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A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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I wish we targeted rich people with a lot more of things like these.

Convince them clean air is more important for their health than the next Mediterranean carnivore diet and we might start getting the tech we need.

They quickly get followed by the middle class pretending to be rich, then it becomes mass produced and available to the poor.

I think the privacy aspects of automation would also be what the rich value. A servant who isn't around to clean your dishes is one less gossip.

Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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I find that recent models of dishwashers don’t work nearly as well as older models. They don’t heat up enough to dry water off of plastic, and the enzyme based detergents don’t seem to clean as well as the old phosphate detergents. Also, the dishwasher in our current apartment (a cheap Whirlpool) often leaves a wet dog smell on the glasses, and we can’t figure out where it comes from or how to get rid of it. Apparent…

As strange as it may sound, it could be because you use a little too much detergent.

Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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I find that recent models of dishwashers don’t work nearly as well as older models. They don’t heat up enough to dry water off of plastic, and the enzyme based detergents don’t seem to clean as well as the old phosphate detergents. Also, the dishwasher in our current apartment (a cheap Whirlpool) often leaves a wet dog smell on the glasses, and we can’t figure out where it comes from or how to get rid of it. Apparent…

I have the exact same problem and have gone down the exact same rabbit hole with no real solution. Fully disassembling (essentially uninstalling), cleaning, and sanitizing everything that touches water seems to fix it for a few cycles, but it slowly comes back over time. The problem has followed me across states, houses, and dishwashers. I’m assuming it’s modern enzymatic detergent like you suggest. Slightly more fru…

I’ve had the same experience at my parents house. Some glasses smell odd and nobody else seems to smell it. I also typically have a terrible sense of smell but find this off putting.

Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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I find that recent models of dishwashers don’t work nearly as well as older models. They don’t heat up enough to dry water off of plastic, and the enzyme based detergents don’t seem to clean as well as the old phosphate detergents. Also, the dishwasher in our current apartment (a cheap Whirlpool) often leaves a wet dog smell on the glasses, and we can’t figure out where it comes from or how to get rid of it. Apparent…

I've noticed that new dishwashers require much longer to get the job done, too.

Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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Does anyone have experience with big industrial dishwashers? We had one at a school I visited, based in an old military barracks. It was about the size of a large fridge, extremely loud (used high pressure) and cleaned dishes spotless in about 15 seconds.

I've wanted one of those ever since, along with one of those giant laundromat washing machines with shock absorbers that run a spin cycle in complete silence.

Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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Does anyone have experience with big industrial dishwashers? We had one at a school I visited, based in an old military barracks. It was about the size of a large fridge, extremely loud (used high pressure) and cleaned dishes spotless in about 15 seconds. I've wanted one of those ever since, along with one of those giant laundromat washing machines with shock absorbers that run a spin cycle in complete silence.

Autoclaves! They're used in industrial kitchens and life science labs.

Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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Does anyone have experience with big industrial dishwashers? We had one at a school I visited, based in an old military barracks. It was about the size of a large fridge, extremely loud (used high pressure) and cleaned dishes spotless in about 15 seconds. I've wanted one of those ever since, along with one of those giant laundromat washing machines with shock absorbers that run a spin cycle in complete silence.

Autoclaves! They're used in industrial kitchens and life science labs.

Are you sure? I've used autoclaves in labs and I'd imagine it'd take longer than that to just pressurize, much less be done and out, in 15 seconds.

Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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Autoclaves! They're used in industrial kitchens and life science labs.

Are you sure? I've used autoclaves in labs and I'd imagine it'd take longer than that to just pressurize, much less be done and out, in 15 seconds.

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Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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Does anyone have experience with big industrial dishwashers? We had one at a school I visited, based in an old military barracks. It was about the size of a large fridge, extremely loud (used high pressure) and cleaned dishes spotless in about 15 seconds. I've wanted one of those ever since, along with one of those giant laundromat washing machines with shock absorbers that run a spin cycle in complete silence.

I used to work in a restaurant where we had one! So good

Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Autoclaves! They're used in industrial kitchens and life science labs.

Are you sure? I've used autoclaves in labs and I'd imagine it'd take longer than that to just pressurize, much less be done and out, in 15 seconds.

Ah yup my mistake -- it's this kind of thing: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/INEO-Restaurant-Hood-...

Autoclaves are used in the food industry too, but you're right those are very different: https://www.steriflow.com/en/Autoclaves-sterilization-alimen...

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