Not perfect but not bad for the price.
4/5
As a bottom end of the price range item this performs well enough. Time delay choices of 3, 6 or 9 hours and enough temperature settings for most purposes including a longer eco cycle. There's a half load setting too. I did have a couple of instances of tablets not dissolving but this seems okay now. The instructions say don't use tablets or sachets on short cycles, but try finding loose powder or dishwasher liquid in supermarkets nowadays - good luck! If I have a reservation it's the stacking racks. Fine for plates, but (for me, anyway) hopeless for bowls, which don't seem to fit into the shape of the racks, especially above the upper spray arm mounting. They just keep falling over, however carefully you put them in. The top rack is adjustable to a lower position. This was a piece of cake on my old Hotpoint, but is so awkward on the Electra as to be not worth the trouble. Someone else has mentioned the inadequacy of the instructions and I agree with this. You can find a more detailed leaflet on line but the definition in the illustrations is quite poor.
This sounds like a catalogue of complaints, but it's just meant to give a clear idea of a few drawbacks. Overall, it does a good enough job and though there are some negative aspects I would recommend it as good value at the price.
