Panel Ready 44 dBA Dishwasher with Panel-Ready Design KDTM504EPA

44 dBA Dishwasher with Panel-Ready Design

Model: KDTM504EPA

Color: Panel Ready

MSRP: $1,599.00

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44 dBA Dishwasher with Panel-Ready Design

This beautiful top control dishwasher has the high-end look of Panel-Ready Design. It matches your cabinets with a custom-made front panel and handle (not included). It features Dynamic Wash Arms to provide complete coverage. The unique nine arm design sprays water everywhere. It also has Clean Water Wash System that cleans the wash water for superior performance, even with the heaviest loads.

Features

Panel-Ready Design

allows you to match your dishwasher to your kitchen cabinets for a high-end look, seamless look. A custom front panel and handle (not included) can be affixed to the dishwasher.

Dynamic Wash Arm

features nine wash arms in one for 3 times better coverage. This unique design directly sprays water everywhere in the dishwasher, including hard to reach places. This means dishes get a powerful clean no matter where they are placed in the rack.

Clean Water Wash System

Continuously removes food particles from the wash water. The result of this advanced technology is clean wash water for excellent performance. Plus, the filter requires no routine maintenance.

ProScrub® Option

Helps eliminate soaking or pre-scrubbing with 40 targeted spray jets that help remove stubborn messes like seared or baked-on foods.

Third Level Rack

makes it easy to clean hard-to-place items such as spatulas, serving utensils and measuring cups, freeing up space in the lower two racks.

Advanced ProDry™ System

Uses a recessed heating element and a fan to draw moisture out of the wash tub giving you better drying results.

Additional Features

ProScrub™ Upper (was Trio)

Provides 39% more coverage with targeted wash action. In addition to the 40 spray jets at the back of the dishwasher, you get two concentrated spray zones in the upper rack to clean deeper or oddly shaped items

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

Customer Reviews

Rated 2 out of 5 by utnerd from Awesome features with poor build quality I love the features on this dishwasher! The motor-controlled spray arms on the bottom do an incredible job. Dishes come out clean no matter how dirty they were to begin with. The dishwasher is umatched in performance, but the build quality leaves something left to be desired. From the first run, it leaked, and not in small quantities. The leak comes from the bottom front corners and is enough to fill two standard 9x13 cake pans by the time a load is finished. We submitted a warranty claim, and are waiting for replacement parts. So far the claim process has been low hassle. We will hope for the best, because we really do love the dishwasher.

Date published: 2015-11-18

Rated 1 out of 5 by JohnKimPiper from Cleans well. Terrible reliability. Mx nightmare! I bought TWO of these with my Kitchenaid appliance package 3 years ago during my remodel. They would be great machines if they were reliable, but they are far from anything close to reliable. I have had to call for service multiple times. Problems with my units include not heating, not drying, a leaking tub, motor replacement, multiple resets, broken racks, and more. Cost of keeping them running is more than cutting my losses and buying something else.....AND the leaking tub caused major damage to my hardwood floors! VERY frustrated with product. Very expensive to repair. Buyer BEWARE! Goodbye Kitchenaid.

Date published: 2018-12-05

Rated 1 out of 5 by JamochaRocks from Poorest Quality Yet On my second "brand new" kitchenaid dishwasher in three weeks and have yet to get one of them to finish a cycle. The first one ran for 10 minutes, even after having most of the parts replaced. The second just overfills the unit and end the cycle full of soapy water. Extremely poor quality control. Also suggest you take a plate and glass with you. Normal size plates will not allow the top rack to be set at the lowest setting without the spray bar hitting the plates. Funny how they ask one to review performance items as part of the review. Have not been able to get that far out of the box, ON TWO UNITS.

Date published: 2018-05-17

Rated 5 out of 5 by Ursula from Excellent Appliannce After owning a previous Kitchen Aid dishwasher for almost 20 years, I was pleasantly surprised at the efficiency of my new one. The only problem I have is with the installation.They told me you had changed the design so the hoses are now mounted on the left side. Therefore, I have a large gap on the left side of the unit itself while the right side is flush against the cabinet. I am trying to figure out how to make it look central in the slot between the cabinets, but so far I can't figure out how to do it. I hired a plumber, but they told me there was nothing they could do other than tear out cabinets, which I do not want to do.

Date published: 2016-07-30

Rated 5 out of 5 by My grandchildren call me "RuRu" from Just Great This dishwasher is so quiet, I don't know it is on. It also seems to have some of those Keebler elves inside telling it the amount of dirt and scrubbing needed. Every load (light, medium, heavy) seems to come out perfectly. The cycle might take a little longer than I expected, but for the consistent cleaning results, it is worth it. Lastly, I really like how the inside is configured. I seem to find a really good spot for different shapes and sizes. And I love the silverware tray at the top. It is easy to use and, unlike when silverware is thrown into cup-size bins, fork tines and other pieces are clean.

Date published: 2017-02-06

Rated 5 out of 5 by Neil1945 from Great first impression Had it for a week and have run several loads. Cleaning and drying performance is excellent. We even used the pot scrubber mode. Noise level as reported by others is very low. Still getting use to loading it. The third rack gets in the way if you have tall glasses and plates that require the upper rack be on it's upper position. The supplemental upper rack basket takes away valuable real estate ad was quickly removed. The silverware bin with the different sized openings allows you to load it so that flatware does not nest and thereby not get cleaned.

Date published: 2017-12-19

Rated 1 out of 5 by Tripp Knightly from Fatal flaw in pump design --> failure Have had this in place for just over a year (just in time for the warranty to expire). A great dishwasher in all respects, but I now realize it has a fatal (and inexcusable) flaw. Two tiny shards of glass made it through the coarse screen in the sump in the bottom to the circulation pump. The pump in turn had no means to prevent these shards from destroying the fine metal mesh screen and plastic workings of the pump impeller assembly. This seems to me a design flaw. The reality is sooner or later, however careful you are, something tiny, a glass chip or some other non-biodegradable object is going to make it into the dishwasher. The filters must not allow something to pass which can destroy the pump. This is a $200 part. What's worse is, unlike prior designs, if a glass breaks you have no way of knowing if you've picked up all the pieces. Prior designs exposed the impeller and fine screen right in the sump, accessible from the tub itself. Now, what are you supposed to do? Pull the dishwasher out and disassemble the pump to look for glass or other objects? I fear that I'm now forced to pay for the new pump and that this may not be the last time this happens. This is awful.

Date published: 2017-07-05

Rated 5 out of 5 by DCkitchen from best dishwasher I've ever owned We have been more than happy with this dishwasher. It is so quiet that often times when it is running guests don't even realize it's in the middle of a cycle and open the door to load it! It cleans dishes without needing to pre-wash and the drying cycle is fantastic. When using the drying agent almost all our dishes come out completely dry. We have also used the top rack only feature to wash crystal and delicate glass and it works perfectly. Would highly recommend this dishwasher and the integrated panel with top buttons is just the icing on the cake.

Date published: 2017-08-31

Rated 4 out of 5 by G and S from Cleans well. We had to replace our 12-year-old KitchenAid. Only two brands would accept our custom panel, the panel ready Bosch and KitchenAid machines. We chose KitchenAid assuming that it would accept the panel more readily than the Bosch. Acceptance was not so easy however, creative installation was required. Anyway, the machine cleans the dishes quite well. The dishes only dry well if you use a drying aid. Even with a drying agent, the walls of the machine stay wet even though the dishes dry nicely. This requires us to leave the door open so the machine will dry out to avoid complications of staying Wet.

Date published: 2018-09-04

Rated 1 out of 5 by seashell from Terrible Dishwasher / No customer service...... I would give this 0 stars if possible. I just had it installed on Saturday and with just one time of using it my cabinets turned white on the sides from hot air and water leaking out. I called customer service who called their supervisor who called the technician and he said my dishwasher vents out the back! REALLY the BACK! How does that work? There is no where for the hot steam and air to go except into your wood cabinets. I asked the guy if I could speak with the tech and he said no they are not available to the public just the customer service reps. So I asked him check with the rep to see how the steam and air were supposed to get from behind your dishwasher to the front without causing a mold issue or damaging your cabinets. He wouldn't reach back out to the tech and said I should call one of their certified service companies he provided me with the number to paradise appliance. I called them and of course they just charge you to have a service tech come to your house to see if they can identify what is wrong. Im not going to pay to service a 2 day old dishwasher. Are you kidding me Kitchen Aid. Well I guess since your company has absolutely not customer service and can't give a straight answer my dishwasher is going back and you can bet I will not continue being a loyal buyer of kitchen aid products. To me your wasting your money on paying people to even answer phones. If they can't help you what is the point! By the way the dishwasher is also much much louder than my older one that is kitchen aid.......

Date published: 2018-05-21