Installed it about 2 weeks ago. The machine has cleaned all dishes nicely. In fact better than machines I had before provided by apartment companies. The faucet hook up is very easy since it is both water in and water return holding both pipes in place. All over very happy. Easy installation. Was up and running in no time
So I have had this for about 3 weeks now. I wanted to wait till I had used it for a bit because it didn't have very many reviews and a few were not too flattering. The biggest dish I have, which is a giant stainless steel mixing bowl, fits. This was one of my primary concerns. Only doing a few dishes at a time would suck. It will do ALL of your eating stuff as well as maybe a few of the cooking dishes at the same time. (Placement is key to getting everything clean) The second concern I had was how well it would get the dishes clean. This is the main reason it's getting 5 stars. I use cascade platinum pods and the dishes are WAY cleaner than when I wash them by hand. I didn't have any problem connecting it to my sink, as the adapter was included. I ran 1 empty wash before any dishes were washed. Very Happy so far!!
This is a 4th update since I have been using this between early December 2018 and mid-April 2019. Cleans well. Helps to wipe food off dishes with a paper towel over your trashcan, the load dishes and pots. I am using the cleaning pods, generally only one per cycle, and the dishes still come out immaculate. I would use this same procedure with a full sized dishwasher, however, since I don't like to see or smell the food traps building up with food debris in the first place. About once a month, I run a cycle on vinegar only, no dishes, no soap, just to keep it extra clean and smelling fresh. All in all, this is a superior product. I hate washing dishes by hand when an apartment has not DW, so this product has been a real boon to me and given me time and freedom back. The dishes and glasses come out so clean on the 45 minute cycle, including pots and pans that have been wiped with a paper towel first, that I know I am eating off of and cooking with clean dishes and cookware. Skip doing dishes by hand - buy this product instead.
This is a third update:
About 25 dish washing cycles later, this product continues to perform well and reliably. I use the 45 minute setting symbolized by the glass/cup icon, which does an admirable air dry of the dishes. I am amazed how clean the dishes come out. I recommend using this particular cycle for most of your average needs and save the lengthier cycles for the heavy duty washing. However, I recommend that you routinely wipe any food particles from cookware and dishes first before loading the dishes for cleaning. This keeps the filters clean and is a small price to pay for keeping the dishwasher performing at optimal level. I also recommend that you check the hose fittings once a week just to ensure they are secure in place, and that you use the dishwasher when you are home to monitor or at least be there if any hose slips out of place. So far, all hoses have remained secure in place, and I do not anticipate this will be a problem. If you are thinking about buying a countertop dishwasher, I highly recommend you consider buying this product. Black + Decker designed an excellent product here.
Update to the review below: I have run about 12 loads so far since getting the device. It is performing well and cleaning the dishes beautifully, plus sanitizing them in the process. I still recommend that you run the dishwasher only when you are home to monitor - water discharges frequently through the quick connect faucet valve, several times during the cycle, and I think it is important to be around to verify that hoses are still tightly connected. So far, hoses have stayed put, and I don't anticipate problems. I do plan to sanitize the dishwasher once a week with running a short cycle with a splash of white vinegar and a tablespoon of baking soda in it, while empty. This will keep the dishwasher sanitized itself and help ensure the quick connect faucet unit remains clean. This dishwasher has given me my kitchen back - there is no more backlog of dirty dishes to wash by hand. I can now load the dishwasher with dirty dishes daily, and run later in the week as needed. This beats washing dishes by hand by many orders of magnitude. No more washing dishes by hand here!
I just hooked my new unit up yesterday and ran a first load. The dishes were immaculate after the wash cycle - something that cannot be attained by washing them by hand. And, they are sanitized as well. The dishwasher came well packed, and it nice looking - however, it is all white with a stainless front handle. Even so, it still looks good in the kitchen. The product is well designed and well built. Remember to have teflon tape handy when you hook up the adapter to your faucet, much like you would use when switching shower heads in the bathroom. The teflon tape secures the threads in place. I babysat the first load yesterday to become accustomed to what it does when during the wash cycle - and I am babysitting the 2nd load now, again to become familiar with how the dishwasher operates, when it discharges water throughout the cycle, etc. I do recommend that in an apartment or condo building, that you run the unit only when you are at home, so that you can monitor hoses to make sure they are staying in place under water pressure. I also don't mind having to remove large bits of food from dishware before loading - I hate doing dishes by hand (there are no dishwashers in apartments in my building), so I am happy to live with this minor inconvenience for the bigger convenience of it cleaning my dishes wonderfully. Now, I can get my kitchen back in shape! I will write a second review later after I have used it for a few weeks. I expect I will continue to be impressed. So, I recommend you buy this product - it is number 2 in the list of top 10 countertop dishwashers, and I bought it because Black & Decker is a manufacturer I have trusted for years.
Best portable unit. The only one on the market with a heating element.
I've been fortunate to live in an apartment that I love for a few years now, and one of the only drawbacks to this place is the lack of dishwasher. It's a luxury I was willing to go without for the sake of a great living space. Now I do kind of enjoy washing dishes to an extent, I find it to be meditative and satisfying, but it's a big consumer of time. Especially so when my partner and I both work full time, and often eat late dinners between 8-10pm and just don't feel like doing chores afterwards, so things can pile up.
There are a lot of similar units closer to the $200 price range, but most of them were brands I'd never heard of, didn't have any LED displays, and a lot are just on the boring side aesthetically. We decided it was worth a little more to go with a brand we knew we liked, the display, and something that wasn't all white or all black. Very glad we did!
We've had this thing for about 6 weeks so far, and we use it probably about 5 times per week. Our kitchen has never been cleaner, and without any sort of planning my partner and I have naturally worked on a 50/50 split of running the wash because it's so easy. Let me tell you -- we still marvel regularly at what a life upgrade this has been. So much time back, cleaner kitchen, less stress around chores, and the cleanest dishes we've ever had. I am pretty meticulous about cleaning dishes thoroughly, and I have been impressed with the wash quality.
Now I'll give some practical tips for anyone who has one of these or is in the market:
- These countertop units are definitely on the heavy side, especially if you're a smaller person. So I highly recommend having either a dedicated counter spot for it, or getting a wheeled cart where you can tuck the unit below and move it into place as needed. This is coming from a pretty large dude who has been a manual laborer on more than one occasion.
- The hose that connects to the sink needs a little attention after each wash cycle to make sure it's fully drained. We usually put a large mixing bowl onto the floor, then angle the hoses as needed to let gravity do its thing until there's no more water leaking out. Talking maybe 1-2mins of work at most.
- I've read reports of leakage from these units. We did spot a leak, but it was connected to my point above. Moving the hoses around while draining meant that the connection on the back of the unit loosened up a bit, and some water dripped out from there. Now every time I drain the hoses, I simply check the connection as well and tighten if needed, and no leaking ever since.
- I've tested out various levels of rinsing dishes, and overall I'd say that minimal rinsing is required for most things. I do a quick pass under the sink for anything that is heavily soiled, especially if it's got onions or other foods that tend to really stick. More than rinsing, I think it's important to make sure that the way you're loading the washer isn't blocking the things that are heavily soiled. The instructions give some general pointers on spacing, and while I still manage to cram more into this thing than is suggested, I make sure that anything real dirty has enough space for water to comfortably flow around it.
- Larger plates may not fit in this thing, at least not in the plate rack. I believe the 10-10.5" range is ideal. If your plates are larger you might need to wash them in a smaller load and angle them into place. Have done this once or twice and the end result was still a nice clean set of dishes.
Hands down one of the best purchases I've made in the past 5 years.
Feature Product
- 6 Place Setting Capacity (Accommodates dinner plates up to 10")
- Delayed Start Option up to 24 hours
- LED Display with Electronic Touch Controls
- Child Lock + High Efficiency Rating and ENERGY STAR Certified
- 7 wash programs: Intensive, Normal, Eco, Glass, 90 Minutes, Rapid & Soak
Description
Your cramped kitchen may not lend itself to a built-in dishwasher but that doesn't mean you need to deny yourself one. The BLACK+DECKER Compact Countertop Dishwasher has plenty of room and plenty of features. It can accommodate 6 place settings, including dinner plates up to 10 in. It has 7 wash programs, yet can easily sit on a standard countertop. Water hookup and drain connections are simple and fast to get you up and running in no time. This compact dishwasher is to be a welcome addition in the kitchen, rec room, den or man cave! Included Components: Compact Dishwasher
My husband got this for me for Christmas because I'm always behind on the dishes even though it's just us and our toddler. When I make all 3 meals a day I tend to use every dish and pot we own so I spend half the day cooking and the other half don't dishes. Boo.
This dishwasher is wonderful! It works well and cleans most everything on the first try. We now don't have to soak dishes overnight or leave them out to be soaked and scrubbed the next day. The only times we've had to run something through a second time is when a small measuring cup jammed things up (thanks to my toddler), or when my husband loaded the silverware wrong and a knife handle kept the detergent compartment from opening all the way.
I know some people have complained about having to clean the food trap after every use, but we haven't had that problem. We habitually scrape the plates and pans over the trash before we load them. I do check the trap every so often, but it really haven't needed to clear a clog or more than a grain or two of rice.
I absolutely recommend this dishwasher for small families or even single people who don't want to have a sink full of dishes waiting for them to tackle.
We have been looking for a compact dishwasher for some time. We have been full-time RV living for the past two years with a three kids under 7, and hand washing all the dishes that our crew goes through.
What was the biggest deciding factor (after considering the top 20+ products, prices, features, energy use {especially as our RV power is at the higher commercial rate, not the lower residential rate}, interior space, and exterior dimensions) came down to this model having a child-lock.
Fun Fact-Almost all counter-top dishwashers are made by the same company and given various "brand specific" controls/faces. But at their essence they are the same.
The company that makes most compact dishwashers, Midea, also has limited rights to use the Toshiba name on smaller appliances, owns the vacuum company Eureka, and makes our beloved InstantPot.
For us, having a child-lock so our little ones don't mess with it was a selling point. Yes it comes at a higher price than the "Best seller", but for us that is well worth the extra money.
Currently, it is on the counter-top and out of 2/3 of our children's reach. In the future, hopefully sooner rather than later, I will be installing it permanently where our propane stove resides (as we use other electric appliances such as a Sous Vide, Instant pot, and induction burner) placing it well within 100% of the kid's ability to mess with it.
In all cycles it operates quietly, with a gentle hum as it washes, until it drains and the water comes out. The first few times it caught us off guard with how loud the water came out. Now we have come to expect it. To be clear, the washer itself is not loud during this portion of the cycle, it is the sound of the water coming out of the hose adapter and falling into the (miraculously) empty sink. We can run it after we have put the kids down and they have yet to stir or complain of the noise. It holds enough for our family of five and and was easy to install.
I did have to get a different faucet adapter, as my threads were just slightly larger than the adapter that was provided.
My threads were 15/16" - 27 on the inside and the adapter provided was 55/64" - 27 on the outside. But a $3.50 adapter from the local store was all that was needed.
Tip: Before you order or it arrives, you can take your current faucet aerator into most hardware stores and they will be able to tell you your threading and the adapter needed, if any.
I will add pictures, update periodically, and as any issue *knocks on wood* arises.
Overall, well pleased with it's appearance, functionality, and ease of installation.
Awesome. Easy to hook up, Runs very quiet, gets dishes spotless. Can use regular dishwasher pods. Has built in hot water heater. Highly recommend!
Perfect size for just me. Runs very quietly. I do recommend liquid soap rather than the packets. The packets don’t fit so well. Super easy to hook up.
Let me preface this by saying I live in Alaska and the day after this was delivered, our well decided to blow a connection so we didn't have water for several days until I was able to use this dishwasher.
Now the day before it was delivered I had made tortellini salad with pesto sauce, my boyfriend ate several bowls and just left the dishes to get crusty in the sink, roughly 4 days of crusty pesto before we were able to use this dishwasher.
I was thinking it wasn't going to get the dishes clean so I used the heavy duty setting (for pots and pans) hoping that would do the trick. Of course I'm super nosey and check the cycle not even halfway, it was maybe 20-30 minutes out of the 100 minutes for the cycle.
The dishes were already spotless! Highly recommend, amazing dishwasher!
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