We bought this dishwasher to replace a 20 year old dinosaur. Well, guess what? This one doesn't work nearly as well.
1. Food has to be so carefully cleaned from all surfaces before washing that you might as well just wash it by hand and skip the dishwasher all together. And I am not talking pots and pans here ( I always do those by hand), just regular plates, glasses and cutlery.
2. The water heat delay is ridiculous. The average home does not need dishes to be sterilized to the extent that you could probably perform surgery with the knives. It adds quite a bit of time and energy usage to the average cycle. Wish it could be shut off.
3. Inside dimensions are quite small, and this dishwasher does not hold nearly as much as other brands, necessitating more frequent cycles.
And yes, I have read the owners manual many times. I load in accordance with instructions, rinse my dishes, do not overload, use good quality detergent and rinse aid, clean my filters, have good water pressure, etc. Bottom line, this model is a dud. I wont be buying another Frigidaire.
This is the best dishwasher I have used yet. When it was first installed I didn't think it was working it was that quiet. I sat on the floor to listen for any water noise. The motor is also very quiet. In fact my water pump in the basement is much much louder than this dishwaser. The tub is also stainless. The inside is designed very well. Cutlery stands on it's own off to the side and cleans all those hard to reach teeth in the butter and steak knives. This dishwasher has lots of spray nozzles. There is spray nozzles on the top of the tub, middleman bottom. Which means those dishes are getting clean at every angle. They sure don't make them like they used to. They make them better!
This dishwasher is all I could have hoped for in a built in unit. The controls are easy to use and located right where they need to be. Its also very quite when its running. The tall tub, delayed start are all just great. I would buy this unit in a heartbeat.