Maytag MDB4100 24 in. Built-in Dishwasher

This was my first Maytag washer. I bought it in March/April 2001 along with 2 other Maytag appliances for my new home. You can read my other reviews on this site.

Maytag MDB 4100

Until recently I thought "a dishwasher is a dishwasher..." I stand corrected. The pump on our five year old Frigidaire dishwasher recently quit on us and it was time to repair or replace. With an estimate for repairs at $211.00 I decided I...

We purchased an MDB 4100 about 2 months ago, and we're fairly pleased with it. We bought it to replace an old GE dishwasher, that "bit the dust" after about 12 years. We only use a dishwasher about twice a week, so we don't run up a...

I have used my new built in dishwasher for anything and everything since I purchased it. I chose the Maytag, as I previously owned Hot Point and GE

A couple of weeks ago, our dishwasher died. A horrible grinding sound followed by a flat buzz let us know that the poor thing was definitely dead. No heartbeat. It was 12 years old and evidently that is about the life expectancy of a dishwasher.

OK, we put it off for a long time. After all, our old dishwasher still actually worked. That is, it ran, but it had a lot of shortfalls. We finally broke down and went to see our local Maytag man (he's that lonely guy, just like you see on TV). We...

Our old dishwasher decided to break on Thanksgiving day. I had forgotten what a pain it was to wash that many dishes, pots and pans. When the repairman gave me the total repair bill ($200.00), I decided it was more cost effective to buy a new one. ...

If we had known that the new Maytag dishwashers were this much better than our old dishwasher, we would have bought it sooner.