Dishwasher verses Washing-up

jackk_2

Handwashing is a swear word in our house :eek: , when my old dishwasher broke down we were without for a few weeks, on average i was spending an hour ish a day doing dishes, i can put 7 hours a week to much better use than washing dishes :cool: . Even better, kids would'nt wash up without screaming blue murder :rolleyes: , but since the new dishwasher came, 1 dd loads, and the other unloads , and i have 7 more hours a week :j .

Jackie x

moanymoany

I have had a dishwasher for 28 years - when it wasn't at all the 'done thing'!

Now I am in a rented house with no dishwasher and I HATE IT. :mad:

I have to rinse the dishes, the tea spoons are stained, my hands are like crisps because I only use gloves for a 'big wash'.

I long for my new house when I can use my lovely dishwash again. In the meantime I go and caress it, stored away in the garage.

greytdog_2

not sure if this is the right place but does anyone know if dishwashers are expensive to run? I have one and use it at least once a day but it is on its last legs, i also have very high electric bills, my question is when it finally stops working then should i buy a new one or is it a noticable saving to not replace it (running costs not initial purchase price). I have recently not replaced my broken tumble dryer and have been pleased with the savings that has given which is what has prompted this question. Hope someone can help.

bluebag

I checked mine as the leccy bill concerned me too. Mine is a slimeline 8 place D/W and uses 0.8kw of electricity per load, with my electric at a little over 10p perKWH that would cost about 8p a load. Well worth it in my book.

savemoney

No they are cheap to run, apparently its cheaper than usually washing up, they use less water too

dreamyd

We wouldn't be without ours, 8 years on. When we moved here, the previous owners left a broken one, so we got rid of that one and replaced it. It cost us £300, and has been well worth it. It gets filled up and used about every other day, perhaps daily when we've got guests. The water here is shocking hard, but the DW takes care of about 95% of washing up. Ours has an AA rating (it's a well known German brand beginning with .
The new ones are even better as far as water and fuel economy are concerned.

Pink.

Hi greytdog,

I have never owned a dishwasher so I can't advise on costs but as your thread has dropped down the board I've added it to an earlier one discussing the pro's and' con's of using a dishwasher that may help you.

Pink

happy35

i couldnt manage without my dishwasher, I do wash pans by hand but everything else goes in.

I have had a dishwasher for 16 years but we had one when I lived at home from about 1987.

The few years I lived in a small house without one i did get used to washing up and didnt realise until I moved here how much time I spent doing it

newlywed

Our dishwasher has broken I loved and appreciated my dishwasher

I work full time, come home and cook, clean, wash for me, OH and step son (with us part of the week). Now that the d/w has broken, it seems it is apparently my job to wash up also....

Although I really hate spending my precious evening washing dishes, I have discovered that it was costing us £15 a month electricity (prepay)!!!! Plus tablets £4 a month from Lidl/Aldi.

So should I resign myself to being more old style and washing dishes, thus gaining more spare cash... ?

And if so, what would you fill the empty dishwasher space with? - I'm thinking small freezer.....

McKneff

If you can afford it and it stops you washing dishes as well as everything else, go for the dishwasher. Everytime....

Life is too short for washing pots:D

Could you not change from the prepay and pay monthly by DD, its a lot cheaper.