To think that having a dishwasher is more effort than washing up?

[Piggyleroux]

Because you have to load it and unload it and then put the dishes away.

Before we had one, I would wash up after each meal, dry then put away. Done and dusted.

Dh thinks iabu to not use it.

I managed without one until I was 39. It changed my life. Now its broke and my kitchen is always messy and things aren't as clean and there are no clear surfaces and I have less me time.

We are a family of four about to have four houseguests for four days and no bloody dishwasher. I could cry.

I am saving up to have it fixed but it makes me miserable that its buggered. I have heard diushwashers only last a year or two. Is this true or do they just want you to buy expensive warranties?

You need a new dishwasher then. Mine is virtually silent and washes everything - from greasy pans to crystal glasses so they are absolutely clean as a whistle. I can never get stuff as clean as the dishwasher does it. And my mooncup comes up lovely :o

Nesta - my smeg one (was £250 so not v expensive) came with a 5 year warranty when I bought it from John Lewis :)

Full-size dishwashers can be a pain when you don't produce enough crockery to full them on a daily basis. We have a slimline one for a family of 4 and it's perfect.

I HATE washing up. BD (before dishwasher) DH always did it. And still tends to wash the things that can't be dishwashed.

Definitely not more effort. You have to put the dishes somewhere whether it's in the sink or in the dishwasher. And you have to put them away, whether from the drying rack or from the dishwasher. The difference it, with the dishwasher, you don't have to do the washing bit in the middle!

And dishwashers use less water. So they is more eco-friendly, innit.

Ours came with the house, I think it's a zanussi, but probably really old.

Even a shiny quiet one wouldn't be done in 7 minutes though!

NestaFiesta - mine has lasted 4 years and is very quiet.

With white goods, we've found that buying cheap is a false economy. We buy mid-range Bosch for all our white goods and they've been fantastic.

I have two dishwashers

Actually I have double dish drawers and I love them. You can do a "half" load in one drawer without feeling guilty. They're really quiet and get everything very clean. Usually I use the bottom drawer for pots and large serving dishes and the top drawer for plates, glasses and cutlery.

Mum's 30 year old dishwasher died a few years ago and she hasn't replaced it. So whenever I visit I seem to spend at least two hours a day washing dishes.

But you still have to collect all the plates up and put them away if you wash up by hand.

Plus I hate the idea of washing up after EVERY meal. That means doing it 3 or 4 times a day! I've just eaten, WTF would I want to go and stand up and wash up for? And it's never just the bits from that meal - there's usually a few stray cups, some bits from a snack, the fork that's lain forgotten under the sofa for weeks, etc. So I tend to leave it and do it once every 2-3 days by which time it's a huge PITA.

I want a dishwasher :( Actually I have one but I can't plumb the bastard in so it just sits there, taunting me.

Thanks Christine and Annie! :-)

Ours is an Indesit by the way, but I wouldn't buy one again. Will take the kind advice given above.

YABU. But hey, if you want to wash up by hand then your DH should let you. He can leave you in peace and watch the telly.

Ours goes on overnight (has a time delay) so no noise worries. Best bit was when we had an au pair. Dishwasher was emptied before I'd got out of bed in the morning. Which was nice. :)

SLEEPWHENIDIE, I am in a state of extreme envy - let us know how you get on with your two dishwashers - thinking about it it makes perfect sense.

Our dishwasher is a Siemens and is very quiet. Put it on at night and quickly empty in the morning. we still wash pans and things up by hand but the dishwasher deals with mugs, cutlery and plates etc and it does save time and tidies stuff away throughout the day.

we have had ours for about 5 years. they do last a long time normally.

Googling "moral turpitude" and " magnanimous"!

Yabvu. Life is too short to wash dishes!

We're better than that!

We invested in a Miele dishwasher about 10 (ish) years ago. It's virtually silent and does a geat job. There is always a reluctance to unload it though!

I'm allergic to washing up liquid, all of it.

I've trained DH to fill the dishwasher after dinner and DS to unload and put away in the morning. Problem solved

haven't got one here - a family of five and both DH and I work, but its a matter of minutes to wash the dishes. Saves a vast amount of energy, and no arguments about loading/unloading which seem to plague dishwasher owners.
haven't got a tumble drier either - same with the energy, and it shrinks things in my limited experience.
gosh, just realise I don't have a cleaner either......how DO I manage????

Loading the dishwasher is the only chore my boyfriend will do willingly, without having to be nagged. He says stacking it efficiently is really satisfying . Of course we don't bloody have one at the moment.