Haier HDP18PA 18-inch Portable & Compact Dishwasher  Product Reviews

"I bought this little guy online from 1500 miles away.When it got to me it didn't work.I called customer service and had a repair guy out in 3 days.(Great guy too!)He fixed it,the problem due to rough SHIPPING,and it has been the greatest!It cleans well,and the motor sounds very powerful.I love it!!"

"I bought this on Craiglist, and then read all these reviews, so I was quite worried. However, after about 6 washes, I'm feeling good. I haven't had any leaking problems. However, if the connection between your faucet and the unt's water hose isn't solid (tight, teflon tape, etc), water will drip down the hose and onto the floor. If you wrap a towel around the connection, it will trap the water and drip off the towel (not the hose) into the sink. I imagine that was some of the leaking problems, as even a little bit will run down the hose and eventually cause a puddle. The wheels are said to be cheap, but just roll them nicely, and everything's fine. Tough stains and gunk have come out fine with the normal wash. CONS: Yes, plates over 9 3/4" (manual says 10") dont' fit the right way, but you can place 3 10 1/4" plates leaning over the other way where 5 should fit; yes less capacity, but they fit. The glass/top rack should have a way to change heights to accomodate the larger plates. The top rack's bottom surface doesn't really hold large mouth glasses nicely, but you can work around it. I don't really know how a small dishwasher could hold 10"+ plates straight up, and wine glasses on the top. That's what you get with a "portable". You have to be a little creative, but for two with glasses, cooking utensils, pots, bowls and plates, and other strays from lunch, this is working fine. --- UPDATE---- Moving into 6 months, and I am still pleasantly pleased with this product. If you jiggle the connection to your faucet, you don't need the towel to keep it from leaking. My wife never rinses off items (to my consternation) but rarely do items need to be cleaned again, no matter how much grease they've got. Although the wheels ARE very weak. They have collapsed on each other, and although that just makes it swivel when rolling, I'm afraid they'll break shortly."

"We've had similar problems with this dishwasher. This first problem is that regular sized dinner plates don't fit!!! The second is the soap dispenser doesn't open all the time. I agree with others, a total lemon."

"I'm surprised to read negative reviews on this. I couldn't be more pleased with it -- I have an apartment so thought I could never have a dishwasher, and then there was this. My expectations were low as to what performance to expect from a portable dishwasher, and they were exceeded. It's a well designed little marvel of technology. It does exactly what it should, in every respect. It's compact on the outside, roomy on the inside (fits one sinkful of dishes, which is all I tend to do at a time). And the removable silverware basket and guards mean you can also fit large bowls/pots or strange-shaped items in. I've not had any problem with the wheels -- they are strong and the machine moves smoothly and stays in place wherever it's moved (I even plan to put a cutting board on top and use it as counterspace). Quiet, no vibration, no dancing across the floor as I was worried there would be. And dishes are very clean and shiny when you use the rinse agent (impressed that there is a rinse agent dispenser, along with all the other features). I think some of the other reviewers made things too complicated for themselves. I just hooked it up as it is intended to be hooked up, right out of the box. Didn't need a single tool or adapter. Yes, the U-bend is too narrow for the lip of my sink. I'm sure there's something larger I can get that will substitute. The only other thing I'd change is to put a hook on the back of the dishwasher that you could wind all the hoses and the power cord around (much like you do with a vacuum cleaner). There is a loop you can put a fastener through, and that's what I plan to do."