Kostch KOS-24DWH06H Dishwasher Review

The machine is built around a full-size load. It holds 15 place settings in a stainless steel tub with a stainless inner door, and the three racks include an adjustable upper rack, fold-down tines, stemware holders and a removable cutlery basket. A tall stockpot and a row of wine glasses can share a cycle without one crowding out the other.

Quiet enough for an open kitchen

The noise level is 45 dB, which sits in the very-quiet band for a full-size built-in. In a room where the kitchen opens onto the living area, that is a dishwasher you can run during dinner: conversation carries and the TV stays at its normal volume.

Eight programs and three spray arms

The cycle list covers Auto, Heavy, Eco, Normal, Express, Rinse, Delicate and Lightning. Auto reads the load and picks the settings, Heavy takes baked-on pans, Eco is the long low-energy run, Express is for a quick turnaround, Rinse holds a partial load until you fill it, Delicate handles glassware and thin plastics, and Lightning is the fast cycle. Three spray arms, top, upper and lower, reach the whole tub rather than one zone.

Options that change how you load it

• Delay Start pushes the cycle to a later hour, so it can run while you are out or asleep.
• Hi-Temp raises the wash temperature for greasy or soiled loads.
• Half Load runs a smaller wash when the racks are not full.
• Open Dry releases the door at the end of the cycle so moist air escapes instead of settling back on the dishes.

How it dries

Drying is condensation plus fan assistance, finished by the door release. Open Dry lets moist air escape instead of settling back on the dishes, so the load comes out drier.

Energy and water use

The machine is ENERGY STAR, UL and DOE certified, with 3.2 gallons per cycle and 220 kWh per year. The water figure is low for a 15-setting machine, which matters if you run it most days.

A door you can match to the room

The enamel-coated door comes in white on this listing, with other colors in the line. In a kitchen that is not built around stainless, that is a real reason to pick this machine over a steel-front box.

Three years of coverage

The warranty runs 3 years on parts and labor, longer than the one-year coverage common in this class. On a newer name, that longer window is the assurance you get in place of a long track record.

Delay Start is the full extent of the automation. No app, Wi-Fi or remote control is listed, so scheduling a cycle is done at the panel and nowhere else.

Drying relies on condensation, fan assistance and the door-release finish rather than a heated forced-air element.

The controls sit on the top edge of the door.

The box holds the cutlery basket, the drain hose and the user manual. A power cord and fill hose are not in the included list, so plan for both at install.

There are no customer reviews yet, which means no owner-reported track record to lean on. The warranty and the specifications are the assurance this machine offers.

With the door open 90 degrees the machine reaches 47.25 inches from the cabinet face.

The cut-out is a standard 24-inch opening, and the height adjusts to slide under a 35-inch counter. The door swing is the number people forget: 47.25 inches of clear floor in front of the machine, measured along the walkway, decides whether the door can drop without hitting a chair, a drawer bank or an island.