Kenwood KDW60X13 Dishwasher

A seal broke within first year of owning this. Now water heating element has gone, we paid a fortune for this from Currys (£479!!!!!!!). Terrible customer experience. Do not buy.

We bought the dishwasher from currys 11 months ago, from Curry's. At £299.99, not the cheapest but not expensive either. We really liked the stainless steel look and simple bar handle. Controls looked good too.

So when we got it home and found our plates were just a fraction too large, we were disappointed, to say the least! Our plates are certainly not large. Very average size in fact. So we were able to move the top tray up, but in doing this there is sometimes little room on the top rack for tall glasses or the odd larger item. But we have lived with that and can at least get the plates in...

Since new, items have never been dry and often have smears, or need re-washing. More often than not we wash these items by hand, because even with an extra wash it doesn't remove even slightly stubborn marks.

We've tried more salt, rinse aid, different tablets and other cleaning products, but the finished wash so often leaves many items needing hand washing.

We've now been prompted to leave a review because there is no power at all. LED display is dead. The wash simply stopped. Fuse is fine, as is the power lead. Having checked on-line there are several complaints about this but we're absolutely gutted because after only 11 months it seems it needs to be repaired. We're re-doing the kitchen and have decided to buy another dishwasher now. It definitely will not be a kenwood and having had a couple of other dishwashers in the past, can say this is by far and away the worst. Almost not worth using it at all. So, I hope this helps some people out there considering a kenwood. I always thought the name was good (we love the mixer), but save yourself a lot of frustration and give the dishwashers a wide berth.