Koldfront 6 Place Setting Countertop Dishwasher - White

I have run about 2-3 loads through this dishwasher every day since purchasing it a few weeks ago. Probably about the best money I have ever spent on a home related good. Ultimately I made it only 2 years in apartment living before caving to get this. The first was my senior year of college, and the second was last year. I grew up always having a dishwasher so to not have one was painful. I also find an almost bizarrely enormous sense of satisfaction loading up this little dishwasher, squirting a little Cascade gel in, and running it. It has taken me these few weeks to get loading it figured out correctly. I have found that bowls (larger ones anyways) really only fit well standing upright in the section designed for plates, so it's kindof a bowls load or a plates load type of deal. And when you need to wash some 'tupperware' type plastic containers, fuhgedaboudit. Those either go in 1 or 2 pieces with lids amongst a load of other more orderly items, or just scattered about on their own.Seriously though, the amount of silverware my wife and I go through is almost insane. I'd say we rotate our entire 12-piece set about once every 2 to 3 days; not the big spoons of course though. Those only get used for soup. So when I think back to doing that all manually, it makes my hands feel clammy and dry like they used to get after spending hours in that hot soapy water.Now I get to listen to the little dishwasher that could wrshump --- wrshump --- wrshump in an oh-so-relaxing cadence while I relax and ponder how the 3.8 gallons (much less than I would have used manually) and .31 kWh will only cost me a few pennies. Isn't technology marvelous?My parents own a Bosch 800 series washer. Yes those are so dang quiet that you can barely hear it run. But I'm serious when I say that this washer is just about everything the Bosch is, just with about 1/3 of the space inside. It doesn't have all the crazy control buttons, but once you set it to your 'normal' setting, all anyone does is load it up and push Start anyways! And it is actually pretty quiet too, assuming you don't load something in such a way that it directs the water spray straight onto the door (or load a giant 'tupperware' item right next to the door, as those (larger) plastic items tend to make more noise from the water jet).As for the packaging. Wow. The packaging was designed to withstand CRAZY, like, delivery truck rolled over type accidents or something. It was double boxed, with the internal box suspended by foam inserts at all corners of the outer box. And the washer itself was suspended in the inner box by cardboard pieces at the corners. Dang son. I carried it up the (one) flight of stairs to our apartment and I actually strained my back just a bit. It is heavy, but more than that, awkwardly huge due to the intense packaging, so you end up with a huge lever arm pulling down on you. Seriously, get your friend to help you bring it in your place.

I love this dishwasher. I had a full size portable before, but it actually was too much dishwasher for me as I live alone and it took too long for me to be able to fill it up with dishes to justify a washing. I run this unit every few days, and have no problem fitting in any of my dishware. If you have larger plates you can simply slant them and they will fit. It also has removable racks for much larger pots and pans to easily fit. The only thing I don't think will fit in it is a cookie sheet, but I'm still working on a way.I hate doing dishes and this has done an immense job for me. It's very quiet, heats the water to 149 degrees, does a somewhat good job of drying the dishes, but I never used the dry cycle on my larger machine, just opened the door when the cycle was over. Since there is no top shelf you can angle the dishes directly to the spray arm for best cleaning. I use dishwasher tabs and have not had a problem.For the price you pay, how clean the dishes get, the high temp rinse and wash, you cannot beat it. I also personally think it's disgusting to wash dishes in a sink with warm water and slosh around filthy water back onto the dishes.

I am retired and eat three meals a day usually in my own apartment. I got to feeling like all I did all day was wash dishes and my hands were feeling it. I can't wear the gloves as they do not help my nails at all. I decided to purchase this counter top dishwasher as a Valentine Day present to me! I am happy about the fast delivery by Fedex! The package was big and heavy as it was packed so well! It comes with a faucet adapter so do not purchase one, like I did and now have to return it. The set up is easy even for a woman alone! I watched a You Tube video by Edgestar as that is the maker of this dishwasher and then went for the set up. I was a little nervous when I turned it on but another You Tube video is available on how to operate the dishwasher....it is another brand but they are essentially similar. I have not had a dish washer in many years and I am sorry I waited so long to get one but happy to be an owner of this wonderful countertop dishwasher. The price is a real bargain as I researched it and Amazon had the best price plus free shipping! My hand dish washing days are gone thanks to the Koldfront countertop dishwasher!

I've only used it twice so far but I like it. It is super super easy to hook up, but make sure the connections are tight. Mine leaked the first time but I didin't have the drain hose tight enough. The second time and NO LEAKS!! Also, on the faucet connector, it has an easy release part I didn't come across until the second load. You have to pull the white thingy down to release it from the sink. This will leave the screw on adapter on your faucet but disconnects the hose.My first load dishes were cloudy so I was bummed. After reading the manual and some research, I learned that I really needed to get some rinse agent (like Jet Dry). I used it in my second load and they came out film free!So all in all I am happy with my purchase so far. I just hope I get a good long life out of it. I really hate doing dishes by hand. This is a life saver. Best $200 spent this year.FYI, if your sink has a traditional screw end, then you don't need to purchase anything. It will work straight out of the box. NO need to run to your local Home Depot or Lowe's for additional parts. Oh and don't buy those dish soap pods. The machine takes a specific amount based on your water hardness and its capacity. I got liquid to measure easily. Just thought I would throw that in there.Ok and also....I bought a rolling cart to store it on. I got the Alera 3-Tier Wire Rolling Cart, 3-Tier Wire on Amazon. It wasn't wide enough to put on the lower shelf. I assumed it would fit. Measure first. Obviously I didn't.