I want to buy a dishwasher in India.

My mom is thinking of buying one..but i think it may not be very practical for steel utensils..any ideas?? has anyone been using Dishwashers ? Any good brands ?

thank you

Hi,
I have an IFB dishwasher and find it very good. Of course one has to rinse the dishes before loading them. S.steel dishes come out nice and shiny. I think Butterfly has also come out with dishwaher now.

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Hi Rdlamba,
IFB is the only one I came across when I was looking for last year, and it seems to be a very good one.When we can wash steel vessels in the dishwasher abroad why not in India?

Yes rdlamba, the IFB neptune is a good one for daily n heavy use in India.

I think some discussion about dishwashers had already taken place in the thread "French leave by servant maids" under the forum general 'discussion in India' Many suggestion have been given which were quite useful. Some latest information on Dishwasher. Please see
Spin dry: The washing machine that needs just one cup of water | Mail Online .Lakshmi

That is an interesting news lakshmi1945!Thanks for sharing, though am afraid it may be years before it is introduced in India.

I use IFB, its good.

I heard, Whirlpool is good as well.

We are using IFB Neptune Model from 1.5 years. It saves a lot of time and gives a hygienic wash. Some points to be noted are:

1. If anything sticks to the vessel like rice/milk, it has to be scrubbed slightly before loading it in the dishwasher
2. The consumables are not only detergent but rinse aid (give sparkle to dishes) and dishwasher salt (to regulate hardness of water)
3. For a small family (2-3), once per day would be sufficient but for larger families, atleast twice perday.
4. Electric bill goes up, though not by much, because it uses hot water to wash.
5. Can be used for glass, crockery and good quality plastic vessels.
6. Make sure that IFB supplies are available in your city. Many people have complained that IFB service is pathetic when it comes to delivering supplies (they home deliver it). Else you can go for other brands. They also work great.

Some have doubts regarding the investment ~25k and the running costs. I would say, if you are looking towards saving money paid to maids, then please dont go for it. I have seen some reviews in mouthshut.com where people purchased dishwasher to save money spent on maids and were disappointed. But if you are looking for an easy, reliable and hygienic way to clean your vessels. Then this is the one for you.

Many people asked me that if i have to scrub vessels, why use a dishwasher. My reply is, it requires very light scrubbing and still saves me the effort of rinsing and drying the vessels. Also if the maid doesnt turn up, my day is not ruined.. Thats the best incentive..