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Ease of Use	10/10
Durability	2.7/10
Style	9.3/10
Service & Support	2.3/10
Value for Money	4.1/10
Overall rating	4.8/10

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By Steven Fujii. on 14th Aug 2002

Steven Fujii.'s Ratings

Value for money	0/10
Overall value	1/10
Steven Fujii.'s recommendation

Good Points

Nothing good to say about this dishwasher

Bad Points

DOES NOT DRY DISHES!!! Extremely expensive for what you get.

General Comments

This Bosch dishwasher (Model SHU6805 UC) looked like a good buy. I had read a few reviews and read up on the product itself. I'm here to say that the dishwasher sucks. For the price it should never have cost this much. You can get the same thing for less than half the price. A cheap dishwasher does just as good a job at washing the dishes as this one does and at least it dries dishes! Puddles of water, wet plastic ware, wet utensils, wet dish racks.... wet everywhere. You might as well just dry the dishes yourself. I called the BOSCH support line and they were absolutely no help. They just told me, "That's the way it is. If you don't like it, there's nothing that we can do." If you want my advice, get an ASKO. The dishes are clean AND dry.

15 Comments on Review by Steven Fujii. for Bosch SHU6805UC Dishwasher

1. Shaun. on 17th Sep 2002

   Have you even CONSIDERED that there may be something wrong with the blower or heater? The thing needs to circulate the air to even dry anything, you know the vent on the front of it? That is for when the blower blows air through it, the hot wet air can leave. You think a clothes dryer can dry anything with it's vent blocked? Things like that need air CIRCULATION.

2. Jennifer. on 18th Sep 2002

   I have a Bosch at our cottage and have this same problem. I believe it's the design of the system. It doesn't blow hot air to dry like the other dishwashers do, the advantage to this method is that it doesn't blow humidity back into your home and that you can put tupperware on the bottom rack. But I agree with you and feel that I'd rather have dry dishes. It also takes about an additional 45 minutes a cycle to dry this way.

3. Noddy. on 24th Sep 2002

   I have been told by another dissatisfied friend that oft times, with these fancy schmancy stainless steel dishwashers, the reason why you end up with dampness and puddles is that you are supposed to have a cold water feed into the dishwasher rather than hot water. Apparently, these dishwashers have a stainless steel front panel which "does not allow an appropriate cooling system" when hot water is used. The Bosch dishwasher has been an absolute disappointment. While it is incredibly quiet while it is running, the ruckus I create while screaming at the dishwasher's mess after the cycle should convince everyone that this is not worth it!

4. Noddy. on 25th Sep 2002

   I would like to amend and supplement my prior comment. After having spoke with several Bosch representatives, we were told that Bosch, unlike the other dishwashers, does not require a cold water feed. Additionally, we were told to try a rinse aid. While skeptical, we tried the rinse aid and to our pleasant surprise, there were no more puddles and dampness. Irrespective, we have concluded that the quality and convenience of this dishwasher is very disproportionate to the dear price one pays for the Bosch Integra SHU9950, e.g.creating an ideal storage space is nothing short of an ordeal.

5. Jan. on 14th Oct 2002

   This must be your first dishwasher.
   A dishwasher will NEVER dry the dishes without rinse aid, regardless of the brand/model.
   The rinse aid will smoothen the surface of the dishes, causing any droplets to fall off the surface of the dishes, the remaining heat of the dishes will evaporate the remaining damp. Best result (although not neccesary) is with cold water inlet.
   
   Jan

6. kathryn. on 18th Oct 2002

   I just bought (one week ago) a top of the line KitchenAid -- I had a KitchenAid before that which was wonderful. This new KitchenAid is a nightmare just like the Bosch -- it is a top of the line KitchenAid, with stainless steel interior. It leaves puddles of water all over, the silverware is both dirty and wet (after cleaning) and on no matter what setting tried. The repair guy was out and said this is just the way they operate -- they do not get your dishes dry -- nothing you can do. Kathryn

7. Jan. on 18th Oct 2002

   dear Kathryn, i cannont comment on KitchenAid, but all dishwasher do dry the dishes (to a certain extend) read my previous comment on the use of separate rinse aid.
   
   Jan

8. Steve. on 21st Oct 2002

   Jan, This is NOT my first dishwasher. I have actually had one in all 3 of my houses. I liked my ASKO because it did dry dishes and the cycle was about the same amount of time as the BOSCH. I use the rinse agent and all of the other recommended stuff... even had a repairman from Bosch come to look at it. All they said was, "That's the way it is." Well if that's the way it is, it sucks. This dishwasher has no blower or any way for steam to escape. It's supposed to dry and go down the drain, but logic would lead you to think, "But steam rises..." SO, once again... bad dishwasher.. Bad, bad, BAD dishwasher.

9. Noddy. on 21st Oct 2002

   Steven, I do not think Jan was speaking to you. I believe she was responding to my email when she was saying that the fact that I did not know to use rinse aid to dry dishes exhibited my noviceness with dishwashers. She was still wrong. I agree that Bosch sucks. Even with the rinse aid, dishes are still damp. Additionally, the storage space stinks. Furthermore, there is a strange odor.

10. Jan. on 21st Oct 2002

    To Steve & CO, I do apologize, where I live in the world Jan is a male person but that is inmaterial to me. My main objective is to be helpful to you. Regarding your comment on steam going up; this will explain what happens in your dishwasher; The last 12 minutes of the cycle of your dishwasher you'll find the following (if you would open the door at this point in time a) dishes are steaming b)the bottom of the dishwasher will be covered in two inches cold water or either the left or right side of the dishwasher will be filled with cold water (which obviously you cannot see). The steam coming from the dishes will condensate onto the cold surface of either the bottom or one of the sides of the device thus drying the dishes. Basically the same as washing up in hot water and leaving the dishes in a drip-rack on the worktop. If one leaves the dishes in the dishwasher for a couple of hours after the cycle has finished, the result will be even better. success

11. Noddy. on 21st Oct 2002

    Thank you Jan. Apologies for the gender mix-up. I will take your advice this evening and let you know. I just have never had to deal with such a production with any of my 5 past dishwashers.

12. Ricki. on 20th Mar 2003

    I bought the SHU6800 in October 2002 (my 2nd Bosch, LOVED the first one!). I agree with everyone who says this diswasher sucks (I wish it sucked the puddles of water away!). Four different repair guys have told me "that's the way these new ones are--we have nothing but trouble with them." One guy replaced a defective flow switch but that didn't solve the drying problem. Another said I should "burp" the rinse aid dispenser to stuff more rinse aid in it. Don't try that! Bosch said I have to wait one hour after the 90-minute cycle completes and open the door. Although it's less than convenient to start it up before retiring only to have to wake up at 2:30 am to open the door, I tried it several times! Nope--it doesn't work. BTW, for Shaun: the new Bosch does not vent out the front; nor does it have a heater for drying; nor does it have a fan. They vent them out the bottom of the back. And the combination of high final rinse, "cold" stainless steel and rinse aid is supposed to create this "smoke and mirrors" drying magic. If anyone knows of a quiet dishwasher that actually dries the dishes, please let me know; I'm no longer a devoted fan of Bosch.

13. Ten S Gal on 24th Feb 2004

    I totally agree -- the Bosch is worthless (from reading these reviews it appears that it does not make any difference as to Model #). See my comments on Model SHY66C06UC (just posted 2/23/04) -- I've had 2 machines from the period of Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2004; lasting 30-60 days before the motor gave out completely! Now, I'm awaiting my Miele (894SCI). Hopefully, it is not another badly engineered product from Germany! Wish I would have found this Website before I purchased the Bosch! At least my retailer took it back both times (Sears).

14. rgraeter on 31st Aug 2004

    Not only do Bosch dishwashers suck, so do their clothes washers and dryers. I paid a 60% premium for Bosch because I wanted the best. Guess I should have paid the 75% premium and went for the Asko. In 5 years that I have had these Bosch beauties, I have had the electronics replaced on them all, and the dryer twice. The dishwasher takes the cake for being the suckiest, however. I now keep Clorox under the sink to combat the nasty smell of the mouldy water that the thing never drains. Buy anything else!

15. mcounsel on 12th Dec 2005

    OK...so my wife and I are sitting here after finishing off a bottle of chardonay wishing we never lost our Asko to an accident and replaced it with a Bosch. Bosch SUCKS! I hope you all find this interesting. We are on our second Bosch unit. The first one left such a stench after washing, the store (THD - Expo) FINALLY connected us with a Bosch agent to get a replacement. So the second one was installed and it left a FOUL odour too. We were then told the only way to avoid the Bosch stench was to use it daily! WOW! Asko never had this problem. Now, here's the funny part....wife runs into the old Bosch reseller rep on an airplane. He says since Bosch bought Thermador, they force any reseller that sells Asko to drop Asko in favor of Bosch dishwashers in order to carry the Thermador line......Aint that something!
    Now that you think about it, he said you NEVER see any reference to the fact that Bosch owns Thermador. I guess they don't want to ruin that reputation!
    From what we've learned, BOSCH sucks and they KNOW it!

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