We had to retrofit a dishwasher b/c we made the poor decision of doing a full renovation on our kitchen in NYC and thinking it was fine not to have one.  We've never owned one and now that we have one installed for the past month, it has made our lives so much better.  We are a family of 3, we only run it maybe every other day at most b/c it fits so much even with the amount of dishes we generate.  Not silent but more than quiet enough for us, dishes come out great and drying function works well. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]