Fisher and Paykel DD603HM dishdrawer Review

When I first purchased my Fisher Paykel Dishdrawer almost from the beginning I started having problems with the unit. Between the repair people saying it wasn't installed correctly (apparently very few people know how to service Fisher Paykel appliances) to obvious defects, I have been extremely unhappy with the dishwasher.

One of the recurring issues were the drawers freezing closed and holding the dishes hostage after the wash. I finally figured out how to "unlock" the drawers after several service calls that included the factory rep having to come out. The top drawer drained into the bottom one at one time and the service person that came out decided to open the drawer while it was running and flooded the floor under the unit and the area around that. I continued to have issues with the unit and the factory rep said it was fine when he came out. Shortly after that, the seal failed and flooded my kitchen floor and the area under the cabinet. I couldn't get all the water out of the cabinet, so I had to uninstall it and pull it out and into the garage so I could dry out the floor and wall under the cabinet and the surrounding cabinet bases. I will not reinstall it. I am getting a different one.

I have talked to a number of appliance sales people and they also confirmed that they have had many reports of similar issues with the dishdrawer. I would not recomend the dishdrawer unless you rarely use it and you want to be on a first name basis with your local repair person.