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This dishwasher offers the option to wash half loads in the upper rack for greater energy savings when you don't have a full load. It includes a 'favorite cycle' that, once programmed, selects your preferred options with one touch. Similar to models we've previously tested, this Gallery dishwasher has a sleek hidden control panel that's very clear and easy to use. And with a 4.3-star average rating at Home Depot from over 2,600 reviewers, consumers seem to agree. One thing we've consistently found in our years of testing dishwashers in the GH Cleaning Lab is that Frigidaire dishwashers offer very good cleaning performance and lots of nice high-end extras at a very reasonable price. Don't overlook that Miele dishwashers come equipped with a variety of energy-efficient features, like EcoStart, which allows you to program the dishwasher to run when utility rates are lowest, and a heat exchanger that captures heat already in the dishwasher and transfers it to the incoming water, so it isn't wasted.

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Choosing a different door design, like a pocket handle, can save money, and lower-priced models in this same series offer the same cleaning and many of the same features but just may not be as quiet. While it is one of our most expensive picks, we believe Miele dishwashers offer lots of valuable extras. When we used it in combination with Miele's detergent tablet, it blasted through the baked-on, burned-on deposits on our casseroles and cookware. It cleaned and dried a very heavily-soiled load in just 58 minutes.

Miele's version of a speed cycle is its QuickIntenseWash, and in our testing, it was outstanding. Miele detergents are also top performers in our tests. If you prefer to add your own detergent to each load, you can do that instead, but you probably won't want to. One disk contains enough detergent for up to 20 washes. Unique to Miele is its AutoDos system which works with Miele’s PowerDisk to dispense the precise amount of powder detergent for the cycle you've selected based on the soil level of your load. In our tests, it was stellar at cleaning even our toughest messes, and it's loaded with features and options that make it easy to use.

DECIBEL SCALE FOR DISHWASHERS PRO

So if you purchase a machine with a rating of 44db or less and use it on its Night or Silence setting, you really shouldn’t have anything to disturb you.Good Housekeeping Seal star Miele is a pro at producing well-designed, great-performing cleaning appliances and this dishwasher with its hidden top controls is no exception. If you opt for a dishwasher with the added function of a ‘Night-time’ or ‘Silence’ Programme, this will give you a programme which reduces the noise levels even further by decreasing the spray pressure, but increasing the run time. If you are looking for quiet however, anything with a rating of 44db or lower is generally considered acceptable. Thankfully technology has come a long way and the noisiest dishwasher Siemens currently have on the market is 48db, with the quietist being just 39db. In fact, you can see from the diagram above that 80 decibels is about as noisy as a tractor engine running in your kitchen! In the early days of dishwashers, they were all pretty loud when working, generally about 60 – 80 decibels, which is louder than a normal conversation. The one product a lot of our customers worry about when it comes to noise levels, is the dishwasher. Appliance noise levels are rated in decibels, the lower the decibel number the quieter the appliance.

Decibel scale for dishwashers