Tip of the day:
A friend of mine bought the lowest cost dishwasher Sears had for sale. When she washed her dishes, it got them clean, but left them wet at the end of the cycle. The Sears repairman finally had to be called. He said that model will not dry dishes at all, except to the extent that adding a drying agent provided. He also said that if a spoon fell across the heating element with one end resting on the cabinet bottom it will melt a hole in the cabinet. My friend is saving to buy another new dishwasher.
Ok, I have a question that doesn't quite fit here, but who cares? I will be purchasing a new dishwasher for my landlord, for my apartment. She's cheap, but she didn't say buy the cheapest dishwasher. I'd like one that at least attempts to dry the dishes and doesn't melt down - any suggestions on a low-end, decent washer?
Hotpoint and Whirlpool both make kow cost dishwashers that do a decent job.
re dishwashers get a QUIET one, it really does make a difference.
eh, I'm not too picky about noise
and you're the only one that will ever live there?
Well, I'm not footing the bill, the landlord is cheap. If I'm going to splurge, I'll go for the cleanliness over the quietness. If I can get both for cheap - great!
I've got one of the quiet yet clean ones - inexpensive too.
Kenmore.
I remember looking up what it really was, before they stuck the Kenmore label on it, but I forget what I learned.
hnh
They're probably all quieter now than back then.
My ex and I ignored our dishwasher after trying it once, back in our new old house in the late seventies. The house was small, the noise large. Ever after, we stored various items like foil, plastic wrap, in there, along with some lids and pans.
I had one recently, or sort of recently, in two of the houses I rented on the way to buying this one, pretty cool.
Haven't redone the kitchen here, so no dishwasher. I think I'd like one... but a quiet one, once in a while.
On the other hand, my business partner and her husband rarely run their dishwasher, for energy expense reasons. They do run through a batch of wineglasses from our gallery openings once a month - those are a pain to do by hand.
I was raised in a large family and then raised four children. My home has rarely been quiet. I guess a noisy dishwasher would be among the least of my worries. A man that works for me was an only child and is today a bachelor. He gets mad if a mockingbird sings outside the window. It's all in your perspective.
Right, I'm used to noise and deaf to boot. But, housemates and future tenents might mind. I don't think landlord cares. She went for a plastic faucet for the new plastic bathroom sink.
I and my ex both worked at home off and on, he writing, and me doing things like sizing irrigation pipe for various acres. That takes concentration. Actually, since we didn't ever run that dishwasher neo cabinet, it was the leafblowers that made us homicidal.
I love noise. I buy the grandkids noisy toys to use when they visit and my dog has some squeaky toys that she runs up and down the hall squeezing without pause. Music to my ears.
