Bosch

Bosch SHX78DC**

Dishwasher

ENERGY STAR Most Efficient
Running cost vs. category about average for dishwashers — close to the middle of the pack
ENERGY STAR Most Efficient tier
Representative illustration of a dishwasher
Representative illustration Representative illustration — a typical dishwasher, not the exact unit. We don’t have a rights-cleared photo of this specific model yet.
42
dBA (lower is quieter)
16 place settings

Will it fit?

Measure your space before you buy — this is the first question, before price or running cost.

Width × depth × height 23.56 × 23.75 × 33.88 in
Door-open clearance Not published — leave extra room in front for the door to swing open.
Weight 93 lb
Plug / electrical 120V · 12A
Water hookup Cold water inlet.

Dimensions sourced from the manufacturer's own install manual/spec sheet, not a guess. View source.

Our verdict

This is a 16-place-setting built-in dishwasher from Bosch. It costs about $45 a year to run — about average for dishwashers, close to the middle of the pack. At 42 dBA, this is a quiet dishwasher — quiet enough to run during the day without it dominating the room.

Buy this appliance

We haven't matched this model to a live, verified retailer listing yet. We only show a price when we've verified the exact product — search the model number directly at a retailer below instead of guessing from a photo or a similar model.

Retailer-listed price (as of 2026-07-18): $1,549.99. This is not a confirmed live price for this exact listing — treat it as a rough reference only. Listed explicitly as 'MSRP' on retailer RedTag Warehouse's product page -- a retailer-published price, not a bosch-home.com manufacturer MSRP page (Bosch does not publish direct-to-consumer prices, and bosch-home.com is blocked to automated fetch anyway).

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Noise — the spec that matters most for a dishwasher

42dBA
decibels — a measure of loudness. Lower is quieter.

That's quiet — most people can hold a conversation nearby without raising their voice while it runs.SERP snippet (bosch-home.com blocks direct fetch) for the SHX78DC5N product page reads '42 dBA -- the quietest dishwasher brand in the U.S.' Independently corroborated by: (1) a third-party spec-sheet mirror (manua.ls) stating 42 dBA in two separate sections, and (2) direct-fetch confirmation of 42 dBA on two sibling 800-series models in the same bar-handle CrystalDry family (SHX78DM5N, SHX78CC5UC spec sheets, both fetched live from media3.bosch-home.com). No direct primary document for the exact SHX78DC5N SKU itself was locatable.

Cost to run & the Verified Label — every certified spec

Verified LabelCertified performance & real running cost
certified 2025-12-10
category: dishwasher

Energy use & running cost — computed by Verified Appliance Data

Annual energy use

240 kWh

kWh = kilowatt-hours, a measure of electricity used in a year. Certified annual energy use, per DOE/ENERGY STAR.

Annual running cost

$45.19

EIA Electricity Retail Sales, residential, US avg 2026-04 ($0.1883/kWh) [source: energystar]

Cheapest state
$29.64/yr
ND · $0.1235/kWh
Most expensive state
$111.89/yr
HI · $0.4662/kWh

Computed from this unit's kWh/yr × EIA electricity price (formula published on methodology).

Capacity & efficiency — source: DOE certification / ENERGY STAR

Place settings 16
Water usegallons per cycle 2.4 gal
Soil sensing Yes
Tub material Stainless Steel
Drying method Condensation Dry

Identity

Model numberSHX78DC**
UPC825225982043
Connected / smartNo
FTC EnergyGuide labelView label

Reliability & ownership

Recalls

We don't make per-model recall claims — the CPSC's own recall records are almost never tagged with a specific model number, only a brand and product type. Search the federal recall database yourself for Bosch dishwashers before you buy or if something seems wrong with yours.

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Documented litigation

We haven't found documented litigation for Bosch dishwashers in our research. That doesn't mean none exists — it means we haven't verified any yet.

Warranty

  • Base warranty: 365 days — 1 year -- defects in materials/workmanship, parts and labor, repair/replace at Bosch's discretion via authorized service providers.
  • Cosmetic damage (scratches, dents): 30 days.
  • 5-year limited warranty on electronics (microprocessor/PCB) -- parts only, labor excluded.
  • 5-year limited warranty on dish racks (upper/lower rack, excluding rack components) -- parts only, labor excluded.
  • Lifetime warranty against stainless-steel tub/inner-liner rust-through -- repair or replace with same/equivalent model, labor excluded.
  • Lifetime warranty on stainless-steel door rust-through -- parts only, labor excluded.

Manual & support

support/product landing page (unverified live render) — link provided as found; not independently re-verified.

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Your repair rights — depends on your state

Several states now give you a legal right to request parts, tools, and documentation from the manufacturer to repair your own major appliance — but this is not a national right yet, and it's enforced by the state attorney general, not something you can sue over yourself.

  • California, Colorado, Oregon, Minnesota — in force now (CA since 7/1/2024, CO since 1/1/2026, OR since 2025, MN since 7/1/2024).
  • Connecticut — takes effect 7/1/2026.
  • New York and Texas — appliances are explicitly excluded from those states' repair laws. A blanket "you have the right to repair" claim would be false there.
  • Everywhere else — no appliance-specific repair-rights law found as of this writing.

Commonly reported failure points

We haven't compiled a cited, category-level "commonly reported failure points" list for dishwashers yet — we'd rather leave this blank than guess.

Spend less to run — same-size dishwashers that cost less per year

From our database: same category, comparable capacity, cheaper running cost.

Frequently asked questions

How much energy does the Bosch SHX78DC** use per year?

Its certified energy use is 240 kWh (kilowatt-hours — a measure of electricity used) per year. At the U.S. average electricity price, that's about $45 per year to run — see state-by-state figures below.

Is the Bosch SHX78DC** ENERGY STAR certified?

Yes. It also carries the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient designation, the top efficiency tier for its category.

Is the Bosch SHX78DC** cheap or expensive to run compared to similar dishwashers?

It about average for dishwashers — close to the middle of the pack (category median is $45/yr).

Where can I buy the Bosch SHX78DC**?

See the price and buy section above — we show a real, dated price only when we have a UPC-verified retailer match; otherwise we link a direct model-number search rather than guess.

Sources. Efficiency and capacity ratings from DOE certification (CCMS) and ENERGY STAR certification data. Annual running cost is computed by Verified Appliance Data from published ratings and EIA energy prices — see our methodology. Dimensions, plug/electrical, warranty, manual links and price (where shown) come from manufacturer spec sheets, manuals, and — for price only — a UPC-verified Amazon match; every enrichment fact carries its own source and retrieval date. We publish no star ratings and take no payment for placement. "Not published" means the source doesn't disclose it — we never fill a spec with a guess.

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