Product review (5 stars): Great dishwasher but came with a huge dent...grrr
I read many of the reviews for this dishwasher as well as another brand and there were many negative and positive reviews. I thought about it for a few days and decided to risk purchasing this brand. I was worried about it turning into a big hunk of junk but I HATE doing dishes by hand so it was worth the risk to me. My boyfriend and I live in a VERY small apartment so this machine is the perfect size. It's about three times the size of a microwave so it does hog counter space. I have mine in a spot that doesn't have an upper cabinet so I'm able to put things on top of the dishwasher like my mixer and blender which is a plus.

So, my boyfriend was able to carry the heavy box by himself up the flight of stairs to our apartment. It was well packaged in an ordinary brown box and then inside that box was styrofoam sheets for padding around the dishwasher box. It was going well until my eyes set on a HUGE DENT in the side of the machine!! I was soooo mad especially since both boxes were not damaged at all! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN!!? I should have gave it four stars just for that alone. I have read this in other reviews so I was worried that mine would be dented as well and it was. It's not worth sending back since a replacement will probably be dented as well. I got lucky though because the dent is on the left side toward the back so it's not too noticeable unless you're standing at my sink. I'm still irritated by it though since this machine was so expensive.

Anyway, my boyfriend set it up quickly and used plumbers tape at all the connections. So far we've ran it three times with no leaks. The machine is NOT noisy as some others have stated. The only loud part is when the water comes rushing out from the hookup at the faucet and that's to be expected. I find the lulling of the machine to be no different than a regular dishwasher. You do have to rinse the dishes very well before you load them since it doesn't remove any stuck on foods. I didn't do this the first two times I ran it and had to hand wash all those dishes. I used a whole dishwasher detergent tablet (by Finish...but I'll be changing to something more eco-friendly) and some rinse aid. We have really bad well water so the detergent worked really well with the rinse aid. No residue or any spots and everything came out really clean. I didn't have any trouble with loading the dishes and some people stated that their large plates wouldn't fit. My large plates fit but it is a tight fit. The plates are just barely touching the top of the machine and you don't have to lean them over. Leaning them over actually won't allow them to be cleaned properly. It does hold quite a bit and I'm able to run it every few other day or so. The silverware caddy is removable and it has two sides and each side is devided so there are four spots to put silverware and etc. Two of the sections are raised slightly higher than the other two which is great for smaller/shorter items. The caddy also had a snap on cover on each of its sides which I removed since I don't have anything tiny to be washed like bottle nipples and etc. The machine is sturdy and does not wobble. The door takes a hard tug to get it open and the buttons are easy to use and understand. The run time is pretty long at an hour and a half but I don't mind. So far it's a great little machine and I'll update this review that I continue to use it.