Whirlpool Dishwasher - Quiet Partner 1 Review

After 5 long months without a dishwasher (don't ask but it involves an insurance claim, Nationwide and a contractor -- need I say more?)  I now have my Whirlpool Quiet Partner 1 Dishwasher installed and in use.  During those long, washing dishes by hand months, my husband and I had plenty of time to think about what we wanted in a dishwasher and keep an eye out for sales.

Features of the Whirlpool Quiet Partner 1 Dishwasher :

• ENERGY STAR® qualified
• Super capacity tub - fits 14 place settings
• 5-level wash
• Self-cleaning filter
• Quiet PartnerTM I sound package - 63 dB sound rating
• Cycle status lights
• Control lock
• 4 automatic cycles
• 5 options High temp wash option 
• Pots & Pans Cycle
• Sanitary Wash Cycle
• Rinse and Hold Cycle
• Control Type:Electronic Tub Material
• Plastic Racks:PVC
• Delay Wash:Yes
• Hard Food Disposer:Yes

Price of the Whirlpool Quiet Partner 1 Dishwasher:  $428.00 -- We had a 10% off coupons at Lowe's and if you get lucky you can also get free installation.

My Viewpoint:  The Whirlpool Quiet Partner 1 Dishwasher is an amazingly effective, efficient and reasonably priced dishwasher.  My favorite features about this dishwasher are the:

• high energy star rating (only lower by a little compared to dishwashers with much higher prices) 
• quiet wash function (it is so quiet that sometimes I don't even know I have turned it on!
• the ability to choose from different cycles
• the fill signal for the rinsing agent:  there is a measure that shows you if your rinsing agent is full or empty, and you can actually see it move down as it is used. Every few days I can see a difference. Now I don't have to wonder if it is time to put more rinsing agent in.
• Sparkling clean dishes:  I mean really really clean. Even on those nights when I am lazy and don't rinse them so well. I simply choose a higher setting and they come out beautifully. No food sticking to the dishes, the glasses shine and I have yet to have to wash something all over again.

What I don't like about the Whirlpool Quiet Partner 1 Dishwasher is such a small matter. It is the utensil tray.  It can be placed in two positions.  If I place it on the bottom rack of the dishwasher it takes up too much of my wash space.  The other position is to lie it flat as it fits in and attaches to the door. This makes loading and unloading awkward, but not enough to cause me to even take a star away.  I have simply starting pulling the entire tray out to put the utensils away and it actually goes much faster this way.

I have been very pleased with the Whirlpool Quiet Partner 1 Dishwasher, and with all the people and entertaining we do in our household it has definitely held up to the challenges of clean and sparkling dishes as well as being quiet and energy efficient, and by a name brand I trust.  One last mention, it isn't as expensive as many other that have the same features -- so what's not to like?