Samsung Series 6 WaterJet Clean DW60DG760FSLU4 Review

Design and features

• Clever set of extra tines
• SmartThings compatible

The Samsung Series 6 WaterJet Clean DW60DG760FSLU4 is a freestanding full-size dishwasher. Finished in metallic grey, with a smooth front panel, it’s a stylish and modern appliance that will suit most kitchens.

Opening the dishwasher up, there’s a fairly standard layout with two baskets. This model doesn’t have a larger tub, as you get with some competition, such as the Haier XF 4A4M4PDA-80.

Without a cutlery rack at the top, that’s not such a problem, and this dishwasher has some clever features to maximise the space options.

That starts with two cutlery baskets as standard, which can be placed where you want on the bottom rack. Having two means that you can remove one if not needed, increasing space for plates, or you can double up on cutlery. 

There are then four sets of tines for holding plates and bowls. The two sets are set perpendicular to each other, and all can fold flat, so you can put in larger pots, pans and casserole dishes.

There’s also an extra feature on the front tines that I’ve not seen before: a series of sub-tines that fold up to narrow the space between the original ones. That’s really clever, as you can have the larger spacing for bowls, but fold up the extra tines to have more space for thinner items, such as plates.

The upper rack is also mostly thoughtfully designed, although the fixed tines on the right-hand side do reduce flexibility slightly. I do like the large cutlery basket on the right, which is handy for longer items, such as spatulas.

On the left is a selector for different-sized items, which moves the grey sets of tines up. In the bowl and plate position, you have space for extras of each; the middle position is good for cups and short-stemmed glasses; the final position is for long-stemmed wine glasses.

For stemmed glasses, there are fold-down holders. I managed to get my very long stemmed glasses in easily enough, without having to lower the top rack.

If you need to get taller items in the top, the rack can be lowered using the handles on the side. This typically has the problem that lowering the middle basket causes its spray arm to hit plates below, so be careful what you wash at the same time.

In the base of the dishwasher is the WaterJet Clean arm. This uses two arms that spin in opposite directions to better cover all items with jets of water.

Controls are all on the inside of the door, which also has a handy programme guide. There’s a straightforward choice of wash cycle: Auto, Eco, Intensive, Delicate, Express, Pre Wash and Extra Silence (potentially useful at night if you’re in the same room as the dishwasher).

There are some extra options you can add to most cycles, including a choice of washing just the top or bottom racks, and a timesaver button that cuts running times at the expense of efficiency.

Once you’ve selected a wash cycle, the Samsung Series 6 WaterJet Clean DW60DG760FSLU4 shows the run time on the internal screen. Hit Play, shut the door and the dishwasher spins into action, with the time remaining showing on the external screen. At the end of a wash, the door is pushed open automatically to help with drying.

SmartThings support is built-in, which gives you remote control over the machine. This is handy for setting the water hardness and rinse aid dosing, as the app makes it much easier than using the more basic control panel on the machine.

All of the regular cycles can be selected, but there are some additional cycles available, including Plastic items (designed to clean without melting or leaving items wet); Pots and pans (for baked-on dirt); Baby care; and Drinkware.

Performance

• Excellent Auto cleaning
• Express wash cleans properly in just over an hour

I started by running the Samsung Series 6 WaterJet Clean DW60DG760FSLU4 through the Eco cycle, which should be your go-to option for day-to-day dishes. At 22p for the cycle, the running cost isn’t bad, but it’s quite a bit more expensive than A-rated appliances, such as the Haier XF 4A4M4PDA-80.

Wash performance was mostly excellent. Easier items were cleaned perfectly, with my coffee mug coming up clean with no stains.

The same was true of my tea mug, which was also thoroughly cleaned.

My red wine glass, stained with dried red wine, was washed properly, and the angle at which the glass was held meant it dried without any watermarks.

I found that dried-on ketchup was easily removed from my test plate, leaving it white and shiny.

The same was true of the plate covered in mac-and-cheese residue, which was thoroughly cleaned.

I found that the Eco cycle struggled with the very dirty spoon used to serve the mac and cheese up, and some residue was left. A better scrape or a rinse before would have seen the spoon come up clean; a higher-temperature wash also worked better.

My toughest test is the bowl used to make microwave scrambled eggs, placed on the middle rack. I was seriously impressed with the Samsung Series 6 WaterJet Clean DW60DG760FSLU4’s ability to clean this. If I looked very hard, there were a couple of bits of egg left on the bowl, but a wipe down with a towel at the end cleaned these bits off. I’ve not seen a dishwasher do so well on this cycle before.

Switching to the Intense cycle, the Samsung Series 6 WaterJet Clean DW60DG760FSLU4 costs 49p to run the cycle. Here, it cleaned the eggy bowl perfectly, and all other stains were handled with ease.

I then tried the Auto cycle, loading several dirty plates and dishes. This cycle cost 42p to run, so quite a bit more expensive than the Eco cycle. I’m not convinced it’s better, either. My coffee and tea mugs were cleaned properly, as I’d expect.

However, the eggy bowl wasn’t handled as well as on the Eco cycle, with quite a bit of mess left after the cycle had finished.

I then ran the Express cycle, which takes just over an hour – there’s no faster option. However, the benefit of this cycle is that it’s a proper cycle with proper drying at the end. This cycle costs just 11p and is designed for lightly soiled items.

I found that it coped well with most day-to-day stains, with the water hot enough to deal with coffee and tea stains.

Should you buy it?