Product review (2 stars): Was ours defective?
Given the number of glowing reviews and overall rating for this Danby, I was surprised at our experience with it. The overall concept and idea is wonderful, the dishwasher fit nicely on our countertop under our cabinets and was a quick and easy install. It didn't seem to use much water and was incredibly quiet. However due to the design or perhaps a defective unit, the spray arm touched the dish rack and so couldn't rotate properly. As a result I think we only had one batch of dishes actually come out clean out of the 6 or so batches we tried before we finally gave up and returned the unit. The last batch of dishes we ran had food on it that easily was washed off under the sink when we took them out of the dishwasher. Did the water not even touch that dish at all? Another note that another reviewer made too, is that if you put a fork or spoon in the spots in the utensil basket nearest the door, the detergent door can't open properly. A bad design flaw. We were really disappointed with this dishwasher.