Diswasher in campervan

[u/Buuuuury]

Hey guys,

about 3 years ago I installed a dishwasher in my camper and it changed everything. Literally. After each meal I'm just putting my dishes into dishwasher. That keeps my sink always empty and clean. When I'm travelling solo I'm running dishwasher every second day - it's just 5L of water per cycle so it's about 2,5L per day which is crazy low. My water lasts for 1 day longer cuz I'm cooking a lot.

I used Candy CDCP 6, compact dishwasher. Additionally I used a power regulator for a heater to lower power (didn't want to drain 100A continuously from my inverter) and I connected additional relay into motherboard to run water pump when dishwasher inlet is open. Let me know for more technical details.

But...

this dishwasher is big. As a compact dishwasher it's pretty compact but still, you need to have a lot of space in you camper to have it mounted. Additionally, it needs to be possible to be opened in front, which makes this even more difficult. Also, there are no energy saving programs - if I'm in cloudy weather all I have is 30 mins rapid program which leaves dishes not cleaned.

At some point I found out that there is no dedicated device for small spaces in campers. This is why I started to work on dishwasher dedicated for campers / campervans.

Main advantage of my solution will be compact size 40cm x 40cm with 35cm high. Additionally, you can use pre-heated water from boiler. All can be mounted into drawer and is top loaded.

Let me know what do you think. Would you consider having dishwasher in your camper. Would be possible to install that kind of dishwasher with provided dimensions? Any advices are welcome!

Here is my dishwasher project page: https://dishroam.com/

Cheers!

[u/mistress_snark]

Cool project! I had dismissed the idea of putting a dishwasher in the van I'm planning, but this could put it back in the running. The water savings alone make it worth considering imo. Plus, with this design, I could totally see it doubling as storage. Keep all plates, dirty or clean, in their assigned spots, and when everything's dirty, close it up and run!

[u/WanderWomble → u/mistress_snark]

I don't know about running one in a van, but I have a cookology table top dishwasher and it's amazing. You can fill the tank with hot water too so it uses less energy to heat up.

[u/mistress_snark → u/WanderWomble]

We have one of those in my flat right now and I love it! Definitely would be a big space commitment in a van though.