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How many of you have dishwashers

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Blossomhill · 05/02/2005 11:58

After doing the hundreth pile of washing up and drying up this morning I have decided I have had enough.
Will have to take out some space from small kitchen which is a pain.
Are dishwashers worth getting or am I just being lazy???

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Titania · 05/02/2005 13:51

do you plumb them in in the same place as your washing machine and just buy an adaptor bit for the 2?

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Blossomhill · 05/02/2005 13:52

Dh said fine but make sure you measure up and it will fit. {smile] Yippeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

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KristinaM · 05/02/2005 13:56

Is your husband plumbed in - I assumed he was free standing?

JanH · 05/02/2005 13:58

Toothbrushes, furball???

roisin · 05/02/2005 14:02

Yippee Blossomhill

Believe me within about 4 days of having it you will wonder how you ever managed without one!

One thing I love is that it takes 30 seconds to tidy up. When you wash up by hand the kitchen looks 'untidy' when you've just had a coffee and the kids have had a snack. With a d/w you just dump it all straight in, and the kitchen looks tidy.

tigermoth · 05/02/2005 14:06

I haven't got one (sigh)... and I do all the washing up (sigh)....and as dh ds1 and I almost always home cook, that means lots and lots of dirty dishes and pans (sigh)...

I just do it automatically, tbh. I just don;t know where we would put it, how we could plumb it in. I know it's not an insurmountable problem, but I'm just so used to washing up. I simply can't imagine never doing it.

Furball · 05/02/2005 14:10

JanH - It was on 'how clean is your house' sterlises em as they are a real hot spot for germs.

JanH · 05/02/2005 14:31

Oh, well, that makes sense I suppose, furball - it's just the thought of putting a toothbrush that's had dishwasher detergent in its bristles in my mouth! It seems OK for washing up brushes, and cleaning cloths, and even babies' bottles (because they are smooth), but not for toothbrushes...

Furball · 05/02/2005 14:35

The dishwasher does rinse them afterwards though Janh.

NotQuiteCockney · 05/02/2005 14:37

One thing to watch for - don't get one that beeps when it's done! Or get one that you can turn off the infernal beeping!

Ours is all fancy, and I love it, but I can't standing hearing the faint beeping all night if we run it right before bed.

suedonim · 05/02/2005 14:58

Yes, they're worth their weight in gold!!

suedonim · 05/02/2005 15:05

Janh, my sister told me today that she sometimes used to clean her teeth with soap when we were kids. How weird is that? And how weird is it that my sis has taken all these years to tell me?? Very odd!

As for emptying a DW - get a teenager! That's their job. And if they refuse, well, they have the option of washing up by hand instead.

MunchedTooManyMarsLady · 05/02/2005 15:07

My dishwasher is white, reasonably tall and slightly large. It has two washing programmes. All done and partly done. These can be set quite reliably at 8am or 11pm after a lot of effort.

DH is quite handy and I don't think I'll trade him in just yet, though I would like a model that washed and rinsed in one go. lol

Demented · 05/02/2005 15:07

Love my dishwasher, it's on at least twice a day, I would say get a full size one if you have got the room for it you won't regret it.

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iota · 05/02/2005 15:08

emptying the dishwasher is not an onerous task - I can empty mine whilst waiting for the kettle to boil in the morning.

As for getting a teenager - I am growing a couple, but they are only 5 and 3 at the mo so it will take some time

Tiggiwinkle · 05/02/2005 15:15

Quite agree about the teenagers Suedonim-our older DSs have always done the loading on a rota basis after dinner. I just do it in the morning after breakfast!

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Slinky · 05/02/2005 15:50

I couldn't be without my dishwasher! Takes no time at all to load and unload - much less hassle than washing up, drying and putting away.

Just finished loads of baking for a kids party tomorrow - just shoved everything in the dishwasher and am now sitting on here with a cup of tea

jessicasmummy · 05/02/2005 15:53

yes i do and yes i love it! Sterilises bottles at same time as washing the dishes - who could complain!!!!

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Blossomhill · 05/02/2005 15:58

I am hopefully going to get one within a couple of weeks. It is obvioulsy a necessity (sp?)
Cannot believe I went nearly 4 yrs without a tumble dryer. Got a small one recently and don't know how I got through the past 4 yrs TBH!

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MistressMary · 05/02/2005 16:03

Ha, I got one, his lordhip has yet to install it, when he is not too busy yoo see!
We got it now let's see.....um two years ago.
Mind you still waiting for a bathroom and kitchen to be finished too!

triceratops · 05/02/2005 16:08

apparantly it is more environmentally freindly to use a dishwasher as they use less water and soap, so go for it

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redsky · 05/02/2005 16:14

washing up in my place would take about 8 hours every day. Even with a dishwasher with a 2 minute cycle it takes 4 hours a day