You have been linked to both an article and even a video which explains that it re-uses the stored rinse cycle water for the next pre rinse cycle.
Dishwashers... 2 people.. recommendations?
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You have been linked to both an article and even a video which explains that it re-uses the stored rinse cycle water for the next pre rinse cycle.
Soldato
I love how annoyed everyone has got about the water saving features of a dishwasher!
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Wait...are you saying it doesn't recycle the water?
Not sure why people are so worried about a dishwasher using 6.5l of water per wash compared to another which uses 8l per wash. I literally must run 20-30litres down the plughole just running a fresh glass of water.
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We use a bog standard cheap beko slimline. Its used everyday sometime more than once.
This is in a bed and breakfast, so for between 2 and 7 people each morning.
We do clean all the pans by hand just because we have to wait for the guests to finish eating anyway, so best use of time.
This is in a bed and breakfast, so for between 2 and 7 people each morning.
We do clean all the pans by hand just because we have to wait for the guests to finish eating anyway, so best use of time.
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I literally must run 20-30litres down the plughole just running a fresh glass of water.
Others of us simply keep an some tap water in a container in the fridge, to obtain some refreshing cold water.
Soldato
Wait...are you saying it doesn't recycle the water?
Not sure why people are so worried about a dishwasher using 6.5l of water per wash compared to another which uses 8l per wash. I literally must run 20-30litres down the plughole just running a fresh glass of water.
Guilty of this! Gotta wait until it's nice and cold, then rinse the glass out like 3 times so it's nice and cold too!
Get things wrong and moan about brown people?
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Oh no! I'm being forced I take sides! I think the dishwasher's waste water is abducted by aliens.
Only two of us in our house but we do a fair amount of cooking and would easily fill a dishwasher or fill it to an acceptable level every 2 days or so. In fact I prefer not to overfill the dishwasher.
Sadly we don't have the space for a dishwasher so that's on the wish list for now.
Sadly we don't have the space for a dishwasher so that's on the wish list for now.
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We've had both Bosch and Neff slimline. Of the two I preferred the Bosch. Easily enough for two people and will cope with a larger dinner party as longas you don't have lots of saucepans.
Not to hijack a thread but...
...we're in the market for a dishwasher, and the missus has her heart set on one of the split models because she thinks it will be more economical to just use one half for all the baby stuff. The only thing I can see about them is you seem to be paying an awful lot more for the privilege..
...we're in the market for a dishwasher, and the missus has her heart set on one of the split models because she thinks it will be more economical to just use one half for all the baby stuff. The only thing I can see about them is you seem to be paying an awful lot more for the privilege..
Ahh the two draw ones - each draw using the same power/water as a full dishwasher.. Interesting reading when you read the tech specs and the reviews.
What is nice about those is that the glasses etc can be in one.. the really dirty pots, pans etc in the other. That way you can reduce/differ the chemicals needed on the glasses etc vs the pots and pans.
Probably not in a home environment.
Just ordered a Bosch SMS69M22GB Series 6 full size (£429!). If we switch the washing machine around then we have space for the door to open without needing a slimline.
More expensive
.. but having looked at them in person at the local electrical warehouse.. they've got some neat internal configurations along with 46dB, 6l etc. We both cook (me - I tend to creates lots of pots and pan mess) and she bakes etc so..
Over board for two perhaps but considering when friends visit it's 6+ people the eco and 1/2 load will do..
@platypus - ^^ this one has a hygiene mode where it increases temps for longer periods.
More expensive
.. but having looked at them in person at the local electrical warehouse.. they've got some neat internal configurations along with 46dB, 6l etc. We both cook (me - I tend to creates lots of pots and pan mess) and she bakes etc so.. Over board for two perhaps but considering when friends visit it's 6+ people the eco and 1/2 load will do..
@platypus - ^^ this one has a hygiene mode where it increases temps for longer periods.
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Soldato
Something to do with the water being much hotter, one would imagine.