I ended up getting a Miele machine because it was the only relatively accessible dishwasher with a water softening system. Our town water is very hard, and all

I ended up getting a Miele machine because it was the only relatively accessible dishwasher with a water softening system. Our town water is very hard, and all my previous dishwashers struggled with this, delivering dishes with ugly milk white streaks and residue no matter what we did. Water softening solved all the issues (I know because even the Miele washer has problems without the salt needed for the water softener to function). That it's a very nice and well-built washer is an additional cherry on top.