Some dumb dishwasher questions, if you please.

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kzduniak

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First off, the oldie-goldie Kenmore came with the house, sans manual.
My dw experience was almost nil.

About the rinse and hold: thinking that maybe it would just given em
a lick and a promise, I tried it tonight and it seemed to be almost
as long as the china and glass cycle, which I usually use.

If you run the china and glass cycle, does the dw race thru or skip
the rinse and hold?

Water rates are high, so I'm trying to conserve as much as possible.
I wish I knew a way to measure the water usage when using the dw.

Thanks for any input - I can even take insults along with helpful
information.
 
"Kalmia" wrote in message
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I only ever used the rinse and hold once. Just to see what it did. And
that was not much.

I am not one of those people who washes their dishes before putting them in
the dishwasher. My parents do that. They use soap and a brush and scrub
them clean before putting them in.

Neither am I one of those people who puts dishes in with like...a whole pork
chop on them!

I use the sprayer in my sink and give them a quick rinse. My dishes always
come out clean. That's when I use the dishwasher which isn't often.
 
On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:50:37 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:


I pre-rinse my dishes before I put them into the dishwasher and when I
run the cycle, it's "quick wash". I've used rinse and hold once or
twice but I couldn't tell you the difference between that and quick
wash. I've never used pot scrubber or the crystal cycles. I used
regular wash once and that was only because I punched the wrong
button. I know it runs a lot longer than quick wash (90 minutes, I
think), but I don't know how much more water it actually uses.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:50:37 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:


ALL dishwashers by their very nature conserve water, therefore no one
buys a dishwasher to conserve water (unless they're an idiot), the
primary purpose of a dishwasher is to conserve time, labor, and
energy. Don't you realize that the typical shower uses ten times the
water of running ANY dishwasher... if under 35 years old and female
more than 40 times as much water. Buy a dishwasher based on
longevity/service data and features... don't even bother about
checking their water consumption.
 
On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:00:26 -0700, "Julie Bove"
wrote:


I also don't run my dishwasher often. I don't run my dishwasher but
once/twice a week so I rinse off all loose food or my dishwasher will
stink like a garbage can. But even if I ran my dishwasher every day
I'd still rinse off all the food... the owner's manual says to clean
off food scraps to extend the life of the unit and to ensure clean
dishes... what's the point of washing dishes with filthy water.
Placing dishes in your dishwasher without rinsing off the food is
exactly the same as placing cloth diapers in your washing machine
without rinsing off the poop. I wouldn't want to eat at some of yoose
houses... if you don't rinse the dishes before putting them in your
dishwasher one can only wonder about your food prep hygiene, hasta be
nasty.
 
Brooklyn1 wrote:

I said I do rinse mine. But I don't scrub them and use soap on them. I
also can't remember the last time I used the dishwasher. With just two of
us here most of the time there is no need to. I never put my pots and pans
in there except for the old popcorn pan. It already looks trashed so I
don't care. I have Reverware which you can put in there but it dulls the
knobs.
 
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011, ImStillMags wrote:


Consumers Reports has repeatedly pointed out over the years that hand
washing uses more hot water than a dishwasher. And the expense of the
additional hot water exceeds the cost of the electricity used to run the
dishwasher.

In their very controlled lab situations they find that rinsing isn't
necessary.

My compromise is I rinse with cold water and am not concerned with the
little grease that isn't rinsed off.

Don. http://paleofood.com/kitchen-equipment.htm (e-mail at page bottom).
 
On 3/31/2011 12:41 PM, Don Wiss wrote:

Since most of the dishes I use are for myself alone, I don't run the
dishwasher daily. However, I find if I don't rinse off dishes with cold
water the odor from the dishwasher is unpleasant after a day or so.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:10:26 -0400, blake murphy
wrote:

Hey - welcome back!

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mar 30, 2:09?pm, ImStillMags wrote:


No.. Maybe there's some residual effect going on here? At any rate,
I won't use that cycle again. The dishes weren't even rinsed - waal,
I should say anything the size of a turkey carcass had been removed.

Hey - maybe we don't need to use 'soap'.
 
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:41:54 -0400, Don Wiss
wrote:


I don't understand. I want my dishes clean and I could care less how
much hot water I use.

Lou
 
Lou Decruss wrote:


You may not live in an area with frequent water rationing.

I certainly care how much water and energy I use, but I monitor
this by looking at my water and utility bills. I'm still way
below average usage, even with no dishwasher.

Steve
 
On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:08:36 +0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Steve
Pope) wrote:


I was talking about HOT water. But no- we don't have rationing here.
I live in a suburb that gets water from Chicago / Lake Michigan. In
the late 80's there was a sprinkler ban because they couldn't fill the
water towers fast enough to keep up but that's the only problem I
remember in my life.


I don't waste either but heating a couple extra gallons so my dishes
are rinsed clean is a non issue.

Lou
 
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