All these Chinese units come from the same company, They are sold under the KM, FD, WP, GE names just to name the more popular companies that are selling these, I have also seen other names on them like Danby.

We work on these DWs every week, the earlier versions would get terrible mineral build-ups because of the stupid detergent dispenser design, users did not realize that you needed to put detergent on the recess on the lid as well as inside and the DW wold not have any detergent till about the 4th water fill depending on which cycle was used.

These DWs actually wash pretty well but have only 1/3 to 1/2 the capacity of a real DW and still use about as much water as a full sized DW. Cost of the unit, service access and reliability are all serious issues. I always recommend to our customers planning smaller kitchens to use a full size DW, as it is much less trouble and expense in the long run.

When you consider that you only save 6" of cabinet space with these DWs for such tiny capacity and high energy use the kitchen would have to be pretty small before I would consider one of these as a primary DW.

Roger, I'm in love with that SCing range.  It reminds me of a Hotpoint.  What brand is it?

One good thing about it is that it's made of stainless steel inside! Unlike Frigidaire's lower end and mid-line 24" models. If it doesn't perform well or if it fails after the warranty ends, you could still modify the cabinets and fit your harvest gold KA there! I'm sure there's a way to do it with minimal wood work!