countertop dishwasher, countertop dishwasher with water tank, dishwasher with 5 wash programs, It can also be connected to the tap. For apartments, dorms, RVs

The media could not be loaded.This is my 5 month review of this little appliance workhorse. Item received nicely packaged with proper stuffing inside to cushion it during transport. Checked the product over – including the bottom for cracks or damage. Note: There was some water WHICH IS NORMAL inside the unit. The water is there because they do a test of the unit before packing it up and sometimes not all the water drains out of unit.First off, I want to address who should or should not get this type of dishwasher. It is great for: a single or two person household, for a household with a baby to be used to wash the bottles etc., for inside a small guest house or cabin.If you are a family with children, or if you entertain by feeding people with meals you should probably look into getting a mobile dishwasher on wheels that you hook up to your faucet when using – they have a lot more room, are same size height as a under the countertop model but are about 18″wide & therefore hold a lot more items inside. If space is an issue, then you may have to do more loads.Having said the above, this Chumaste is definitely a little workhorse. I am mostly a microwave cooker – which means I cook mostly frozen or already prepared meals that I buy. I do make salads, cook mug meals, use glasses & coffee cups & therefore have dirty items that need washing. Sometimes I do use a pot or pan to cook something. I am a single person household 90% of the time.I do a load when I accumulate enough items, sometimes after 3 meals or maybe a few more. It is a good practice to scrape excessive food remains off your plates, heavy sauces or bits & pieces of food – even regular size dishwasher manufactures recommend that.I decided to use powdered dishsoap so I didn’t have to try to break the pods up – as far as I can tell, there is no company making any kind of reduced quantity for these compact dishwashers and scooping it out with a spoon works fine. Also using too much soap can lead to issues with performance.If you watch the video, you will see that I have it setup on a heavy duty shelving unit & not on the countertop. I do actually have a space on the countertop where I could have put it, but then I find filling it with water at that height to be awkward. I like the height it is at now – so I put a bucket on the floor for catching the water.Loads: I call this a workhorse because it does hold a lot – yes you might have to take some time to figure out where to place the items, but as you can see from my pictures it does hold plenty. NOTE: If you have some oversize plates then there will be an issue with those & just about every portable dishwasher will have problems with large diameter plates.Maintenance: Since I live in a hard water area, I wipe out the inside of the unit after I’ve finished with using it, this keeps the inside cabinet from having scale buildup. Note, after the drying cycle, the dishes will be dried but there will still be water droplets on the ceiling & bottom & maybe on the sides – this is what I am wiping dry. Hint: If you let your items sit in the unit, chances are the droplets from the ceiling may drop down & cause water spots on glassware items.For overall cleaning, including the drainage tubing, get a product for scale buildup removal & modify the instructions – quantity used, for the smaller appliance. You can also run a cycle – I suggest an empty fruit cycle with vinegar added to water.Finally, please check the condition of the filter, if not after every wash, at least after two or three washes depending on how dirty your dishes are when you put them in. The screens need to be cleaned off – just remove filter & rinse under a faucet. Your can take the filter apart & use an old toothbrush to kinda scrub the filter screen. When doing this also remove the rectangular screen where the filter screws into and rinse it off also, the underneath can get grimy.I’ve given this a 5 star rating, I’ve had it for 6 months, I use it about every other day since I don’t accumulate enough dishes to warrant using it every day depending on how many items I dirty up & I am very pleased with this purchase.Think about your needs & situation – this might work for you or it might not, it works for me & I am very happy I bought this. I will update this review if I should have any issues. [...]