Cookology CTTD6WH Mini Counter Top Dishwasher in White - 6 Place Settings - Table Top - Compact Design - 6 Drying Settings - 7 Wash Cycles - ECO Friendly Mode

After about a week of getting used to this, I am really pleased with this dishwasher. I bought this as an upgrade from the smaller 3-place Cookology dishwasher. I had that one for 3 years, and liked it, but eventually it gave me some draining problems. This 6-place machine became available for almost as much as I would have to pay to fix the old one, so I went for it. Of course, having double the capacity is a big bonus. Although I am mostly cooking for one, this one is also good for when I have friends round, and is also big enough to take large pans, including my Ninja Foodi pans. With the old machine, I found the Eco setting worked well with almost everything. With this machine, I found that Eco was OK for lightly soiled pans and dishes, but not if something was dried or baked on. However, the Ultimate setting is brilliant, and gets everything clean; so I just need to learn when each setting is appropriate. With the old machine, I had been using a liquid - Finish Dishwashing Gel, rather than cut dishwasher tablets in half. This machine takes a full tablet, so I was using a recommended dishwasher tablet. However, I then tried the Finish Gel, and I do prefer that to the tablets, especially in cooler washes. My only other comment is that the two small cup shelves are mostly useless (for me), as all of my cups and mugs are too big to fit on there. After a very short time, I decided to remove them - they unclip easily - and although that means I lose a small area, it makes the space underneath easier to get at. If you have tiny cups, like espresso cups, you might find the shelves worth keeping. One other thing worth noting. The new machine is quite happy having the door "almost closed" when not in use - i.e. resting on the latch. This allows the machine to air and dry out, which means it stays fresh. I only completely close it when it is washing. But all in all, I am so very happy with it.

See the thing is you might consider it to be less than romantic to buy this for my girlfriends Xmas present. But you'd be wrong. Its all a matter of perspective. Because this dishwasher saves her time at the sink. Which converts to time spend servicing my needs in other ways. Which is time spent together. Which is romantic. She says it works well on a rapid wash which is a far cheaper way to run it and its big enough to fit a frying pan in. She's over the moon with it. Valentines day coming up soon so I've been eyeing up hoovers cos Ill be honest, she deserves it.

Great item. Had an issue with lights for salt detector staying on so contacted supplier. Great support and assurance given. Machine works well which i needed due to disability. Highly recommend seller and appliance.

This is shown as a 'running late' order on my Amazon account, but it actually arrived about 3 days ago (a day early). It was well packaged, and came in the OEM container which was easy open. The machine came with a supply hose, and an integrated drain hose. Installation was pretty easy in my case as it was swap for a failed machine, so the water and drain connection points were already available. A completely new fit would be more difficult. I managed it on my own, but its pretty heavy so I concur with their suggestion that its a two man lift. Externally, the machine is very much a clone copy of my failed Indesit model (control panel excepted), and looking at on line comments Cookology seems to be a sister company. No problem with that, the intertwined Indesit/Hotpoint/Candy group have pretty good reputation for value and reliability. One thing I did find; its internal dimensions are smaller than my old model (externally its identical) so packing large dishes etc. in is a bit more problematic. Its also much quieter, so I can't help thinking if they padded out the walls with some sort of insulator. Cleaning performance is fine. One concern is the price, I found out after it was too late to cancel that the machine could be ordered directly from Cookology's web site for £20 less. Having said that, its pretty good value costing only 50% more than the failed pump in my old machine. Too early to comment on reliability.

This machine has made our lives so much better. Hand washing can be quick but wasteful, and nothing gets thoroughly sterilized like a machine can do. Without salt or rinse agent it gets everything sparkling with Finish pods. Even with the quick 30 minute cycle the dishes and glasses come out streak-free and are mostly dry. We manage to fit everything in from most of the day. We had a minor issue with the shipping and the vendor wrote back immediately and made it 100% right. Very impressed with The Wright Buy LTD. We put a Tecmolog Brass Sink Valve Diverter on our tap. You may need an adapter for it depending on your tap. It comes with M22 male to M24 adapter. The side diverter is half inch I believe. I got a 1/2” to 3/4” adapter for that so I could attach a standard brass 3/4” outside tap hose connector set. I leave the adapter on the side output of the Tecmolog and screw the other half into the supply line. When we need to run it I just use the quick connect, turn on the cold tap, and flip the diverter to the supply line. If I need the tap during the wash cycle, I can briefly turn the diverter valve halfway and still use the tap. This sounds somewhat involved, but it is quite a straightforward system to take easy advantage of this outstanding reasonably priced machine.