Our selection of the best dishwashers without water supply

Contrary to popular belief, it is not always essential to have a water supply available in your kitchen to equip yourself with a dishwasher.

Indeed, builders have understood for several years that washing dishes is a chore that annoys most people, including those who live in an apartment with a small kitchen.

If your kitchenette cannot accommodate a traditional dishwasher, then that's not a problem: all you have to do is turn to a compact dishwasher, capable of operating without a water supply available.

Not all dishwasher brands offer this type of model: it is a separate segment on the market.

However, it is possible to invest in a mini dishwasher without water supply for a reasonable price,

and thus limit as much as possible the chore associated with cleaning your dirty dishes.

If you need help making your choice, you can count on our selection of the best waterless dishwashers on the market.

our selection

Lagoona Mini Dishwasher, Klarstein

• Darty

  €346.49

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• Shopping street

  €346.49

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• Amazon

  €349.99

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• La Redoute

  €349.99

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• Cdiscount

  €359.99

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This Klarstein Lagoona Mini compact dishwasher model does not have a water tank: it must be installed near your kitchen sink, to be connected to it during use.

Its drain pipe can also be positioned in the sink.

It has 7 cleaning programs and a drying program, and its water consumption is 6.5 liters per cycle.

You can wash up to 6 covers at the same time.

• Good capacity

• 7 programs

• Sink connection

• Consumption of 6.5 liters

• Quite heavy

• No water tank

Aquatica Mini Dishwasher, Klarstein

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  €324.67

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• Amazon

  €359.99

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The Klarstein Aquatica is a dishwasher with a width of 42 cm, which is easy to install on the worktop of a small kitchen, and even in a motorhome.

Its interior space is useful for washing up to two place settings at the same time: it is therefore suitable for a couple or a single person.

Its consumption per cycle is 5 litres, and it has three different programs, to adapt to the degree of dirtiness of the dishes.

It incorporates a tank to be filled and emptied by hand.

• Easy to install

• Presence of a reservoir

• 3 programs

• Manual drain

Klarstein Amazonia Mini Dishwasher

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  €326.69

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• Conforama

  €326.69

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• Amazon

  €329.99

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• La Redoute

  €329.99

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• Shopping street

  €329.99

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Equipped with a window and an LED screen, the Klarstein Amazonia Mini dishwasher offers you optimal visibility of its interior, to monitor the status of your dishes.

It has 6 programs, which only use 5 liters of water to operate.

As it is equipped with a tank, you can use it absolutely everywhere: the only condition is to have a power outlet available.

It is suitable for washing the daily dishes of two people.

• Easy to carry

• 6 programs

• Window

• LED screen

• Not all plates are compatible

Tabletop dishwasher, Singlehomie

• Amazon

  €359.99

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The Singlehomie is a dishwasher that works without water supply.

You have two choices for operating it: either via its integrated tank or via a connection to your kitchen sink tap.

It incorporates 5 washing programs and is suitable for the dishes of four people.

Its LED lighting greatly facilitates its filling, and it consumes 5 liters of water per cycle.

Its drying system allows a very effective elimination of water vapor without creating humidity in your home.

• Two water supply modes

• Good capacity

• 5 programs

• LED lighting

• a bit heavy

Mini dishwasher, Bob

• Goal

  399 €

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• Darty

  €399.99

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• Rakuten

  €418.99

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• Cdiscount

  419 €

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• Amazon

  449 €

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The Bob miniature dishwasher is one of the best known models on the market.

Made in France, it incorporates 6 washing modes and features a rapid convection drying system.

It uses only 3 liters of water per cycle, making it one of the most economical models in this area.

It has a UV-C mode that uses ultraviolet light to kill up to 99% of bacteria on dishes.

It can wash up to four place settings at the same time and incorporates a water tank.

• Very compact

• Only 3 liters per cycle

• UV mode

• 6 programs

• High price

How does a dishwasher work without water supply?

With or without water supply, a dishwasher still needs between 3 to 15 liters of water to operate.

In the vast majority of cases, the mini dishwashers found on the market are equipped with an integrated tank, the capacity of which varies from 3 to 7 litres.

You must manually fill a bucket or a container provided for this purpose, then pour the water into the tank of the dishwasher.

Some more advanced models can offer, instead of or in addition to the tank, a connection to the tap of your kitchen sink.

This allows you to simulate the operation of a standard dishwasher, but it also means that your mini dishwasher must be installed near a sink.

If you want to use it independently in a campsite, for example,

As for emptying, here too, there are two scenarios: the first involves emptying the container by hand using a dedicated accessory, which can be a bit long, but necessary when you you do not have the possibility to concretely empty the contents of the water tank in a specific place.

The other, more practical solution is in an integrated drain system.

In this case, all you have to do is connect a hose and position it in a sink, for example, so that the tank empties.

It is often this option that is offered in the models available on the market, in particular those which include the possibility of connecting the water supply to a tap.

As far as possible, this combination is to be preferred to avoid more tedious manipulations than necessary:

How to install a dishwasher without water supply?

If you invest in a mini dishwasher equipped with an integrated water tank, the constraints are really minimal.

You need to have an electrical outlet nearby, but if necessary, you can use an extension cord.

It is important that the appliance be installed in a very stable place: prefer a work surface in the kitchen or, failing that, a sufficiently robust table to perfectly support the weight of the dishwasher.

If you want to use it in a campsite, you can put it on the ground, ideally on a terrace or on a wooden board to offer a stable support to the whole.

If you need to connect the dishwasher's water supply to a faucet, it is generally not recommended to use a hose that is too long to do so.

If your appliance comes with a hose, use it as much as possible.

In this kind of situation, it is necessary to install your dishwasher on the worktop of your kitchen, close to avoid it.

It will also help you to carry out the emptying, once the cycle is finished.