How many times do you run your dishwasher?

Murrisk · 26-05-2017 05:41PM

o1s1n wrote: »

For those running theirs 2-3 times a week, do you not find it begins to stink a bit?

If putting it on every other day, no, no stink. If left for a third day, which happens very occasionally, yeah maybe. But not always. I'm putting it on this evening, last time was Tuesday and there is no stink. It depends on what kind of staining is on the wares in there.

PandaPoo · 26-05-2017 05:43PM

2 adults 2 kids and we run it every second day!

miezekatze · 26-05-2017 05:56PM

Every 2 or 3 days, 2 adults. Wouldn't want to do without one again!

_Brian · 26-05-2017 05:58PM

2 adults, 2 kids here.

Do lots of home cooking from scratch and a lot of baking too.

Dishwasher runs every day, sometimes twice.

Mrs OBumble · 26-05-2017 06:16PM

I let mine have a run out to the pub every evening, AFTER he's finished the dishes.

goz83 · 26-05-2017 06:35PM

turbowolfed wrote: »

3 times a day. Two adults five kids in our house.

Once a day...maybe twice on occasion....and its also 2 + 5 here. Some items cleaned in sink. Dishwasher goes on after midnight (night rate).

Rubberlegs · 26-05-2017 06:51PM

Once a day. 3 adults, a teenager and small child in this house.

26-05-2017 07:51PM

I'd love a dishwasher. Feckin hate washing up. To me they seem very fancy but everyone has one it seems.

Moonbeam · 26-05-2017 07:52PM

twice a day, 2 adults and 4 kids.

Spudgun · 26-05-2017 08:02PM

I'm the Dishwasher and I hate running

_Kaiser_ · 26-05-2017 08:04PM

I'd say 2-3 times a week.. just me ya see

Butterface · 26-05-2017 08:12PM

Haven't used the dishwasher in 6 months.

Only use it now if we've had a crowd over and there is a heap of plates etc.

If I don't have time to clean my bowl & mug in the morning, I'll give it a quick rinse and fill it with water.

Then when I'm cooking dinner in the evening and standing around waiting, I'll clean up.

Clean as you go, yo!

notsoyoungwan · 27-05-2017 12:20AM

Twice a week usually. If I'm doing batch cooking etc at weekend it'd go on daily.
Just me in the house.

Ubbquittious · 27-05-2017 12:27AM

Thanks for reminding me. I have been meaning to run it just to blow the cobwebs out of it

matrim · 27-05-2017 12:30AM

We have 6 bowls and 2 people here so we normally run the dishwasher once every 3 days when the bowls are all dirty and we want clean ones for breakfast the next morning

bee06 · 27-05-2017 12:35AM

2 person household and I'd say it's been used 5 times in the last 2.5 years. Only when we have loads of guests for dinner

byte · 27-05-2017 08:56PM

About 3 times a week, two adult household.

Deub · 27-05-2017 09:01PM

Two adults and it runs once per week. Sometimes twice, if we have people over.

mdwexford · 27-05-2017 11:00PM

2 adults, 2 kids.

Run it about 4-5 times a week on average I'd say.

We never had one growing up. Always was dying to get one when I moved out as hated doing it by hand. It lived up to the hype, I wouldn't be without one now. Essential purchase imo.

Boggy Turf · 27-05-2017 11:09PM

Family of 5 who love eating.
At least once a day, sometimes twice.

The greatest invention ever.

cbyrd · 27-05-2017 11:56PM

2 adults, 5 kids 3 more kids on the weekends, once a day, or every second day. I know how to load it properly

lulu1 · 27-05-2017 11:58PM

10 times a day

I am it

appledrop · 28-05-2017 12:01AM

We used to run it every second day but then along came the baby + that went out the window. Now it's everyday but sometimes there is still stuff let over + often it goes on twice on a Weekend day.

r93kaey5p2izun · 28-05-2017 12:16AM

Never had a dishwasher. I don't think it would work here with with 4 strangers in a houseshare and everyone has their own utensils and dishes.

Samsgirl · 28-05-2017 12:19AM

Usually every 2nd day

tomwaterford · 28-05-2017 06:32AM

People that run it 2 or 3 times aday......would it not save alot of time/energy to just buy a bigger one?

Mena · 28-05-2017 08:42AM

tomwaterford wrote: »

People that run it 2 or 3 times aday......would it not save alot of time/energy to just buy a bigger one?

Takes too much time/energy to go shopping for a new one. Besides, cost half feck all to run.

Varik · 28-05-2017 08:47AM

Been in current house a bit under a year and used mine once because it for a free dishwasher tablet.

Don't have that much stuff to clean, so do it by hand generally.

threetrees · 28-05-2017 09:04AM

5 of us, kids use as much or more delph than the adults. Dishwasher goes on every evening, full or half full, gets emptied every morning.

Afaic a dishwasher is the single best luxury item. I can easily cope without one but it's so so handy.

Annasopra · 28-05-2017 09:06AM

Butterface wrote: »

Haven't used the dishwasher in 6 months.

Only use it now if we've had a crowd over and there is a heap of plates etc.

If I don't have time to clean my bowl & mug in the morning, I'll give it a quick rinse and fill it with water.

Then when I'm cooking dinner in the evening and standing around waiting, I'll clean up.

Clean as you go, yo!

That's not a good idea. If you't use a dishwasher regularly it will break much more easily plus if for any reason there was water in the pipes that went stagnant it's a potential cause of legionnaires disease.

How many times do you run your dishwasher?

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