Bosch 13 Place Setting, EcoSilence Drive, Hygiene plus with Intensive Kadhai program, Free Standing Dishwasher, No.1 Brand in Dishwasher (SMS66GW01I, White, Inbuilt heater, Removes 99.99% germs)

What an amazing product. does its job perfectly given that you know how to use it properly, that is knowing what utensils should go in, type of water supply, electric supply. Dishes come out sparkling clean everytime and i do not have to worry about hiring an external help to clean my dishes. avoid putting copper bottom utensils, thin aluminium vessels, soft plastic things, cheap glass wares. if you put any of these, there are high chances that there will be some unpleasant marks and erosion of material on ur utensils. i had 1 cheap glass bowl received it free with some product, its surface become slightly rough after wash.. that too in quick wash cycle where temp was 45 C. Machine has 6 programs, just different temperatures at which water is heated and utensils are washed with it. i mainly use ECO and quick modes for washing, as the name suggests, ECO mode saves on electricity and water, it washes your dishes at 50 C heated water. here you can put aluminium kadahi given that it is heavy quality and not a weak smaller one. i personally use 2 aluminium kadahi to wash at this temp, one is large sized and other is medium sized, along with it i usually put 4-5 plates, 3 big ones and 2 medium sized on the bottom rack. for the top rack i arrange as many smaller steel utensils like spoons forks plates tea plates, tea cups, mixer chutney jar and as such. i also put plastic tea strainers and steel strainers too, but on the top right smaller rack, they come out clean, you also put knives there, idea is to get the delicate items washed but also keep it slightly away from the intense jet spray of heated water. For some reason, my tea saucepan steel utensil always come out like 80% cleaned, there are marks on sides of utensil, i guess it has to do with the quality of the utensil i have, because the other steel suacepan always come out clean and it is a bit heavy than this one. Quick mode washes your dishes at 45 C temprature, this is best suited for your glass wares and slightly soiled dishes. intensive kadahi mode, as it says washes the dishes at highest temprature, 70 C, personally i have not used it and i do not intend to use it either, reason higher elec consumption and for me dishes come out clean at ECO 50C and Express Sparkle 65 C programs. Auto mode chooses automatically chooses the right amount of temp for wash, inbuilt sensor. there are 3 modes to the left of the panel, vario eco, reduces electricity by about 40% i guess but wash cycle is longer, 3 hours 30 minutes to be exact, extra dry makes sure your dishes are perfectly dried and ready to put in cupboard, personally i dont use this too either, after wash cycle i just let the dishes sit in dishwasher for 10-15 minutes, they get dried eventually. half load, just put the utensils on bottom rack, saves water. make sure you have soft water supply, i would recommend avoid using untreated borewell water directly with the machine, even though you are supposed to use salt which should take care of it but, it might damage the water softening mechanism inside the machine. you place it stationery in one place only and use it. You can also use a stand with wheels and move it when you want in case you need to place the machine away from tap due to space constraints or other reason. water inlet pipe is small, you can extend it if you want, or you can also use the inlet pipe of your full auto washing machine, personally i use my washing machine inlet pipe and have the machine on wheels and move it near tap whenever i need to use it. you are supposed to use only dishwasher detergent, dishwasher salt and rinse aid. personally i use fortune dishwasher detergent, fortune dishwasher salt and finish rinse aid. this trio is much more economical for me to use than combo tablets. WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR PRODUCT. in case you want to wait for your technician to arrive and unbox everything for you, give you demo and install it, you can definitely wait. BUT for the impatient ones like me.. read ahead.. open the box and check for any shipping damages, bents or anything as such. take machine out of foam cover and place it on stand or floor. opening the door for first time can be intimidating, place your hand in the groove and other hand on top, and gently pull the door towards you, you will hear a strong click sound. check the inside properly for any manufacturing defect, spray arms are moving properly or not. check the salt bay, filters at the bottom, salt should be empty and dry while there would be some water in the filter area, dont worry, it comes from factory like this, prepared for first use. for filling up salt, open the cover of salt bay, pour 1 litre of drinking water/ soft water into it, and then pour either entire 1 kg packet or as you require, personally i poured about 80% of the packet. place the outlet pipe and inlet pipe and you are ready to go. For the first time usage, i would recommend using ECO mode, takes 1 hour and 30 minutes. see the results for yourself and then decide which wash cycle would suit your needs. Prerinse cycle just rinses your dishes with cold water in 15 minutes to wash off any dirt that has settled on your utensils, this program will not wash your dishes, just a spray of cold water to put off dirt.

5-star based on about 4 months of use. Family of 3, used every day. Cleans 99% of utensils, except really burnt ones. Even milk vessel come out completely clean if placed properly. Even the one odd utensil, just need a little wipe with a scrubber. Great for cleaning chimney filters. Forget about caustic soda, hot water for chimney filter cleaning. Water consumption: ----------------------- ~4 liters in one stage, so about 12-16 liters for a full load depending on the program. Electricity (assuming 6 Rs per unit/KWH) ------------------------------------------------ All depends on the program you are using. It has 6 programs. You can modify each program by addons like vario eco, half load, extra dry. Had a spare electricity meter and rigged up with the dishwasher. Here are some of the mode I have tried using and measuring. Vario eco is a modification which increases the cycle time to optimize electricity without compromising wash quality. Half load never needed to use. Extra dry, never needed since we got all utensils dry without using it. Pre-rinse: 0.01-0.02 units - 6-12 paisa Auto: 1.17 units - 7.02 Rs Auto+vario eco: 0.69 units - 4.14 Rs Quick: 0.59 units - 3.54 Rs Intensive kadhai+vario eco: 1.26 units - 7.56 Rs Eco+vario eco: 0.76 units - 4.56 Rs We use the Eco+vario eco combination and results have been exceptional. We have put all sorts of utensils aluminium, wood, plastic, disposable plastic, teflon and nothing really wrong happened in this mode. I feel that if there is no urgency vario eco should be used. Quick mode is not recommended for highly soiled utensils. Energy consumption is pretty much in line with the technical specification. Detergent, resin (salt), rinse aid ------------------------------------- We have used finish and Fortune products. Detergent: We have used 2 Kgs in 4 months. One full load every day. In my opinion Fortune is good if not better than Finish. We have been using Fortune lately and washing has been good. It doesn't darken the aluminum as badly as Finish. Rinse aid: Usage depends on the setting. At a level set to 3/6, we have used 400 ml of rinse aid. Salt: Usage depends on setting. Our water hardness is around 760 ppm and the hardness testing strip suggested setting of 5/7. At this setting 1 kg should last 3-4 months. But if the hardness is high then this may need to increase. Salt consumption increases a lot at level 6 and 7. Yet to measure these levels. Not sure if it was the setting but the first pack lasted only for a week but then i changed the setting and consumption is quite less now. The last pack has been around for about 2 months now and still has about 30% left. If I calculate for Fortune products. It is 110 detergent + 30 rinse aid + 50 (max) for salt. Total cost of running assuming (Eco+vario eco+ 1 load per day) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electricity ~ 150 Consumables ~200 At 350 pm, we do not have to put up with the constant threat of our maid's leaves, pay hikes. Quality of wash is far superior than hand wash. But since dishwashers are not so popular in India, getting consumables is a problem at offline stores not even the biggest retail stores seem to store them. But Amazon helps a lot. There are quite a few brands sold online, but plan for the lead time. Cons: ----- 1) It takes some time to learn to fitting all utensils. Results seem to improve over time. 2) Loading takes about 10 mins if done at once. So you need to invest 10 mins everyday. 3) Big household who need more than one load may have to run it twice. 4) You need to depend only on authorized service centers for service. Don't expect technicians from outside will be able to repair this. But all brands who sell dishwashers are established brands and service centers are found in most places. Metros should not have issues at all. 5) Cost of spares may be high due to low demand. But parts are supposed to be reliable. Only time will tell. 6) fitting it under sink may be an issue. Check height, but doable if you are resourceful. There are lots of videos on youtube which explains the operation and loading. You can get an estimate of how many utensils you can load in one go. But none explained the actual cost of a typical use case. If you love to be independent, a dishwasher truly is indispensable. Hope this clears most of the doubt every new buyer has, like I had before.

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Ordered Bosch dishwasher from Amazon. Really it felt like a big mistake selecting this site for purchase. Seller supplier used machine and also with no power chord in the box. Before packaging the box the company has to verify all the accessories are placed inside or not which the company failed. Spending hefty amount and receiving defective products and apart have to wait for long days for the resolution. I ordered this as my hand was injured and unable to do the cleaning work and now even its emergency for me i was asked to wait for a week to raise return. Clearly water droplets are visible inside the machine. Amazon has to focus on more customer support in these issues. One day delivery you are giving but are you giving one day resolution for the fault devices. The answer is a big NO. Purchasing online has become a curse this time mainly during my necessity. My amount has spent and i didnt get machine for work during my needy time

I was very sceptical while purchasing a dishwasher considering how good it will clean. I was shocked to notice how clean utensils were after wash. Milk stains, oil stains.. lightly burned masala on kadai.. was cleaned without a sweat by this machine. I understood the term squicky clean now. My only regrets are why did I not purchase earlier. My scepticism had taken over logic. Rack design is good and customizable. Quality of the machine is as expected for what you pay. Installation happend in 2-3 days. No complaints there. Just be prepared with space, water supply and power supply similar to a front load washing machine. ProTips: Vessels placement is key to get a good quality wash.. check any YouTube videos. Be patient, it takes trial and error to achieve 100% results. I still get 1 or 2 utensils not cleaned well on some days because I have misplaced it in rack.. that's user error. Select correct water hardness settings on machine - my installation technician missed to inform. Bosch Dishwasher tablet i have been using last 1 month so can't compare or speak much. Planning to purchase Fortune next. Machine comes with 2 Finish brand tablet and rinse aid.. haven't tried it. Its one of the good but expensive brand. Compulsory use Dishwasher Salt and Rinse Aid along with dishwasher tablet even if it's says all-in-one tablet for better wash results. 1kg Salt lasts for month. 100 ml rinse aid last for a week. 1 tablet per wash. You do the math for economy Clean filters once a week. Clean machine once a week to avoid foul smells. DO NOT rinse utensils before putting it in machine. Leave it as is dirty, except for large chunks like curry leaves or bones. Best wash cycle for me was Eco + Vario Eco. Total wash time 3hr 30 mins. The more time you give to the machine.. the better it washes in my opinion. I usually do my dishes at night before bed. By morning I get dried and cleaned utensil. Not sure how this will help.. but machine is made in Turkey with parts sourced all around EU. To sum it up. Excellent machine with built quality and cleaning job. I can't explain the feeling of where you come from office tired and not do the dishes.. the psychological satisfaction is priceless.

This machine saved my lockdown time. Delivered in good condition. It works great on indian utensil too which was my biggest fear during purchase. Installation > Installation guy did not contact me yet because of usual pandemic issue so i installed in myself. It was as easy as washing machine. I am using '4-Way Water Tap Connector Adapter' to make it compatible with tap. Order together to start early> - Dishwasher salt (Required in 1st usage and not included) - Buy separately because 90% chance that you are gonna need it. - 4-Way Water Tap Connector Adapter (Optional) - is useful if you want to install easily yourself if you are living on rent. - Dishwasher tablets & detergent (Need after 2 usages) - Buy both. Detergent obviously saves you money tablets are handy to use. - Buy Rinse aid (Need after 10 days) - Water Hardness tester - A water hardness tester is super cheap device which will help you setting right hardness for your first use and you can keep track of water quality over time. Hardly costs INR 200-300 & extremely useful. - Sedimentation filter - I have yet to try it but i feel it could be useful depending on your water quality to protect the equipment - Stabiliser - Its recommended. I haven't bought it yet but will buy it in future to protect it from electricity fluctuations. Pricing on tablets - Do not think that spending INR 5-6k on 100 tablets is a good idea. Ratings you see are from different countries where they are sold at INR 1k (Almost 1/6th the price in India). Look into buying from Fortune because it's made locally and saves a lot of cost. Buy small packs because experimentation is the key. - Experiment with different option - Usually you will get clean results but thr r times that you will get 80-90% on few utensils. It's important to experiment on various modes, tablets, detergents to learn how to get best results. Running cost - Salt, Tabs / Detergent & Rinse liquid will overall cost you Rs 500-1000 / month. Thats obviously expensive than house maid but device is super handy when you don't have 1. Also use it once or twice a week unconditionally because it can remove some of the toughest stains. Keep trying

Very good for small family Electric consumption less Water consumption less Easy to use and maintain Cleans dishes nicely Spacewise ok for small family Very helpful

We are a couple and it gets full to capacity. Happy i didn't go for the 8 place setting model. After using everyday for 2 months, i can say that it is worth purchasing. Does 99% cleaning saving the back pain. Only dried tea and boiled milk vessels (esp those not straight) it struggles to make spotless. The bosch powder is certainly better than the finish powder imho. Loading it to capacity takes 5 min and an equal time to unload it. With experience one can understand the best placements. Though there are several programs, only the express sparkle and intensive kadhai seem to do the job. It consumes 10A current at 2.6kW in case some of u were wondering. Per session, 1.48 kWh in intensive kadhai and 1.34 units in express sparkle with no extra drying setting. Only downside is the snapping sound it makes when the door is closed, and the absence for the ¾" to ½" adapter when most households in India is the latter. This will cost an additional ₹250 with the service technician that comes to install