Dishwasher or no DIshwasher - Be honest

[BubblesDeVere]

Well, after years saying 'I would not have one of them given' and having a husband who does not know how to wash up (I went away last week weds to sat and came home to find the kids breakfast dishes in the sink , his excuse?, he went out and got drunk with the lads and was too hungover to do it ).

I have discovered the joys of a dishwasher, I stayed with a friend last week and used hers and it was fab. I have bought and IndesitIDL700 and now sat twiddling my thumbs waiting for it to arrive and baulking at the thought of going to wash up the few dishes I have.

What do you think of yours?

Wouldn't even consider not having one - never ever. On the two occasions when mine has broken down I have realised how much time it saves me. Life really is too short to wash dishes.

I love my dishwasher! New one arriving on Wednesday, old one broken down and I've been washing up for a month.

I had completely forgotten how much time it takes to wash up.

Roll on Wednesday!

Sad as it is, my dishwasher has improved my quality of life immensely. Couldn't bear to be without it now. In fact, have been looking at holiday cottages and have dismissed any without a dishwasher - I refuse to wash up on holiday (and we're only going for a week!)

Stop this thread! I haven't got one

Me neither

You should get one, Tink

And you too charliecat.

On holiday last year we got a bit excited that our gite had one. It broke on the first night.

I want one...I need one...dp says we cant afford one this month, I know we can but i doo doood ooooooooo want one.

I know we cant

I had a dishwasher even when I lived alone (14 years ago). IMO apart from anything else I think they get everything much cleaner than you do manually.

But then I do think teatowels are the worlds most unhygenic invention. On the rare occasions I need to wipe things dry (like the bits to my ice-cream maker, which won't dishwash) then I always get a clean teatowel out of the drawer. If everything was washed and dried by hand, I'd need to wash just a load of teatowels every day.

Just moved into a rented house with a dishwasher for first time and love it dearly - I know it's an eco-disaster but for the moment I am turning a guilty blind eye, it's just so nice.

I wish.

Lio,

Not so much of an eco-disaster really. We run our dishwasher once every 24 or 36 hours. Much more economical (ours and the environments) than running sinks full of hot water 4, 5 or 6 times a day.

Ecover make nice friendly tablets!

.. but you get what you pay for. We've just moved house, planning a new kitchen in a couple of years so decided to get a cheapo dishwasher as couldn't bear living without one for two years and it's terrible; stacking the cups is a nightmare, the top rack doesn't clean properly if you put bowls in every slot and plastics don't dry. It's a Zanussi/Electrolux DA6153 - DON'T BUY IT.

Plastics don't dry in mine either, altho everything does clean well.

I've heard bad reports about Zanussi before. Ours is a Hotpoint. Noisy tho'

I love my dishwasher, its fab, i run ours maybe twice a day, more if the kids are off school

I have felt so free since having ours. No washing up hanging about and it brings things up sparkling clean.
Really improved my hands as they were so cracked and sore.
I alsdo bought an slimline Indesit and it was worth every penny!

I must be missing something because I hate my dishwasher and think it's the biggest waste of money ever. It never seems to wash things properly (or maybe that's dd's fault as it's her job to load it usually) and because it's in the utility room and would cost a fortune to move it into the kitchen, if it's up to me I usually end up washing stuff by hand, which defeats the purpose.

Love it, my last flat didn't really have room for one so I took out the washing machine and used the laundrette (well I had no where to dry my washing) so I could fit it in. First thing i did in new house was take out a unit and move washing machine over to fit in dishwasher.

Still have an avalanch of dishes on work top but at least when I decide to do them i just put them in dishwasher.

of all you dishwasher owners. There's no room for one in our kitchen.

Tabitha

If yours never gets things clean, have an engineer check it out. Ours had a split in one of thee rotor arms, and was spreading the grot about, rather than washing it away. Only cost about 7 quidd for a new arm.

And I agree, useless if it's not near the sink, but I'd shift heaven and earth, just to get it in a useable space.

Also, tabitha, try loading it yourself a few times and see if it's any better - there is a knack and many people don't have it (my DH for one )

ScummyMummy did you read my last post there is always a way. Loading my present washing machine now involves crouching under worktop but anythings better than washing dishes by hand. Well you wouldn't wash your clothes in the tub would you.