I live in a rental apartment with a tiny, outdated kitchen and no dishwasher. Even for one person, the dishes can pile up fast and make it difficult to cook. Depending on the time of year, fruit flies and ants can also be a huge problem. I tolerated these issues for several years until I finally decided, enough is enough!
Now that I’ve had this dishwasher for a few weeks, I am kicking myself for not doing this sooner. Having a dishwasher again is a huge life upgrade. My kitchen is so much cleaner!
Pros:
Great value. Comes with everything you need and washes dishes just as well as a conventional dishwasher.
– Quiet – The mechanisms inside are very quiet. However, because the dishwasher does not have the sound insulation of an under-counter dishwasher, expect to hear some sloshing noises as it cleans.
– Easy to install and use
– Comes with a clip-on sink connector that makes it super easy to attach
Cons:
– Can’t use the sink while the dishwasher is running. Minor inconvenience.
– The sink attachment requires you to remove the sink aerator. So, unless you want to screw the aerator back on every time you use the sink, you basically have to get used to an aerator-free sink. Again, a minor inconvenience.
– The internal height is a little short. The only spot that’s tall enough for dinner plates to fit is in the back right corner, and they BARELY fit.
– No dedicated spot for tall glasses/water bottles.
– I don’t love the configuration of the dish rack. The basket for the cutlery is in the front-middle of the drawer, so it gets in the way as you’re loading the dishwasher (but you can take it out).
– The tines are stuck in place so you can’t get too creative with how you load it. The photo in the listing shows it loaded with your standard “dish set”–dinner plates, salad plates, small cereal bows, and small mugs. It works great for those things. It is designed for those things. Are those the types of dishes most people need to wash these days? Ehhhh. I am mostly washing plates, tupperware, water bottles, large glasses, cooking utensils, pans, etc. It’s a bit of a puzzle to get these things to fit neatly.
