Top rack of the dishwasher (something's been bothering me)

[MrsSprat]

So why is it, domestic pantheon, that the top rack of the dishwasher is deemed to be safer for some items than the oh-so-dangerous bottom rack, which is all of 15cm away from this so-called safe haven?

Not been giving me sleepless nights or anything, but I am curious.

Has anyone put anything dainty/plastic in the bottom rack and have BAD THINGS happened?

Ah but eyeballs, you're just jaded by years of seeing clothes going roundandroundandround. If you could only have Moon washing machines then you'd want to see I bet. It's the mystery of What Goes On In There that I wish to observe. No doubt the truth will be v prosaic and boring but it's driving me mad, the not knowing.

plastic & wood, top shelf, further from heating elements, less likely to melt/split.

Common sense, eh?

Lovely. BB can be our spokesman.

He's dreamy. In a nightmarish kind of a way.

I suppose the window is handy for checking that the little darlings haven't put the cat on a delicates wash.

Or indeed each other.

I guess we'd mostly see stuff just sitting there, unfortunately. But yes, it would be excellent for keeping babies and toddlers entertained.

(and me, of course)

Electrolux model still available

Indeed with a "Unique see through door", but at £432.42, surely an opportunity to inject a little healthy competition into the market you innovation-shy white goods people.

Thanks for the explanations btw - it's a small victory for domestic science. Heating element?? There was me thinking it was all about jets of superheated water [dunce]

I never even registered that there was a difference between the two shelves, but then I spend more time using my dishwasher to clean stuff that shouldn't be in there then for plates!