How many times a day do you put the dishwasher on?

[NotAnOtter]

we have 6 children athough one does not use knife or fork yet and in the holidays ours frequently goes on 3 times a day!

what am i doing wrog or is this normal?

Once, maybe twice some days.
Do wash some dishes in the sink, here and there.
11 of us.

NEVER
[bitter woman with no dishwasher emotion]

Once: last thing at night

Once a day. Sometimes twice in three days iyswim. There are only 4 of us though and I wash up some bits (pots and pans etc.)

Once except the odd ocassion (once a month maybe) where its twice. I have 3 dc so there are five of us.

2-3 times a day

I know its not important but ocassion occasion

There used to be 6 of us here. 3 adults, 2 teens, and dd.

It used to go on 3 or 4 times a day. But since eldest ss moved out, about 2 or3 times a day

Oh but to have a dishwasher....

Once when there are three of us.

Twice and sometimes three times when there are five of us or more.

that is reassuring actually

but juule i dont know how you do that!!

There are only 5 of us so once a day max. I sometimes just rinse it and leave it a bit longer. My aunt sometimes has all her meals at work because she works long hours. DH always has his evening meal at work and quite often has no breakfast. I think we would use it less if we ate off plates instead of bowls.

Once a day - at the moment 4 of us. When my daughters were home and one's boyfriend earlier int he summer I was having to put it on twice a day however.

Once or twice a week!

hmm good economic thinking bagofhammers

But only small family unfortunately and I should learn to read the entire category and title before replying so I don't look completely stupid. Sorry!

omg solo how lovely!!

do you wash up as well?

I didn't read the topic either. It is my ambition to join the owls soon though . I had a friend when I was a school who had 2 dishwashers and they never put their things away in cupboards.

get working it on then bagofhammers!!!

that family sound fab!

Hey NAO did I miss the birth announcment?

is no6 and blue or pink one?
Hope its all going well.

xxx

Btw only once a day here....but we have loads of plates and cutlery.
Thats the trick you see, have tonnes of it all so you don't need to keep putting it on.

we do LTH - but the dw is full anyway!

I am one up on you now!!!!

Two dishwashers? What a brilliant idea.

And it doesn't really take up any more room if you use it as a cupboard too.