Bosch SHX55R55UC 500 24" Stainless Steel Fully Integrated Dishwasher - Energy Star

Bosch SHX55R55UC 500 24" Stainless Steel Fully Integrated Dishwasher - Energy Star

so far so good
Have the ss model of this purchased at hd competitor. Pros: really quiet, clean install and look, roomy and super clean dishes--wife really likes the red light that shows the unit is in the middle of a wash

Will report back after we've had it for a couple weeks/months but wanted to get a first review up here for folks to respond to and ask questions if they wanted

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Paid under 800 and install was $150 + $20 or so for hose that is required. Very clean install and took guy 1.5 to 2 hours.

2 weeks in still veyr happy with this unit. It's pricey but we wanted something good that would last a while. We have a 9 month old and this cleans the bottles pretty well and the various silicone nipples and parts to pumps etc. You need to get them in the right place by trial and error but it works well once you do. The dishes come out really clean--this machine is a pleasure to use and the wife agrees.

Super Quiet and Efficient
The dishwasher that came with our house was very loud and it didn't clean very well. I did a lot of online research and decided on Bosch as it received good consumer reports. This dishwasher has not disappointed us. It has all of the features that we need and it is extremely quiet. This was incredibly important as our kitchen is open to the family room. With the old machine we had to really turn up the volume to hear the tv....not anymore!

We had one instance of flooding in our kitchen. We found that the dishwasher is sensitive to hardwater. This caused a buildup in one of the lines that caused a great deal of water to leak out. The problem was easily resolved by the repair company and hasn't happened since.

Love it so far...takes some getting used to though...
When we moved into our 5 year old house there was a GE dishwasher installed (I assume it was the original one that was put in when the house was built). It was terrible...was loud enough that you could hear it in every room of the house and running it on the auto cycle resulted in dirty dishes without fail. We had to load it in a very specific way and also activate several of the 'optional' cycles (heated start, heated wash and sanitize) in order to get clean dishes...this resulted in a run time of about 3 1/2 hours. We finally decided to replace it...read a bunch of reviews, talked to a family member who had recently replaced her dishwasher and finally decided on this model. Overall I'm very happy we did! Very quiet (though not totally 'silent' as some have said), super clean dishes, really nice looking on the inside and out, versatile rack design (that takes some getting used to..more on that later).

I figured I'd just address a couple of the common complaints that...

500 series Bosch dishwashers offer ultra quiet operation at 46dBA while offering up to 5 wash cycles and 3 options which fit any household needs See your bills shrinking with efficient water and energy without compromising on performance Plus our RAC...

• 46 dBA- No quieter dishwasher in its class
• Red Remaining Time Display
• 19 h Delay Start Timer
• 500 Series Racks
• InfoLight(R) Beams on the Floor to Indicate Dishwasher is Running