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laserblazer

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I just got in and whilst making a cuppa, checked the dishwasher. It had been put on last night but the cups didn't look that clean. Then I noticed the un-desolved tablet in the bottom of the machine. They do tend to do a better job if you take them out of their wrapper.
elsiegee40

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In school, I definitely prefer the dishwasher. I am NOT washing everyone else's stuff.

 

At home I resisted for a long time, but wouldn't be without one now!

 

I too have left the wrapper on :D

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mattx

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I prefer the good ol' kitchen sink, a basin of hot soapy water and some elbow grease!

Saves on the 'leccy too!

 

I have a name for that collection of tools - the Wife. :ban:

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AMLinington

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I have a name for that collection of tools - the Wife. :ban:

 

I have a name for that collection of tools too - Simon! I would argue though that you use more Gas and Leccy washing up by hand than you do with a dishwasher - mostly because a dishwasher uses less water and washes more dishes per litre of water used than handwashing. So you are having to heat more water to wash by hand therefore using more gas/leccy. That being said, the quality of the clean is better when done by hand (unless you're my partner), but I guess that is the trade off to the convenience of not having to stand there getting sudsy and soaked...

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tech_guy

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I can beat the dishwasher tablet fail. Try putting a washing machine tablet in by mistake.....! Warning - there's a hell of a lot of bubbles but everything smells nice :)
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mattx

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I can beat the dishwasher tablet fail. Try putting a washing machine tablet in by mistake.....! Warning - there's a hell of a lot of bubbles but everything smells nice :)

 

I was thinking of sticking fabric conditioner in ours to see if it makes the plates softer....

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bushby

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i like my dishwasher at home but i miss my old work's dish washer it was a industral dishwasher all done in 1 or 2 minuets depending on the setting it was on its name was dishy as he loved the dishes. but when he started to make loud bangs and the control panal shot across washup room we knew he was dieing, i gave him a death to be proud of WASHING UP liq. it ended up in a foam party with buckets of fun.

 

then i got a new on i didnt like that one so i left there.

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witch

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I have a name for that collection of tools too - Simon! I would argue though that you use more Gas and Leccy washing up by hand than you do with a dishwasher - mostly because a dishwasher uses less water and washes more dishes per litre of water used than handwashing. So you are having to heat more water to wash by hand therefore using more gas/leccy. That being said, the quality of the clean is better when done by hand (unless you're my partner), but I guess that is the trade off to the convenience of not having to stand there getting sudsy and soaked...

There are studies that show that you do use less power with a dishwasher. Also, the new ones are pretty good - the quality of the clean in mine is outstanding and would be hard to match doing it by hand.

As for mattx - I'm sure "the wife" knows exactly how to deal with him. I should imagine that she rules him with a rod of iron and it is only on places like edugeek that he can pretend to be the boss!! :)

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There are studies that show that you do use less power with a dishwasher. Also, the new ones are pretty good - the quality of the clean in mine is outstanding and would be hard to match doing it by hand.

As for mattx - I'm sure "the wife" knows exactly how to deal with him. I should imagine that she rules him with a rod of iron and it is only on places like edugeek that he can pretend to be the boss!! :)

 

 

More efficient and more Hygenic too than hand washing.

 

Just think of that sponge in warm water with all the bacteria of the chicken pie..

 

 

Rob

jmak

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I'm told that if you fill up the salt compartment with laundry washing powder, the effect isn't great either. That one's not personal experience, but we have just given up getting the kids to load the dishwasher. Nasty grinding noise, many hours disassembling dishwasher later (don't think they were intended to be opened very often) and found child's tooth inside main pump.
CAM

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I used to work in a canteen and had one of those big steel cube dishwashers that did the job in minutes. The pans were too big though so I had to spend 3-4 hours a day scrubbing them by hand with wire wool and industrial cleaner that would take anything off! Spoils me a bit, I find the domestic sponge and fairy liquid to be terrible by comparison.
mattx

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There are studies that show that you do use less power with a dishwasher. Also, the new ones are pretty good - the quality of the clean in mine is outstanding and would be hard to match doing it by hand.

As for mattx - I'm sure "the wife" knows exactly how to deal with him. I should imagine that she rules him with a rod of iron and it is only on places like edugeek that he can pretend to be the boss!! :)

 

She is the only person who does......

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Dos_Box

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There are studies that show that you do use less power with a dishwasher. Also, the new ones are pretty good - the quality of the clean in mine is outstanding and would be hard to match doing it by hand.

As for mattx - I'm sure "the wife" knows exactly how to deal with him. I should imagine that she rules him with a rod of iron and it is only on places like edugeek that he can pretend to be the boss!! :)

 

I have to agree with you there. Before we brought our dishwasher (a slim line model) we worked out that we would have to fill the sink at least twice a day (about 50 liters) and take into account the gas it would cost to do that. With a dishwasher we only have to run it once a day (sometimes every other day) and it uses far less water as well. Not to mention the time it saves :)

nicholab

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I have an important question which dishwasher? The wife getting one to replace me!!

 

Beko DSFN1532W

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Bosch SMS40T42UK

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I can't believe nobody has commented on this...

 

found child's tooth inside main pump.

 

A random tooth or do you own the compatable child?

 

Also, how the bejeezus did it get in there?

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jmak

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A random tooth or do you own the compatable child?

 

Also, how the bejeezus did it get in there?

 

My child :) - tooth came out during dinner, plate didn't get scraped (education required - although maybe he's out-smarting me. He hasn't been asked to load dishwasher since...). No idea how it made it past the filters though. Took me a long time to take it apart - but when I got it back together I was very pleasantly surprised to have no bits left over!

HarryMonkey

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I have an important question which dishwasher? The wife getting one to replace me!!

 

Beko DSFN1532W

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Bosch SMS40T42UK

 

We have a Beko (not that model) and it's been brilliant. Much better than our old Indesit and far quieter too.

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