On Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:34:54 -0500, Wes Groleau
wrote:

On 02-02-2013 13:46, wrote:
wrote:

???? wrote:
Buy her a dishwasher and eliminate the rack. Saves water and dishes
are more sanitary.

I doubt it. My dishwasher takes a little over 1200 cubic inches of
water four to six times. (And takes how long?) And it heats the water
for washing and the air for drying with a very large heating element.

You've measured the water consumption (interesting units)? The

Measured the dimensions. Sink would be 1200 if the corners weren't
rounded. DW would be 1200 if it were three inches deep, but I'm pretty
sure it's deeper. Point is that it uses more water, not less.

heating element is used only to "top off" the water temperature and
aid drying time. It's use is optional on most washers.

Yes, but I prefer germ-killing temperatures (even though the soap
probably is adequate).

My sink takes a little under 1200 in³ twice. (and finishes much faster)
And the water is heated with gas.

Your DW is connected to the cold water?

Not sure.

On top of that, _some_ "dishwashers" are only for rinsing. You have to
pre-soak and or scrub everything first.

Utter nonsense. You just lost any (little) credibility you had.

If you have never had a "dishwasher" incapable of making dishes clean,
good for you. If I had known what a useless thing it was going to be, I
would not have allowed the builder to put it in. I have seen others
like it, too. And there are enough of them around for advertisers to
believe that making reference to them will "strike a chord"

The one I have now, however, actually does work.

You still need a dish rack, there will always be hand was items and
other things that need a rack to rest on and dry.

I used dishwasher for several years and never needed a rack.
The two or three no-dishwasher items were washed, shaken off, and
set on a paper towel.

Paper towel?! You environmental terrorist, you!

Not only do I use five or six a year that way, I wipe up spills with
them occasionally. Sue me/


What I've learned over the years of using my dishwashers, is that if I
don't rinse the dishes manually before putting them into the
dishwasher, over time the food particles collect at the bottom and
eventually foul up the water pump and result in a repair. I don't
know if this is true of all brands or more recent dishwashers.

BTW, my wife did buy the Simplehuman stainless steel dish rack today
which appears to be better made than the old one plastic/metal one we
had. Of course the price was a lot greater than what we spent in the
past for the other racks. I guess in time, we'll see which is better.
On the box, it has a 5 year warrantee FWIW.