Bosch 24" Ascenta Series White Built-In Dishwasher - SHX3AR52UC

Comments about Bosch 24" Ascenta Series Stainless Steel Built-In Dishwasher:

I have the owned the precursor to this dishwasher and have found the series to be extremely reliable. I wash about 3-4x per week and have had no problems except when the unit is about to give out. It should last about 7-8 years.

Comments about Bosch 24" Ascenta Series Stainless Steel Built-In Dishwasher:

I use the dishwasher daily and sometimes 2 times a day. I found that it is a little bit smaller than my last Bosch, but still big enough. It is a bit harder to load as there are a lot of smaller brackets that I do not like ie: only have one place to put larger dishes. I do however love that the silverware holder is on the side.

Comments about Bosch 24" Ascenta Series White Built-In Dishwasher:

Great item with great support.

Service and delivery comments:

Delivery was perfect and quick and washer got here in perfect condition. Driver even placed on my porch at my request. The price was outstandingly good.

Comments about Bosch 24" Ascenta Series Stainless Steel Built-In Dishwasher:

My Bosch came with a broken on/off switch -- stuck in the "on" mode (so at least I can use it). It is taking about a week and a half to get a warranty repair man from Bosch -- seems to me they need to hire some people! He's supposed to be here tomorrow.
This is replacing an LG that stopped working and was giving a failure code supposedly related to the motor. I tore it apart enough to check for broken wires, loose connections, and such, but to no avail. It was going to cost about 1/3 of the machine's value just to get a repair person to come. The highest-rated Yelp repair people would not work on LG -- not good news in my opinion. Having the two side by side was informative. The LG seemed to be of heavier construction, but probably more complicated. The LG was quieter, but they are both pretty quiet. The LG leaked a little bit around the bottom of the door -- problem seems common and unfixable. The LG was bigger in every dimension, but especially it went several inches farther back under the counter. This might be the reason the LG did not have to be screw-mounted to keep from tipping forward when the door was opened. The Bosch has to be mounted to cabinets or it will tip forward when the door is opened. The Bosch is narrower, shorter, and especially shallower than the LG was, though the LG fit easily into the 24-1/2" wide space normal in cabinet installation.
The Bosch seems to clean better, but is much less flexible in loading and holds less. The racks are not as heavy and on the model I bought have no adjustable tines. The LG was top of their line, while this Bosch is mid-range of their line, though the price for the best LG only buys about a middling Bosch. I only ran the old dishwasher about once a week. I expect to have to run this one about every 4 days -- it just doesn't hold as much.
Assuming the switch gets fixed at no cost to me, this will serve my purposes. If I had a lot of dishes/big family, I would probably be dissatisfied with its capacity.
I got the feeling that the Koreans are working really hard to make a better machine, but have probably over-complicated the design, opening themselves to more chances to go wrong. In a few years they will probably get the kinks worked out and be the better machine. I chose the Bosch over a very highly rated Samsung just out of fear of another Korean machine. Probably should have taken the chance on the Samsung.

Comments about Bosch 24" Ascenta Series Black Built-In Dishwasher:

Incredible sensitive installer who made some truly valuable recommendations and a salesman who was extremely patient.