Hisense HS523E15WUK Slimline 10 Places Free Standing Dishwasher White with 30 Minutes Quick Wash [Energy Class E]

Purchased as I needed a replacement for my old dishwasher that stopped working. I didn't want to spend too much and this one seemed to fit the bill for a speedy, cost-effective replacement. I've had it three months now and I'm really pleased with it. HIGHLIGHTS... It's super quiet (hardly even notice it's on) / sleek minimal design / digital control panel (in top of door) is really easy to use / cleans well / ...my favourite feature is the cutlery tray at the top, which eliminates the need for a cutlery basket and cleans the cutlery better. There is a slight price to pay for the cutlery tray though - it takes up a couple of inches of vertical space, which means that you need to make a choice between large plates and tall glasses. In order to accommodate plates over 25cm without the spinny-washer-arm-thingy hitting them, you need to move the upper basket higher (there are two heights you can have it at and it's easy to move the basket from one height to another). But that then means you won't get tall glasses in the upper basket. So there's a choice to me made. Personally, I prefer handwashing nice glassware anyway so it's not an issue for me, but it's something to be aware of. There are reviews that mention various problems and error codes, but I've not had any issues in three months, and the manual explains how to deal with any error codes. As for people saying items come out wet, I think that's just something that happens with any dishwasher if you open the door too soon after the cycle has ended. I always leave mine untouched for an hour after it's finished and everything is perfectly dry by then. Performance-wise, everything I put in comes out sparkling clean (I mainly use the 90 min cycle). The colour is a very cool white (almost with a slight grey tinge) so maybe something to bear in mind if you have warm white/cream kitchen units. I don't think you can get better at this price point, and I'm happy to recommend it.

Bought to replace a 10+ year old Kenwood dishwasher. The Hisence feels a bit “cheaper”, and was much lighter than the Kenwood, so probably explains why so many seem to end up damaged on delivery - mine arrived with a slight dent on the side near the bottom front (presumably from being man handled at the depot). As it was purely cosmetic and can’t be seen when fitted in place I decided to just keep it. It was easy enough to install. The inlet hose isn’t very malleable though - it’s extremely stiff and kinked when I tried to attached it to the Y piece on the cold water feed (had dishwasher & washing machine on same feed). My water feeds are in quite a tight space and no amount of fiddling could get the hose unkinked. Thankfully this dishwasher can be fitted to the hot water feed (which probably explains why the hose is so stiff), so I just put the dishwasher on the hot feed, and the washing machine straight on the cold. Performance wise I have no complaints. Cleans dishes without quibble. The only annoying thing is that the display is on the inside so you can’t see how much time is left on the cycle. The front just has icons showing you which part the wash is on (pre wash, main wash, rinse, dry and finish). I’d personally rather just see the time. Capacity seems on par with my previous dishwasher - if you have any bulky/large dishes/pans it’s easy enough to raise the top draw to compensate. The cutlery draw is ok, although I have kept my old cuttlery holder as it’s easier to get my boys to use that than get them to put their cuttlery into an additional draw (oh the trauma that extra step would cause them!). So no regrets so far with this purchase, it’s just a shame that the condition it arrives in is a bit of a lottery.

So we got this to fill a space, not necessarily that we absolutely needed it. Price was ok, but based on performance, I can’t imagine cheaper ones can’t do the same thing. It’s as expected in terms of the inside, no comment, the programming panel works well, nice and easy to cycle through options. My only concern is I’ve used a couple of different programs now and have yet to have 100% dry pots, not one piece has actually been dry once opened. It’s not the end of the world, but I used the longer cycle and expected at least that the pots were dry! I’ve read the manual and troubleshooting, potentially the way it’s been loaded but I’ve been careful and strategic and still doesn’t dry. Again, not the end of the world but a bit disappointing.

Do not buy this dishwasher it will frustrate you! It looks lovely and is quiet to run. But the design of the baskets is ridiculous which means you cannot fit very much in it. It has a cutlery drawer at the top which means you don't need a basket. I thought this would be great and give more room, but somehow it doesn't. It catches and means you can't put much in the top rack. The bottom shelf cannot accommodate larger plates, even if you adjust the top basket and the design of the rack makes it really hard to load. I had a slimline beko before and could fit dishes from a full meal, including pans. I'm lucky if half will fit in this one. The cycles are really long and you can't see from the outside how long is left. The dishes also come out wet. You can definitely do better at this price! I'm sending it back.

I love it! Makes my life so much more peaceful and less chaotic for disabled people. It’s very quiet and has a compartment at the top for cutlery. It’s perfect for a single Person or a Couple. A moderate was takes 2 hours. I’m so glad I was able to get this at such a good price.

Great value slimline dishwasher. We have had to move the top shelf up as cannot fit our dinner plates in lower tray as the arm wont spin around so this has reduced us putting anything other than cups in the top shelf. The cutlery tray does save space from the bottom tray although takes some getting used to with having the lay the cutlery out and make sure it does not touch one another, there are grooves to allow you to do this. I use the 1.5hr programme regularly and this does get stuff clean even when it has been in there 2/3 days as there are only two of us in the house. The tablet has not fallen out of the compartment a few times so we have resorted to throwing it in the bottom of the machine. Pleased with the value, it looks smart too.

I like Hisense appliances but this is the worst dishwasher of the 3 I have owned (the first one lasted 25yrs but was not this maker!). It doesn't clean as well as either of my previous ones

Whilst it has a super quiet operation, there’s no cutlery basket - instead you have a cutlery tray that you have to place your cutlery in the slots. Way too fiddly. Also - it doesn’t dry as good as the dishwasher it replaced. Our plates catch the top drawer when you open it and whilst you can raise the top basket to counter this, then any tall glasses you have will catch on the cutlery tray. I wouldn’t buy this again.