I got this on December 22, 2005 which was two days after I ordered it and about a week before I thought it would be delivered. That was a great surprise and I was happy about it. It was in perfect condition. It's awkward for one person to handle the box, but was delivered right to my porch. I needed someone to help me get it out of the box and up on the counter, but after it was up there I moved it myself from one side of the sink to the other when I rearranged things in the kitchen to accommodate the best placement. The connections were easy. The learning curve on how to use and choose the cycles available took a bit longer, but was not problematic. The longest cycle is about 47 min and the shortest is about 20 min. I spent the week (I had the week off) washing things that needed dishwashing - things that don't sparkle from hand-washing and tend to get dingy. Included were dishwashing detergent and also a liquid rinse agent to add to the dispenser in the door. Depending on what size your glasses and dishes are, you can fit a decent amount into the dishwasher and you can take part of the rack out if you want to do only a lot of glasses or for something that needs a lot of room by itself. The glasses and dishes have been sparkling when they come out and very hot if you use the sani-cycle. The only thing that hasn't been wonderful is that if I put tea and milk into my clear tea mugs, sometimes there is a faint cloudy film on the cup that doesn't come off in the wash. A couple of times I've had to wet them and wipe them out after they came out. Over all I'm very pleased. This is after 3 weeks. I will update if need be.
I have had my Danby DDW396W for over a year now and it still works great. I use it at least once a week, and it makes washing dishes so nice. I have mine on a cart that I hook up to the kitchen sink and then roll away when I am done with it. The one thing I have to complain about it is that occassionally the dial gets stuck. When that happens, I just help it forward one click and it does fine after that. (It happens very rarely.)
It is reasonably quiet considering how well it cleans. The internal rack could be slightly better. I love the size of the thing, because it fits about the same amount of dishes as a kitchen sink (because that seems to be everyone's favorite place to put dirty dishes).
I am impressed with the "ruggedness" as I have bumped and moved it a lot (this may be the reason for why the dial occassionally gets stuck). I even accidently grazed the hose (tubing) with a super-sharp kitchen knife, which did nothing to it!
I love this machine. We have had it for just over a year now and I think it just may have saved our relationship! ;) This little baby holds quite a lot of dishes too! I did notice that it occationally gets stuck (between the pots cycle and regular dishes cycle) but if you just turn the dial all the way around once then let it continue, its ok. And that hasn't even happened often--2-3 times in the last year.
We have only had this machine about a week, but it came in such great condition and is operating so well, that I had to write a review. The only teeny-tiny glitch is we had to watch the timer the first couple of runs. It is new, and got stuck in place. Just turned off the power, turned the timer dial gently to the next "click" and turned power back on. Now the timer dial clicks away through the cycle like a trooper!
I've had mine for over a month now. Setup was a breeze, user instructions are easy to follow, and the dishes come out spotless. I'm truly amazed at how well this thing works. If you're looking for a compact dishwasher, this is the one!
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? Dish rack and silverware basket hold up to 4 place settings,? Dimensions: 22-1/2 inchW x 22-1/2 inchD x 17 inchH (fits under most cupboards),? Sani-Wash feature increases water temperature to 158 F for optimum cleaning efficiency,? Rinse agent dispenser in the door eliminates water spotting on dishes and automatic soap dispenser in the door allows for a second wash cycle,? Connects to any kitchen sink and plugs into a standard 110-volt plug (should be 15 amps)
I bought this dishwasher mainly because it fit underneath the cabinets in my apartment kitchen. It is a time saver and it does a good job cleaning dishes compared to most apartment dishwashers I have used.
The installation is pretty tricky as the manual leaves a lot to be desired. I also had a difficult time tightening the connections at the back of the dishwasher to prevent leaks, but was eventually able to do so.
It took a little while for me to find the right type of adapter for my faucet, but once I did, the dishwasher was easy to set up. It cleans really well and holds a decent amount of dishes (perfect for a single person). The price is really reasonable given the quality and convenience of the dishwasher. It is bigger than a standard microwave, but it should fit on most kitchen countertops.
Bought it used, works great.
Window ended up leaking, fixed it with high-temp water proof caulk
All in all its amazing and does the job.
Me and my wife had to struggle to get time out of our busy schedules to wash dishes. Now its a 2-minute job. And the machine works perfectly. Except for a minor problem with the dial getting stuck sometimes, this machine is trouble-free!
Pros: Size, of course - that's why you're looking at it. It seems to wash very well, with three loads through it so far and everything's come out clean with varying degrees of prep cleaning. Quiet - despite being on an entirely wooden and hollow counter, it is suprisingly quiet. You can hear it, of course, but you can have a phone conversation standing closer than two feet away from the unit. It's inexpensive. It comes with all the hardware you need unless you have some specialized faucet in your kitchen.
Cons: The manual is horrendous - I still have no clue what the indicators are on the cycle selector knob, and what they mean. You also have very little idea as to by what miracle of engineering you can fit the alleged four full place settings in the unit. It says, and I'm not kidding, four dinner plates, four salad plates, four bowls, four glasses, two serving spoons, and some other stuff I can't remember will all fit in the unit at once. Ummm.... no. Not that I'd want to overload the unit, anyway, but you couldn't if you tried. My chief complaint is that there is too much space between the wires on the bottom of the rack, and you have to be exceedingly careful how to stack items in it, or they'll fall through and render the spinning cleaning unit immobile. I had to open the unit up twice the first time I used it to rearrange the items so that they wouldn't do this.
Overall, not a bad unit. Crap internal rack, and a manual that's basically worthless in three languages, but otherwise not a bad unit.
We'll see how it holds up in light of all the previous reviews.
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