Hermitlux Countertop Dishwasher, 7 Washing Programs Portable Mini Dishwasher with 5-Liter Built-in Water Tank for Apartments & RVs, LED Light, Glass Door, No Hookup Needed

Sweep off any solid food like rice, food chunks, etc otherwise you might clog your hose/machine and ruin your dishwasher long term. No need to prewash just get rid of solid food pieces. Only feed normal tap water temperature NOT hot water you can ruin your dishwasher. The machine can heats up the water itself. Standard mode (60 minutes) can wash off dried on hard sauces consistently, cheese graters eith cheese cakes on, etc Put cups and bowls in at an angle for best results. The machine can clean off small items with oil/grease on them during standard cycle. Cleans utensils consistently. Quick wash (30 minutes) does not wash off hard overnight sauces/juice/milk. Does not clean heavy oil/grease or stuck on cheese. Best if used for freshly used utensils/dishes/cups that have not sat around. Havent tried the other modes as there is no need seeing as Standard takes care of everything really well . Strong mode lasts longer, needs slightly more soap, and might do best with heavily soiled dishes, super hard stuck food/cheese, oily/greasy dishes that doesn't come off with Standard mode. The largest size plate you can fit standing up and will wash correctly is 10.25in this machine. Fits a good number of dishes. Dont expect to wash pots and pans in there. Im very pleased with the size, amount of dishes it washes, how well it cleans and how its pretty quiet other than a soft hum and the occasional splash of water. Not disruptive, could probably run while napping nearby and not notice.

I received our new Hermitlux counter top dishwasher yesterday evening, a full 4 days sooner than originally anticipated. It was very well boxed and the dishwasher arrived in perfect condition. I knew from reading other reviews that it was important to measure your counter space to make sure this item would fit. I new ahead of time that this wouldn't fit under my cupboards, so I had made space on the counter next to sink to accommodate it, especially the drain hose which is just long enough. I had read other reviews that stated they couldn't get the suction cup on the drain hose to work with their sink. We didn't have that issue and the dishwasher has drained well each of the 3 times we've already used it since receiving it. The directions are very poor, but the unit is pretty straight forward and was easy to set up and to use. I've used it 3 times on the 29 minute cycle only. At the end of each cycle, I took the dishes out of the dishwasher and placed them in the rack to dry. The dishwasher uses about 5 pitchers full of water. I had no issues pouring the water into the water compartment and once the unit is turned on, it does beep when the water compartment is full. The directions don't say this, but it appears to me that the dishwasher cycles 3 times. It drained once about 1/3 through the 29 minute cycle and the water was soapy and close to the temperature at which I used when I poured the water in before starting the cycle. The second drain happened 2/3 of time into the cycle and the water was cleaner and warmer. On the third and final drain, the water was quite hot and clear. The dishwasher does get the dishes very clean and I'm quite happy in that regard. What I'm not happy about is the choice of photo shopped pictures that lead one to believe that this unit is larger than it is. I include one of the sellers own "photos" showing placement of cups, bowls, plates and silver ware that are no where close to being a true representation of what this dishwasher is capable of. I have included my own unaltered pictures that show a true representation of what will fit in this ting. It's ok, but nearly as big as one is lead to believe. The silverware basket is a joke. I had to take the basket top off completely because literally none of my silverware would fit into the tiny holes set up for a single piece of silverware. Taking the top off did allow me to get some silverware in there and it seemed to work ok. The cup rack on top can be pushed up out of the way if not needed. I don't have a single cup that fits that rack. It's so small you might be able to get a couple tiny espresso cups to fit, but a single regular 10 ounce cup, let alone my 14 ounce cups. It works pretty good for holding larger utensils and small baby bottles. Everything came out very clean . Oh, it will only accommodate plates up to 10.5 inches. And those have to be angled slightly before the rack can be pushed in. This unit is very limited as to how many pieces if kitchen ware its going to clean in one cycle. But it's a good stopgap for us until we can get a new full size dishwasher. It's way better than hand washing and I feel the final cycle gets hot enough that the dishes are full rinsed and cleaned. For the price, it's worth it. Edit: I changed my rating from 4 to 5 stars. I've had this dishwasher a full month now and I love it. All the dishes come out so clean and I've learned how to arrange dishes to maximize wash load. It's so easy to use. In a normal day, I wash 2 loads of dishes. For me, that's doable and with how well this little machine cleans, it's worth to me.

This dishwasher is great! It's small but mighty, got the dishes and silverware spotless the first time I used it (I rinsed the food off before loading), is quiet with a relaxing steady rhythm, and is the answer to my lengthy search for something that would work in my living circumstances. I had been researching these devices extensively, and nothing felt right until I found this one....the interior design is good (allowing taller plates), and the silverware container holds a lot of pieces if you take off the top screen, which I had to do because the bottoms of my cutlery pieces are too wide to fit into the slots of the cover. The fact that you can add water manually solved the problem in my particular situation, and it appeared to drain just fine. Granted, I've only used it once, but I was extremely happy with the results and hope that this lasts for years to come with proper maintenance. TIPS: 1. when installing the drain hose, make sure you turn it to either side rather than toward the back, as this will allow the hose to unwind properly and not make the exit end point upwards. 2. Even though the dryer worked famously, I opened the door a bit overnight to let fresh air in; a trick I've learned with other dishwashers. 3. For those of you who can shop at Trader Joe's, they sell wonderful automatic dishwasher detergent packs (free and clear) that worked beautifully with this machine! 4. There is a small opening for hot steam to exit on the upper right side of the machine, so you'll want to allow space next to it and to not put your hand up there while the moist heat is escaping. 5. I had to put this in my bathtub room, which works very well if you can put it on something higher than the tub to allow proper drainage. I highly recommend this innovative dishwasher! Update on Oct. 22, 2024. I continue to be astounded at how clean my dishes get in this machine, and especially the silverware....when I used to wash those by hand, they would be spotted after air drying, but in the washer they are spotless! After a year and a half of using this machine, I have had no problems, and the one time I neglected to put enough water in, the machine caught it and wouldn't run until I put a couple more ounces in. TIP....certain glasses and cups will inherently trap water on the tops even after the dry cycle, so I use a towel to dry those after the cycle ends and then leave the door ajar overnight to let the moisture evaporate. That method works really well. I will be running a natural dishwasher cleaner through it soon and haven't so far, but I also rinse all the dishes and silverware ahead of time so that there's no food on anything before loading. These two methods have worked to keep this machine in top condition. Lastly, I see that the newer machines come with a tray to help with filling the water bin by hand, but I've been using a funnel all this time...if you have an older model, you'll want to get one with a larger opening on the bottom because the narrower ones take too long. I recently bought a metal canning funnel with a wide opening, and it works great!

I read tons of reviews before deciding to purchase. I've had this for roughly 2 months now. Although I'd love to have a full size dishwasher, I'm a renter and don't have a lot of space. I chose Hermitlux instead of the others since it has the option to connect to faucet (water line )OR fill with water. I preferred to fill the tank with the pitcher that was included. Very easy to assemble, and the 'quick' setting of 30mins works perfectly. After the 30 mins, there's an hour timer to dry dishes. It doesn't fit a ton of dishes, but perfect for a single person/couple. There is only one issue I wish they could fix. I'm slightly hearing impaired, and when you fill the water tank, the machine will beep when tank is full. However, the beep is very difficult to hear. It seems unlikely that you can overfill it though. You will see water coming out of drainage pipe (that you keep in the sink) if you overfill it. Happy with this purchase!

Okay. So I intentionally waited a whole year before writing a review on this portable dishwasher. I did this to make sure that I was able to accurately assess durability over time, as well as effectiveness. SPOILER ALERT--it still works just as great now as it did on Day 1. In fact, I'm using it right now, as I write this review.... Now I grew up during a time when parents would give their children something called "chores" to do. If you don't know what "chores" are, you're very lucky. Somehow, my daily chore was washing dishes. By hand. No dishwasher. I once asked my folks at the dinner table if we could get a dishwasher installed. What did I say that for?!? The reaction to my apparent blasphemy was immediate: My mom stopped, mid-chew, and gave me a look that could have turned Medusa herself into stone. My dad, seeing this, laughed out loud and answered [tongue-in-cheek] "Your mother and I already have 4 dishwashers--and we don't need to plug y'all in! Now. Go do the dishes. I'm sure your brothers thank you for volunteering, don't you boys..." That pretty-much settled the matter. Anyway, fast-forward about 30 years and I live in a rental apartment that-most unfortunately-did not come with a built-in dishwasher. To this day, hand-washing dishes is still my most hated house chore. So much so, that I would let dirty dishes sit in the sink for days at a time until there's no more room in the sink. Then, instead of washing the dishes, I would just stop cooking and get take-out everyday. All, to avoid hand-washing dishes, as though the dirty dishes would suddenly disappear, or get up and wash themselves, or something. And then, one day, my whole life changed! I know that sounds a little hyperbolic, but that's the only way I can describe what happened....I was browsing on Amazon [having totally abandoned that sink full of dishes, of course] and this wonderous invention appeared in my You-May-Also-Like thread. I was actually browsing for something completely unrelated, by the way. As soon as I saw it, my jaw fell to the floor. Phrases like "Why didn't I know about this?" and "Where has this been all my life?" came to mind. A portable dishwasher--who knew!!! The company that makes this just got a little bit richer, because that day, I hit Add-To-Cart immediately. But I consider myself a savvy shopper, so I made sure to read the reviews, the good ones and the bad ones, before I took that proverbial leap-of-faith. When it was delivered and I unwrapped it, it had condensation inside. DO NOT PANIC about that; it's supposed to come that way, as the manufacturer runs each machine through a full cycle for quality assurance just before shipping it out. I make a point to mention this, because some of the negative reviews were complaining about this, as though it were some kind of problem. In fact, the manufacturer has a video of this very process posted right here on Amazon. So, give it a watch. Now you can set it up to operate in one of two configurations. You can connect the dishwasher directly to your kitchen plumbing, or you can simply fill it with water manually by pouring water into it's top opening. Personally, I do it manually, since I live in a rental and I don't want to tamper with the plumbing, and I am definitely NOT a plumber, either. It uses only about 1.5 to 2 gallons of water for a complete load wash and rinse, as opposed to the nearly 10 gallons of water needed to hand-wash dishes in the sink. [Yes, I did compare water usage.] The dishwasher has several speed settings as well. I won't go too deep into that; it's in the user manual. But I will say this. I can confirm and attest that the dishwasher does also clean small pots and pans and skillets, as well as dishware and utensils. I mention this specifically, because I did not see anything about whether or not pots and pans and skillets could be cleaned. If it will fit inside the machine [even at an angle] the dishwasher will function. Then, I kinda went on a crazy cleaning blitz, and washed all sorts of things in there: All of those reusable plastic take-out containers I had accumulated; I took down the glass enclosure from the ceiling fan lights; the light bulb covers from the kitchen, bathroom, front and back porch; I even disassembled the chandelier and washed the glass pieces in this dishwasher. All came out bright and sparkly like brand new! Even the grease catchers from my electric stove burners came out clean! As for which type of soap to use, DO NOT use regular dish soap for hand-washing dishes, under any circumstances, as the resulting bubble-action will cause a malfunction. I cannot emphasize this more strongly [I learned this the hard way]. You MUST use dishwasher gel designed for use in dishwashers. I know that there are powders and even pods designed for dishwashers, but I have found out [from my year-long experience] that dishwasher gel is the most effective by far. So, think "Cascade" not "Dawn". When in use, the dishwasher itself is totally silent. All you will hear is the gentle sloshing sound of the water as the dishes are being washed. Personally, the sloshing sound is quite soothing to me; I have actually fallen to sleep listening to it several times. Imagine the sound that water makes when you are slowly rowing a boat on a calm lake. OMG! I didn't realize that I had written a book here; maybe it was the soothing sounds of my dishes now being washed for me that has allowed the words to come flowing! Well, my dishes are done. Oh, PS and by the way, It dries the dishes spotless, too! Enjoy!

I haven’t had a dishwasher in about 5 years. The places I’ve lived in that time didn’t have them in unit. I’ve been eyeing one of these portable dishwashers for a while, but had been a bit discouraged on price and set-up. But I’m prone to bouts of laziness and hate when I let the dishes pile up. This machine certainly elicits the bygone era of when dishwashers first hit the market and people were amazed at the convenience. This machine is definitely worth the investment, and was easy to set up. It packs a punch; my dishes have not looked this sparkling in a while! It heats up well and my dishes are dry. Works better than some full sized dishwashers I’ve used in the past. I use mine in tank mode since I still need access to my sink, but tank mode works great. It can’t wash any big items, like pans or big pots, but it does still hold quite a bit. Perfect for single people in apartments. Make sure to angle your dinner plates if they’re on the larger side. So far no errors, but I’ve only had it a few days, so we shall see how it goes. I do wish it came in a color other than white, though. Great product anyway!

I have always hated doing dishes and just moved to a place with no dishwasher. My last house had a full size dishwasher and I loved it. In the past I had a bigger countertop dishwasher that hooked up to the sink, it was bigger than this one by about 4-5 inches but would not fit my 10.5 in plates. I am now on load 2 of quick washing dishes I had while waiting for this dishwasher to arrive! I have an RO system that I have to dump the waste water out manually. I try to collect and use the “waste water” for cooking, cleaning, and now I can use it with this dishwasher!! I read other reviews and took some suggestions. I am manually adding my water to the top but I turn it on and select what cycle I will be running. Dishes and soap need to be in the machine before loading the water with the door shut because once it has enough water it will ding at you if you do it this way. Then the machine will start running the cycle you have chosen. I need to order what someone else suggested for hard water. I forgot what it’s called so I have to go back as I am on well water and my bathroom is where my water softener reaches not the kitchen tap. The drain hose is not very long but it does work very well. Easy to attach. I loved a comment someone made here about how it does not pull a lot of power and is good for off grid living. As I am not living off grid that is one of my goals so I am trying to be mindful of what I purchase to be able to take with me whenever I can live off grid. The fact that it doesn’t have to occupy your kitchen faucet is huge! Also that if you’re having drain issues or whatever you can drain this into a bucket while washing dishes and dump where and when you can. Just make sure you’re plugging this into a grounded outlet for better safety. I looked up online which outlet would allow this type of energy/electric draw. Although it will not fit everything in it I used to wash in my full sized dishwasher I can still wash a majority of my dishes in this. My butter knives to not fit in the provided silverware basket. But it’s nice it offers an option to clean silverware in the foldable spot. It was packaged very nicely Amazon had a delay for my delivery which sucked because I started having issues with drains at my house the day after this was supposed to arrive. During my first load of washing a quick cycle I was able to prep more of my RO water for a 3 gallon jug I put it in at home. Clear my counters, put some clean dishes away. I am not using the drying option at the moment but may have to or just wipe out the machine and leave the door cracked open in between uses. I’m just going to take my wet dishes out and put them on a dish strainer to air dry. This way I can get more done in a shorter time frame vs an hour or so drying time added on. My 2nd cycle just finished as I’m typing this out and my first load air drying is basically all dry already all in the matter of 30min Will update more if I have any changes. It’s not super heavy, I was able to carry it safely through the house outside of the box. My old counter top dishwasher was a lot heavier than this. It looks great and shiny! I got the one with no glass on the door. I don’t need to watch my wash cycles. It is not very loud. The sprayers inside are smaller than I expected but seem to work great! The top sprayer in smaller than the bottom one, so they are not the same size. The suction cup seems to be working to keep my drain in place hopefully it does not break off from the hose. The only down side was the blue tape inside to hold everything in for shipping. I had to use a pocket knife to get the connected blue tape off the dish basket. Do as you wish or think on what will help you best for your situation. I’m glad they make something like this and I hope some day soon they can make the bigger portable dishwashers like this with the manually adding water option. That would be a huge game changer to anyone in need but limited options for hook ups and able to wash more at one time.

2 days into owning this dishwasher, which incidentally arrived a full day early (!) and I am in love. I have not had a dishwasher for 3 years and I am so happy with this purchase. It took me a long time to pull the trigger, and I read review after review on every single dishwasher available before deciding on this one. I got the black glass door one. One thing that I noted was that the hermitlux dishwashers had far less negative reviews than other brands in the category I was looking (I needed a tank, couldn't hook up to faucet). Thank you to all the prior reviewers of this and other countertop dishwashers, you really help me make my decision! Since I have had this dishwasher, I've run eight loads and it has been seamless. I purchased a $60 stainless steel rolling cart for it because I don't have enough cabinet clearance, and I really didn't want to give up my very small amount of counter space anyway. This gives me the added bonus of rolling the cart directly into my hallway to run my dishes instead of trying to navigate my very few kitchen electrical outlets. I have two window air conditioners running at all times and I do occasionally have breaker issues in my apartment so this doing dishes in the hallway thing is working out very well. I have a collapsible bucket on the bottom shelf of the cart to collect dishwater, so easy! Onto the dishwashing, I've had a couple of things which were already stained not get as unstained as I would like but they were already stained so this was not a surprise. Everything else is coming out spotless! And so shiny. Clearly, hand washing was not going as well for me as I thought! I am using Cascade gel because I really just did not want to deal with any more research this week. This may change later on down the road but I wanted to get my dishes washing. In my estimation, this dishwasher can hold about a third of a standard dishwasher load but it's been awhile since I've had a standard dishwasher so I could be a little off on my math. The silverware situation annoyed me right out the gate so I popped the little lid off of the silverware container and haven't used it at all, which has caused no issue. I see people less happy about that little flip down rack not holding anything but I put all of my cooking utensils up there, and I also put my yeti-style lids up there. I love that rack! I'll probably learn more how to fit more dishes in there as time goes on but I'm highly impressed with how clean my plastic ware is getting, and it's really nice to be confident that my dishes are sanitized. So far I have used quick wash, standard wash, and strong wash on some of my grungier dishes and all cycles performed really well. If I allow it to run through the dry cycle which I really have been a little too impatient for, it does dry well. Plastics will likely still have water on top but that's that's it's something I dealt with on standard dishwashers. I'm single and still expect to be running this dishwasher daily because why not? It doesn't take very much water and it will be one less thing for my ADHD brain to deal with. Clean sink for the win! Speaking of my ADHD brain, this thing is also nearly silent. I can occasionally hear water slashing but that's about it. Even the notification beeps are very low volume. Since I am rolling the cart into the hallway to wash dishes, I pour three containers of water into the tank (I love the guide piece for it since I can't be trusted to pour water slowly), then I fill the container about halfway in case I didn't get enough in there and roll the whole thing down the hall. Twice I have not gotten enough water in there and the machine let me know so I was able to top it off with my container. I did purchase the extended warranty for 2 years because this was a big purchase for me, even though I do not normally buy extended protection. Tldr: This is a great machine!