The dishwasher works well, and seems to clean the dishes even on the shorter cycle, which is still over an hour.  Cons:  It smells bad inside because there is no air in between wash cycles, and propping it open doesn't really work unless the door is all the way open, but then it's in the way (in other words door can't just be cracked).  That is disappointing because as I said, it smells bad when you open it.  The dishwasher also doesn't really have a place for pyrex dishware, either, the way it's configured, and it's smaller than American dishwashers, so you don't fit as much.  It is quiet, although ours probably isn't quiet, because as a I mentioned, it's smaller, so there is a gap between the cabinet and dishwasher that we'll have to have someone put wood in between the two, but it's quieter than our old one, actually very quiet in comparison.