Product review (4 stars): once you get used to it, it is better than average
we used to have the best dishwasher ever, quiet, cleaned anything and everything, no rinsing etc and after 15 years my 7 year old finally managed to jamb something in the pump where I couldn't get at it.

I looked at a lot of dishwashers because the basic requirements for me are internal food disposal, pots and pans cycle and water heat. I was amazed at how many more expensive units didn't have all of those features. All in all this dishwasher works really well except the dish layout is a little frustrating. It is made to hold a 12 piece dinner place setting. If you aren't loading a 12 piece dinner place set the tines are too close together if you don't over load it it cleans pretty well with an occasional item that doesn't get everything.

The silverware bins are truly annoying but if once you figure out that loading silverware in like groups, all spoons together for example, the it is easier to load and unload otherwise the utensils get stuck on the flap and well...  also don't put any forks or knives too close to the soap dispenser of they might block it from opening.

One really nice feature with kids is that you can lock the control panel so they can't start and stop it just by hitting button ( we have had that happen plenty of times )

the water temp is not as hot as my old unit, hence why it does not get as clean. Also the heated dry tends to create condensation when it is done so if you don't take them out and get third degree burns then they are wet when you do particularly plastic items.

this dishwasher is also very quiet. In fact on occasion if there is some noise in the room, sometimes I am not sure it started.

one more advantage I almost forgot is the rack height that is one other place It does have my old unit beat you can put really large stuff in the bottom without interfering with the spray arm.

So all in all compared to a dishwasher I would have given a 5 and bought again if they still made it I give this one a 4. If they made the racks less complicated and the water temperature hotter then I would have said goodbye to the old one happily.