"Kenmore by Bosch" dishwashers were sold years ago. Whirlpool makes the Kenmore dishwashers now.

Alex

Hi Alex, Actually Bosch is making some of the high end Kenmore Elites again. All the internal systems are the same as the Bosch but Sears does have a different spray arm and options.

FWIW

Bosch is also making an integrated model for Jenn-Air. A picture of this model can be viewed at Whirlpool Digital Library.

I saw a complaint that Whirlpool had modified the Kitchenaid dishwashers that they now make to have rotating arms just like Whirlpool washers. Those appear to be the same arms as Sears shows for the Kenmore Elite machine I found there for $1300 dollars. So I think that model was a Whirlpool design. It also had a row of spray heads on the back wall that they gave some fancy name to. Those too may have come from Whirlpool's standard design, but I am not sure.

And where would I find such a 630 model? I have looked on sears.com and kenmore.com and found nothing - just Whirlpool units.

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Okay, I went to searspartsdirect.com and there are 630 models. Tons of them, actually! They do look like Bosch models, though - baskets, spray arms and such. Just the control panel is different.

Here is a link that might be useful: User manual

When looking at the dishwashers on the sales floor you can easily identify the Bosch made and the Whirlpool made by the placement of the detergent dispenser. The current Bosch built have the dispenser near the top center of the door and the Whirlpool has the dispenser to the left side mid door.

Just redid our kitchen and got the Kenmore Elite 12833 DW. We love it. It is amazingly quiet. Dishes are perfectly clean. We didn't want the 3rd rack for utensils (seemed like a pain in the ass to load), so the Kenmore fit the bill.

We've only had the dishwasher for about a month, so we can't comment on long term reliability. We bought a 5 yr extended service warranty because it was a fairly expensive DW.

Trotsky, how is the Kenmore 12833 holding up? We're looking at getting one but are concerned over reviews complaining of leaking after 9-12 months.

The dishwasher is very quiet but the dishes are damp/wet even with the extra heat feature. It was very expensive so I do not think I should have to wipe the plates after they have beenwashed. Would I buy it again? I,m not sure.

I would be sure to use a rinse aid. I have the Kenmore 630 model and I put rinse aid into the dispenser. I intend to use it.

I have the Kenmore version. How does turbo clean work? I don't see any turbo jets.