LisaKinVA Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Hubby wants to put the cheapest dishwasher into our house (we had a "nice" Kenmore, which is now beyond repair 4 years later). We are supposed to sell the house in 5-6 months. We have to replace it now, due to tenants occupying. Because we can't pick up, scratch and dents, or refurbished dishwashers won't save us money. Help....advice...my gut says to spend the extra $200 and get the Maytag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I think the trade-off with cheap one will be that it doesn't work as well. None of them last long these days. In my experience, buyers don't really look hard at what the appliances are until you get up into the luxery level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I think dh is right. It's going to be a rental, you're not going to be living with how well it works, so get the cheapest. While I love having a dishwasher (we got our first one in my life 2 years ago), I find how quickly they wear out to be distressing. This seems all the more reason not to buy an expensive one. It's not like you're paying for longer life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Even my longtime repairman was surprised at how quickly the racks on my GE Profile were rusting out. Tines started breaking off after 18 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 We put a super cheap DW in our house a few months ago because we just needed a DW after five years of not having one, but we didn't want to spend a lot of money since we were already spending a lot for a softener and such. Honestly, it works fine. Very well, actually. It's an Amana. I am not great about heavy rinsing, and it handles everything very well, plus it has a nice and easy to clean filter. It's fairly quiet. The biggest difference between it and some of the slightly fancier (although never luxury) ones we've had is the number of settings for cycles and features. Ours has regular, heavy, and one-hour, plus options for heated dry and high temp. No glassware setting, no pots and pans, etc. Not a bit of that bothers me one iota. The only thing I wish it had, which we thought it had, is the option for child lock out because our toddler sometimes turns it off when he's trying to "help." But not worth another hundred dollars to me. So I vote for not putting a super expensive one in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvaughan4 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 We out in a cheap one before we moved. Actually, we put in the cheapest we could find, but still with good ratings. It worked fine for the short time that we used it. In our new house, the dishwasher only works on the fine china setting. We're not fine china people, but it cleans really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 The ratings on the dishwasher stink...the good ratings are from people who don't use it (just got it to fill the spot), or just bought it. The bad ratings have several stating problems began the first week! I am really afraid this dishwasher is going to cost more in repairs in 6 months than a midrange dishwasher will cost. Just one repair call makes it more expensive. We have had to replace and repair so much this past year, it's nuts. I did find a midrange one with much better reviews for only $100 more. DH is looking at it now. We are listing the house in March 2016, for roughly $500k. Nothing in the house is as low quality as this. The house is on the higher end for the area. While people might not care buying a spec home or my parents' needing an overhaul home, I think people looking at custom homes who care about finishes would notice. We aren't in the Wolf range or Sub Zero house category...but the house is not a typical rental. It's on 3 acres, and new would cost $565+. We only rented it because we couldn't sell it in November and December, and we couldn't afford to carry the house for 6 months, when the market picked up during the spring. If we were in a normal tract home, I would probably not worry as much...but in our price range, I am concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The ratings on the dishwasher stink...the good ratings are from people who don't use it (just got it to fill the spot), or just bought it. The bad ratings have several stating problems began the first week! I am really afraid this dishwasher is going to cost more in repairs in 6 months than a midrange dishwasher will cost. Just one repair call makes it more expensive. We have had to replace and repair so much this past year, it's nuts. I did find a midrange one with much better reviews for only $100 more. DH is looking at it now. We are listing the house in March 2016, for roughly $500k. Nothing in the house is as low quality as this. The house is on the higher end for the area. While people might not care buying a spec home or my parents' needing an overhaul home, I think people looking at custom homes who care about finishes would notice. We aren't in the Wolf range or Sub Zero house category...but the house is not a typical rental. It's on 3 acres, and new would cost $565+. We only rented it because we couldn't sell it in November and December, and we couldn't afford to carry the house for 6 months, when the market picked up during the spring. If we were in a normal tract home, I would probably not worry as much...but in our price range, I am concerned. When we bought our house, it had a BNWT cheap dishwasher. Less than a year later, we paid $150 to have it "fixed", and it was completely dead a couple of months later. As a first time home buyer, I didn't think beyond "new". As a high end dishwasher owner now, if I were looking at houses, I'd plan to replace anything less than $400 immediately, and it would annoy me to have to do it. It wouldn't be a deal breaker if I loved the house, but it might if I had plenty of other options to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 We put a super cheap DW in our house a few months ago because we just needed a DW after five years of not having one, but we didn't want to spend a lot of money since we were already spending a lot for a softener and such. Honestly, it works fine. Very well, actually. It's an Amana. I am not great about heavy rinsing, and it handles everything very well, plus it has a nice and easy to clean filter. It's fairly quiet. The biggest difference between it and some of the slightly fancier (although never luxury) ones we've had is the number of settings for cycles and features. Ours has regular, heavy, and one-hour, plus options for heated dry and high temp. No glassware setting, no pots and pans, etc. Not a bit of that bothers me one iota. The only thing I wish it had, which we thought it had, is the option for child lock out because our toddler sometimes turns it off when he's trying to "help." But not worth another hundred dollars to me. So I vote for not putting a super expensive one in. Hey we have the same dishwasher :) we bought ours in September I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvaughan4 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 You should be able to find a good deal this weekend with Black Friday specials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I got a cheap dishwasher thinking I'd kill it in a few years and get a better one later. It works great. Everything gets clean. The only issue is that it's loud, so I just set the timer for after I'm in bed. I don't think anyone in the history of real estate ever passed up a house over a dishwasher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Within the same brand, you pay higher prices for quiet operation, and upgraded appearance. If you're going to be selling the house next year, I'd get the least expensive that matches the rest of the appliances. In other words, if you have stainless refrigerator, range, oven, etc, you need to get a stainless dishwasher. But you can get the least expensive one in the line. It will be louder, but potential buyers won't know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Within the same brand, you pay higher prices for quiet operation, and upgraded appearance. If you're going to be selling the house next year, I'd get the least expensive that matches the rest of the appliances. In other words, if you have stainless refrigerator, range, oven, etc, you need to get a stainless dishwasher. But you can get the least expensive one in the line. It will be louder, but potential buyers won't know that. The model I'm looking at is a Stainless Frigidaire model. It normally sells for about $600, but is on sale for $399...just enough to get me free delivery. It will match the others "well enough" and the ratings over all are better than average. I tend to heavily discount high ratings from people who have only had the thing for a few days...I didn't want to spend a fortune, but I think it's important enough that it look the part and at least not have a reputation for breaking down within a few weeks or months. You should be able to find a good deal this weekend with Black Friday specials. Yes...that's what I was going for. Whatever you do, do NOT get the Kenmore Elite. That thing is a piece of crap. Well, so is the "regular" Kenmore. I bought the top-of-the line regular Kenmore, because I didn't like how the dishes loaded in the Elite version. First Kenmore product I've owned in 18 years that really is crap. Thankfully, our other Kenmore Elite products have held up. Like the HE3 washer and dryer I bought in 2000...still going strong (and no smells!!!) When we bought our house, it had a BNWT cheap dishwasher. Less than a year later, we paid $150 to have it "fixed", and it was completely dead a couple of months later. As a first time home buyer, I didn't think beyond "new". As a high end dishwasher owner now, if I were looking at houses, I'd plan to replace anything less than $400 immediately, and it would annoy me to have to do it. It wouldn't be a deal breaker if I loved the house, but it might if I had plenty of other options to buy. That's kind of how I feel. Which is one reason I'm hoping to buy a fixer-upper. I know I'm kind of picky about my appliances. I will NOT miss my Italian dishwasher or this awful oven. I make due, but I really, really have a burning dislike for both of them (the dryer is also mostly useless...). My dream is to have something like a Wolf/Viking 48" range, a full-size commercial refrigerator and a full size freezer. I also would love the Fisher-Pykel dishwasher drawers. But, we are a long, long way from that! We're buying online today. It should be delivered and installed next Monday or Tuesday. Happy Thanksgiving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 The ratings on the dishwasher stink...the good ratings are from people who don't use it (just got it to fill the spot), or just bought it. The bad ratings have several stating problems began the first week! I am really afraid this dishwasher is going to cost more in repairs in 6 months than a midrange dishwasher will cost. Just one repair call makes it more expensive. We have had to replace and repair so much this past year, it's nuts. I did find a midrange one with much better reviews for only $100 more. DH is looking at it now. We are listing the house in March 2016, for roughly $500k. Nothing in the house is as low quality as this. The house is on the higher end for the area. While people might not care buying a spec home or my parents' needing an overhaul home, I think people looking at custom homes who care about finishes would notice. We aren't in the Wolf range or Sub Zero house category...but the house is not a typical rental. It's on 3 acres, and new would cost $565+. We only rented it because we couldn't sell it in November and December, and we couldn't afford to carry the house for 6 months, when the market picked up during the spring. If we were in a normal tract home, I would probably not worry as much...but in our price range, I am concerned. I was going to say your husband is right but if your house is in what's considered a nice area with custom homes then you need the better DW. To not have it will distract the buyer and they'll wonder what else you "cheaped out" when repairing and that might lead to them low-balling or even passing altogether. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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