I live in Alaska in what we call a "dry cabin" which means every drop of water that comes into my cabin I haul in, and every drop of water that is "grey water" or dirty water, I haul out. By hand, in jugs, in and out. Also, I have an outhouse for a bathroom and a tub that I heat up water to use and haul out the used water (via the tub) when I am done bathing. It is a lot of work, yet many people here in Alaska choose this lifestyle, and I am one of them. I am fairly new to dry cabin living, and I loved it except for the part when I had to wash dishes. Washing dishes involved heating up water to wash, then staging the dishes until I heated up more water to rinse, and so on. The whole thing was a two hour adventure, each and every day, which became tedious.

Now, with my Novette dishwasher, I enjoy the process of washing dishes as it only takes about 10 minutes of work on my end and a lot of work on the dishwashers end. I simply scrub any crusty parts off my plates, cups and silverware in my sink (little bit of pre-loading scrub time) and then I load the dishwasher and put in a wee bit of bio kleen dishwasher soap. I then pour three pitchers of water in the top (the dishwasher INCLUDES the pitcher) and then I close the door and press play. And wha la! Dishes are done in about an hour. Sparkling clean, wonderfully sanitized, this thing is a dream. The dishwasher comes with a drainage hose that I put into a five gallon jug, and every four days or so I take the jug outside and dump the water out on my land. This little dishwasher is easy to use, and once a week or so I lovingly check the filter part, which is SUPER easy to access and clean. It usually doesn't need any cleaning, but I check it anyways to be thorough and mindful. Yes, this thing is a powerhouse, I have been using it twice a day almost since I got it, and it also cleans fruit! It also dries the dishes, which is helpful as well. I have been super surprised at how stuffed I can get this thing and also the little rack can be adjusted to two heights, which is very helpful and the silverware thing can move in different positions to accomodate larger items. Now I just have to wash my huge huge huge pans by hand, which is not that big of a deal. I recommend this machine to about everyone I meet.