It’s been quite a busy summer – with the kids out of school, I haven’t been posting as much on MomHomeGuide. But, the kids will be starting up summer camp soon, so check in to read some new posts!
It’s been about a week since a new Bosch Ascenta dishwasher from Lowe’s has been installed in our kitchen. I am loving it so far!
The interior of my kitchen’s new Bosch Ascenta dishwasher
The dishwasher is super quiet, and to date, it’s working well. I tried using the delay start the other day, and it worked fine.
Smaller, More Frequent Loads
One possible drawback I’ve found is that the rack space in the dishwasher is much smaller than the space I had in my old GE dishwasher. But this drawback has turned out to be a plus for me. I used to hold off on running my GE dishwasher because I felt guilty about running a dishwasher that wasn’t entirely full – I worried about wasting both water and energy. But, because this machine is slightly smaller and because of its Energy Star rating, I can run a cycle of dishes after every meal with no pangs of guilt! So now, my kitchen looks better, since the sink that once was usually filled with dishes waiting to be washed is now empty.
My new Bosch Ascenta dishwasher holds fewer dishes than my old GE machine, but that has turned out to be a plus.
I’ve also noticed that the inside of the dishwasher drawer is wet after a wash. I don’t know if this is a problem, but now I routinely wipe it dry after a cycle – I figure that doing so will help maintain my machine, as well as keep it cleaner.
I don’t want my new washer any smaller than my current one. It is just the right size to run it only once every other night completely full, which works out perfectly and we save water and energy. Including my energy of only having to unload it every other morning!
Thanks for your comment, Fran! Good luck with your hunt for a new dishwasher!
You are correct, Bosch does not have a heitnag element in the tub. It uses what they call condensation drying . I am buying a dishwasher too and found a store that had working demos on the floor basically, if you have any plastics, they will come out wet. Metals and ceramics will dry fine with this type of drying technique, although they still were a bit drippy in spots. I am going with a different brand for that reason since we have polycarbonate drinking cups (restaurant cups). Do keep in mind that some stores employees (Sears, Lowes, etc) are on commission. I know that employees at Lowes make less money on commission from Bosch appliances than other brands, so they tend to steer people away from them. But bottom line, Bosch cleans very well, but the no heated dry cycle has kept me from buying one. It does have a heating element that is NOT in the tub which heats the water.
Thanks for your comment — you are right about the dishwasher. I like it, but anything plastic will basically come out wet after a wash.
Bosch dishwashers get high marks. Well they should, considering they cost an arm and a leg. Yes they do have a heating element. Bosch’s may be great, but I sure do miss my Asko dishwasher. That was a Rolls Royce dishwasher. Quieter than a refrigerator (I remember having to constantly put my head down close to door to see if it was on. That’s how quiet it was), and man could it clean dishes, and its capacity was friggin huge.