Kenwood KDW8ST2A

Looks good and is quiet.

Operation buttons on the inside so only way to turn off is at the plug. Cannot fit larger plates in, the quick wash isnt really quick! A standard wash is 2hr40!, eco is 1hr40. It doesnt dry everything- in particular plastic stays wet. Lighter things such as baby bottle lids end up turned over and keep the water in so then have to be washed again. Its also too light- i.e when you open the door the machine tends to come forward. The cutlery basket doesnt fit my cutlery unless I remove the top and then some of the cutlery stays dirty as they are too close together.

good clean design

washing time to long compared with other dishwasher I have owned

Easy to use, Range of settings, excellent performance and contempory looks

Could have a shorter cycle, shortest is 1 hour 48 minutes

Small size.

Poor quality construction - does not look Square. Limited internal Space - Cannot take plate in all position in lower tray. Trays easily stick.

It's small enough to fit into a reasonably small space in the kitchen and the "colour" was what we wanted

It cannot hold large dinner plates (which was one of the reason we wanted it) They are just normal size plates but when placed in the bottom shelf of the machine the jets are not able to spin correctly and this means that some times the dishes are not too clean. Also when you load/unload the thing the racks get stuck - I thought dinner plates came in a pretty much standard size so assumed this washer would be able to take them

looks great in my modern kitchen.

Each wash takes too long!!!

Easy to use. Looks good. Cleans dishes well.

Rack not smooth in putting in and out - think this is to do with it being slimline and me trying to get as much in as possible.

Looks good and easy to use.

You expect a slimline dishwasher to be narrower. However - this dishwasher does not have enough room in terms of height and we can't fit our plates in.

It matches my Kenwood cooker

bUTTONS ARE INSIDE THE TOP OF THE DOOR EASY TO USE.

STAINLESS STEEL !!

Excellent product, just load, set and forget.

None that I have encountered

Fairly quiet during operation. Excellent cleaning performance overall. Streamlined appearance, particularly as the controls are hidden from view when the door is closed - the added advantage being that it prevents little fingers from tampering with them! (The door is sturdily constructed and cannot be opened by a small child.) Good range of wash programmes, particularly the soak option and the rinse and dry programme. The drying function is very good. LCD display is useful showing the remaining wash time.

Sometimes difficult to load crockery, especially large dishes, and long stemmed glassware effectively - however as it is a slimline machine this is probably to be expected. Consequently large loads are not always cleaned adequately. The half wash programme, although using less water, does not take less time.

I like the stainless steal finish and the functions available like time delay.

It came with a massive white sticker on the front of the dishwasher that was horrific to get off (not helpful on a stainless steal surface) and the height between the top and bottom drawers isn't quite high enough for large dinner plates.

Very stylish, great looking product that does the job nicely.

Brilliant slim fit dishwasher, great choice of programs and a handy 1/2 load option. Looks good in easy to clean stainless steel finish.

Top basket is set just a bit too low so dinner plates catch on the water disperser and stop it from turning. Need to be creative when loading larger plates or buy smaller ones!

Simple basic design

Lacks style, ugly machine

This dishwasher looks good, with the stainless steel face and steel rod handle. Even though it is a slimline dishwasher, it holds a lot. There are three adults in our household and it accommodates our dishes well. I have been only using the 'ECO' setting, which is the shortest time wash at 1hr 48m. This copes well with most loads. It is pretty quiet, apart from the last few minutes, when it gets a little louder. Overall, I am very happy with this dishwasher.

Really, none that I have come across yet, after 2 months.

excellent value for money, cleans well, nice design, sturdy

I have extra large dinner plates with an exeptionally large rim around edge! everything else fits in okay

very sleek design - looks great adjustable upper basket to accomodate larger items on bottom basket display showing time left

none really - the 3 in 1 cycle takes takes 2 hours 41 mins but this is not much longer than other machines on a full pre wash setting, and other shorter programmes are available.

energy efficiency, very quiet

plates dont fit in bottom draw, items arent cleaning properly, wash programs are very long

The hidden buttons and overall sleakness of it was excellent.

For a energy efficient machine was not expecting a 2 1/2 hour wash.

cleans all pots pans etc dose a good job

my old slimline d/washer it used to fit all manner of plates-cuttlry etc- this one 1/ will not accet a 10" plate I will have to change all to 9" as the top bar gets stuck .catches on the 12" one. 1/ the angle of the baskets- particularly the lower one is all wrong.

Really love it, especially as we went without a dishwasher for 3 years. It's easy to use, quiet, good-looking and our dishes come out extremely clean. Another plus point is it has a removable top surface which was imperative for us as it had to fit into our existing kitchen and all the other manufacturers models were too high!

None so far!

Sleek design, easy to operate and quiet functioning

Its really easy to use and looks stylish too. It also has a timer display on the front of the machine indicating the length of time left on the cycle.

Have to memorise what number each setting is

I read that the lower tray doesn't take full size plates and thought this to be the case but on further inspection I found you can adjust the position of the top tray. Looks great. Cleans great. Easy to use.

The upper tray should come as default giving maximum room to the bottom tray.

Cheap

Doesn't clean stuff very well

Nice looking and easy to use, instructions easy to understand

It does not dry as wel as I thought it might, but as this is the first time I have had a dishwasher perhaps I am expecting too much.

It looks fabulous,no probs with plate size once top draw altered, it does what it says on the box. Washes my dishes lol

Shortest wash is 1 hour 33 mins but getting use to it (old dwasher had a 30 min wash)

really pleased with it

no bad points

Good price,

too little space, big dishes are hard to place without impacting the fan

quiet, easy to use, good results

not good for deep bowls or large plates

Good size, cleans and dries well.

None so far... Perhaps a little noisy.

best dish washer l have had yet

no instructions enclosed and when l finally received them they are not that good they do not explain things all that well i.e; when you press the buttons it is not central its on the edge they dont tell you that

The delay function on the dishwasher is great as i can set it to come on and wash at times to suit me. It is very easy to use and i am delighted with it.

Some of the programmes can take over 2 hours to wash, but everything ends up sparkling.

It is definitely the best value for money, really easy to use and looks great too. It was recommended by a friend and I love it too.

We can't fit our large dinner plates in vertically. The beep is quite loud, probably good for some people.

Adjustable top tray.

Slides across floor on door opening.

It is an elegant yet simple design that would fit into any modern kitchen. The wask programmes are easy to use and understand and it even has a display that tells you how long a programme will takes and then counts down.

Takes too long to clean. Doesn't clean well

Simply outstanding.

easy clean concealed buttons

not sure about handle sticking out , door can be stiff too open , kid find it hard when they can be bothered too put anything in it ,

an excellent dishwasher great value

none at all

Small , nice design, easy to use

can not fit fullsize plates in , it says you can adjust the height of the racks, if anyone knows how to please put it somewhere on the net...

Does the job

Some of my dinner plates are difficult to get in there - same with a full size dishy though

Price, and the fact that it is stainless steel. Very modern design and great looking

Very long wash cycles. Sometimes doesn't clean and dry properly - but that could be still finding the best washing and drying products.

a bit noisey

Easy to fit, looks good, relatively quiet.

It is not possible to get a standard size dinner plate in the bottom compartment as well as a wine glass in the top compartment. To accomodate the dinner plate it is neceesary to move the top tray up a level which makes it too small to fit in a wine glass. So you end up putting wine glasses in the bottom which is difficult as it's not designed for them. A very disappointing design flaw on an otherwise fine machine.

Good looking and nice design. Price.

Door difficult to open,Hight adjustment not sufficent to fit neatly under unit,(large gap under work top with the feet fully adjusted),loose screws found in the box after unpacking also suspect also screw loose at the bottom of the casing,Noisey operation when washing more so towards the end of the wash.The bottom rack drops when it is pulled out.Long wash time.

The Machine itself is very easy to use

takes a couple of hours to finish

very nice design

does not dry pots very good when finished.

Great looks, streamlined stainless steel casing, digital display.

Have to raise top basket (wheels inbuilt to do this) to accomodate normal (large) dinner plates in lower basket - rather fiddly!

Cleans really well Delay timer Quiet Very good value for money

Cycle very long Dinner plates dont fit very well. I know that this can be altered but this is not very obvious

stylish looks really nice wash very easy to use

Looks fantastic, very quiet.

Even on the longest wash, some items come out dirty. Overall height inside is not great, a lot of our crockery doesn't fit in. All washes do take a very long time.

nice looking

too small for some plates

washes crockery/cutlery efficiently holds adequate amount easy to programme

will not take large plates cutlery holder slides chrome hard to keep clean

Design and cleaning performance.

Cutlery basket very fiddly with lid etc and narrow shape.

like the 1/2 load setting, great so far no problems

Looks good. all buttons are hidden. not too big. Good energy efficiencency.

programmes very long. all prgrammes have pre-wash which is not always needed. Had to raise basket in order for top blades to rotate.

Very easy to use and simple controls. Exellent cleaning qualities.

Top tray not that versitile.

sleek design and easy to use.

not as much capacity as my previous slimline dishwasher - i'm not able to fit some of the bigger plates in the rack. also a 2h41m cycle on the p1 programme. also doesn't dry as well as my previous dishwasher.

1/2 load feature v. quiet. looks good.

large plates do not fit in the bottom rack! also waste pipe and water pipe is only 1m long. so if longer frojm your water and waste outlets you will need to get additional piping. does it really need 2 1/2 hours to clean dishes?

very good washing on eco cycle, even on stubborn food debris

long washing cycle

So far so good. Cleans well, looks good and has a count down to the cycle ends.

The top basket hits off my plates and gets a bit stuck but it can be raised to solve this problem. Or, just move the plates to the side when pushing in the basket

smart exterior, easy to clean smart exterior, easy ro clean

sticky label still on front -impossible to remove -ugly annoying plate racks unstable and fall over too easily difficult in stacking plates and bowls - not as convenient to load as previous models consequently takes time to load and does not hold as much - poor interior design very disappointing

Too noisy

Extremely good value for money and quality of wash.

The "out of salt" light seems to be permamanently on - canb this be fixed.

Easy to use, good range of setting but not too many

Don't buy really big plates - you have to be quite artistic to fit them in! Other than that all good!!

Its stainless steel so easy to keep clean. Straightforward programming, Now i have used it a few times quite easy to use. Does a great job glasses really sparkle.

Seems to pause sometimes (like its stopped in the middle of a cycle) Push the door seems to restart it. But I am a bloke lol and its my first dishwasher, so this could just be me being impatient or misunderstanding how it works.

Very stylish and sleek. The ECO programme is great

it cleans well and matches in with my kitchen.

the wash cycles are too long. the spacing for the plates are too close together so i find myself leaving some double spaces to ensure the plates get washed thoroughly.

Neat and unobtrusive in appearance. Quiet in operation with a good range of programmes.

The door is quite hard to open.

looks good

the shortest cycle is 1 hour 38 mins. sometimes you need a quick wash facility and that is not an option.

Sleek design and easy to use.

Dorr can be a bit stiff to open and programs are too long - my old washer had a program that lasted 30mins and it was perfectly fine for cleaning.