I had to bend the fingers in the lower rack in order to to tilt the plates enough to clear the top rack spray thingy. Also, our silverware handles did not fit thru the silverware box top openings, so I clipped out a few pieces to open the holes. The top rack has a huge amount of head room, so I'm guessing that's why the bottom rack space is so tight, I'd prefer that design choice to have been the other way round for more space in bottom rack.