Product review (5 stars): Big Power, Small Package
Some great feedback and tips here already, so without repeating to much, here are extra points:

There is an improved unit, the (<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Danby-DDW497W/dp/B0016KXMSK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Danby DDW497W</a>).  Looks like the same mechanicals, but with fancier/easier controls (including delayed start).

Most surprising use, not having to look at dirty dishes any more, just load and close.

It uses less water than hand washing.  Also useful for saving water in small households that already have a large underused dishwasher.

Typical daily loads, two) one for the pots/pans, one for the dishes.

Takes up only slightly more space than a full size dish drying rack and way more sanitary than a tub of greasy water.

The extra water heater has several uses.  It sanitizes, it compensates for unheated water, it improves cleaning power, it speeds drying (open the door at cycle's end).  One negative, soft plastic (think salsa containers) tend to bend a bit.

The biggest item we've fit (read:stuffed) inside is this massive double-handled, 5 quart pan.  Just don't expect anything else to fit inside at the same time, including the lid:&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/KitchenAid-5-Quart-Saut-Pan/dp/B00004S8D9/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">KitchenAid 5-Quart Saut Pan</a>

Run the silverware basket every other load.  Its rarely filled by a single meal's worth of forks and takes up as much room as 2-3 bowls.

Load dirty side down for maximum cleaning.

It seems calibrated for Corelle bowls and plates, so if you have that, no worries on fit.

I brought the included faucet adaptor to a specialty hardware fittings store and bought a compatible quick release, to which I attached a flexible nozzle.  Now when we disconnect the washer, we connect the nozzle.  No more splash and pressurized water [again] reaches the whole sink.  See customer images (adaptor setup) for view.

If performance drops, run a cycle with distilled vinegar and then an empty one with just water.  Rerun the water-only cycle until no more suds come out.

Final tip:  if you have a particularly soiled pot/pan, run it on the second load.  Putting it in the sink under the drain spout of the first load makes a great pre-wash.