Asko D5434SS / D5434WH

Dreadful – An expensive decision for a poorly performing appliance. The touch screen has been replaced already - a costly experience. The cleaning is very underwhelming and I am often needing to hand wash after unloading. I am just about to refurbish my whole kitchen and laundry and will not even consider this brand for anything Show details

Five star Asko service – We chose an Asko dishwasher because we have had trouble-free years with our Asko washing machine - and the dishwasher has performed perfectly since it was installed in our newly-built house in late 2013. But two days ago without warning it refused to drain, and blinked the F11 drainage fault. Carefully following the manual's troubleshooting guide… Read more

failed to identify any blockage, so we phoned Asko's service department. We were pleasantly surprised, first to get through quickly, and then to be advised that a technician could come the following day. He arrived promptly yesterday morning, and had the problem solved even before coming into the kitchen. The spigot on the sink's waste pipe, where the dishwasher hose attaches, had not been completely drilled out when the dishwasher was installed. An almost transparent fish scale had lodged in the spigot, sealing off most of the remaining outlet - so my husband is forgiven for not spotting it. Having re-checked the dishwasher, the technician used the remaining few minutes of our allocated 15 minutes' call out, to check our Asko washing machine. We were VERY impressed with his knowledge and experience, and very pleased with Asko's five-star service.

Save your money – Does not clean your dishes any better than a dishwasher half the price. Maintenance is costly. There shouldn't be maintenance issues on a 2 YO appliance that gets used on average once a week. information supplied with the dishwasher is not adequate, and asking Asko is a time wasting exercise as they are not forthcoming with any info. On the… Read more

positive side, the dishwasher is very quiet.

June 22nd 2018 Update: More problems

3 years down the track I have had enough of the problems with this dishwasher and Asko service. Unit exhibits F11 (previous problem F12). I have dismantled said culprit and determined that F11 is misleading. There is no blockages in the drain system, I have removed and tested the drain pump and it works OK. The control board is the main suspect, but talking to Asko is no help. All they want to do is send a techo to tell me what I already know, and at a cost of $192 for an hour of their time. Add to this the cost of a control board of up to $400 and a further call out fee to fit it when it arrives, and we are looking at upwards of $600 for a 3 YO dishwasher that has already had $500 spent on repairs. Very expensive piece of kit that doesn't wash dishes any better than an El Cheapo brand.

They also trade on the fact that these units are made in Sweden...a lie, they are made in Slovenia, and have been for the past 8+ years.

Happy with our choice – Back in March 2015 it was time to replace our 14 year old Whirlpool dishwasher. Not knowing what brand to purchase we decided to hit the shops & see what the sales reps recommended. Our first stop was The Good Guys Robina & we were immediately guided to the Asko machines. We were impressed with the interior layout, the features & appearance of the… Read more ·  1

D5434SS. However as this was our first stop we continued on our journey to see what else was available in the market. After visiting 3 other stores we had found nothing that we liked better than the Asko D5434SS so decided to come home, get on the net & do some further research.

After reading the negative reviews below we wondered whether we should reconsider our decision. However, the following day we returned to the Good Guys to raise our concerns with the sales manager. We were reassured that from the tens of thousands of units that are sold each year, to only have a handful of negative reviews should still be considered an excellent strike rate. With anything electronic there will always be the possibility of something going wrong.

After receiving all the right answers to our concerns , we decided to proceed with purchasing the D5434SS as it was still the only machine from all the various brands that ticked all of our boxes. The Good Guys had stock in store so we were able to load it in the car, take it home & self install it immediately. After taking time reading the instruction manual to program the settings to our preferences we were both excited & apprehensive to do the first wash cycle.

It has now been 2 months & we are delighted with our purchase. It has not missed a beat, we can fit so much more into it than we could in our old dishwasher & everything comes out so clean and dry (this was not the case with our old dishwasher ).

Thank you Asko.

Definitely couldn't live without it – Very good dishwasher. Bought it to replace Westinghouse that came with the house, as it didn't work very well. Asko has been exemplary and have no complaints at all. Would highly recommend it.  Show details

Great machine and very quiet – Cleans dishes well even when full. Control panel is a bit difficult to use, but I'm sure we'll get the hang of it over time. Stacks really well compared to other common brands that I've used in the past. Bought second hand at a very good price. Looks very smart.  Show details

Interference with Panasonic microwave – My Asko dishwasher was interfered by my Panasonic Microwave oven. Dishwasher stops when m/oven is started. If m/oven started again it d/washer may start again and run from start. Asko said all their d/washers interfere with Panasonic m/oven. Be aware of this when buying. Asko refunded fully promptly and their customer and after sale service was very professional  Show details

Asko Oh No – Stopped working 3 weeks after we got it. No local agent so 220klm round trip to drop it off and another to pick it up. Worked for another 2 weeks and stopped. Got NSW consumer affairs involved and they sent a technician out for free, Does not wash any better than my old dishlex, and would often not fill properly or error codes would go off So… Read more

now 6-year-old. Stopped again. Took it to the local agent cost $88 for him to look at it. Needs a new motherboard/ Computer board at $700+

Cheaper to buy a new dishwasher

Asko is just overpriced rubbish stay away

Ordinary – Been using the dishwasher on average once a week for 4 years. Was not getting great wash results so started rinsing dishes very well before loading dishwasher and saw better results. After 4 years it broke down with an f10 and on second service visit found a pin hole in base of unit causing the f10 error. I was surprised at how thin the stainless… Read more

steel tub is and can understand how it may puncture easily. Not sure how hole resulted but we do have cutlery draw sitting over that area but some distance between basket base and tub so hard to understand. Our previous asko lasted 15 years. We don’t believe we will buy another asko.

Soo true....frustrated beyond belief – Worst dishwasher , worst appliance I’ve had ever. The staff at the good guys where I purchased from couldn’t,t Recommend it highly enough.....probably received a commission from Asko. Top shelf terrible, glasses and mugs covered in grit, arms continually blocked, inside door covered in grime and food after completition of wash. DONOT UNDER… Read more

ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY A ASKO DISHWASHER..... OH YEAH. I paid to have it installed, it stopped working after 8 days, waited for a repairman from Asko who tried to fix it. I suggested that I did not want a repaired dishwasher after 8 days I would like a replacement. His response was “we are not in the business to be giving away new dishwashers”. GIVING AWAY? Couldn’t repair it anyway motor blown, got a replacement and paid another installation fee charged by the good GUYS. PLEASE HEED MY WARNING.

Awful – I loathe this dishwasher. Every wash I have to remove the arms and clean them as they are always blocked with food even when I clean the dishes. I can’t unddrstsnd how the food gets into the spray arms but happens constantly. One piece of rice is all it takes to block the spray holes. Glasses are filthy and the touch sensor button was always temperamental . It always defaulted to the delayed timer. I would never buy asko again  Show details

Dishes always dirty – We have had this dishwasher for just over 3 years I think. It is very high maintenance and requires the filters and arms to be constantly cleaned and cleared, this was pretty much from when we first bought it. Even when we prewash the dishes. We have changed brands of tablets, this doesn't help, we use rinse aid. It will be fine for a while after… Read more

cleaning but at the moment even with cleaning the filters and arms between washes we still have dirty glasses and plates. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you

Overpriced Junk – Second Asko in a row that has lastest less than 5 years. Previous machine which was way cheaper lasted 2 and this one 4. Before that I had a budget machine which lasted 9 years. Worst part is their customer service SUCKS. Spent hours just trying to talk to someone. Was promised several calls back and all this crap with no luck. Don't waste your time with these clowns. I bought a Miele and am going to try that out.  Show details

Terrible – Poorly Quiet None Could not be more disappointed f11 fault continually causes machine to stop, does not clean properly, reminds me of the F111 that kept crashing, great reputation but so far very, very average, obviously when you pay big money you expect better performance, will stop up to 8 times before it finalises a wash and then half of the wash is still unclean  Show details

Worst dishwasher ever – Have had this ghastly machine for 18 months had the guy out tried everything but it is rubbish. Doesn't was the dishes unless you make sure ever filter is spotless and that there is absolutely nothing on any dish. Basically quicker to hand wash. Was sold this by E&S where the guy claimed it even left plastics dry - total lie. Don't buy ASKO dishwashers would be my warning  Show details

Terrible dishwasher – We bought our dishwasher in June and it only worked a few times before it stopped working. The guy came out and did nothing. Came out again to then say yep your machine is broken. Scheduled for a replacement and this one doesn't bloody work!!! I've tried running it 3 times and everytime I open it to find the liquid dispenser open but with the cube… Read more

of detergent still there and the dishes dirty and saturated!!!!! I am calling tomorrow for a refund! Appalling!!

Great machine let down by a very poorly designed touch (in-!) sensitive control panel – Cleans dishes well. This machine I think is one of the best engineered machines out there. BUT, and it's a big but, the ridiculously unreliable touch button control is it's Achilles heal. It just doesn't work properly. Even when it was now ours didn't work reliably. Such a pity, because otherwise, it's a great machine. Bring back a simple mechanical controller, please !!!  Show reply

Horrible product, horrible service – Apart from the problems we had with this dishwasher, Askos follow up service is appalling. 3 services to the first dishwasher and a replacement, we finally asked for a refund. We returned our dishwasher in October and are still waiting for a refund. We are lodging a complaint with VCAT

Excellent dishwasher and good service – Overall I'm very happy with this dishwasher. The design is excellent and the quality of the internal racks and fittings is much better than most others on the market. The full stainless interior and opening handle with a latch are also nice features. The dishes are also always washed well. I did experience an issue with the dishwasher a few… Read more

months ago. It would stop mid cycle and reset. Initially it was a bit difficult to recognise that this was happening as it occurred intermittently. I worked out a good way to know it the display should read "end" when the cycle is finished.

I contacted the asko agent in NZ about the problem and they arranged for a new control board to be fitted. This solved the issue and the dishwasher is now performing perfectly again.

I'm very impressed with the customer service from the NZ asko agent and prompt repair. Good to experience a company that stands by their products when there is an issue.

The Dishes Are Always Clean – This is a neat looking machine. It is solidly built and the racks are well spaced and easy to load. There are several options for stacking dishes and cutlery. The dishes ALWAYS come out sparkling clean and dry. I would happily give it 5 stars except that sometimes it is difficult to start - the touch screen doesn't always register the touch. Apart from that it is a great dishwasher.  Show reply

Well performed-No issues and can connect to hot water outlet – Quiet and reliable after five years heavy service. It is connected to hot water outlet only so I believe this is major factor in performance. Would recommend fitting water hammer arrestor at inlet end as solenoid action is hard on the pipes--This applies to all dishwashers and washing machines. The drying programme does a good job and there is a… Read more ·  2

good range of washing options. If you dont use it every day it is a good idea to do a rinse and hold mode every few days so that alkaline residues wont sit in pump and eat away at plastic components.

Not Happy At All! – This is our second Asko dishwasher . Our first one was great we had few issues as it got older (lasted 7 years) but nothing major. Our New Asko dishwasher was less than a year old when we had someone out 3 times in two weeks and $240 latter. They said there was a blockage in the pipe and it wasnt covered. less than 24hrs later we had the same… Read more

problem again F10 . I told them it was not heating and so it was causing a blockage because all the oils were not desolving. They replaced the board and it worked fine after that. We dont put pots in our DW and we always scrape our plates . We have used this Asko DW the same way we used our last Asko DW and we keep getting the same problem. Today we have it again F10. looks like this is what will happen with this dishwasher every 6 months....Not happy at all with this machine. We are currently building and will need to get a new dishwasher, Will never buy another Asko!

Solid and dependable – Had this for just over a year now, no problems at all. Works great using finish powder and the layout suits us very well. Drying performance is a little weak on the standard setting but there are extra dry time and high temp options if it's annoying. Can't fault it so far.  Show 2 replies

Terrible dish washer always gives F11 error. Extremely dumb and very user unfriendly – This machine keeps giving me F11 error. Spent several nights getting rid of this error. When I called the company guy he came and reset the controller and it worked for a while. The problem came back few days later. Instruction manual doesn't cover how to reset to factory settings. Stupid machine. Supposed to be intelligent machine. … Read more

Extremely unhappy with my purchase. Don't buy this machine. You are better of buying a simple dishwasher for less than 1000 dollars. Don't waste your money in buying this dishwasher.

Very over priced and poor quality – I am so disappointed with this machine. In 2 years I've had to call out a repair person several times. It is under warrenty but that still doesn't make it less annoying! It is noisey, doesn't wash well, the buttons often don't respond to touch. For $1400 I and disgusted by this appliance. Once again it has stopped working, I've lodged two service requests from Asko and still haven't got a date/time. Do not buy!!!

Not worth it's expensive price – Very disappointed that for such an expensive dishwasher we have had to call for a service twice in 3 years. Last service call cost me $165 even though the Asko service person on the phone said it would be covered under warranty. Would not recommend this brand to anyone.

Faultless – We purchased this dishwasher after our Westinghouse died in 2012. Only found this model in Bing Lee, Penrith but it had good reviews. It has not given any trouble. We use the Normal cycle with Hi Temp & Long Dry. Usually set it going as we leave the house in the morning and it is done when we get home. Have found that to get all the water to dry… Read more ·  1

off, we have to open the door and leave it for 30 minutes. It is the best dishwasher we have had in 20 years, out of 4. The others were a Dishlex, Westinghouse and Simpson (Westinghouse). It was fitted be an ASKO technician and he took away to old/dead machine/box/packing too.

We are about to retire move to a smaller town and redesign the kitchen. We are considering using all ASKO appliances.

Lasted 3 months – Bought it brand new March 2015. Lasted three months and now F12 error twice. First service was prompt and a week later same problem again. Asko' service guy never turn up n giving the excuses of people called in sick, reschedule again and they rang.. Sorry our service guy had a heart attack this time..??

So far so good – We have had the Asko dishwasher about 18 months. Purchased through the Good Guys at Bayswater .So far it has given us good service . It is easy to use , quiet and time delay feature is bonus .Movable cutlery tray is good , however sharp items do tend to poke thru the bottom .  Show 2 replies

Better than expected, I'm happy – Wash and drying good. Cycle times good. Beeps when finished. Easy to install. Especially like the high height of bottom tray handle, saves my back. Special pot was corner good. Being able to move the cutlery basket is good and allows room for larger items. Top tray is very deep and allows heaps of items. Was not my first choice after… Read more ·  1

conducting research before purchase, but looking at the different models in store this had best features for me.

Two months in and am very happy.

electronic controls all wrong, wash cycles get longer every time we use the machine so the energy an – we are unhappy with this dishwasher because it does not perform at its advertised times for cycles. how can the daily wash cycle which should be 1hr 40 minutes now be over 4 hours! and how is that for energy efficiency!! we have had the technician out twice during the warranty period and both times all he did was to change the electronic board… Read more

and he was not able to advise how to change the program times. I would not recommend this dishwasher to anyone with the problems we have had because energy and water efficiency were the main reasons for getting this machine. in fact it has put me off the whole asko brand.