Gas is faster and much cheaper. Less chance of a power short too if your wiring is old. Microwave plus dishwasher plus anything else was enough to short my old house. I’d even have a gas hookup installed as long as the nearest line was fairly close.
Hope you didn’t get your new machine, yet. I made a post about washing machines last year. So far, we’ve been using our Speed Queen washing machine very regularly — just about every day — and we love it! I had spent a ton of time doing research on washing machines before buying this one. The techs all seem to say the same thing…these don’t really break down and are made to last for decades.
When I buy an appliance, I try to stick with Whirpool. Well, at least the ones still made here. I haven’t had too much trouble with my top loading washer and dryer. I find the ones that have the fewest features are the ones that seem to be pretty reliable. Less electronics, less things to break.
Thanks, Russ. I’ve heard that the lack of a heated dry option prevents the dishes from fully drying, so you have to dry them off before putting them away. Is that your experience?
My luck with appliance purchases has run counter to advice I’ve been given – online and elsewhere – almost every time.
Over two decades ago we bought an Amana fridge because all the reviews said it was the most reliable, didn’t break down, blah blah blah. Broke down within two years. Twice as I recall.
About the same time, we went dirt cheap on the bottom of the line Hotpoint washer and dryer. Those things ran for almost 20 years before needing a repair.
Eight years ago, we bought all new appliances:
GE front load washer & dryer. Zero problems so far.
GE side by side fridge. Zero problems so far.
Viking stove (the model we bought had terrible reviews for reliability at the time). Zero problems so far.
Bosch dishwasher. Zero problems so far.
The GEs are just there, nothing we love or hate about them. We rave about the Bosch and Viking all the time. Light years ahead of what they replaced in terms of features and performance.
[quote=CA renter]Thanks, Russ. I’ve heard that the lack of a heated dry option prevents the dishes from fully drying, so you have to dry them off before putting them away. Is that your experience?[/quote]
If you crack the door they dry fast, just leave them alone and they dry, or someone just dries them if in a hurry. Never occurred to me to worry about it.
Not having heated drying is considered more efficient.
They still dry via condensation. The dishes are heated by the water during the wash cycle. Once water stops flowing, any residual moisture evaporates, condenses on the walls of the dishwasher, and gets sucked out by a pump. At least that’s the theory.
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