GE - 18" Portable Dishwasher - Stainless Steel

I bought this 18” GE dishwasher and it is perfect for the room. The first GE dishwasher I bought was 24” GE first but I was just too big & heavy so I sold it and got the same dishwasher. It cleans the dishes perfectly, so quiet that you don’t know it’s running and it is so easy to move around to connect & disconnect!! Would recommend to anyone needing a dishwasher!

I have had this about a month. It does excellent job washing dishes. But when door closes, LEDs & controls are hidden. LEDs & controls are on upper edge of door. When door closes that edge goes under top of dishwasher & is hidden from view. How dumb is that? Unit takes exceptionally long time to dry dishes & is extremely quiet. Since completion LED & countdown timer are hidden, I have opened door before dishes dried. Despite using rinse aid, this caused water spots on glasses. Maybe this was a lame attempt to childproof? It is about the dumbest design I have ever seen, especially from big name mfg (GE).

Extending the hose was difficult when first used. There was a kink (bend) in the return water hose as I pulled it out to attach to the faucet. When I put the hose back in, it was difficult to do and the kink returned. My concern is how many times will the hard rubber bend in the same place before it cracks and leaks. The space between dishes on the lower rack also seems narrow compared to other compact dishwashers I've had. Several of the tines have bent inside the rack because of the curvature of the plates.

This was the BEST thing I ever bought for myself. Easy to hook up, and dishwasher moves very easy across my floor and does an excellent job washing my dishes. I suffer with a bad back and had a hard time doing dishes by hand. It's small yet big enough for myself and even a few more extra dishes.

The good: The dishwashing performance is excellent, if lengthy (2 hours), and super-quiet. There are multiple rotating spray arms, lots of different types of tines to hold dishes or utensils in place, and a deep upper rack that can be raised if you want more space in the bottom main rack. The composite top is usable as counter space and the stainless front looks very classy. There are a range of useful wash cycles, and the hose clamp seals well to the included faucet spout adapter. The bad: There is no heating element drying mode, so dishes must air-dry. It's heavy, so difficult to attach the 4 casters on the bottom during unpacking. The ugly: Partway into the installation manual, you are suddenly told that if your sink faucet has a flexible sprayer (either part of the main faucet or separate), this washer is not recommended for use with it. My guess is this is because the sudden on/off cycles of the dishwasher water inlet can send pressure waves through the faucet hose that can burst it !?! I had to plumb in a separate hot water supply connection for the dishwasher as a result. My dishwasher arrived with a kink in the drain hose (see photo) which I fear weakens it. More importantly, the dual-hose assembly will only retract halfway back into the back of the machine before jamming! I can live with leaving the hose dangling in back while not in use, but this is supposedly a high-end dishwasher. I'm desperate enough for a dishwasher that I will keep it, but I had hoped for better.