Zanussi-Electrolux ZDF501 Reviews: Freestanding, 60cm wide, Multi Dishwasher

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Score: 7.8/10

45 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This dishwasher scores high on noise. - It scores poorly on design/build quality. “It is a great dishwasher. easy to use and very quiet.” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 45 real customer reviews

Product Details

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Real customer reviews

45 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
75% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (45)
Choice of Wash Cycles8.5
Cleaning Performance8.5
Cycle times8.0
Design7.7
Design/build quality6.6
Ease of Loading7.5
Ease of cleaning7.4
Ease of use8.3
Features7.5
Noise9.0
Performance7.5
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.2
Overall rating7.8
 

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Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ It is a great dishwasher. Easy to use and very quiet.

- BAd design of top draw. Glasses keep falling over. Not well made it slips and it creats problem whne loading.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Well made, cleans very well, Quiet.

- Top tray awkward for large mugs and glasses.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jan 2007

Jo, Dunstable

Score 7.0/10

+ very easy to use, giving many options of programmes in which to choose

- No free samples in which to try, the many different products that are sold

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2007

Tom, Brentwood Essex

Score 9.0/10

+ The washer has good lines, it is easy to use and brings up items gleaming. Things like tea and coffee stained mugs come out really clear. Not to mention it's almost silent.The time delay is also very useful.

- The trays are not as good as my earlier Zanussi and glases and similar items don't stand as well. Also the cutlery basket lid holes are OK for thin stemmed knives etc. but no good for my kit so I have to have the lid off. This doesn't impair performance though.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ so easy to understand and set, i felt that the delay start timer was a feature i wanted on the machine

- not sure about the design of the baskets ie; top adjustment of basket and bottom plate rack tends to fold up sometimes

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ mordern and stylish
delay timer excellent feature
auto temp and wash programme excellent feature

- filter not easy to pull apart and clean

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Nov 2006

mary, minehead

Score 7.0/10

+ very easy to use and the results are excellent.

- not so much room as the last one I had as it is a different design. But saying that it is fine.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Top class item at the price,superb wash and drying.Excellent, my partner and I would be lost without one now.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to use and very quiet. I'm so happy that I bought this dishwasher.

- The glass rack can be a little fiddley at times, especially when putting in tall glasses.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Dec 2006

Paul, Cobham

Score 8.0/10

+ It does what it says on the box!

- It might just be me, but the lower basket doesn't hold the pans well.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ works well

- u have to make sure top shelf is fully pushed in as the detergent tray will not open properly,in the instructions they could be clearer about the wash cycles

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Quiet excellent interior
spray arms are robust
Height management and plate racks easy to use and good quality

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2007

Karen, I.O.W

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy too use

- Cup/glass shelves could be wider too prevent items falling off.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2006

Steve, Chippenham

Score 9.0/10

+ Good all round performer

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent product, has everything we require.

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Dec 2006

lesley, glasgow

Score 1.0/10

+ the different programs

- design within the washer is very poor... I have had numberous broken glasses due to the slant on the top tray.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Dec 2006

CRIS, REES

Score 2.0/10

+ TIME REMAINING INDICATOR

- CAPACITY NOT GOOD - ONLY TAKES AROUND HALF THE CAPACITY OF OUR PREVIOUS DISHWASHER

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jan 2007

deborah, harrogate

Score 2.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- not easily loaded'does not hold as much as you are lead to believe.

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purchased 05 Dec 2006

Heather, Apley, Market Rasen

Score 8.0/10

+ pre-set timer to make best use of cheaper hight-time electricity

- some mugs do not fit under side racks.

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purchased 11 Dec 2006

Ian, birmingham

Score 8.0/10

+ quite in operation. Economy program quick and cleans most 'normal' levels of muck

- awkward to put glasses in due to shape of wire on top rack.

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purchased 01 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Very quiet. Cleans well.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 03 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use.

- None so far.

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purchased 02 Dec 2006

michael, Harlow

Score 9.0/10

+ clear indications and operations.
water hardness adjustment
easy to use.

- water drainage hose could be longer.

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purchased 07 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Fairly straightforward to use from the outset

- There was a product recall which involved an engineer visiting and half day off work! This was notified via national press although i had registered guarantee couple days before. This could have been better managed, i think.

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purchased 07 Jun 2007

Anne, Frome

Score 9.0/10

+ Very quiet

- Cups do not stand up easily, they tend to fall over.

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purchased 11 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- top basket difficult to load mugs glasses etc they fall over!

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purchased 08 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ very quiet, easy to salt, tablets etc, v good enery/water rating

- not easy to load top deck with lots of mugs as they wobble about,on bottom rack, large dining plates interfere with cutlery basket, back plate rack should be reversed, I tried and eveything fell over,Cleaning not as good as 18 yr old Philips it replaced!:( Instruction manual over complicated, why can't they make it easier to follow?

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purchased 30 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ Easy to operate, push the button and it's away

- Designed to take tea cups & saucers not mugs. Very difficult to keep mugs upright to ensure they get cleaned and the collapsable rack on the bottom shelf, does just that if you use it for anything other than plates. Would have been nice even to use it for mugs, but it collapses. Never taken a dry load of dishes out of the machine yet, always wet. I would not recommend anyone buy this machine as there are cheaper machines available which would do a more superior job. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with it!

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purchased 07 May 2007

Cynthia, Waterlooville

Score 9.0/10

+ It's very quite. Easy to load.

- None

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purchased 28 May 2007

Nicholas, York

Score 8.0/10

+ Cleans very well. Low noise level. Good range of programmes.

- Top rack is exceptionally poor for glass / tumbler / mug staking.Collapsable plate rack tends to collapse of its own accord from time to time - good idea but needs a locking mechanism.

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purchased 03 May 2007

Richard, Swindon

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to use and is very quiet, the economy 30 minute cleaning cycle is quick and actually does a really good job.

- Can't think of any.

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purchased 07 Jun 2007

Dawn, Basingstoke

Score 2.0/10

+ Very quiet. Lets you know how long left on cycle.

- Cannot put tall tumblers on top shelf as they fall over (4 glasses have smashed when placed on the top shelf of dishwasher so far). Very bad design?

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purchased 14 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 3.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Ineffective wash cycle. Looks like the desire to cram in a full 12 place settings has compromised the wash performance. We end up only using every other crockery location. The top tray is also not very convenient for mugs and tumblers - again, probably due to too much focus on a "perfect" table setting - how many people actually use teacups and saucers?

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purchased 29 May 2007

Margaret, Southampton

Score 9.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Dishes always seems to come out wet but that's not really a major problem, just an annoyance

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purchased 09 Jan 2009

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Product Features

Construction Freestanding
Width in cm 60
Colour Multi
Energy Efficiency A
Number of Different Temperatures 4
Number of Programmes 5
Height in cm 85
Depth in cm 61
Noise Level in Decibels 47
Cleaning Efficiency A
Drying Efficiency A
Energy Consumption in kWh per Program 1.1
Water Consumption in Litres per Program 15
Energy Savings Trust Feature Yes
Number of Place Settings 12
Release Date 26 Sep 2006
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Manufacturer's Description

Freestanding washing machine with A rated energy efficiency.

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