Hotpoint SDW60

1) Electronic push-button controls. 2) Choice of two heights for top basket. 3) Takes full 2kg bag of salt in one go.

1) The default program is not the "normal" cycle, requiring an extra button press for the most frequently used wash. 2) Drying performance is 'B' rated - not too bad, but you tend to have to put some things on your draining board when emptying it. 3) The cap for the salt filler is very close to the edge, so if it's been fitted very tightly, it can be hard to remove, as access it not that good. 4) The handle on the filter unit makes it hard to see if it needs cleaning. (The handle should have been further back.) 5) The door feels a bit flimsy and a lot of heat seems to escape during drying.

Even after the problems mentioned above, still happy with the unit. Good price, good performance overall. And electronic controls instead of a clunky old fashioned knob/timer!

It washes dishes to a sparkling finish.

Not available in "almond" to match my other Hotpoint appliances. The installation instructions said "Indesit". Does this imply that this model has been rebadged by Hotpoint? The utensil basket housing is fixed in the bottom tray so you can't move it around at will. This cuts down on available space unless you remove the utensil basket when the need arises. Similarly the top tray is badly designed. Tall glasses fall over and the wine glass support is unnecessarily complex. The machine stands proud of my work surface by about 3" compared to the previous model which was flush. It is markedly noisier than its predecessor.

Very pleased with machine. More room than we expected.

Printed instructions could have been a bit clearer (but helpline was great).

If you stack it carefully it holds quite a lot, and the cleaning performance is very good indeed, it fits nicely into a corner, and isn't too noisy, so it's possble to put oit on before bed and not be disturbed by it.

hardly any bad points. can only fit one pan in at a time if other dishes in there. stemmed glasses fall off the holders, and not much room 'up top' but when buying a slimline dishwasher I expected this

WCleaning & drying performance are excellent, even on the economy washes.

To easy to start the wrong cycle and not be able to stop it. Low salt indicator stayed on for 1st 4 cycles. hotpoint customer services said this is common and not a problem but this should be stated in the manual.

Size,colour

Cheap build quality compared to my previous Hotpoint model which was totally reliable but was actually made by Siemens, this new one I think is a Zanussi in disguise! Difficult to select/cancel programs with poor control over the programme selection controls. Even door does not feel solid, bit loose and flimsy

I would think long and hard before purchasing another "Hotpoint" branded appliance.

Ideal size for a couple,big enough to take plates,dessert dishes,cutlery,saucepans plus - in one go.I have had a larger dishwasher but find this size much more convienient. I am really impressed.We haven't a large kitchen, so it's a great compact size.

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This is my first dishwasher so I do not have anything to compare to, however I have no complaints at all, I love it! You can hear some noise during the wash cycle however it's definately quieter than my washing machine. It's really easy to use, just power on and then press one button to cycle through the programmes. Have only used the Fast & Dry cycle and the 45% normal cycle as these clean everything first time at the lowest temperature.

The bad point, and this goes for all compact machines, is how much you can fit in. As there is only 2 of us I thought a compact machine would be plenty but once you get a couple of pans in there's not much room. I struggle a bit with the wok and large baking sheets. Although this is a great machine my advice would be to get a full size machine if you can find the space for it, as it's surprising how quickly it fills up.

It's neat, easy to use and inexpensive.

By comparison with my previous dishwasher (an Ariston Advantage) to which it is almost identical (except for the programming function) loading of larger plates is not easy and the support for the cutlery rack is poorly designed. By and large it does what it is supposed to do, though with a little more effort on behalf of the design team it could have been excellent as opposed to average.

Its smart looking,has delayed washing cycle.Cleans all dirty pans even oven shelves.

The eco cycle takes over two hours,so i dont know how it can be eco, when the quick wash takes only 40 minuets.

Good cleaning performance. Simple to use.

Door rises back up after opening. Annoying rather than being a problem.

EFFICIENT DISHWASHER EASY TO USE, TIMER HELPS TO SAVE MONEY

WE PREVIOUSLY HAD A HOTPOINT SLIMLINE DISHWASHER IT WAS MUCH EASIER TO LOAD. THIS NEW ONE DOES NOT LOAD AS EASILY. PLATES FOR EXAMPLE, AND ALSO LARGER ITEMS WHICH FITTED EASIER BEFORE.

good programmes and loading for it's size.

the door has to be fully open when loading,it won't hinge or else it closes.It is very noisy compared to the previous dishwasher

Quiet, cleans very well, can fit a lot of things into it, even though it's a slimline unit.

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Neat and compact with a great choice of wash cycles that include two eco programmes. Takes everything we use including baking trays and tupperware.

Occasionally the mugs in the top drawer still have water collected on top of them so you have to use a tea towel.

The delay timer is fantastic, as I can set it to run overnight but to finish just before I get up in the morning.

The use of combinations of flashing lights to report a problem (e.g. with a lack of water supply) is very confusing and certainly unfathomable without an instruction manual.

It's ideal for 1-2 people in terms of size, it's easy to use, gives plenty of options in terms of cycles, and the rack movement is very smooth.

Great machine - very easy to use and performs well.

The handbook doesn't explain that the drying light flashes continuously when it's finished - thought at first there was something wrong!

Excellent shine finish to glassware, crockery and cutlery. Hardly any noise factor whilst dishwasher is in use. Very good value for money and compact in size.

The machine doesn't always completely dry crockery etc. and sometimes certain items need rewashing, even though everything ism rinsed before placing into the dischwasher.

Simple to use

If drying cycle hasn't finished then you cannot put on the dishwasher again.

does what it says and does it well

none, it behaves perfectly.

Effective and easy to use.

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Good value for money.

Saves me and the wife getting our hands wet,plus it does a wonderfull job.

Not enough hose or cable.

It would have been nice two have got the product without being damaged, in my opinion it should have been picked up at inspection as it was that bad.

We like the nice clean lines, the choice of programmes and overall are very pleased

Noise

very easy to use.and it,s very efficient

none that come to mind

Simple to use and very quiet. My first dishwasher, very impressed.

None that I have found so far!

Value for money

Would be better if the door stayed down whilst loading

Not noisy, cleans dishes well, inexpensive,

top shelf is not angled correctly to prevent glasses from falling over.

Price, looks and performance. Fast wash is excellent. Timer delay for cheap, night-time electricty use.

Rinse aid indicator encourages use. Eco wash takes ages.

Being able to delay the start of a programme has proved useful.

It is not easy to fit wine glasses in the top rack of the machine

Does a good job and you can fit alot in.

Compact very good performance does the job to perfection, well worth the money

Washing effective

Drying not so good

Excellent value for money. Does exactly what you would want a slimline dishwasher to do.

Depending on style of plates, can be a bit difficult to load if thick or slightly curved. Also bowls.

Good cleaning power on economy wash at 45 degrees.

Trays slip off rollers.

Surprisingly spacious, easy to connect, very easy to use.

Crockery sometimes needs to be spaced out to get realy clean.

Excellent product. good choice if space is at a premium.

This dishwasher is fab, just what I was after, seems to fill up quickly so I miss having a full size one, but I don't have the room. No complaints.

One minor bad point, the door doesn't stay open when you're trying to un/load the machine, spring's a bit too lively. Would make life a lot easier if it stayed open and out of the way. Apart from that it's great.

Very efficient machine, easy to use

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Super machine, well made, easy to use, affordable price!

I'd recommend this to anyone.

It is A NUISANCE that knives and spoons fall halfway through the bottom of the cutlery tray

Why is poor design (see above comment) featured?

ease of use

when bottom draw is out to mt it rolls back in wheel indents for wheels would stop this

very good

compact, easy to use, nice design

noisy, doesn't dry properly, sometimes doesn't clean properly

it's fine, probably i'd buy it again

Compact with good wash cycles and good energy rating.

Ackward for modern deep bowls

A simple to use product.

The door doesn't stay down while you load/unload.

Would buy again.

Great capacity for a slimline model and washes well

The door springs have failed after a few months making it impossible to leave the ajar to allow proper drying

I'm happy that I purchased the correct model

Flexible programmes and time delay Washes efficiently

Irritating that the door will not remain fully open under its on volition when required.

Pleased with my purchase

quite a few marks left after washing, dispite using rinse iad etc.

The whole product is good. It is perfect for what i want I would reccommend it to everyone. Its the perfect size, so easy to load and its easy to work out how to use it. It even comes with a 5 year warranty.

There are no bad points that i've come across.

Low cost dish washing solution

The printed letters and logo on the plastic front facia smudge when you wipe the machine down with a damp cloth.

cold fill only helps to get better wash no backed on particles, easy to use, no complicated timer cycles to worry about, very good product best value for money at time of purcase.

the flaps that hold glasses on top rack are very fiddaly and do not hold large wine glasses well.

cant fault it

there are no bad points

Really neat to look at, plenty of stacking space inside.

Some of the cycles can be a bit long.

Thorough cleaning

Lighting code errors are very good - machine let us know when the mains water supply had been suspended.

Drying level B was not as good as we were expecting.

Simple to understand push button programme

A little noisey

Washes perfectly everything very clean no second time washing

good size for 2 people, quiet,

washes below top wash not as good as i had hoped

The dishwasher has been very handy and cleans to an excellent standard.

The door often springs back closed whilst I am trying to stack.

Compact and reasonably priced.

easy to use

cycle can take a long time

overall very good product

Very impressed with the overall product

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Effective wash giving good clean results and excellent drying

Quite noisy compared with previous dishwasher

SLIMLINE NEAT AND TIDY

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Easy to programme EASY TO LOAD Good Design

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a very good dish washer

a little noisy

Packs well Good range of programmes

Drying goes on forever unless you stop it.

I am really pleased with my hotpint. It was easy to fit and has been a real asset to my kitchen!

The plate rack doesn't have much space for larger shaped plates etc. and it seems to take a long time to dry off the contants at the end of a cycle, but that is really being a bit picky!!

You put dishes in dirty and take them out clean

Difficult to stack bowls - the prongs aren't really far enough apart

very compact, cleans well.

Little difficult to load odd shaped items - i.e. non-plates.

Does it's job.

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Fits under sink well

Badly designed internal trays for dishes etc!!!

Does the job

fast cycle is handy and seems to dry dishes better than the normal cycle

sometimes dishes are still wet in morning when you go to empty it

fits my needs

I don't have to do the washing up, and it washes everything that I put in it. Having a light to tell me to fill up with salt and rinse is appreciated, as I always forget.

None - except that the dogs seem to want to get in it when I am loading it.

Great value for money, good choice of wash cycles, good cleaning performance, short to long cycles so covers every kind of wash. I've heard bad things about dishwashers not drying things properly but I'm really happy with how everything comes out of the SDW60P. This is my first dishwasher and I am SO pleased with it, can't believe I survived without it before.....it is definatley my new best friend!! I'd recommend this model to anyone.

No bad points really although it could be a little quieter, saying that though my washing machine makes more noise so it really isn't a problem at all. Ideal for a household of one/two people, a larger family would probably want to opt for the larger version.

Good quality

Small inside, but it's a slimline version so it's expected to be small.

Quite cheap to run, does a good job of cleaning dishes but I still recommend that you clear the dishes before putting them into the dishwasher to avoid the filters getting full of debris.

Slim fitting, no problems at all with it. Easy to use.

Normal cycle seems to take ages.

Would buy again.

Has a time delay function.So it can be set to start while you are out.

Noisy

It performs very well!

fits well into limited kitchen space but enables you to still load full meal utensils etc.

need to arrange things well when doing a full load as with other slimline models.