Fisher & Paykel DW60CDW2 / DW60CDX2 / DW60CRX3

Worst piece of crap ever made! – Worst dishwasher ever made. It was a complete waste of money and doesn’t dissolve the tablets properly and does a terrible attempt at washing the dishes. Wish I viewed this forum before I bought it. Show details

Fisher & Paykel DW60CDW2 / DW60CDX2 / DW60CRX3 – doesnt clean dishes, forget pots or any plastic or melamine expensive to run doesnt get hot enough thi unit is a piece of crap runs quiet doesnt disolve tablets seal broken would not recommend, if It wasnt hardwired, I would tip it, would never buy this brand again, complet waste  Show details

Washes dishes and drys them – My grandma has this dishwasher and it's been really good. It's quiet and the feature I like about it is if you have a power cut it will remember where it was up to during the cycle. It has had an burning smell and she got it repaired. This is the recommended dishwasher even for dinner parties.

Wow... Read the bad reviews and I'm Happy with mine – I reckon I've had my F&P Dishwasher for 4-5 years. Until now I haven't had a real problem with it. It's a bit noisy and yes the top drawer will come off the rails occasionally as the stoppers are poorly designed. However for the time I've owned it I've not regretted the decision to buy it and I have never looked at it and thought it's a bit of… Read more

junk.

My door seal has just started to leak so I've done some research to buy a new seal and come across these reviews. I may just buy another Dishwasher instead of stuffing around fixing the seal and I'll certainly consider a F & P again. Works well... Top drawer stoppers are poorly designed.

great dishwasher without a huge price tag – We used this dishwasher everyday for approx 3 months and it worked a treat everytime. All the dishes where clean and we only ever used the economical setting. I would recommend this model as it is very affordable and easy to follow instructions. It is also waterwise. If I had room in the new rental we would still be using it instead of selling it. reliable, inexpensive, waterwise, stainless steel, and easy to use

Lame dishwasher and soggy dishes – I agree with the other reviewers. We spent around a thousand dollars on a dishwasher which leaves the dishes dirty, upends the glasses, and everything comes out wet, even hours later. About 20% of the time, the dishwasher tablet is a wet mess and not dissolved. The thing i can't get my head around is that you can't have more than two dinner plates… Read more

on each side of the rack, before they bump into the spinning wash-arm and stop it from turning. It's quite noisy too. Unfortunately we don't have anything good to say about it and I do regret not doing my homework before we bought this.

Very bad dishwasher! – Worst dishwasher ever! Seals went after 12 months, doesn't clean well unless you have it in heavy duty mode. Upper swing arm has broke. We owned a Fisher and Paykel washing machine which was great, but this not so much. Good thing that it is discontinued. Very disappointed as it wasn't a cheapie.  Show details

Atrocious, poorly made & even worse performance – Regularly leaves dishes dirty, noisy and has changed our opinion of Fisher and Paykel forever. Whilst we have got exactly 6 years from it we have had 14 from a Westinghouse that was purchased 8 years previous. I would never purchase another Fisher & Paykel White good after having owned this one.

The worst dishwasher ever made – I live in Canada and I bought this dishwasher from a large appliance store. At the time of purchase I was told it was the Cadillac of dishwashers. The dishwasher had numerous problems, resulting in many service calls. It finally came to the point that the service man could no longer repair the dishwasher, and so we were given a new one, as the… Read more

first one was still under warranty. This machine is a beast. The only time it might work well is if we run it on the longest wash setting, and ensure that we constantly have salt in our water softener. If we want out of salt, the dishwasher will not clean a thing. It's constantly flooding, leaking, and it is by far my worst appliance nightmare. After the first dishwasher was replaced I found out that the national appliance store dropped Fisher pickle from their productline because they were getting too many complaints. Steer clear from this beast!

Easily the worst dishwasher I have ever owned – I've owned this dishwasher for about six years and I've probably spent as much on it in spare parts as I what it cost new, not to mention all the time involved and the damage to our kitchen after it leaked a couple of times. I'm now celebrating it's final death and looking forward to purchasing a new dishwasher. Anything except Fisher and Paykel

Crap total waste of my cash – Tablets don't dissolve Doesn't clean plates & cutlery Now has an E4 error showing Doesn't drain well Has an smell if door is left closed regardless of cleaning strainers

Worst product ever – Bought out first one a few years back, had it replaced twice. Had the dishwasher repairman out that many times that we're now on a first name basis. That ridiculous E4 message pops up every few weeks. It doesn't wash anything. Will never buy a Fisher and Paykel product ever again.

Rubbish – Already broken after two weeks! Waiting for parts. Not recommended. Wish we had kept our old machine we bought second hand - never had a problem in over 10 years.

Terrible – I cannot believe how bad this dishwasher is - the worst I have ever owned. Or used! It hasn't washed properly since first purchased. Have had it looked at numerous times, always to be told there is nothing wrong with it. It is necessary to rinse crockery and cutlery almost to the point of handwashing before putting them into the dishwasher. … Read more

And even then they often don't come out clean. The washing jets/arms are plastic and flimsy, the water doesn't drain properly from the sump in the bottom. The dishwasher powder or tablets (I keep trying both) often doesn't dissolve. I would never purchase a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher again after this experience. This has been a complete waste of money. I have had previous dishwashers that have worked well for 10 years and longer. In hindsight, I should have just thrown this one out as soon as the warranty expired and bought a new one from another brand.

Terrible Dishwasher – Worst dishwasher I have ever owned, the machine doesn’t wash properly, the door is rusting and have had to replace parts and now is just hums and doesn’t do anything, no error code, nothing. Total waste of money, will never buy F&P again. Hope you have better luch than I have. Nothing Too much.

Hate it! – The first dishwasher I have ever had that can not even wash the easiest of dishes. Total waste of money. Hate it, have a 15 year old dishwasher that worked better than this waste of money and space. About a quater of every load has to be hand washed after the dishwasher has finished with it. We're talking cutlery and coffee cups here not pasta… Read more

dishes. I won't buy F&P again as this was my first of their products and now don't trust them. I won't even sell it second hand when I replace it as I would not be able to take someones money knowing what a piece of poo it is. DON'T BUY IT

Nobody cared when I called the service line. They said if it is running, it is not broken

Awful! – Another vote for world's worst dishwasher (DW60CDX2). Very disappointed as I have had previous Fisher & Paykel products (washing machine, fridge & freezer, another model of dishwasher) with no issues. It's all been said before by the many unhappy customers but I'll add my experience. We are just approaching the end of our 2 year warranty period,… Read more

the "flow meter" has been replaced twice. It is now leaking water again, service technician was here again today- they are now replacing the door seal and a spray arm.

Apart from the repairs required the everyday problems I have observed are: The top shelf falls out constantly, the unit is very noisy, it doesn't really wash adequately unless on Heavy Duty program (over 2 hours-resulting in very worn cutlery/crockery etc.), plastics come out sopping wet, often the door will not close as the top rack has knobs that unlock frequently & jam, the powder often doesn't release, filter needs to be cleaned after every cycle for any hope of clean dishes.

I've already started researching the dishwasher this will be replaced by (I refuse to spend a cent on it after the warranty expires). I notice on the top right of the reviews it states "This page is actively monitored by Fisher & Paykel representatives" - well where are they then??? When reading reviews of other brands the representatives swoop on any negative and practically beg the customer to contact them to discuss the issue further. It would seem even F&P have given up on this awful excuse for a dishwasher! Digital display to see time remaining on cycle Poorly made, just a disaster

Terrible – Have had this Dishwasher for 5 years had numerous electric panels replaced. Dirty dishes and the powder door doesn't work. No after sales service, many phone calls to the call centre with no answers. Service technician came and flooded the kitchen. Overall steer clear. We got sucked in also to buying a pigeon pair fridge and freezer at the same… Read more

time. The inside of the fridge has all split and I have been told it was my fault for using "spray and wipe" on it! Not sure how to clean it without cleaning products and have checked warranty book and no where says no cleaning required. To be fair have had no problems with the freezer at this stage

Worst Dishwasher we've ever used – Had certified repairman out twice and can't fix E4 error message. Says we use "too much soap" but we used the pre-measured pod. Recommended Finish brand only and no pre-washing and still getting E4 errors on and off. Recommended pouring 1/2 cup of full fat milk into the machine, only spread the milk around and didn't solve the issue. This is a terrible experience. Made locally. E4 Error message

Embarrassed to be a Kiwi with a product like this – We bought this going on the Fisher and Paykel brand and really wished we had checked this site for reviews as this has to be the worst dishwasher ever made. Even my husband can wash dishes better! Can't really think of a good thing to say about - maybe the brushed stainless steel is nice but that's about it. Seals come off constantly, terrible… Read more

wash cycle (always have to wash on heavy duty but even that is poor), wash arms constantly clog up as holes are too small, drying cycle is, well there is no drying cycle as far as I can tell.

Rubbish dishwasher – Worst dishwasher we ever had, it leaks a lot water, on every wash. the door seal has cooked. the dishwashing powder doesn't dissolve. the dishes aren't coming dry after 2 hour wash. For us to fix the issues, it cost us $300. we will never buy this brand again. very disappointed given wrong advice to fix it.

Not a winner – Our f&p dishwasher is a clearly bad as it doesn't go well with any tablet, only powder worked well enough. Have to use long (electricity monster) cycles to get the good result. Short cycle is not worth using, have to rinse every time after it, as soapy form is still on the crockery . Does not use a rinse aid. Well we were first time dishwasher… Read more

buyer, now I know what other dishwashers are doing job. Ours is totally waste of money, only to save water with lots of noisy cycles. Cheap Not doing what it supposed to do, very noisy, lucky hasn't broke yet.

Very Disappointed – Had this for 3 years, it has leaked water for about 1 year, the door seal has gone and i have to replace the whole inner door as the rubber is crimped to the door, the cost is going to be +$270 ($150 part + $120 labour), so i would rather buy a new different type that repair it as it is likely to go again, it also doesn't clean the dishes very well, even on heavy load, which takes about 2 1/2 hours. expensive to repair

$1000 wasted ! – Worst dishwasher I have ever owned. In the last two-year we have had every part replaced and it still wont wash properly!! Completely over it. It has flooded twice, the control panel blew up and both of the water spray arms have broken and needed to be replaced. I have spent more time without a dishwasher than with. Never washed properly, control panel blew up, flooded twice.

Most annoying dishwasher ever – I am a 45 year old woman who has lived with and/or owned dishwashers for at least 30 years. This is definitely the worst machine that I have had the displeasure to use. I spend more time washing the caked on gunk that is left on after the wash than I do stacking and unstacking the d/w. In fact I now would prefer to hand wash. It also stacks… Read more

terribly.

We bought it last November to replace an older model F&P that was reasonable. So much for brand loyalty! The price. The lack of washing capacity, poor design for stacking, length of cycles.

Glad I got the extended warranty – This unit broke down about 4 times before the technician said, 'It's probably best to replace the whole unit.' So we thought that would solve all our issues. Oh no, we were wrong. One thing after the other went wrong with this dishwasher and every single one was a product fault. Whilst the services calls and parts have all been covered under… Read more

warranty, the days taken off work to be at home for the service calls have been at my own expense and that has run into double digits. Cheap product reliability

I hope you got the extended warranty too! – Paid ~$750 for this. Rubber 'stoppers/bits' kept falling off the cradles. The top stoppers frequently flicked into the unlock position and the draw came out despite being gentle. Then the dispenser latch stopped turning (from other reviews I'm guessing it rusted internally). It took over a month for the extended warranty repair and they eventually… Read more

replaced the machine with a new one.

At first I was really put off by not getting a new version of my original model but then I read this review. I have a F&P fridge & washing machine, they work as expected. However given this experience I will never buy a F&P product again.If I didn't have extended warranty I would have been a goner! I hope my new machine holds up OK. F&P have (had?) a massive warehouse out on Walgrove road NSW, why it takes a month to get a replacement door latch is beyond me. My wife was doubly disappointed.

Very Very average – Purchased dishwasher for home renovation and really regret decision. Top drawer stoppers keep falling out which results in the whole tray almost falling to the ground when attmepting to remove dishers. Finish looks nice but rusts? Not sure how this happens- Im very careful with cleaning the machine and have taken care of it. Today the machine… Read more

has stopped working- has error message stating water is not being pumped out of the machine quick enough. Apparently thats the result of poor connections and F&P quoted a small fortune to inspect the machine..obviously this money will be better spent on another clean dishwasher of another brand. Physical appearance before it rusted Bad service- poor build quality

Avoid at All Costs! – We have had our dishwasher for 20mths - it has been repaied 3 times in the past 6 months and just died again today. We have had the same problems as everyone else here - flooding water, plastic spray arms breaking, washers and bolts appearing in the bottom of the machine, black rubber seal perishing and coating the dishes, rubber stops falling off… Read more

the racks and the top rack crashing down because the stops don't work properly.

We have 2 F&P fridges, a washing machine and dryer and have had no major problems (one of the fridges is 13 years old). This dishwasher is not even made by F&P, but made in China. If this is a reflection of their products now I won't be buying another one again.

I wish I had found this site before I bought it! I am off to the shops to buy a relacement (don't even bother calling F&P for warranty support - it's pointless). Looks Good. Was made by Fisher & Paykel (which used to be a good thing) Everything. When it works it is noisy, doesn't clean properly, takes forever to finish. Poor workmanship - leaks constantly, plastic spray arms crack, nuts and bolts fall out, top rack falls out and breaks glasses

Rubbish – After enduring a dishlex for 5 years the staff at good guys insisted that the fisher & paykel brand was a step up. Wrong. This dishwasher (DW60 CDX2) mercifully may have died for the third and last time I am going to whisk my partner away to buy ANY other brand than F&P. This machine does not wash, the arms get clogged, the electronics have had… Read more

to be replaced twice and the rubber insulation around the door has peeled off. All this from a 2 year old machine. Fisher and paykel took built in obsolescence to a new height with this dishwasher. A big cheerio to Sammy the service guy who fixed it every time it died. It was silver once. Simply it did not wash anything unless we used the "heavy duty" setting. This meant our dishes and pots were subjected to enormous heat all the time and their life time was reduced considerably. Arms are continually clogged, top tray drops down, rubber around the door has broken meaning every time you try to push the bottom tray in it gets jammed.

Worst product I have ever bought – We purchased the Fisher and Paykel dishwasher just over two years ago, within the first 6 months we had it fixed repeatedly and had it sitting waiting to be fixed more than it was in functioning order, Fisher and Paykel eventualy replaced it with a new one and made it very clear that the warranty was not to start over the 6 months of warranty time… Read more

wasted on the faulty product would be deducted from the time of the new one. With the replacement we had it repaired nine times, It ran out of warranty in July this year and last week wouldnt even turn on, wed it looked at today and were informed the computer in it was ruined and it would cost around $400 for new one. This was the worst appliance we have ever bought. I will never buy a Fisher and Paykel product again.

Constantly broke, bad warranty service, broke repeatedly.

OK – Happy with this machine. Fisher & Paykel is a good brand and would recommend this as a solid, medium range machine. Not too many bells and whistles but who really needs all of those things anyway? Fairly good machine. Have had the machine for a few months now and it was a good purchase for us. The price was good for the features included. … Read more

Being able to see how long the cycle has to go is a great idea. Choice of wash cycles is good too although we usually just use the normal cycle which takes just under 2 hours. Drying plastic items is not the best but I don't know a dishwasher that can do that properly. I lived in rental place which had a Meile and that one didn't dry plastic containers either.

Excellent – Bought this to replace my Maytag which was supposedly a premium brand. This one was on specials so tried my luck. Turned out to be a good choice. Cleans and dries well. The fast mode which is 33 mins produced results way beyond my expectations.I would recommend this dish washer for a budget conscious family. Quiet Wash / Easy Controls / Door can be left open at various positions So far none.

Bad – You could do a lot better for the money. It is supposed to be energy efficient, but the big trade off is that it doesn't clean or dry very well. Seems poorly designed and made. It is supposed to be power efficient - it would want to be, as it doesn't do a very good job. It is easy to program and has a time remaining indicator. My first machine… Read more

never worked well and was replaced under warranty. The second one isn't much better. It doesn't clean well, top rack is very flimsy and does not close properly onto the rear water supply spigot unless you carefully jiggle it about. If you don't the top washer arm hardly works. Takes twice as long to wash as my ten year old Dishlex and doesn't clean as well. The front panel on every machine I have seen is ill aligned. Top rack side plasic fold down racks catch on door seal. Top rack a little difficult to pack well, as glasses don't fit very well next to bowls. Bowl fingers don't extend all the way to the front of the rack. I believe that these are not even made by F&P, but are rebadged cheapies.