Whirlpool Gold Dishwasher GU1500XTLS2 Review

I read the other reviews and felt it necessary to add my input.  I have a 2 year old Whirlpool Gold Dishwasher (model..GU3600XTRQ).  I bought this because of price and energy star rating.  After installing, I noticed a difference in water and electric bill.  The interior is stainless steel and holds the heat from the wash cycle; therefore, there is no reason to use the heated dry.  I wash of an evening and put the dishes away in the morning; however, if needing the dishes immediatly after finished, I select the head dry.  I seldom do this because of the energy savings.  Another plus of the stainless steel interior is that fact that it helps muffle noise.  This dishwasher is so quiet the only time I hear anything is when it fills and when it kicks into the scub cycle...and that is only because my chair is about 5 feet from it.  In other words, I am in same room with the dishwasher and can hear the TV clearly without adjusting the volume.

 I adore the adjustable rack, small item clips, and tray! Unlike some dishwashers with adjustable racks that are only adjustable if you remove the whole upper rack, this unit has buttons on the side that you push in to raise or lower it. The small item clips on the upper rack are perfect at holding lids to storage containers!  I usually put 2 lids in and they come out clean.  The small item tray on the lower rack is wonderful for holding serving spoons and larger knives and the great thing is I can fit ceral/soup bowls, saucers and pot lids under it.  This tray is also removable should I need the space for larger dishes.

A few silly features to love are the flatware divider and the cup/stemware holder.  I NEVER have flatware that has food residue on them after washing.  I used to have to redo spoons if I didn't get them arranged "just right" in my old dishwasher.  The cup/stemware holder is wonderful for stacking juice or coffee cups.  You can actually fit a normal juice glass under holder and set another cup or juice glass on top and the top one get clean.  I tested this with dried milk in the top glass and it came clean!  I have not used the holder for stemware because my mother would murder me for placing the stemware she bought me in the dishwasher (Okay, she might not murder me but I know she would never buy me anything again.) .  However, in theroy, I can see where the holder would be great to slide the stems in and they be secure during wash cycle.

 When I bought this unit I was looking at a Bosch with similar features and same cycles.  I chose this model over it because the Whirlpool has a heater (for heated dry option), stainless spray arms, food grinder (Bosch has a filter to empty), placement of flatware holder (Bosch is in middle and takes room from bottom rack...Whirlpool is in door or can hang on outside of bottom rack), and ease of adustable rack (Bosch rack has to be totally removed...which means if you needed that last bowl on the top you would have to unload, adjust rack and then reload).

 I have no complaints about this dishwasher at all!!  My suggestion to all is to reseach models, not just brands, when buying.