Our Bosch dishwasher, which is wonderfully quiet and always cleans the dishes without pre-rinsing, did have one problem. A cycle seemed to take hours and hours. Disturbed by the possible waste of electricity, I plowed through Google looking for an answer, and found it on Usenet. My husband soldered the bad relay connection and now the dishwasher runs great. Since then, I have run into many people who have Bosch dishwashers with the exact same problem. They are always thrilled to hear about the easy (this being Silicon Valley, usually one or both spouses knows how to solder) solution. I almost wish that every time I meet someone new or enter new group situations I could say “Hi! Anyone here have a Bosch dishwasher with a terribly long cycle?” Instead, I’m writing about it here so there will be more search engine visibility than a buried Usenet posting. Note: if you do take yours apart, take a photo of the control panel first; it’ll be easier to put it back together. And the part you need to solder should be easy to spot; it’ll be fried to a lovely dark hue.