Haier HDW15F4S1

Our baseline haier dishwasher hdw100wct sprung a leak after 13 years. Hummed and hawed over replacement in the $900 to $1200 range and all were a compromise. Stumbled on the HDW15F4S1 on sale $1999 down to $1457. But wait - it also has a $200 cashback. So it fitted on price.. A wee bit fiddly to install as they now have included a hose that cannot be detached from the dishwasher and has a large anti flood device that must pass through the relevant holes. Took a bit of time, but we did get a confirmation that the washer could be attached to the household hot water tank. Whats in it? Good updated prongy bits that can be folded down to suit and a much nicer set of glassware holders A cutlery basket that can fit anywhere but is a bit cumbersome. The hallowed draw at the top for cutlery. The filter is easy to remove and lock back. Heaps of different wash programmes. Connects to Haiers smart app. And yes it will open the door when the cycle is finished The compromise. We always rinse out dishes and normally use the fastest programme. Our old one would wash in about 15 minutes. This new washer takes some 4 hours on ECO! THe next fastest take 60 minutes. Like the Samsung washing machine the dishwasher manual wont say how many pre wash and rinses go on with the programmes. Information is sparse siting an automatic system that decides for you. I do not like it. The soap dispenser is always wet and needs to be dried before putting powder in. Seems that the only way rinse aid can be adjusted is through the App, but when its done its done. We are happy with its performance on the 60 minute cycle and have not needed to do a different wash We wash at night when power is cheaper and the machine will send you a message at past midnight when its done - switch the messaging off through the App We needed our old cutlery basket for all those non cutlery items - and in the end we thought bugger it lets put all the cutlery in as before. Are we happy with it?:- Yes it does the job and things other than plastics and the tops of cups are pretty dry. Our old one was $324, 13 years ago and the new one NZ$1257. But it does open it door automatically. and we thought best of the bunch at the final price. A MONTH OR TWO DOWN THE TRACK We have got to know the dishwasher better now. We still only use the 60 minute programme which works very well for us. We still use our old cutlery basket, but wait there's more:- The cutlery tray, we have found to be superbe for the longer knives, whisks and flippers various lids This means that the cutlery basket is just used for cutlery - (fork handles down prongs up) and the odd sized items are safely in the top draw. Haier seem to have played with the filter - it is much better to lock on and off and it seems to shoo out more rubbish out of the machine. We found very little to clean out after 4 weeks - mind you we do rinse the dishes first. We load it and set the delay for 11pm when the power rates change, we never hear it in operation and the next morning the door is open and everything is pretty much dry. Have to say the we bought the right one. The 2 year warranty is welcomed and we are very happy with it.