... After scouring around, a 'Gorenje' was suggested by a sympathetic sales person. I was pretty reluctant at first to go for a brand name I'd never heard of - and couldn't pronounce either. Its not advertised much and -despite apparently being one of Europe's eight largest domestic electrical ... Read review
Advantages: Excellent value for money, quiet, efficient Disadvantages: But how many people have heard of the brand?!
I wanted to replace a much-loved built-in premium brand German dishwasher, but found that a comparable replacement would be well outside my budget. After scouring around, a 'Gorenje' was suggested by a sympathetic sales person. I was pretty reluctant at first to go for a brand name I'd never heard of - and couldn't pronounce either. Its not advertised much and -despite apparently being one of Europe's eight largest domestic electrical appliance manufacturers, ... ...St electrical retail store.
However, I'm so pleased I took the risk.
It was easily fitted into my kitchen - the plumber remarked that he 'hadn't seen many of these' but thought it was a quality bit of kit. Six months on, and its working quietly, and cleaning very effectively plus I can feel smug about how much it actually cost me.
Slight quibbles - the instruction book isn't that clear, but I'd love to know who draws diagrams ... more
I wanted to replace a much-loved built-in premium brand German dishwasher, but found that a comparable replacement would be well outside my budget. After scouring around, a 'Gorenje' was suggested by a sympathetic sales person. I was pretty reluctant at first to go for a brand name I'd never heard of - and couldn't pronounce either. Its not advertised much and -despite apparently being one of Europe's eight largest domestic electrical appliance manufacturers, and possibly Slovenia's finest - isn't in every High St electrical retail store. However, I'm so pleased I took the risk. It was easily fitted into my kitchen - the plumber remarked that he 'hadn't seen many of these' but thought it was a quality bit of kit. Six months on, and its working quietly, and cleaning very effectively plus I can feel smug about how much it actually cost me. Slight quibbles - the instruction book isn't that clear, but I'd love to know who draws diagrams and does English translations for these kind of instruction booklets generally. It has a two year warranty. I'd like to get 15 year's service out of it - let's see! Oh, and I've been asked are the dishes always clean, and does it use lots of salt, and whether there are downsides to it besides the instruction booklet translation. Well, I said it was 'efficient ' - and it is - effective, too. It cleans not just dishes (beautifully) but the saucepans and heavier things too. Salt?? I use the all in one tablets (usually what's on special offer in the supermarket) so I can't comment specifically on salt issues - which may be a problem with any dishwasher if you're in a hard water area anyhow. And the instruction booklet translation? Still only a slight quibble - but the machine is so straightforward to operate luckily I haven't been forced to refer to it much. Must stop - have to go and load the dishwasher...
