Reversible dishwasher sticker (clean/dirty)

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xMsz.Vanessa.Mariia

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Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?



I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/


I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html


They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)
 
Heather Mills wrote:

Take one of those flexible magnetic ads that come in the mail/phonebook. Stick
some label material on each time and use a marker to label it.
 
responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/Reversible-dishwasher-sticker-clean-dirty-617719-.htm
DA wrote:
Chemo the Clown wrote:



True. Definitely true for dishes but may not be so apparent for cups or
wine glasses. My dishwasher has a little container for detergent which has
a cover that opens to let it out. It can open but never close by itself. I
load detergent the first thing before anything else, so if I open the
washer and the cover is closed, it means it\'s still dirty. Indeed, you
still need to open it but you don\'t have to scrutinize the actual load
for cleanliness.

If I had a reversible sticker, I\'m guaranteed to forget to flip it when
needed. The detergent cover is a better indicator for me. Granted, I only
have to look at it a couple of times a year, mostly when someone else
loaded it for me, which is rare.

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/\\_/\\
((@v@)) NIGHT
():::() OWL
VV-VV
 
On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:26:59 -0800, Heather Mills wrote:


It's probably still on the dish washer... in the old place.

I remember looking around my last, empty house right at the end of the
move. Taking one last look at the empty house and thinking, "Well, I
guess that's everything".

Except all the pictures were still hanging on the walls. Duh!

My way of tell if the DW is clean or not is to empty it out as soon as
the level is disengaged. Then there's no wondering. Of course you
still have the option of leaving the lever engaged if you don't want
to do it right then and there.

-sw
 
ImStillMags wrote:


There is always a tiny bit of water pooled in some upside down items in the
top shelf like coffee cups. And then there's the fact that the dirty dishes
are... gasp... dirty! (I'm not a fastidious rinser.)

MartyB
 
In article ,
Heather Mills wrote:


Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.
Simple enough.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
In article ,
Brooklyn1 wrote:


Sure, except that if household members know the system, they won't.


Mine will stay on after *briefly* unlatching the door -- time enough to
remove something clean that is easily accessible and doesn't require
rearranging clean dishes inside and then relatch the door. Right, if
it's open too long and then relatched, the light is not lit.
--
Barb
 
On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:04:02 -0600, Sqwertz
wrote:


You're probably right, but what's the statute or limitations of
property contents? ;-)
 
In article ,
"Nancy Young" wrote:


Sure, mine, too. I can't think of a different word to describe the
internal catch on the door that seals it closed for the washing cycle.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
Jim Elbrecht wrote:



That would drive me bonkers! I sure don't want to see a bunch of dirty
dishes sitting around the kitchen when they could surely sit out of
sight in the dishwasher waiting until the machine was filled and ready
to go. It doesn't drive you nuts?
 
In article , Melba's Jammin' wrote:


Not for those of us who open the door after the washing/rinsing is complete
to air-dry the load.

I've never run a hot dry cycle - seems a preposterous waste of energy. I
also need to invert glasses with concave bottoms and things like lipped pot
lids that collect water and thus can't fully dry without assistance, which of
course requires the door to be opened.

Art
 
On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:57 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:


Finally, somebody with some brains and sense of logic speaks up! Too
bad I already beat you to it :-P

But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
automatic latch mechanism - similar to my gas oven's self-cleaning
latch. It's all handled transparently to me.

-sw
 
Heather Mills wrote the following:

I don't know about the magnets, but I usually find that the inside of
the door is dirty when the dishes are dirty, and clean when the dishes
are clean.
When loading dirty dishes in the washer, drop some scrapings or coffee
spills on the door's inside.
When you open the door next time, if the door is still dirty, so are the
dishes, and vice versa.
Actually, I believe homes should have two dishwashers. One for dirty and
one for clean, which change places pretty regularly.
..

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:46:32 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:


Knowing and adhering are very different... were what you say true the
OP would not be asking about dishwasher stickers.

I'm also reminded to unload the dishwasher when I get my coffee mug
from the kitchen cabinet in the morning and notice that all my Crystal
Palace glasses are gone, then I'm reminded that I ran the dishwasher
the night before.
 
"ImStillMags" wrote in message
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On Jan 27, 2:26 pm, Heather Mills wrote:

Do you have a large family?
Can they not see whether the dishes are clean or dirty by looking in
the dishwasher?.......well, maybe if you are one of those people who
washes the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher maybe
not......

I just empty the dishwasher really soon after I run it so the only
thing in it till run time are dirty dishes. It's just easier that
way.

If you don't empty the dishwasher right away you will always have that
problem.

---

That one really gets me. My parents actually do wash their dishes before
they put them in. I just take off the obvious chunks of food. My dishes
come out clean.
 
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:48:49 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:


Lockless latch/detent latch. Works like ball point pen clicker...
some cabinets latch when pushed closed, push again and they unlatch.
 
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