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AIBU?

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To think the dishwasher should be run when it is full?

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CruCru · 08/10/2014 15:54

DH is taking some time off work and today has proposed that we only run the dishwasher when we go to bed, regardless of whether it is full or not.

If it fills up in the day then he wants us to leave all the dirty stuff on top, run it overnight and then fill it up again the next day.

If we forget to run it overnight, he wants us to only run it the next night.

AIBU to think this is going to be a nightmare? We'll have dirty dishes sitting around like in my old house share. It isn't as though the dishwasher is noisy.

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YackityYakYak · 10/10/2014 08:25

Surfsup - there's a big difference though. And it's not just based on statistics. Because when you're in a car you have some level of control over it. We have all had 'close calls' but because WE were in control of the car, we were able to do something about it and avoid the accident. And MOST accidents are small, with minimal damage to the occupants of the car, because the car comes with lots of safety gadgets (air bags, seat belts, we buy children's seats, etc).

With a fire from an electrical appliance there is absolutely NO level of control you can impose on it. You either use it, or you don't. That's it. If a fire starts, there is no safety feature, apart from your smoke detector, that will help you out, especially if its an electrical fire. Most houses wouldn't have a fire extinguisher for electrical fires (Although its only £14 here from Wickes everybody!!)

Fires are also inherently scary because once it starts, it will CONTINUE unless something is done.

Whereas a car accident, once it happens, its over and done with (unless you're on a motorway....)

So by not using it while you are asleep or out of the house you are utilising the only level of control you can.

LittleprincessinGOLDrocks · 10/10/2014 11:12

Once again Surfs up I do not fear my appliance. If I was scared of my appliance I would not have bought a replacement appliance. I would have gone back to hand washing every pot. I do not sit in fear of any machine in my home. And I am not the only one who has decided not to run my machines over night.
You have also made a lot of assumptions about how I live my life that are not true.
I do not live my life in fear of any of the things you assume I do, I have enough going on in my life right now causing me fear and pain, they are a hell of a lot worse than dishwashers!! And I assure you they are not irrational fears I am living with. So please stop assuming that you know me.

Surfsup1 · 11/10/2014 00:55

LittleprincessinGOLDrocks I already mentioned below that you had clarified that you are not fearful see my comment at Fri 10-Oct-14 01:07:28

Non of the rest of my comments, therefore, relate to you at all.
I am not making assumptions about you at all (after my original interpretation of your first post as sounding fearful).

I am NOT making comments about you.

Surfsup1 · 11/10/2014 01:04

I'm only going to say this ONE MORE TIME - I am not saying it is illogical to not use your dishwasher at night/while you're out! OK?? Seriously, that is NOT what I'm saying!!

A number of earlier posts gave the impression that those who DO use their dishwasher at night were taking a crazy risk and suggested it was a terribly dangerous thing to do. This kind or response suggests a level of fear which is simply not logical. That is ALL!!

Take sensible precautions if they make you feel better and don't cause issues for you, but don't act like those who are comfortable with living with such a low level or risk are somehow reckless.

If you're not someone who feels shocked at other people's reckless use of scary appliances, then I'm not talking to you! grin]

Downamongtherednecks · 11/10/2014 01:20

I'm going to bed soon. The slow cooker, the washing machine and the dishwasher are all on. Who knows if I will survive the night?

Nomama · 11/10/2014 16:17

I woke up in a cold sweat this morning.

Washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, slow cooker and a battery charger, all on overnight. Even worse, I found I had also left the porch light on - so not only was I risking my life, I was illuminating my stupidity for all passers by to see.

To be honest the instances of such fires is statistically really low and I am lazy enough to go with the most convenient time for all of them.

Bogeyface · 11/10/2014 22:59

Thats your choice Nomama but belittling others who dont share your view isnt making you look good.

gamerchick · 11/10/2014 23:35

Not to mention invalidating your house insurance if you did have a fire.

Unless you don't have any, in that case crack on

ShadowStar · 11/10/2014 23:38

What, you invalidate your house insurance if you leave dishwashers etc on overnight?

gamerchick · 11/10/2014 23:52

Unattended appliances including washing machines, tumble dryers etc. Yes. Going out and going to bed means they are left unattended yes?

Always worth checking each policy though.. christ knows if fridges and whatnot are included.

clam · 12/10/2014 00:01

What, so you have to sit and watch your appliances run?

gamerchick · 12/10/2014 00:09

No. But being aware in the same house so they can be switched off when its time is a good start

I really think we've become a bit (what's the word)? Used or take for granted these machines that graft for us.

However I don't care what other people do in their own houses much when it comes to these things.

ShadowStar · 12/10/2014 00:15

Surely fridges and freezers would be exempt from that though, because they're intended to be left on 24/7?

Bogeyface · 12/10/2014 00:16

I would imagine that most insurers would say something about "reasonable" attendance or supervision or something. So leaving the fridge on or the slow cooker is fine as that is what they are meant to do, but putting on the tumble dryer isnt as it is a known risk and therefore it isnt unreasonable to expect it to be kept an eye on.

Lets face it, insurers will pick on any tiny thing to not pay out so putting the tumble dryer on and then going to bed relying on the smoke detector would be something they would pounce on. Is it worth the risk that they wont pay out just so you can watch QI without a vague rumble in the background?

Anecdotally, my neighbour is a gas fitter/plumber and he said that he would leave the oven on when he went out but not the dryer or washer. Ovens are made to burn, they have safety cut outs etc in the same way that you leave the boiler on if you are out, but dryers etc dont. He told me this when he was checking the cut out on our new cooker as he was fitting it. We live in terraces so I rather suspect he was protecting his own property telling me that as well as mine!

Bogeyface · 12/10/2014 00:17

gamer

Complacent?

Surfsup1 · 12/10/2014 04:34

My home insurance simply says that appliances must be used for their intended purpose and according to the instructions.

Surfsup1 · 12/10/2014 04:37

They also provide a whole page of advice on preventing household fires which does not mention anything about dishwashers or dryers except that lint filters should be emptied regularly.

gamerchick · 12/10/2014 10:58

That's the one ty could I hell think what it was.

UpNorthAgain · 12/10/2014 14:08

I am completely OCD about always putting the dishwasher on at night - rural area, no gas, so on Economy 7 electricity. I recently got a washing machine with a delay switch so that the laundry can go on overnight, too. This has given me a lot of pleasure, which shows how empty my life is.....

Oh, and none of the storage heaters has bust into flames overnight.

UpNorthAgain · 12/10/2014 14:10

Or even burst

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