I wish I had a Roomba like device that would water our house plants. Anyone here can help?
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
#72https://dishcraft.com/ : what dishcraft is doing now...dishwashing robots. dishwashing at restaurants..as a service.
Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think the calculus changes when more than one person eating is involved, especially when the ratio skews more eating than washing
I live alone, and still find the dishwasher to be the most useful appliance in my house. I cook a lot, and love not having to think about how many pots/pans/dishes I'll use and how I have to scrub them later. I don't do any prewash either. Everything goes straight into the dishwasher and comes out sparkling every time. Maybe I'm just really lucky with my machine/detergent. It's also great because I don't need extra s…
> I live alone, and still find the dishwasher to be the most useful appliance in my house.
More useful than the washing machine?
Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher
#74Does 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.
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 unexpected things can happen when installing professional equipment at home.
Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher
#75I wish I had a Roomba like device that would water our house plants. Anyone here can help?
Can’t you just use those bulb things?
Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher
#76I wish I had a Roomba like device that would water our house plants. Anyone here can help?
I am actually looking into building something that helps with watering house plants.
Is your problem that you forget to water them, overwater them or just the sheer amount it takes to water your plants because you have so many? (Or maybe something else?)
Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher
#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
How often do you clean the filter in the sump?
Mine has a line that runs to my garbage disposal, so normally no special cleaning is needed.
Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher
#78I wish I had a Roomba like device that would water our house plants. Anyone here can help?
We just replaced them all with cacti. There’s a dead one on the window sill in the living room I forgot to water that still looks pretty good!
Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher
#79I 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.
I noticed that as well with a fairly new dishwasher but I just assumed that is because new dishwashers generally optimize to use less heat and less water, so the way to achieve similar results in this 'eco' mode is to have longer programs.
Re: A socialite who hated washing dishes invented the automated dishwasher
#80Tip for the pro when buying a dishwasher. Make sure the distance between so lower and upper drawer is big enought that the "washing wheels" can still spin if you have your plates inside. My new Whirlpool dishwasher is nearly useless.
All recent dishwashers I have own have had adjustable upper drawer so you can move it up or down a few centimeters depending on where your load requires extra height.