New Built-In Dishwasher Height

The shortest height opening for a dishwasher I've seen is for the Equator brand which according to its installation instructions (page

- Appliance411.com

Hi,

Seen several that had 33&3/4 min height :( ....found a Smeg that

You can see many of the manufactures site all from on place...

jeff. Appliance Repair Aid

Including installation, $600-$700 is more that I had hoped to spend on a rental unit dishwasher. Wow.

I wonder if leveler adjustments would make for allowances in the stated heights. Hmmm. Any thoughts there? Also, do you know of any sites that have good comparative reviews of different mfg and models, plus reliability histories?

As long as I am asking, why not shoot for Mars?? LarryB

I've been looking for a small dishwasher to put in my bar and found several import units (of questionable quality) that were quite small but domestically the only one I've found so far is Amana. They are 33-1/4" if you omit the top trim strip, otherwise 33-1/2".

RB

Larry B. wrote:

Hi,

The legs will adjust on all built in d/w's....but your right most have a min height of 34&3/4 inches or 34 inches and will adjust up to 35-36 inches. Maybe if the legs where removed it would be low enough? GE example...

Have you removed the bottom panel fromthe old dishwasher. There may be a step down in the flooring to give you clearance but getting the new one in and old one out could be difficult. I bet if you remove the bottom panel you will find that the flooring stopped under the dishwasher.

Thanks RB, I checked out Amana and its built ins have a min height of

Thanks a lot!!

The earlier suggestion about seeing if the floor drops below that the unit is a good one. I'll ck for a kickplate.Thanks.

LarryB

Go to your local lumber supply and look for a piece of molding that matches your cabinets on either side - fill in the openings with that molding. The prefinished kind looks OK, but if you can finish, might match yourcabinets better. Or, go different and make the molding look like part of the washer installation. Been there, done that, works good, lasts long time (WGLLT). POP

to go. However, the

I have shopped

does not include

only 33.5"H. The

Here's the foot note from Amana's documentation.

Good luck.

RB

Larry B wrote:

Hi RB, that's great!!

Thanks!! Larry

I hope not!! If that is the case, I WILL have to remove the countertop to get it out!

LarryB

Hey Pop, that is how this one is installed. I hope to re-use the molding. Thx