Dishwashers

Only use ours if we've had visitors so got lots to do.

However the answer to the OP is to rinse off any bits of food as you load the dishwasher.
 
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VestasBoro said:
No chance that a dishwasher can wash up as clean as i can. All the grease and leftover food being swirled around with glasses and stuff, no thanks.
Plus you're taking away one of the most basic chores that kids should be doing of putting the pots away after tea. By the time you've scraped the food off, stacked the dishwasher, its done its thing, then you still have to put them away i'll have washed up for the whole street.

I know 3 people with them, all of them live with their mrs and at least 2 kids. 1 says its a god send and cant imagine life without it, 1 says he never touches it and the other says its never emptied and they live out of it.
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Kids can empty the diswasher and put the pots away. You're taking away the washing
scrubbing and drying bit, how can it be more time efficient to do that yourself? Probably takes me a minute to load and not much more to empty.
The water doesn't swirl around, it jets at pressure and leaves. It's not a washing machine

Not emptying it should be a criminal offence though, those people need to take a look at themselves...
 
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Millbrook said:
Only use ours if we've had visitors so got lots to do.

However the answer to the OP is to rinse of any bits of food as you load the dishwasher.
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Nah you shouldn't do that. Get rid of any left over food unto the bin then load. The tablets work better if they have more to bind to
 
Millbrook said:
However the answer to the OP is to rinse of any bits of food as you load the dishwasher.
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Well yes but my actual question is why do they have the filters in the first place? Why not just have a bigger aperture drain so all the gunk can flow down wastepipe like it would in the kitchen sink?
 
red_harrington said:
Well yes but my actual question is why do they have the filters in the first place? Why not just have a bigger aperture drain so all the gunk can flow down wastepipe like it would in the kitchen sink?
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That'll land you with a nice drain cleaning bill at some point.
 
red_harrington said:
Questions of the day:

Why have they been designed to get clogged and breakdown every time they have to deal with food particles greater than a few mm?

Why can't said particles just go down the drain, like they would do in the kitchen sink, rather than clog up the system and cause a hefty repair bill at worst or manky cleaning job at best?

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Don't buy a cheap one that wasn't properly designed.
 
wilkos_perm said:
Nah you shouldn't do that. Get rid of any left over food unto the bin then load. The tablets work better if they have more to bind to
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Agree with the first bit. Wasn't meaning to rinse off left overs just the bits you can't scrape off - sauce for instance. Can't see why the last bit is the case.
 
Millbrook said:
Agree with the first bit. Wasn't meaning to rinse off left overs just the bits you can't scrape off - sauce for instance. Can't see why the last bit is the case.
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"One of the biggest appliance myths out there is that dishes must be rinsed before they go in the dishwasher. In fact, this action will decrease how effectively your dishwasher cleans its contents.

So, why is this? The enzymes in dishwasher detergents work by binding to food debris on crockery in order to clean it. Simply put, if most of the food debris has already been washed off prior, then the detergent enzymes have nothing to bind to – hence, they cannot clean the dish effectively and you may end up with a less adequate clean. So, not only is rinsing your dishes before they go into the dishwasher a huge waste of time, it’s also a waste of water and energy, too."

www.domex-uk.co.uk

Should you rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher? | Domex Ltd

It's a common myth that you should rinse your dishes before they go in the dishwasher! Domex Ltd debunks this myth & offers the right advice.
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