Usage of dishwasher

WhiteWalls · 26-06-2014 12:47AM #1

Thought it was only my house where the dish washer is an ornament. If I had my way it would be used but Iv noticed in a few houses now where dishes were being washed in the sink and an idle dishwasher there. Supposedly they are hard on electricity but then again we have to boil 2 kettles to wash them so I don't see the point.

Don't ask why we bough one in the first place but its never used. Whats the situation in your humble abode?

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 26-06-2014 12:49AM

My dishwasher? Her name's Sinead, we've been married for 8 years.

Sir Arthur Daley · 26-06-2014 12:49AM

Mine is idle too, I have a wife.

26-06-2014 12:51AM

"Dish mops....pink and yellow"

26-06-2014 12:51AM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

Thought it was only my house where the dish washer is an ornament. If I had my way it would be used but Iv noticed in a few houses now where dishes were being washed in the sink and an idle dishwasher there. Supposedly they are hard on electricity but then again we have to boil 2 kettles to wash them so I don't see the point.

Don't ask why we bough one in the first place but its never used. Whats the situation in your humble abode?

I will never do anything manually if a machine exists to do it for me*. I don't have a dishwasher where I am now, but I didn't wash anything by hand when I had one.

*I'm talking about household tasks here, so keep your minds clean

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thelad95 · 26-06-2014 12:51AM

Dishwashers can be pointless. Think about it, a family eating dinner. Everyone gets up takes 2 minutes to clean their cutlery and dishes at the sink and put them away. Dishwashers are only for convenience and I can see why their usage will fall with incoming water charges and ever-rising utility bills, people may return to the humble act of washing at the sink.

131spanner · 26-06-2014 12:58AM

Our dishwasher washes dishes. He's sound, really.

26-06-2014 01:01AM

thelad95 wrote: »

Dishwashers can be pointless. Think about it, a family eating dinner. Everyone gets up takes 2 minutes to clean their cutlery and dishes at the sink and put them away. Dishwashers are only for convenience and I can see why their usage will fall with incoming water charges and ever-rising utility bills, people may return to the humble act of washing at the sink.

If you only use it when it's filled to capacity it wouldn't use much more water than hand washing dishes.

gctest50 · 26-06-2014 01:01AM

A good one will use less water

Dishwashers vs washing by hand

Washing by hand may be quick and easy for a few dishes, but it won't always save water compared with a fully loaded dishwasher.

Imagine washing up nearly 130 items with just 7 litres of water – that’s what the most water-efficient dishwasher can do.

To beat that, you'd have to wash everything by hand in less than a single bowlful of water, avoid leaving the tap running and dispense with soaking or rinsing items.
http://www.which.co.uk/energy/creating-an-energy-saving-home/reviews-ns/water-saving-products/water-efficient-dishwashers/

Morag · 26-06-2014 01:02AM

The dishwasher uses less water then filling the sink/basin 3 times to do all the dishes, pots ect once there are 4 people in the family.
It gets used at least once a day, did more when the kids were younger.

Sir Arthur Daley · 26-06-2014 01:03AM

thelad95 wrote: »

Dishwashers are only for convenience and I can see why their usage will fall with incoming water charges and ever-rising utility bills, people may return to the humble act of washing at the sink.

Dishwashers are far more economical than you might think, hand washing can and does use lots of water.

thelad95 · 26-06-2014 01:07AM

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Dishwashers are far more economical than you might think, hand washing can and does use lots of water.

But no electricity.

dee_mc · 26-06-2014 01:10AM

thelad95 wrote: »

But no electricity.

Depending on how the water is heated, the dishwasher is apparently often more economical (source: incredibly boring lectures when learning how to be a Home Ec teacher)

JonEBGud · 26-06-2014 01:12AM

Dishwashers are more hygienic because they wash at a much higher temperature.

Sir Arthur Daley · 26-06-2014 01:13AM

thelad95 wrote: »

But no electricity.

What do you mean dont you use energy to get hot water from your tap?

The Backwards Man · 26-06-2014 01:13AM

I'd marry my dishwasher if I had somewhere to stick the ring

Tin Foil Hat · 26-06-2014 01:13AM

thelad95 wrote: »

But no electricity.

It uses hot water - be it heated by electricity, oil or gas.

Sir Arthur Daley · 26-06-2014 01:15AM

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

It uses hot water - be it heated by electricity, oil or gas.

No they don't.

dee_mc · 26-06-2014 01:16AM

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

No they don't.

They're talking about human dishwashers

Sir Arthur Daley · 26-06-2014 01:18AM

dee_mc wrote: »

They're talking about human dishwashers

Took up wrong.

thelad95 · 26-06-2014 01:22AM

What I'm talking about is that not everything has to go into the dishwasher. Ok, if there is a big meal it is more practical to feck everything into the dishwasher but if it's only one plate or one or two mugs, why not just take 60 seconds to clean them yourself and put it away. This will save the amount of times you use the dishwasher, which in turn saves electricity.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 26-06-2014 01:25AM

thelad95 wrote: »

What I'm talking about is that not everything has to go into the dishwasher. Ok, if there is a big meal it is more practical to feck everything into the dishwasher but if it's only one plate or one or two mugs, why not just take 60 seconds to clean them yourself and put it away. This will save the amount of times you use the dishwasher, which in turn saves electricity.

That's what most people already do. Or else don't turn on the dishwasher until it's full or nearly full. Depends on how much delph you've got..

gctest50 · 26-06-2014 01:29AM

thelad95 wrote: »

What I'm talking about is that not everything has to go into the dishwasher. Ok, if there is a big meal it is more practical to feck everything into the dishwasher but if it's only one plate or one or two mugs, why not just take 60 seconds to clean them yourself and put it away. This will save the amount of times you use the dishwasher, which in turn saves electricity.

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dee_mc · 26-06-2014 01:31AM

thelad95 wrote: »

What I'm talking about is that not everything has to go into the dishwasher. Ok, if there is a big meal it is more practical to feck everything into the dishwasher but if it's only one plate or one or two mugs, why not just take 60 seconds to clean them yourself and put it away. This will save the amount of times you use the dishwasher, which in turn saves electricity.

I wouldn't be that concerned by the electricity usage to be honest - mine is fairly new and A graded for efficiency, takes under half an hour and has low temperature eco functions, and is well laid out so only need to run it every 3 days or so. When I hand wash the dishes I get through a lot of rinsing water and tea towels (which then need to be washed!) and I break stuff a fair bit because I'm hella clumsy, so I reckon, in this house anyway, the dishwasher is more efficient all round

NoHornJan · 26-06-2014 01:39AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I'd marry my dishwasher if I had somewhere to stick the ring

In your nose.
And lick the plates clean.
Then no need for a skivvy.

SuperS54 · 26-06-2014 05:20AM

Don't need one in my place, I just put the dishes in or near the sink, when I get up the next morning they're all clean.

pickarooney · 26-06-2014 06:16AM

I told my son to put his bowl in the dishwasher yesterday and he ploughed it in my lap and pissed himself laughing.

seamus · 26-06-2014 07:20AM

Dishwasher's the way to go. Ours goes on 2/3 times a week. Get plates far cleaner than you can by hand and effectively sterilises them at the same time.

Chattastrophe! · 26-06-2014 07:27AM

We don't have one in the house we're renting at the moment. First place I've lived that doesn't have one. I always used it anywhere I lived before ... hate washing dishes by hand. Then again, loading and unloading the dishwasher is a pain in the ass, too.

oldyouth · 26-06-2014 07:46AM

thelad95 wrote: »

Dishwashers can be pointless. Think about it, a family eating dinner. Everyone gets up takes 2 minutes to clean their cutlery and dishes at the sink and put them away. Dishwashers are only for convenience and I can see why their usage will fall with incoming water charges and ever-rising utility bills, people may return to the humble act of washing at the sink.

Unless you only eat takeaways, a family eating dinner will generate a lot of washing up by way of pots, dishes, cutlery during the preparation alone, then there are serving dishes etc.

Having said that, I'd never put the machine on until it is very full

Barely There · 26-06-2014 07:52AM

More people are killed each year by dishwashers than by sharks.

Leave your knives pointing downwards in the cutlery tray!

Usage of dishwasher

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