Getting a dishwasher to make life easier?

Jo_R_2

Wow this is all brilliant input, thanks! daska - thats good info about top 3, cheers!

I have a little routine of a morning after taken DD1 to school then DD2 to nursery, which includes washing up breakfast pots and anything leftover from night before:o Then after lunch those pots get done, then I'm a 'tidy as you go' sort of person when I can so when cooking dinner I tend to get everything cooking then wash up chopping boards, knives and whatnot as OH tends to wash up after tea and I don't like to leave much for him as he's been at work all day. And if he's busy getting baby ready for bed then I might do that washing up whilst DDs chill out before bedtime, so that's... a lot of washing up:)

We're in a rented house and initially I didn't think we could fit one in the kitchen, but there's a space big enough for a slimline dishwasher - our kitchen is the 'galley' type and we're pushed for space in there anyway. Going to go off and have a look online now and see what I can see.

gabyjane

Hi..well dh always wanted one before we moved and i was a bit sceptical BUT i wouldn't be without it now! the kitchen is 90% of the time dirty plates free and a god send being a childminder now i have up to 4 children normally and 6-7 in the holidays!
Also there is a thing in currys now that shows it is cheaper to run a dishwasher than wash up so more economical..true or not we dont notice the diff in electric etc.

Go on go for it!!

peachyprice

lynzpower wrote: »

I look at flats on rightmove on the basis of whether there is a space for a DW, if not, Im not interested.

Hell, I won't even book a holiday home that doesn't have one

mazinmouse

We've had a Bosch slimline machine for several years now and the only thing I'd do different is buy a standard size one!

Errata

One thing's for sure, nobody laid on their deathbed muttering "oh god, I wish I'd done more washing up"

*Louise*

Hope you find a suitable one - you will wonder how you managed without it!!

We got ours (full size AEG) about 6 or 7 years ago, only paid about £100 for it when Powerhouse closed down. Never failed us *touches wood* and has been used almost every day

The thought of handwashing a sinkful (or three) of dishes every day is enough to depress me, I ditched the tumble drier when we moved house rather than give up my dishwasher

ailuro2

Go for it - life's too short.

I'm another one that wasn't convinced, but with 4 kids it's worth every penny for you!!

We've had one for about 13 years now, we had a slimline one in our flat, that lasted 10 years, then when it died we got a new one. Wouldn't be without it.

Newly_retired

We did not have one when the kids were growing up and felt it was part of their contribution to do the dishes. We did get one eventually when we revamped the kitchen - a Hotpoint - and it is still going strong 18 years later. Things were made to last in those days!!! I would not be without it, even though there are just the two of us now. It goes on everyday after the evening meal and my first chore of the day is to unload it. Sometimes there are a few items to handwash and DH simply ignores them! So I dread to think how often he would ignore the whole lot if we had no dishwasher. It saves time, saves water, saves energy, saves my sanity.

POPPYOSCAR

I personally could not be without my dishwasher.When my last one stopped working I thought I would try and see how I got on for a while before replacing it.


Never again!!!!! Straight after Christmas we went and bought a new one.

brians_daughter

I have a dishwasher, and i have used it about 10 times when it was 1st installed. I find it quicker to just wash up. I bought mine after number 3 was born thinking it would make life easier but when we did use it we just argued over who was filling/emptying it lol. In the time i have filled it and emptied it i could've washed, wiped and put away. Saying that my sil has one and cant understand how i/why i dont like/use mine. Each to their own i suppose