Miele : G1472SCVi 24in Optima II Series Dishwasher Review

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(More customer reviews)Our house was built late 90s with GE profile appliances. Being conscious about environment, we follow a rule of not replacing an appliance until it is broken. Recently, our dishwasher went broken with very bad noise coming out of motor. The problem is we have an opening of 33" and the dishwasher is about 3/8" dropped below the floor. So, even though there is enough height inside, it is impossible to put most dishwashers (over 33") in without opening the counter. We looked at all the models of GE, Maytag, LG, Samsung, etc etc and couldn't find anything that has adjustable an height. Eventually, a sales person at Sears quietly told us we should look at Miele in another store. This turns out to be a great idea. Miele European model can adjust from 32" to 34" with almost same capacity like their US model. It is a lot more expensive but we figure one of these days we need to remodel our kitchen and we want to buy something that we can keep in the future kitchen. It is very nice that we didn't have to wait for long time to get an EU model. The installer came in and was able to cut the old GE out and installed a new Miele. Here is what we have seen:
1. Miele allows installer to raise the front two supports easily and the entire machine is raised at the same time. This let the installer make a perfect fit to our space. Smart engineering!
2. Their front panel is hard to put on without a professional help because it comes in as a separate piece so that customers can customize it to whatever they like. Great designs but there are many small things you have to take care properly. Our installer is certified Miele dealer. They had no issues.
We have used the dishwasher for a few weeks.
1. Absolutely easy to use and dishes come out very very clean. Grease and dry good come out great. It definitely has more washing power than our old GE. No comparison.
2. Very quiet. The only sound coming out is when it flushing water. Even that is a lot less noisy than our old GE. It doesn't seem like it flushes as much as GE. The motor sound is very low and very pleasing to hear (if you try hard to actually hear it).
3. It doesn't have a heat coil like GE did. We like it a lot. It uses less power and it doesn't burn plastics if they are at lower part of the DW. Also, less risk for getting burned. Dishes come out 95% dry. if you simply leave everything there for another hour or something, it becomes almost 100% dry. We like this. We usually start the DW before going to bed. In the morning, everything is dry anyway.
4. It doesn't use the overflow thing that our old GE used. For my old GE, there were a few times that water came out of the overflow to our wood floor when drainage was slow in the kitchen. Miele doesn't use this. It detects when slow drain is detected and just stop. This is smart! We noticed may new appliances still use overflow.
Because we used the certified Miele installer from the dealer, they gave us one extra year warranty plus the original one year.
Very expensive (2-3 times more $ than we originally wanted to spend) but we are very happy to have it. In fact, we may go with other Miele appliances since their "simple elegant style" is a better fit for us than a more aggressive "I am expensive" Viking type of appliances.

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PC Update function Concealed control panel Incognito controls Accepts custom door panel (required) 6 wash programs including China & Crystal, and Turbo setting Vario TM temperature settings AutoSensor CleanAir TM drying system with SensorDry Compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 12 place setting capacity Accommodates plates up to 12 ¼" Intake/Drain fault indicator Rinse aid refill indicator 24 hour delay start/countdown Built-in water softener Detergent options Acoustic function monitor Double waterproof system Q3 Acoustics TM 351 kWh consumption per year Basket Configuration: Upgraded Upper Basket Upgraded Lower Basket Split cutlery tray Approximate Overall Dimensions: Height 33 1/4"- 35 3/4" Width 23 9/16"

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