Portable Countertop Dishwasher with Digital Controls - EdgeStar
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Description of Portable Countertop Dishwasher with Digital Controls - EdgeStar
The EdgeStar Portable Countertop Dishwasher (DWP40S) has the capacity to fit up to four standard place settings with the convenience of operating right on your countertop - saving more water than you would if you were to wash the dishes by hand and with no permanent installation, and more energy and space than with most other dishwashers. At 18 1/2" high, the DWP40S EdgeStar countertop dishwasher is low enough to fit under most cabinets, and the included quick connect faucet adapter makes hookup to almost any faucet simple. In addition, this EdgeStar countertop portable dishwasher boasts a stainless steel interior, a powerful spray arm, an included silverware basket, a rinse agent dispenser to minimize water spotting on dishes, an internal water heater with Saniwash option to heat water up to 158°F, and it accepts plates up to 11" in diameter! This silver model with its sleek windowed door makes a stylish addition to any modern kitchen.Apparel reviews of Portable Countertop Dishwasher with Digital Controls - EdgeStar
Customer Review: Is is good for a family of 3
Rating: 5 Stars
I'm just wondering is it good for a family of three or just singles or of two? thanksCustomer Review: Wonderful product!
Rating: 5 Stars
No more dishes for me, folks! Works like it says it does. Gets the job done!Customer Review: Good, Solid Performance Commensurate w/ Price & Size
Rating: 4 Stars
--Edgestar Portable Countertop Dishwasher--
Pros:
The performance of this dishwasher is excellent given its portability and price. Unlike what other reviewers have posted, it does indeed have the ability to dry dishes by heat on its most powerful cleaning setting (which runs about an hour and a half). It doesn't just utilize hot water from the sink--the dishwasher adds its own more powerful heat. I use this dishwasher in my studio apartment, and the end result of dishwashing is generally that dishes turn out as clean as they would in an installed dishwasher of medium performance. The sink hookup--which is sturdy enough for me to feel confident about leaving my apartment with the washer running--has been made convenient and generally easy to use--for a sink hookup, at least.
Cons:
-it's fairly loud when operating;
-the design of the inside rack, I think, is poor--it's not hard for utensils and smaller dishes to protrude through the bottom of the rack and block the rotating sprayer below. It's important that you take the time to carefully place your dishes not only for fit inside a small dishwashers, but also to ensure against this kind of blocking;
-it's imperative that you use a rinse aid, as the dishwasher with detergent alone doesn't seem to be effective in preventing spots on clean dishes;
-it's difficult to determine when the dishes are actually finished--the machine will indicate this by beeping, but in the interim there are several long pauses and a blinking indicator which can be confusing in asking yourself, "is it done? Can I disconnect it from the sink now?"
-my own model was sent with a slightly crooked lower panel, which wears badly on my "OCD" in wanting the thing to look straight and together.
Bottom Line:
For the price you pay for this dishwasher ($280 with shipping factored in), the apartment-friendly size and portability of the thing, and for the technology--which is surprisingly high tech--I think it's a very solid and good-performing piece of equipment. Dishes come out as clean and sanitized as they would from a decent installed dishwasher. To make sure this happens, though, you must take extra care loading the dishwasher and make certain the bottom sprayer isn't blocked--which can happen fairly easily with a poorly-designed rack. For dishes as clean as they'd be from an installed washer, you must use a rinse-aid and the most powerful cleaning setting. The technology isn't there yet for this be five stars, but the Edgestar represents a pretty solid shot at getting there.
Customer Review: Convenient , compact dishwasher
Rating: 4 Stars
Fairly good peformance so far as others have mentioned. Here are some comments:
- Chincy branding--not that it's so important, but the Edgestar logo is made up of individual stickers that come right off. Mine was sitting crooked so I just removed them entirely. (Note: This doesn't seem to reflect on the actual product design--it looks very clean and nice).
- Installation took some work for me. The manual could've used a little more detail by including more helpful pictures/diagrams and by stating instructions more clearly.
- I decided to go the permanent connection route by sharing the water supply with my washing machine (via a Y-adapter). The male connector that's supposed to connect to the water supply didn't seem standard. Instead, it seemed like it was somewhere between 3/8" and 1/2". I took the hose to my local hardware store to find an adapter that would make it fit a standard 3/4" faucet, but was unsuccessful even with the help of some folks there. So I decided to purchase some washing machine tubing with 3/4" male connectors on both ends--this size would fit both the water supply and the dishwasher. I used threading tape and rubber washers to make it a tight fit.
- There are some large spaces in the dish rack bottom where smaller items can fall through. I imagine because of it's compact size, Edgestar made the rack to fit a pretty specific configuration in order to fit standard plates. It's not that you can't do a load of all cups but you just need to be careful to position things properly.
- The front door window is a neat feature but I'm not exactly sure how it's useful. Maybe to see if things have fallen through the rack? If you've got nothing better to do, grab some popcorn and enjoy the show. Oh, and get a flashlight because it's dark in there.
- The "Hot-Wash" feature which raises the temp to around 150° F is supposed to help with drying. After doing an overnight wash, I opened the dishwasher to find lots of condensation and water droplets. I'm gonna do some more research into this...
It's not perfect, but it does an excellent job with it's primary purpose--washing the dishes. Looking forward to doing the dishes tonight!
Customer Review: A virtual life-saver!
Rating: 4 Stars
as an army wife having just moved back to the states with a very active 15-month old boy, sometimes getting dishes done was not only last on my list, but almost always undone! This appliance is a life-saver! It's cleaning great, and isn't overly huge (we did have a microwave cart to put it on). Fits a full service for 4 easily, even the big dinner plates with room to spare! Some of my coffee cups had to be relocated to the bottom shelf, but that it ok. Not being able to have the room for a full-size or even a rollinf dishwasher in our tiny kitchen made this dishwasher a must! Can't beat the energy-star label and that it was very simple to install! Granted, I have a portible washing machine so I knew how to do it so install took all of 15 min. All the pieces will need to be securely tightened before use, they are not factory tightened. but it was very easy. The only complaint I hve is we will still have to wash some things by hand, but that is to be expected as this IS a small appliance. It's roughly 1.5x bigger than our 900w emerson microwave, so keep that in mind. It fefanately wouldn't have fit on our counter! Also, make sure you release the water pressure via the red button on the part that attaches to the faucet before you diconnect the machine, it will save you a huge mess! All in all, this is a great buy and so far, I would definately buy one again if i didnt have the room in a future kithen! Worth every penny!