There is no shame in owning and using a dishwasher
At one time owning a dishwasher was a luxury of the rich and famous and anyone owning one and actually using was considered a bit of a decadent. The early dishwashers were indeed wasteful both in terms of the amount of water they used as well as electricity. But boy could they make this dished sparkle!
Nobody really likes hand washing their dishes, and it takes an awful lot of elbow grease to achieve the results that a dishwasher can, and with just the touch of a button.
That's why in recent years, more and more UK homes are opting for dish washers, of the new energy efficient kind. Owners are discovering that by employing a little bit of common sense they can produce first class results while even saving on the copious quantities of hot water than flows through the sink during a dish washing session. Moving into the era of dish washer owning requires a little thought and pre-planning. For example there is absolutely no financial sense in operating a dish washer unless it is full, not three quarter full, half full, but totally full. That means that dishes will mount up if a family doesn't use a lot of their dishes over a few days. That's no problem. All that is required is the hand rinse the day's quota of dirty dishes and store them in the dishwasher till it fills up. At the same time as you buy the dishwasher increase your investment slightly by acquiring some new crockery and cutlery so that you are never tempted to do a "half-wash" on your dishwasher or even hand wash the few dishes. Let them grow and so the money you save will grow with it.
Many people who join the dish washer owner's club fall into the trap of becoming blinded by the chrome fittings and glassy finish of their new toy, and forget to look at the fine print on the operating instructions. For example most dishwater come pre-set with water temperatures at 140° F (60°C). This setting has been found to be too high for the average needs of a family and 120°F (48.9°C) will do the job just as well, with considerable energy savings during operating. Other potential energy savings include doing with the heated drying sequence. That will work if you are not in a hurry for the dishes that you have just washed and again the costs savings can be considerable.
Ask anyone who has switched to a dishwasher if they would go back to the " good old days" when they stood over a sink scrubbing dishes, and you wouldn't have to have a very clean crystal ball to predict what their answer might be.
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