Kenwood KDW4TTSL Reviews: Freestanding, 45cm wide, Silver Dishwasher

+ Stylish and cheap

- Rather noisy

+ nice to look at

- noisy,does not clean properly.

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The inside was too sma

+ Easy to install and use. Fits quite a bit.

- Even though I have added Salt, the light is still on, not sure if I have got it wrong. The instruction manuel could be a bit clearer.

+ Reviewer left no comment

- salt filler awkward to get to

+ Clean, neat, exterior. appearance,
Interior tidy
Easy connection to supply and drain

- Very difficult loading salt and dish washer rinse aid

+ Compact, efficient versatile

- dificult to load salt and particularly to fill rinse aid

+ It washes well and is inexpensive

- Its bulky, the rack/tray defies logic, the wash cycle takes ages and its very noisy

+ Simple to use and load.

- User instructions could be better. We are still trying to sort out the salt filling procedure.

+ NOT TO BIG AN QUIERT

- HAVE TO GET ANOTHER FITTING TO FIT APPLIANCE TO THE SINK TAPS

+ looks nice thats it.

- All of the product

+ LOOKS GOOD,WORKS GOOD

- NO BAD POINTS

+ Looks nice. Right size for my space.

- There is no dry cycle for the rapid wash so dishes have to be dried by hand.
The basket is badly designed with gaps where cups can fall through.

+ compact size, hot fill, not too noisy.

- tricky to get large 12" plates in, without catching the door seal, although you can hold the plates down to avoid the seal. have to remove utensil box to get the large plates in, although its not too much, but you have to be a bit adept at cramming everything in whilst ensuring all items still get a good wash.
might be a bit cheaper and quicker to simply fill the sink!

+ overall everything is o.k.

- the manual is confusing and the cutlery box is a bit of a nuisance
the recommendation to not use detergent tablets is not explained ???

+ Reviewer left no comment

- far too big. had to take it back.

+ Compact and perfect for single pensioner

- None found

+ Does a very good wash on all cycles providing you are prepared to partake in a little "trial and error" with detergents and rinse aids, and tweak the rinse aid setting. Finish detergent seems to work best, any brand of salt or rinse aid will suffice. All in one tablets not recommended.

- 1) Wash programme choice is poor with only 3 settings, and paradoxically, the "standard wash" cycle also takes 20 minutes longer than the "Strong wash" cycle, both are far too long as well at over 2 hours. A better option would be the rapid wash = 45 mins, an additional intermediate wash = 65 mins, the standard wash = 90 mins, and the Strong wash = 110 mins, these would offer far greater functionality and a better end product.
2) Product very noisy, especially for a smaller "Tabletop Dishwasher".
3) Build quality is obviously lacking, my product leaks rinse aid, and continues to leak rinse aid after engineer visit to correct (this issue began within 1 week of owning the appliance).
4) "Salt Indicator Light" fails to work despite engineer visit to correct (this issue was present from day one).
5) The product manual is absolutely terrible. It has obviously been literally and very poorly translated from another language, making it difficult to ensure that you add the right amounts of rinse aid and salt, as examples. The amounts of salt to add as stated in the manual is totally incorrect.
6) Cheap plastic facia at the base of the appliance is easily broken, as the engineer discovered when attempting to rectify the other issues.

+ I had to go for a small dishwasher as I am in rented acomadation and there was no where to have a large one

- None

+ excellent quallity for the price and a reliable efficient necessity in my kitchen

- cycle is a bit long

+ Its got a window!

- Moulded plug, had to cut it off to install.