temperatures anyways and were pretty reliable to kill germs?? I do get more "paranoid" when there's a bad flu or stomach bug going around the family, but never thought that we'd need sanitizing cycle for when we have guests or someone's got a cold or just every day use.... We have sanitizing cycle on washing machine & THAT I love. Great for bedsheets and towels!! Hmmm... now you have me wondering if WE need a new dishwasher too.... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in SC Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I don't know whether or not they're better statistically, but ours has made a definite difference in illness level. I know that this *could* be coincidence, but we have temporarily stopped using the sanitizing feature from time to time to save a little more $$ and energy, and each time I have noticed our illnesses increase. Well, to be more accurate, I've noticed the incidence of *spreading* illness to each and every family member increase. (how's that for a badly worded sentence) So, for us, it makes a difference. YMMV. :D Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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