Hermitlux Countertop Dishwasher With 5 Washing Programs

We bought this a few months ago. Works exactly like it says. We chose not to hook it up to the sink; we use the provided pitcher to pour water into it. It takes about three pitchers to run the normal cycle. Dishes come out very clean. Our bigger plates don’t fit in it, which we expected because the machine’s dimensions are true to its description. The first time filling it, it didn’t detect the water right away. But after the first time, no issues since. Could have been me doing something wrong. Don’t forget to clean the filter once per week to keep it running well. We usually run it a couple times per day. It saves a lot of time and effort. Since we haven’t had it very long, we can’t comment on its longevity. But so far, so good!

Living in an apartment with poor water pressure led to the untimely demise of my main dishwasher’s impeller, a situation my complex manager has unfortunately chosen not to address. Which led me to searching out for another solution that didn’t involve me purchasing and installing another full size dishwasher and letting my rental agency line their pockets. This compact dishwasher has not only solved this issue but also brought a great deal of relief to my family, especially to my wife, who is on dialysis and thus appreciates the reduced physical strain of not having to wash dishes by hand.

Here are my thoughts on it so far, after 3 week of use:

Installation & Setup:
Simple and straightforward, the setup was a breeze. This aspect was crucial for me, considering the need to find an immediate solution to my broken main dishwasher, and as I work 6 days a week as the sole income – didn’t need or have the energy to get into yet another fight with yet another kitchen appliance.

Design & Capacity:
Despite its modest size, this little powerhouse holds a surprising amount of dishes. It’s stylish too. It fits right beneath our cupboards on the counter. We do need to pull it out to fill it, but that’s a mild inconvenienc.e

Cleaning Performance:
The dishes come out impeccably clean every time, which I was pleasantly surprised by, I was not so keen as to the machine’s effective cleaning capabilities. I usually opt for the ‘Eco’ mode, which is both energy-efficient and thorough. For tougher stuff, I put it on “strong” and toss in an extra pod. I would recommend using pods against powder, despite the manufacture recommendation, as the powders seem to leave a residue. Haven’t tried jet dry or anything yet, but maybe I will in the future if finances make me be a bit less bougie and I have to go back to powder.

Noise Level: Its whisper-quiet operation is also impressive. Being almost silent, it doesn’t add any noise stress, which is particularly beneficial in our living situation, as we have a rather finicky two year old.

Heat & Drying:
The internal heating mechanism not only cleans the dishes effectively (seen it get all the way up to 149 degrees inside; if you open the door during the cycle, it shows the temp inside on the screen, which is a nice safety feature) but also dries them quickly due to the residual heat, bypassing the need for an additional drying cycle, which I thought was pretty neat. It does have some kind of drying cycle, but you don’t need to wait for it. The instructions say something about circulating air through it for 72 hours, but as of yet I haven’t noticed any kind of whirring, maybe that’s select models?

Water & Energy Efficiency:
Considering the water pressure issues in my apartment, I was again pleasantly surprised at how little water this unit consumes – about 1.2 gallons per cycle – without compromising on performance. I’ve noticed virtually no change to my water bill, despite running it daily.

Ease of Use:
The user-friendly interface, with its clear LED display, makes operating this dishwasher effortless. This feature has been particularly helpful for my wife, allowing her to manage the dishwashing process without any issues whastoever.

Maintenance:
Easy-to-clean filters are super easy to snap out, wash and put right back in with minimal trouble.

Areas for Improvement:
While the dishwasher is nearly perfect for our needs, fitting larger plates can be a bit challenging. Nonetheless, this is a minor inconvenience compared to the overall benefits it provides. I wish it came with a faucet adapter.

Conclusion:
The Hermitluxe Countertop Dishwasher has been a game-changer in our household. It has effectively addressed the unique challenges we face in our apartment, making life easier for my wife and me. It’s been a significant improvement to our daily lives. I highly recommend it to anyone facing similar challenges or simply looking for a reliable, compact dishwashing solution.

Oh, how I needed this dishwasher! I live in an apartment that has no dishwasher, and only a tiny single-tub kitchen sink. Doing dishes the last 4 years has been an absolute pain. I loathed dishes. Hated dishes. I got to the point I was using only paper plates and plastic utensils so I could just throw them away instead of hand washing every utensil and plate and dish. If I had a double-tub sink, I wouldn’t mind dishes so much since you have a wash and rinse side. I love to cook, but over the years, I stopped cooking very much, simply because I hated my dish washing situation.

Due to health problems, I had to change my diet up substantially, which meant a ton of cooking at home. One night, I stumbled on these compact countertop dishwashers. Huh, that could work… But at $300, I was a little leery about dropping so much on a tiny dishwasher. Do I go 2 or 4 place? Can I fit a 6 place? After some measurements, I decided I had no counter space to put a 6-place dishwasher. But I did have a spot, away from my kitchen sink, that I could fit this 4-place dishwasher. The problem with that spot is it’s so far away from the sink. No hoses or tubing would realistically reach that far. That’s where this Hermitlux Countertop Dishwasher with built-in water tank came in handy. I could just fill it with the included jug. And as for the dirty water, I simply run the tubing into a 5-gallon bucket that I dump out after a cycle or two have run.

The dishwasher has more room in it than I thought it would. While I can’t wash any of my medium to large pots and pans, the small ones fit just fine. It holds plenty of silverware, as well as several plates, bowls, and cups. I can easily fit 1-3 sets of dishes from my meals depending on what I make. For things that don’t fit, I still just handwash them. My 8×8 baking pans and bread pans also fit just fine.

Another reason I wanted this dishwasher is for sanitation. Hand washing only gets you so far. There will always be nooks and crannies that you can’t scrub, or you might miss a spot. There is zero guarantee you’re handwash job sanitized those dishes: it’s more likely there’s still billions of germs all over it. 167 degrees F is hot enough to sanitize and kill pretty much everything except for rare exotic strains that wouldn’t be around your food anyways. Some of these dishwashers go up to 190F which I wouldn’t have minded, but those temperatures are more likely to warp your plasticware.

The dishwasher is very quiet, I just hear the gentle trickle of water splashing around. And I love the glass door. It’s weirdly fun to watch your soiled dishes magically become clean. I use Finish All-in-one Ultra Powerball tablets and they work great. My dishes are left extraordinarily clean, and glassware has a beautiful crystal-clear shine to it.

Overall, I highly recommend this dishwasher if you have limited space in your home. It was an absolute lifesaver. It turned me from a dishes-hater to a dishes-lover!!

My husband and I live in a spacious basement suite but our kitchen counter is still quite small. Dishes pile up fast and since we also have a cat, leaving our dishes on a drying rack wasn’t cutting it. (Our kitchen is an open space.) We were nervous about purchasing a countertop dishwasher, but it has turned out to be one of the best investments we have ever made!

It is true that the dishwasher doesn’t hold a lot, but for basement suite living and a married couple with no kids, it’s perfect! We never have dishes lying around anymore and the dishwasher does an amazing job! Our plates, cups, and pans (yes, you can fit a small pan by itself), are spotless and shiny! We barely have to lift a finger, for the dishwasher both washes and dries the dishes for us! The dishwasher is nice and quiet too!

We have found it easy to use with no issues at all. If you are finding that water is leaking, it may be that the washer isn’t set up properly or that too much water has been used. If you follow the instructions closely, it should be smooth sailing!

We have also found that after using the dishwasher for about a week, we don’t have to rinse our dishes quite as much before inserting them. Tough spots that took a bit of rinsing/scrubbing and THEN put through the dishwasher, only needed the dishwasher to get the job done after 5 days or so. We are not sure why that is, but that has been our experience!

We highly recommend this product and are happy with our purchase. Thank you!

PS. If you have novelty mugs/cups that say “dishwasher safe,” we either recommend using the gentle cycle or hand-washing it yourself instead. We have had one incident where a novelty cup got melted slightly on one side. However, plastic cups that don’t say “dishwasher safe”, have been fine on the gentle cycle.