Euhomy DW002-5A Countertop Dishwasher Review

Two spray arms turn through a full circle and wash water is heated to between 122 and 131°F, with a final rinse that reaches up to 154°F. The Strong/Baby Care cycle pushes that to 167°F, which is hot enough for greasy plates and for sanitizing baby bottles. Buyers on Amazon most often praise how well it cleans, and one customer notes it lifts tea stains.

The noise rating is 40 dB. Because the machine heats its own water, it does not depend on how hot your tap runs. A Quick cycle finishes lightly soiled dishes in 29 minutes.

Drying goes past air-dry: a 60-minute hot-air dry is followed by up to 73 hours of automatic ventilation, so the tub does not sit damp between loads. The touch panel with LED display, the 1 to 18 hour delay start, the child lock, the interior light and the pause function cover the small daily conveniences. At 34.6 lb, one person can lift it. The machine is ETL and DOE certified and carries a 1-year manufacturer warranty.

The manual rates the tub at 2 place settings, and says plates up to 10.25 in fit. Buyers on Amazon are divided on size: some say it holds more than they expected, others find it small and report that standard dinner plates barely fit. Treat it as a day's dishes for one or two people, not a family's dinner service.

There is no detergent dispenser, so powder or a tablet can slide to the bottom of the tub; dose 8 to 10 g of powder or one tablet. Plastics, deep cups and bowls come out wet, and water pools in anything turned upside down. No water softener is built in, so hard water can leave spotting on glassware. The rack pegs and cutlery slots are tight for wide-handled flatware. Baked-on soil needs a real pre-rinse to come off.

Faucet-hose mode needs a standard threaded aerator (G3/4 in); pull-down and non-standard faucets need an adapter, or the machine must run from its tank only. The machine is not ENERGY STAR certified. At 18.03 in tall, it needs roughly 19 in of vertical clearance to slide under upper cabinets. The 40 dB rating and the 30+ item capacity are manufacturer figures.

The 16.85 in width and 16.73 in depth decide whether the machine sits on your counter without overhanging the edge. The 34.6 lb weight means you can move it to a cart or a closet when the counter is needed. The 8 programs and the 167°F cycle are what you are paying for over a bare-bones countertop unit, and the 40 dB rating is what keeps it usable in an open kitchen.

Normal handles a mixed daily load of plates, mugs and cutlery. ECO is the everyday run when you want the most efficient wash. Quick gets lightly soiled dishes done in 29 minutes. Strong/Baby Care runs at 167°F for pots, greasy pans and sanitizing bottles.

Glass is for delicate stemware that you don't want knocked around. Fruit rinses produce without detergent. Self-Clean washes the tub itself, and Dry finishes a load without washing anything. The delay start and the child lock are what make an unattended run practical: set the machine to start later and lock the panel so nobody changes the cycle.

The 30+ item figure counts every piece, so it sits alongside the manual's 2 place settings rather than replacing them. A realistic load is plates, glasses, mugs, cutlery and a few small bowls for one or two people. Stockpots, sheet pans and a family's worth of dinnerware do not fit.

Buyers on Amazon split on this. Some find the tub roomier than expected, while others say standard dinner plates barely clear the rack.

At 18.03 in height, the machine needs about 19 in of clearance under upper cabinets. If your cabinets sit lower, plan on a cart or an open run of counter. The footprint is 16.85 in wide by 16.73 in deep, so measure counter depth and leave room for the door swing and for the hoses at the back.

In faucet mode, the inlet hose needs a standard threaded aerator (G3/4 in); pull-down and non-standard faucets need an adapter. Without one, run the machine from its own water supply and drain into the sink or a container.

Unpack the machine, set it on a level surface, and run a short empty cycle first. Add 8 to 10 g of powder or one tablet, pick a program, and use the delay if you want the load to start later.

The interior light switches off after a few minutes, which is normal and not a fault.

The DW002-5A has a Self-Clean mode that washes the tub itself, so run it regularly to keep residue and odors from building up. After each load, up to 73 hours of automatic ventilation keeps the tub from sitting damp, so you can leave the door closed between runs.

Scrape and rinse plates before loading, because baked-on soil and food scraps are what the machine struggles with. No water softener is built in, so if you have hard water, watch for spotting on glassware. The interior light switching off after a few minutes is normal and not a fault.

The warranty runs 1 year from the manufacturer, so keep the receipt.

Two versions of this countertop dishwasher appear under different titles. The black one is the DW002-5A, with 8 programs, a 5 L tank and a touch panel. The white one is the DW002-5WH, also with 8 programs and a 5 L tank, and its cycle list covers Normal, ECO, Quick, Strong/Baby Mode, Glass, Fruit, Self Cleaning, Dry and Extra Dry. Both versions share the same footprint of 16.85 in wide by 16.73 in deep by 18.03 in high, so the door color and the model code are what separate them.