Kenwood KDW243A Reviews: Built-in, 60cm wide, White Dishwasher

+ inexpensive, easy front fascia fitting

- poor bottom drawer, alot of steam escapes far more than previous d/w, which has damaged panel, poor wash except for intensive cycle.

+ easy to use and fit

- slightly noisy and the cup places on the top basket are too steep for cuus

+ cleans well.

- plastic wheel on upper basket keeps falling off.

+ Ease of use.

- Poor cleaning.

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- poor stacking design

+ Exellent cleaning everytime, easy to operate. Good value for money, really pleased with the dishwasher.

- Door spring quite keen, you have to have the bottom drawer out when loading the top or the door tries to close.

+ Well priced.

- switch had fallen into door but easily repaired

+ very clean a shiny crockery

- wash cylcle is of long duration

+ small size

- poor load design
poorly translated instructions
poor installation guide
poor door design
cycle too long
annoying /unecessary reminder noise

+ range of programmes time delay feature

- noisey had to be replaced in less than 20 days due to complete electronics failure

+ good design for reasonable capacity.

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+ Excellent performance and features at a budget price

- Top drawer is a little rickety in it's operation

+ works well - does what it says on the box!

- Lots of washing programmes but its impossible to remember which symbol denotes which programme. Nedd to just learn 2 or 3 symbols or keep the manual nearby if you want to use all programmes

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- The baskets are poorly designed and have difficulty fitting in as much as would have loaded in my previous dishwasher. The soap dispenser does not always open and have to run machine again

+ Great value, and great design, very very easy to use

- Bottom basket is not very strong, the prongs bend very easily.

+ good easy programmes washes well and fairly quiet

- just awkward at times to load with dishes

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- This machine is too noisy!

+ it cleans dishes,

- door fitting instructions difficult to understand.

+ Easy to use

- The racks do not fit standard dinner plates

+ Triple A energy rated and easy to use, more programmes and features than many more expensive dishwashers.

- Bottom rack could be designed better to fit more of the bigger plates in and the 1 year guarantee is to short and suggests they have little confidence in the longevity of their product.

+ Cheap enough

- Top shelf falls out not enough room for large dinner plates to fit in

+ very good cleaning results with simple controls good choice of programs for short and long washes depending on the degree of soiling

- Height adjustment on installation is cumbersome

+ It does exactly what i require, it cleans very well overall very happy with product.

- cutlery basket could be stronger

+ excellent value for money, energy efficient ratings very good, easy to install, easy to alter the top basket for larger items to be placed in lower basket - half load choice is also a bonus.

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+ Cutlery tray. Folding plate rack in bottom basket

- Mugs keep falling over when you shut the door.

+ Cleans well and had plenty of programmes

- Arkward to stack and not as big as it looks

+ none

- still early days but at the moment i am finding dishes very dirty, wet plates etc, very hard to operate. Very disappointed.

+ Good performance, cleaning dishes and cutlery very well. Excellent value for money.

- The door could be weighted a little more for opening. For the cost it is only a tiny point.

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- Our regular sized plates were too tall, the unit rocks forward when you load it, finding a panel to fit the front was a nightmare, washed poorly, noisey, bad layout of racks meant you couldn't fill it fully,

+ Sounds like it gives a good strong wash, the dishes are always clean.

- Top rack sticks when you pull it out, this has to be done from the centre of the rack. a bit rickety feel.
The bottom rack is also flimsey! you have to slightly lift the rack up over the bottom of the door to prevent the rack from dropping into space between the interior and door. Racks not very good quality. Rinse aid uses very quickly.

+ it does what it is meant to do, we have had no problems at all. upper rack can be adjusted easily and is in the manual, as opposed to other reviews we had read before purchasing.

- none

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- Noisy

+ GOOD CLEANING

- VERY VERY NOISY

+ Good value
Easy to install
Easy to use

- Quite noisey
Slightly smaller interior than was expecting

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- doesn't accommodate large pans or plates.can only take small loads. very noisy. we had to employ our own plumber to install rather than a product specialist, hence the fitting was not perfect.

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- front heavy doesnt sit properly had to prop it up with wood

+ i like the timer 24 hr clock and its efficency

- none really only the basket for knives and forks ect, ours dont fit having thicker handles without removing one side

+ Very easy to use

- Stacking system not great for serving dishes/pans

+ Timer delay option
Quietness

- Door doesn't stay open without your leg against it.
Bottom basket does not roll along the runners but constantly has to be lifted back in to position
One of the wheels has come off the bottom basket already
How this is is a 10 place setting plus model I don't know. Would not recommend this item to ANYONE!!!

+ I read some reviews about this dishwasher some of them were not so good, however I bought one anyway. I am realy happy with it so far. It washes and drys well, even though I don't rinse my dishes before I put them in
I use the timer all the time, so it washes over night. It is large enough to wash my largest plates and pans without having to alter the hight of the top shelf, which again is deep enough to stand hi-ball + wine glasses up with out them catching on the top.
I would buy one again and would tell you to do the same.

- None so far

+ there are not many good points but i guess you get what you pay for in the long run

- very very very noisy

+ Ease of use.

- Only good for std size dinner plates. Anything slightly bigger than std does not allow rotor to rotate. Did not cause any issues with my previous dishwasher

+ Price.

- Doesn't get everything clean all the time.

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- theres not much room inside, it holds a lot less than my last dishwasher but cleans better and more efficiently.

+ Just Brilliant, top class performance even using the economy wash

- None so far

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- have to wash dishes twice sometimes. Dont like the design of the top shelf not enough room for cups

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- Cannot get the machine to work properly it never seems to drain of water and always leaves the dishes with food on

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- noisy
soap tablet not always disolved
with top tray on lower setting plates do not fit in the bottom when on high setting access is difficult and if you hang a wine glass on the specially designed rack you can not close the draw.

+ Simple to use, clear instructions and a good range of programmes to cater for most situations

- Build quality a bit disappointing, the trays are thin wire and could break easily

+ cleans very well, can fit a lot of stuff into it, cutlery basket is well designed, has an effective quick prog and 1/2 load feature

- top basket doesnt pull out far enoughso you are reaching into the dishwasher to get cups out.
Ive found that the main wash area will only hold small dinner plates - spray arm cannot go round with my current plates which are only 25cms - nothing in info which advises on this.Integral door fitting instructions not very clear took a while to work out.

+ cheap and cheerful
saves washing up

- loud on cycle

+ Great cleaning and drying performance plus plent of options available should you need them!

- Seems a bit smaller than my previous machine, not as easy to get the post and pans in.

+ Everything is always clean and also drys well simple install instructions over all a very good mashine

- We can only fit 2 of Our Square dinner plates in at any one time and i found the leveling legs a bit wobbly when installing the unit but once acctually installed it is stable enough

+ like the delayed start option

- detergent tablet does not fit in drawer (drawer too small)
cutlery tray is very cramped

+ Does the job very well

- Shortest wash cycle is more than 1.5hrs

+ It is well made and has good level of settings etc.

- When using liquid dishwasher cleaner and setting the timer to wash the dishes at night, the fluid leaks out of the dispensing unit and drips down the inside of the door, which is then hard to cleanse. Also, the all in one Finish dishwasher tablets with power ball do not fit into the dispenser.

+ Easy to use and quiet. I like the"A" ratings it has.

- The springs on the door were far too powerful and would snap the door closed untill I read how to adjust the spring tension and fixed a wooden door to the door to match the rest of the kitchen. I would have thought the guys who installed it would have seen to that but they were wanting to leave asap!

+ does what it says on the box and does it well.

- none

+ It does what it promises at a great price.

- Make sure to raise the top rack to the upper position. It is shipped with the rack in the lower position which does not let the washer arm spin freely if the bottom rack is loaded with plates.

+ Our first dishwasher. Straightforward & no nonsense!

- Tablet a little large for dispenser tray.

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- Broke down after 4 washes. Waiting for enginer ( waited 5 days).

+ easy to use easy to clean not to many programes that baffle people good machine

- have not found any yet

+ Fitted into the space my old machine did so connection was straight forward.

- Internal spacing not as good as my old machine,not only can't fit so much in but the hight spacing restricts fitting in many dinner plates and some pots and pans I am finding that I have to do a lot of hand washing up as well as using the machine.

+ it fits!

- bad design. Can't put big plates all the way along back stacking as it ststop shelf pulling out. Cutlery holder is tiny - really bad design.

+ Timer, range of washing programmes

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- The instalation instructions were not very easy to use

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- trays r still difficult to pull out despite pouring fairy liquid on runners. doesnt seem to hold as much as our previous indesit. had a "E" function displayed on panel yest-does that mean error in programme-no mention in instruction book-the cycle didnt seem to rinse after that wash. fingers crossed!!

+ Product was value for money

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- 'Cupboard' door keeps falling off (twice)

+ Arrived with a minimum of bulky packaging - easy to fit the cosmetic door - works well, is energy efficient and is easy to load and look after.

- Adjusting the unit's height using the adjusters on the legs takes a bit of time to understand from the supplied instruction manual - this is not clear but easy to do once you've figured it out.

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- A LITTLE TO MUCH HIGHER THAN OUR LAST ONE.

+ Quite well featured for a budget machine. Very easy to instal with the front adjustment for the rear feet, and a straight forward and secure decor door fastening.

- A bit noisy and we had a fault - the detergent dispenser was not properly connected, but the repair was quick and efficient so all was well. These things happen and it is how they are dealt with that really matters.

+ Very quite when washing
Programme easy to use.

- Difficulty fitting large dinner plates upright without touching the spray arm.
shelves on top tray to narrow for larger cups / mug.
Difficulty fitting handles of cutlery through slots provided in cutlery tray.

+ Easy to select programmes.

- ALL programmes leave items dirty. Difficult to load cups and bowls.

+ good all round dishwaher for the price

- do,s not dry the dishes all that well

+ Cheap

- Very disappointed to find that dinner plates and oven dishes don't fit. I've three different sets of dinner plates but all are too big. They fitted into my previous dishwasher. I didn't expect a dishwasher not to a accommodate standard utensils.

+ only just had this but it is fantastic

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+ simple to use

- trays stick

+ Installs easily - cleans dishes well.

- The rear feet aren't easy to adjust - the machine can be quite noisy when running

+ You will need a kitchen fitter to put the front panel on. Be careful if you try to do it yourself as the under side of the machine has a sharp metal edge which is easy to cut yourself on. The machine is very noisy. Sliders on the top basket are a litle stiff and jerky. Washes fairly well. Easy to operate.

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- have problems fitting dinner plates in. Seems very small and poor quality.

+ A solid dishwasher. Cleans well.

- It flooded the kitchen three weeks after purchase, and should have cut out before it got to the flooding stage.

+ Efficient cleaning

- Extremely - and I would say dangerously - springy door; either my fingers will shortly disappear, or all the crockery and glasses will smash to smithereens as it is extraordinarily difficult and dangerous to unload.