Reviews of compact Bosch dishwashers

A compact Bosch dishwasher is attractive, first of all, because it takes up much less space in the kitchen than a full-size dishwasher. Accordingly, the owners of small Khrushchev-era apartments with small kitchens will not pay attention to an ordinary dishwasher, simply because they have nowhere to put it. Compact dishwashers are of interest to many, and many buy them and then share their impressions. It is the opinions of owners of compact Bosch dishwashers that we will study.

Bosch SKS 40E22RU

Mikhail, Moscow

A small dishwasher is a real miracle, a lifesaver in our family. Although I’m not against washing dishes by hand, I’m too lazy to spend hours at the sink every day. And my wife almost faints at the sight of a mountain of dirty dishes; she loves to cook, but hates washing dishes. In general, we are slowly mastering new technology. This is what we managed to find out and evaluate after 3 months of operation.

1. The dishwasher perfectly washes dirt of any complexity.
2. The machine is paused in order to add an item that they forgot to put in earlier.
3. Sufficient number of programs. Nothing extra.

The Bosch SKS 40E22RU dishwasher has 4 washing programs: normal, fast, intensive and economical.

4. Easy to maintain garbage filter.
5. You can put it almost anywhere, even mount it on the wall using brackets.

In general, we are satisfied with the dishwasher, but it would be even cooler if the manufacturer took into account some comments in the future. Firstly, the fitting on the drain hose is straight, but it would be nice to make it angled, so the hose can be placed more compactly along the body of the machine.

Secondly, the pins securing the dishes in the basket could be made bendable or even foldable. Thirdly, improve sound insulation; if I hadn’t placed an anti-vibration mat under my dishwasher, there would have been a lot of noise.

Fourthly, provide protection against voltage surges. This is not relevant for us, since I immediately organized the connection via dishwasher stabilizer, but many will not spend money on additional equipment. Well, in general, that’s all the wishes. To complete them, you won’t need to spend a lot of money, but the machine will be significantly improved and will attract the attention of even more people.

Marina, Sochi

I bought a compact Bosch SKS 40E22RU dishwasher on sale at a large hypermarket. The seller then reduced the price of all equipment to 50%, whether you want it or not, you can take it. I’m generally sick of all kinds of sales, I can’t calmly pass by the price tag that says “discount”. Well, that's not the point. So I bought this dishwasher, brought it home, and forced my husband to install it and connect it. He is my jack of all trades, he fiddled around for a couple of hours, and now we are already washing a test batch of dishes.

The first batch of dishes doesn't count because we didn't do everything according to the instructions. They didn’t put the dishes in the baskets properly, and they didn’t clean them up. The fact is that according to the instructions, the first wash should be carried out without dishes, so that the machine is cleaned from the inside of grease and the like. We didn’t do this, and when we left, the dishes turned out to be smeared with some kind of nasty stuff.

Subsequent washes were carried out strictly according to the instructions, but to no avail.The machine washes dishes very disgustingly. And besides, very soon it began to break down ungodly.

• A month later the door bent and stopped closing tightly. Her husband worked a little magic on her, she began to close herself, but she had to make an effort.
• During the third month of operation, the heating element burned out. I had to call a technician from the service center, who replaced this part for free, although with a delay of 3 weeks.
• Another six months passed, the heating element burned out again. At this point I couldn’t stand it and started a scandal at the service center, but it turned out that the heater is a “sore” for all compact Bosch cars.

In total, we suffered with this dishwasher for a year, and then I advertised and sold it at half price to kind people. The machine turned out to be unreliable and of poor quality, although it’s Bosch, I don’t advise anyone to buy it!

Vladimir, Moscow

I’ve been interested in compact dishwashers for a long time, but it didn’t go any further than asking questions. But recently I finally decided to buy a Bosch SKS 40E22RU dishwasher. How I like it, the real thing, why was I shy before, I should have taken it without hesitation. It washes the dishes normally, at least better than if I washed them by hand. It fits a lot into it, it’s amazing how you can cram so much in there, it’s enough for me alone. This machine doesn’t seem to have any shortcomings, we’ll see over time. Very pleased, five points to the manufacturer!

Bosch SKS 51E88RU

Svetlana, Moscow

I have already been using this dishwasher for 5 years and I don’t understand people writing negative reviews. I myself like to sit on the forum and discuss new kitchen appliances, but at the same time I try to write the truth. Bosch SKS 51E88RU is a very good machine. Reliable, assembled in Spain, the parts are all like new, despite the fact that so much time has passed.It’s true that it works a little noisily, but objectively, that’s where the disadvantages end. Cleans perfectly. I don’t accept negative statements about this dishwasher and I don’t advise you to – it’s actually a good technique!

The husband had the imprudence to burn his favorite saucepan. I racked my brain for a long time on how to wash it and was surprised to discover that after a standard wash in the dishwasher, the pan became almost clean, and repeated washing destroyed all traces of burning.

Larisa, Orenburg

I bought the Bosch SKS 51E88RU quite a long time ago, I don’t even remember how many years we’ve had it. During this time, the machine became a member of the family. How grateful I am to the scientists who came up with such a technique, because washing dishes is my least favorite job in the kitchen. I didn't go into technical details. I don’t even really understand how it works, and it doesn’t matter to me, the main thing is that it works, it washes dishes and doesn’t break.

Yana Vyacheslavovna, Barnaul

I like compact dishwashers; I myself use a Bosch SKS 51E88RU dishwasher. Their only drawback, in my opinion, is the small volume of the washing chamber. But this minus is objective - small size, small camera, nothing can be done about it. Otherwise, the machine is very decent, performs its functions 100%.

Bosch SKS 62E88RU

Nina Ivanovna, Moscow

The dishwasher can be used for 6 months. I can note the following advantages: low price, sufficient capacity, ease of operation, satisfactory quality of washing dishes. There are more disadvantages.

1. It often breaks down and is expensive to repair.

We have already had problems with the rubber seal 3 times. It becomes deformed over time, and this causes the door to begin to close poorly.

2. The dispenser does not open well, causing the product to not dissolve completely.
3. The salt compartment is generally inconvenient; the first time I poured the salt in, it turned to smithereens.
4. The drawers for dishes are inconvenient. This is probably some kind of special Spanish dishware, because our bowls and plates do not fit into these cells normally.
5. It's buzzing a lot.

Evgeniy, Kemerovo

It's a good dishwasher, I've been using it for 3 years now and no problems. The product is used sparingly, in addition, I saved a lot of space in the kitchen because I stuffed the washing machine and dishwasher into one corner together. I’m very glad that I don’t have to wash the dishes by hand, this action used to really annoy me.

Yuri, Pskov

While furnishing my new apartment, I decided that I would definitely buy a dishwasher. But then, when I started planning a kitchen renovation, I realized that there was nowhere to put a regular dishwasher, so I had to settle for the compact Bosch SKS 62E88RU. I can say for sure that it is better to do without a dishwasher than to buy one. It's small, and that says it all, no amount of cool features will fix it, so I'm not happy with the purchase.

So, compact dishwashers did not leave people indifferent. Some people like them, but others are very dissatisfied with their purchase. In any case, you can’t please everyone and everyone decides for themselves whether they need this thing or not. Good luck!

1 reader comment

1. 11/13/2017 at 20:39

   Hope:

   I bought a Bosch sks62e88ru dishwasher 3 years ago. Since the moment of purchase I have not regretted it at all. It washes dishes 5+, I use salt, tablets and rinse aid from different companies for washing.And my baby has never let me down. Dishwashing detergents from the Finish company are good, but a little expensive, so I use cheaper ones. One small problem appeared - the rubber seal in the door itself became more rigid, the door itself was slightly deformed from below and a small gap appeared. The technician said that this rubber band was a problem with all dishwashers, so he corrected the rubber band and the gap became smaller. There are no leaks from the gap. We'll see what happens next. But overall, I’m happy as an elephant that I have such a wonderful machine that allows me to save so much time. I wash all the dishes in it; even 10-15 liter pans fit in it. What else is needed? Therefore, I recommend this model to those who have a small kitchen!

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