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Originally Posted by TimSJ

ok CP i need a new disherwasher for our Kitchen Renovation. must be stainless to match the rest of our appliances..

Anyone have any recommendations of ones that you have and like or dislike.

Also anyone have any experience with downdraft vents for the stove.. If you have one.. likes/dislikes? .. What to you have etc.

Thanks as always.

We as well just finished a huge renovation and got all new appliances.

I am on my second Miele dishwasher, just love them. Mine is stainless steel inside and outside, has the third level rack for cutlery. Extremely quiet, think Miele and Bosch are the quietest out there. And it also has the hidden controls on top the door, so front is just sleek stainless steel, nothing else.

I am also on a second downdraft unit. I had a 36" Thermador cooktop unit before, 4 burners, griddle etc in the middle, came with downdraft unit as well, had the whole unit for 18 years, was still working, extremely efficient.

Now I have a 6 burner Viking induction unit and since I was so pleased with my former Thermador downdraft unit, went with them again. The new ones are higher now and you can get them in various strength motors. I think you would need to clear at least 650 ccf or whatever they call those units, for it to be effective. Anyhow, the downdraft units can be mounted various ways. If you are mounting by a wall, you can vent them up through the roof or down through the floor. If you are mounting them in an island, such as mine, you can vent them down through the floor and then out with venting like a dryer. And you can vent them with motor inside the house or outside the house. My motor is outside, so the unit is very very quiet. If you want the motor outside, it will depend on whether your whole house is developed or not. It is certainly easier to put in such a configuration in the building stages of a house, not sure how it would work with a reno. But putting the motor inside, under the venting unit is fine too. It will be no louder than any other venting unit out there if mounted inside.