DISHWASHERS, CARPET SWEEPER
Want squeaky-clean dishes with minimal effort? We tested a range of brands to find our winners...
WINNER
Miele G6620SC £899, johnlewis.com Features: 13-place setting; automatic door open; button control panel; LCD screen; adjustable top basket; seven wash programmes Produced perfectly clean dishes in all tests. The controls are intuitive and simple to operate; it’s almost silent when running. It has a lower water and electricity consumption than most other models tested. It easily fit a 13-place setting so is large enough for big families. It’s expensive but feels robust and solid. 93/100
BUDGET BUY
Beko DFN28R22B £319, ao.com Features: 14-place setting; button control panel; LCD screen; eight wash programmes An all-round good performer; great value, especially in our economy tests which gave us nearly perfect results, while keeping electricity and water consumption low. Quiet when running; also has a wine glass basket. The machine is large, but we didn’t fit in a full 14-place setting.
92/100
SLIMLINE
Ikea MEDELSTOR £375, ikea.com Features: 9-place setting; button control panel; light beam on floor; button control panel; six wash programmes Performed well at removing stains in every test, low water and electricity consumption. Controls easy to understand and operate; machine only 44.6cm wide, but still managed to fit all nine place settings. For trickier stains (tea in cups), you’ll need to run machine on higher temperature. 88/100