46 DBA Dishwasher with ProWash™, Front Control

Model: KDFE104HWH

Color: White

MSRP: $949.00

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46 DBA Dishwasher with ProWash™, Front Control

MSRP: $949.00

Model: KDFE104HWH

Product Overview

46 DBA Dishwasher with ProWash™, Front Control

This sleek front control dishwasher delivers the KitchenAid® performance and style that passionate cooks appreciate. A one-touch ProWash™ Cycle senses soil levels, then automatically adjusts cycle time and water usage in real time for the best cleaning performance. Upper-rack SatinGlide® Max rails roll out smoothly even when fully loaded. Heat Dry option and a durable stainless steel tub facilitate drying.

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Features

ProWash™ Cycle

Determines the ideal cycle for washing dishes based on soil level and then makes real-time adjustments to achieve the best cleaning performance.

Durable Stainless Steel Interior

Offers the beauty and benefits of stainless steel for the dishwasher interior. It resists streaks, stains and odors while retaining heat to help improve drying performance.

Heat Dry Option

Engages a recessed heating element during the dry cycle to ensure dry dishes.

Additional Features

SatinGlide® Max Rails (Upper Rack)

Creates a smooth, premium feeling when pulling out the upper rack, particularly with heavy loads.

Fold-Down Shelf with Stemware Holders

Provides extra room in the upper rack that’s perfect for additional cups, wine glasses, or longer items like utensils and spatulas.

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Customer Reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 by L.S. from Quiet and effective Installed a month ago. Operates effectively and quietly. Have not used all features.

Date published: 2019-01-11

Rated 5 out of 5 by Lou the Guru from Durable I have owned 4 KitchenAid dishwashers in over 50 years. They are durable, and always do a great job. I passed two dishwashers to a friend and a relative. To the best of my knowledge neither failed in any way in roughly 36 years total. My last purchase in 2002 had two failures after 16 years. After 16 years, I chose not to repair, but to purchase new about 7 weeks ago. The new unit is excellent. I am adjusting to loading the dishwasher because the bottom basket does not accommodate some of the serving dishes I use, and they fill the top basket quickly. The silverware basket appears to be very good!

Date published: 2018-08-03

Rated 4 out of 5 by none at all from Same good features as our past KitchenAid diswashe Working very well so far but one big feature really missing, NO Venting of dishwasher, causes a smell on opening after a wash & must keep open between washing to air out dishwasher. You go cheep, save money & kill a great feature.. We have had KitchenAid (2) for over 20 years & they were always kept fresh with the vents on those diswashers, sham on you guys, You use to be one of nest in the buisness, but I guess the bottom line means more then reputation, so much for the new CEO' & new managerments. Have only had the new dishwasher a couple of weeks, hope it gives us as meany years as our our ones.

Date published: 2018-09-17

Rated 5 out of 5 by Uncle Peanut from Extremely Quiet and Cleans Well We bought this dishwasher to replace a Jenn-Air model we had for nearly twenty years, which we liked very much. Unfortunately the racks rusted to pieces. This new KitchenAid is so much quieter that you can hardly tell it is running. With its heating element, it dries as well as our old model, uses relatively little water and the cycle times are about the same as the old Jenn-Air. Our only complaint is that the top rack hit on the inner vinyl seal and had to be bent over so as not to tear up the seal each time the rack is pulled out. Otherwise, easy to hook up and so far (only had it for about two months), so good!

Date published: 2018-08-28

Rated 5 out of 5 by Jack62 from Quiet and does a nice job of cleaning dishes Bought this over three months ago, it is very quiet and does a very good job cleaning the dishes. Really like the recessed handle, we have it next to the doorway and the design allow you to walk by without bumping the washer handle. Also like that you can see all of the controls all the time rather than them being on top hidden when the door is closed. The black stainless make the kitchen look high end and fits well with our cabinets. No issues so far and as I mentioned does a really nice job getting dishes clean. Spent several months looking at many different models but based on options and quality this was an easy choice. Very happy with purchase.

Date published: 2018-12-29

Rated 5 out of 5 by pickyshopper1 from HIGHLY IMPRESS To say that i am impress with this KitchenaiAid with the printshield black stainless is an understatement, i am more then impress. Wow this is a sleek modern impressive looking dishwasher, sleek and good looking. This is a gorgeous modern sleek dishwasher, and with no fingerprints due to the printshield. How great is that. With it's mirror ball shiny interior, Wow it is a site to behold and a beautiful interior as the outside with it's beautiful black stainless finish is. Great to have a dishwasher that is print and smudge resistant. This is a Tall Tub 24" dishwasher control by touch control and a front control panel that lights up white for the different cycles, and at times looks bluish. Awsome. Main cycles are Prowash, which takes out all the guesswork for you by chooseing the best cycle for you no guesswork. Normal which does an outstanding job, and tough for your dirtiest of dishes. And tough, tackles the dirty dishes with ease i have tested it. You have express wash, which washes in the least amount of time, and does a very outstanding job at that. You have a sani wash which is a very hot wash which the water is 155F to elimate 99.999% of that nasty bacteria. Has a delay feature of 2 4 8 This is the quietest of dishwasher, first time using it, had to put the remote control down, and go to the kitchen and put our ear to the dishwasher, it is that quiet with a sound rating of 46dBA and Decibel rating of46dBA it is so quiet the most quiet of all dishwashers we have ever owned. Bottom rack material is Nylon the interior the beauty of durable stainless steel which retains heat to help with the drying process and performance This is a filter based wash system providing max cleaning and drying wash arms designed with the right pressure for the key areas of the dishwasher. The heat dry option is great with recessed heating element making sure the dry cycle means dry. Has a large compartment for silverware and a fold down shelf on top, only wish there were two, sometimes one is not enough. A nice feature of the silverware basket is that you can space the silverware out. Has an adjustable top rack that can adjust up or down which is absolutely sometimes essential, for your taller items. The real test of a new dishwasher is not how great it looks, or how sleek it is, but when washing your dishes how well it performs. I have to say i am more then impress with this KitchenAid Tall Tub Dishwasher with Prowash and a beautiful printshield black stainless. Not seeing fingerprints is such a blessing, since i hate them. All in all i am very impress with this dishwasher, the overall look, it's performance and features. What i wish it had was a beep at the end of a cycle which it does not have, and i miss. And two fold down shelves on the top. But we added a second to the bottom rack, because we need it desperately. And for me the top fold down shelf is shorter then others i have had. Minor, compare to the great features of this gorgeous Black Stainless, KitchenAid dishwasher with Prowash which i love using does a great job, and the tough for tackling your dirty loads. and the express which in the least amount of time, does an outstanding job. KitchenAid i am impress with this dishwasher and with the way it performs. A couple of things i wish it had was a steam cycle, which i miss having and it does retain a bit of water in the inside after a cycle has been completed, one thing i was hoping it would not do. But believe all dishwashers have to have a bit of water after a cycle has been completed. I love this dishwasher, and the way my dishes come out sparking clean and my glasses shine. Thank You KitchenAid, this review is true and hope that it can help someone who has an interest in this wonderful beautiful dishwasher.

Date published: 2018-05-31

Rated 5 out of 5 by Cabo Jim from love our new dishwasher and it's features After 7 years we had to repair or replace our old dishwasher. It was a Kitchenaid with the controls on the front of the washer. We were constantly turning it on by bumping in to the control panel as we made dinner or used the counter tops. Our new Kitchenaid has a recessed control panel at an angle so we don't bump into it. The new one is even quieter than the old one. My wife likes the silver ware rack being on the side of the bottome dish rack, and also likesl the little trays that fit into the silver ware racks to seperate the silver ware from each other, allowing them to be better cleaned. We have not used the adjustable upper rack yet but that looks to be a good idea. We also like that the slideout racks are metal, as well as the racks themselves.

Date published: 2018-06-14

Rated 5 out of 5 by Gratflg from Very satisfied We received a request for review after dishwasher had only been installed for one day; we wanted to give a trial before responding. Now have had it about a month or so. We were very impressed by how quiet this machine is. It has easy to load features -- adjustable top rack has been used a couple of times and works nicely -- and plate holders seem configured well. The tableware holder takes some getting used to but works wonderfully and I've rather come to enjoy it. Dishes come out a bit wet but we are not using a drying agent, and leaving the door partly open for 15 minutes or so seems to dry them completely.

Date published: 2018-12-09

Rated 4 out of 5 by TheDaringLibrarian from Sleek, Slick, Super Quiet, & Front Controls! I have a Coastal Cottage (DE) beach house that I rent out over the summer. Because, not a Kardashian. My guest book, though filled with many nice compliments, had one complaint. The dishwasher took too long to get started. Well, that's not good! So, around 4th of July I was looking for a good deal on a quiet dishwasher that had front controls that were EASY to operate and featured an EXPRESS Wash. Bingo! This dishwasher filled the bill. I really like the quality of KitchenAid (made by Whirlpool) because I've had one since 2004 at my main house and it's always been quiet and reliable. The weird thing was, KitchenAid now only makes ONE dishwasher with front controls. What's up with that? I think it's so much easier to use front controls. My old dishwasher has them! So this model was the winner and now a month or so later, I'm really happy with it. (See my Lowes review for about that buying experience & installation) Express wash does a great job for dishes that were previously rinsed off and finishes in about an hour. BINGO! The controls are easy to see, press, and understand. This isn't rocket Science, I don't need complicated controls here to wash dishes. The dishwasher does make a quiet beep tone if you interrupt the cycle to add more and you have to press the Start/Resume button - then it makes a grinding starting noise 3X before starting again. My old KitchenAid, you could open it, add something, close it, and within seconds it would just resume automatically. So, strange that the 10+ years older model has better features, but there you go. I also like the bottom rack of my older dishwasher, it had a cool corner container for utensils and a small detachable mesh bag that's super for bottle caps or seafood picks. Why am I waxing on so long and rhapsodic about a dishwasher? Because, I don't think you buy all that many in your life and maybe the powers that be will read this and make necessary changes! Besides, when I was doing my made intense dishwasher research I read ALL the reviews and was hoping someone would go into intense and unnecessary detail about the machine and the buying process!

Date published: 2018-08-21

Rated 5 out of 5 by SamK123 from Install of New 46 DBA Dishwasher The new dishwasher was purchased nearly 1 month ago, and we have been very pleased. It is so quiet that we have to turn other noisy "stuff" (e.g, TV, others in room, etc) off to hear any noise at alll It cleans very well and seems to be quite efficient. The only significant question remaining has to do with durability, and the history of KitchenAid over the years suggests that will likely be "excellent" as well!

Date published: 2018-08-05