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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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Post by Cthulhu_ »

Xcelerate wrote: post #22

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…

It's in the name of energy ratings; using less water at a colder temperature will reduce energy usage.

As for the smell "wet dog smell" is usually mold; rinse your plates of food remains before putting it in the dishwasher, clean out your filters regularly (not as necessary if you rinse beforehand), and run a hot, empty cycle with soda crystals. Also, leave it open to air out if it's not running (doesn't need to be open all the way, just enough for the insides to stay dry). All of that also applies to washing machines. Basically, moisture in a closed space will cause mold and smells.

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

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Post by piceas »

wombatmobile wrote: post #45
aidenn0 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most Bosch washers have adjustable racks. It's great.

How often do you clean the sump filter in your Bosch? If you don't do it often, do you get Error 24?

Not often enough and yes. And then error 9 after the heater shorts out when the top up salt warning stops working :/ Fortunately the pump with integrated heater strip is relatively easy to replace.

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

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Post by carlmr »

ramraj07 wrote: post #74
rsync wrote: post #67

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There is a long, detailed rundown of someone who did just that: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2l7z90/installed_a_co... ... some installers and people who maintain such machines for restaurants chimed in. Fairly interesting.

And clearly a message from the dude selling them not to do it: >Peeked at reddit for a moment before I fall asleep and one of our items is on the front page! I'm a product expert at the WebstaurantStore. Folks, I know this looks wonderful and all, but, as a rule, we really don't recommend putting commercial appliances in home kitchens. There are many things on our website that are fantastic for home use, but bad and…

With contact grills, only the professional ones achieve temperatures that are good for searing a steak.

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

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Post by ryanlol »

aaron695 wrote: post #51

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…

> 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.

Rich people already have fancy air filters in their cars and homes, they spend several months a year breathing clean air in places like Courchevel and St Barts. In places like London they have special taxes to keep poor people and their nasty polluting cars away from the posh areas.

Unless you’re going to convince them to wear masks, there’s probably not much tech can improve here.

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

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

baq wrote: post #63
airstrike wrote: post #47

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Yeah, you're not supposed to put them full of food into the dishwasher. It's not like the thing runs on anti-matter – it's just hot water and soap.

You’re supposed to throw leftovers out before putting dishes in the dishwasher but rinsing before is overkill and greatly reduces both time and environmental gains of using one.

Rinsing takes seconds per item, and the gain is that you don't have to clear the filters as often.

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

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

psadri wrote: post #71

I wish I had a Roomba like device that would water our house plants. Anyone here can help?

There's an old time trick where you put a bottle with a wick (like a woolen thread) from the bottle into the house plant. There's pots with a system like that built in; water reservoir at the bottom, wick going to the top part.

I'm sure there's more expensive options involving timers and internet-of-shit as well.

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

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

microcolonel wrote: post #3

Semi-related: anyone here, like me, not find automated dishwashers very useful? To me it seems to take nearly the same amount of soap exposure, and time at the sink, to wash dishes by hand. Maybe if I needed gloves, I'd get frustrated with the smell your hands take on from dishgloves, but honestly washing dishes (particularly dishes that aren't precious) is pretty easy.

I did my dishes by hand for years after moving out; on my own, it was just once a week, took about 20-30 minutes.

Now I own a house and have a small (3 person, 4 animal) household, and the thing runs daily. To me it makes a ton of difference; to the family I wouldn't be able to rely on the others, because the one is a teenage child and the other has debilitating joint problems.

I'd rather load / run / unload the thing every day than do things by hand again.

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

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

redmorphium wrote: post #12
microcolonel wrote: post #3

Semi-related: anyone here, like me, not find automated dishwashers very useful? To me it seems to take nearly the same amount of soap exposure, and time at the sink, to wash dishes by hand. Maybe if I needed gloves, I'd get frustrated with the smell your hands take on from dishgloves, but honestly washing dishes (particularly dishes that aren't precious) is pretty easy.

a lot of people tend to think you need to pre-rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. no, you don't: in fact, this can remove the substrate that's needed for the detergent to be most effective. most of my dishes, which I have a lot of: finish eating/drinking, straight in, no sink stage.

Don't most dishwashers do a rinse cycle first before adding the detergent?

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

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

wlll wrote: post #116
aaron695 wrote: post #51

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…

> Mediterranean carnivore diet I'd be surprised if that was a thing. In my experience Mediterranean cooking traditionally revolves around fish, beans and vegetables.

Based purely on vacations and resorts, countries like Greece and Turkey have plenty of meat options.
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