NO MORE SINKFUL OF DIRTY DISHES

I have to say I am 2000% pleased with the HDT18PA. I live in a small townhome with a decent size kitchen but no dishwasher. Let me tell you. It is a wonder. No more handwashing dishes,no more dreading doing the dishes, the only thing I dread is putting up the dishes but I've been that way since I was young and it was one of my assigned chores. It is great for those of you that live in apartments or have small kitchens, or want a dishwasher for your basement but not having to permanently install one.

Washes microwave containers well, large pots, and dinner plates.
I have found that since I have large dinner plates I do need to put them in every other slot and it helps to use the "heavy" wash selection. I also recommend using the "heavy" wash selection with pots and pans. It has washed some of my crustiest pots (as an experiment) in two "heavy" washes with no problem. I am able to fit 99% of all of my pots and pans in the dishwasher which is a huge plus. I have had mine since late Spring 2003 and it is Fall 2003, dishwasher is still going strong sitting on top of my washing machine for good drainage. (I need to conserve space). You can easily move it from place to place if necessary, I weigh b/w 100 - 115 lbs and can lift the dishwasher w/o dishes with no problem. If it has dishes in it then picking it up is a bit of struggle. I do recommend you do not select "vented dry" when you are washing thin plastic items...the heat will melt the items with no problem. A tip I learned from someone else, press your "normal" or "heavy" cycle button twice to turn off the "vented dry" cycle. I love the "rinse/hold" option because I run all my dishes through it and then go back and do a full cycle later on during the week if necessary. I do recommend that you run a full cycle empty once a week or after you've done all your dishes add a scoop of dishwashing detergent along with a huge scoop of baking soda. It helps keep it fresh and smelling clean. I found this out by one day not cleaing the filter screen and being in a rush. Running the empty cycle helps remove in food particles you may not be able to see and remove by hand. Make sure you have your drain hose secure so that it doesn't swing out and start emptying out on the floor. Yes, that happened to me but now I have secured it to the water inlet hose with ease so it isn't a worry anymore. Also, keeping your dishwasher at least an inch if not three or more inches higher than your drain truly gets your dishwasher completely drained. If you aren't able to, then easily, have a bucket near by and place the drain hose in the bucket (while sitting the bucket on the floor) at the end of the wash cycle and the rest of the water will drain out. Sink hookup is easy, fast, and uncomplicated. Installation is too. Washes my china with tenderness and no problem on the "normal" cycle.

AND THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO DISPISES HAND WASHING ANY TYPE OF DISH! I will keep this dishwasher regardless of where I move. I will put it in our basement when we move to a new house that way I don't have to buy a regular sized one for it.