Well Featured Machine - Environmentally Bad Packaging
4/5
It's a great dishwasher with some initiative and useful features. I particularly like the top cutlery tray, which releases more space for larger items in the bottom rack.
However, I have notice two things. The machine itself is less rigid than our old Hotpoint machine and has a noticeable flex in the body. This does however seem to be common among out manufacturers models as well. I assume it's due to them trying to reduce the amount of materials used, to lower their Carbon Footprint.
The second thing is that Aldis own brand dishwasher tablets fail to completely dissolve on the Intensive cycle. This doesn't seem to happen on Eco cycle. However, as yet I haven't used any of the other cycles or different types of tablet to compare them.
One more thing that really did annoy and disappoint me was the packaging. It was covered in a thick polythene wrap and had polystyrene top, base and edges. WHY???? What is wrong with using compacted cupboard packaging, which is 100% recyclable???? In 2022 the use of non- recyclable packaging is wholly unacceptable!!!!
Overall, I like the machine and sincerely hope that it will give us many years of trouble free service.