Originally Posted by Ellen
I love my Whirlpool Silent Partner I....obviously it's quiet. The only reason I rinse my dishes off is because I only run it 2 times a week normally and don't want the food to dry on. I also don't want little ground up stuff to accumulate at the bottom of the machine where it's supposed to grind stuff up in the drain.
This machine has a short rinse cycle you can use without washing. The silverware tray is in the door. This dishwasher holds a LOT and big stuff too. Oh, and I can turn off heated drying. Saves a ton in electric costs.
I've heard Whirlpool makes a lot of other brands like Kenmore and don't remember the others....I think Signature (Montgomery Ward) too....and others.
I think we paid about $400.
I have the same dishwasher. What I love about it is how quiet it is and that it's spacious inside and cleans the dishes well. I thought having the silverware tray on the door would be a good thing at first, but when you have the bottom rack out, you can't put silverware in the tray. Didn't like that at first, but used to it now and like it because it leaves the entire lower rack open for anything. I do use the rinse feature if we won't be running it for a few days, that's a really nice feature to have. We paid the same, about $400.