Russell Hobbs RHTTDW6S Freestanding Compact Dishwasher, Eco mode, 6 place set...

The Russell Hobbs countertop dishwasher has been a great addition to my small kitchen. It fits easily on the counter, runs fairly quietly, and cleans dishes surprisingly well for its size. Perfect for one or two people. It doesn’t handle large pots or big plates very well, but for everyday dishes it’s a huge time-saver.

This is a great device that cleand and dries well. Its small. but suitable for my daughter who live alone. I have marked 4 star for VFM as you can but a larger slimline unit for pretty much the same price. Of course If she had the space we would have done that so happy to pay the price. There are cheaper units available but mostly chinese imports. This was well packaged, and a breeze to install. I had a power socket and a water connection available. Including moving a shelf in a cupboard it was running in 20 mins. needs a 60cm wide cupboard which gives a 5mm clearence either side. I needed to remove the back of the cupboard which may be the case for all. Lots of programs to choose from but like most people we settled on the 1.5 hour one and thats likely where it will stay.

DONT PANIC if you get an ERROR CODE the first time the machine is used. Our plumber suggested running the shortest program after is was installed built-in to make sure no leaks. The machine stupidly gives an error3 code after running the Rapid30 program. This program does not heat the element to dry dishes , but that triggers this “not reaching required temperature “ code. It is reassuring that the Instruction Manual gives minimum aperture dimensions if the device is to be installed in a cabinet as the sales blurb does not mention it can be installed this way. The 75 minute wash is enough to clean our plates and glasses well. I am planning to buy some slightly smaller dinner plates to fit into the drawer. Quieter than our previous AEG FAVORIT dishwasher. Updated 28th jan. our original 27cm diameter dinner plates didn’t fit but 26cm plates fit and stack easily. We are happy with this machine and impressed by it’s cleaning performance.

Good little dishwasher. Highly recommend

Due to the design of my kitchen and the fact it has a soil pipe going along one wall, it soon became obvious that fitting in a full size Dishwasher was an impossibility. After doing a bit of research I decided to order the Russell Hobbs 6 Place Settings. I knew from the beginning I was going to get it fitted into a cupboard and plumbed in, so the colour made no difference to me. I ordered the Silver one as it was cheaper. It arrived promptly and sat for a couple of weeks in the box waiting to be fitted. After reading the instructions, please do as you need to set the hardness of the water for your area ( I live in a really hard water area), you also need to set the rinse aid at the correct number - now here is my only criticism, the numbers are inside not outside of the rinse aid cap - come of RH lets keep it simple put the numbers where they can be seen when putting the cap back on!! Now for the actual working of the Dishwasher - it is really quiet, the only time I really hear it is when it bleeps to let me know it is finished. There are various programmes and the booklet breaks down each programme so that you pick the best one I have photocopied and laminated mine and placed on top of the dishwasher for easy reference. There is also a time delay - I set mine for when the Westerly facing solar panels start working so I am not paying for electric from the grid. You can easily pause and change the programme if you have got it wrong and it is early enough into the programme, The dishwasher will turn itself off after a certain amount of time has passed once ended. Cleaning the filters are easy as is topping up the salt and rinse aid. In the beginning, you need to be patient and get the dishwasher to work exactly how you want for example on my first wash it did not dry the dishes completely-refer to the Troubleshooting page, and there is the answer, second wash worked a treat. RH even show you the best way to load your dishwasher, I love this dishwasher and it certainly makes a difference. Would I recommend - YES, as long as you manage your expectations about how much will fit in it at any one time this little number is a diamond