''Delayed Start'' on a dishwasher. Why would I want to do that?
albert_135 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.
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Comments (16)Hey, antts.... You said: "We don't specify or install the DW drain hose into a garbage disposal anymore either - except in very rare circumstances!" Assuming from the wording that you're a plumber and knowing that I'm not, perhaps I was too strong and should back off a notch. On the other hand, the quote was: "...he said they never have them drain that way anymore." I read "never". Did you read "never"? Could be true as far as himself or his company is concerned. Maybe that's what he meant by "they" referring to himself or his company as opposed to all plumbers whereas I took it to mean all plumbers. If so, I certainly mis-spoke (As Reagan's press secretary used to say.) and do owe that apology -- which I hereby gladly provide. You were correct to call me on it. As I said, I'm not a plumber (nor do I play one on TV) but where I live, I have not yet seen any house with a DW and a disposal that does not have the DW draining into the disposal's designed-in fixture for the purpose. Maybe it's different where you are. Certainly it does not have to be done that way. Direct to drain is fine, too. I even agree that direct is superior. In any event, I would be very surprised to learn that connection is any part of the OP's problem....See MoreWhy do dishwashers take so long?
Comments (18)In 2015, people are now complaining about 4 hour cycles!! They must have degraded the motors and the detergents again. We are looking for a new dishwasher since our old one is severely clogged with deposits. We are using the SAME water source we have been using for 35 years. The big name detergent we been using has been stripped down until they it is terrible. Our glasses get coated with white mineral stuff that we have to use vinegar to remove it. The gray plastic racks are now white. This is new in the last few years. Also, the machine has started leaving food particles on everything. The glasses come out dirtier than they went in. I did a few tests and found out that two of the spray arms weren't spinning at all and the other one was barely moving. I took them off and all of them were loaded with chunks of white deposits that had clogged the spray nozzles. Vinegar barely did a thing. I had to grind them up by putting objects into the holes, but I couldn't get most of them out. Also, the screen on the bottom of the machine was almost totally clogged with a thin crust of white deposits. I scrubbed it over and over with vinegar and it finally started to break up. Bad move. Those little flakes ended up in the spray nozzles and clogged them worse. I can't get one of the nozzles to spin at all. Web searches have told me I have to disassemble the machine to get to the sump, which is probably also clogged. The top rack's cheap plastic wheels are so clogged with deposits that they barely turn anymore, causing the flimsy sliders to fall off the non-turning cheap plastic wheels they ride on. I have had to take these apart several times a week lately. Has anyone else had these experiences? We are throwing it out once we figure which of the 4-hour cycle, cheaply made $800 machines to buy....See MoreWhy would I want cabinets instead of drawers?
Comments (13)I have mostly drawers... I do have one trash pullout (I guess it's like a drawer) and one cabinet w/two roll out tray shelves (ROTS). The ROTS cabinet was a mistake...I meant to order it as a trash pullout with one ROTS included. It's the one cabinet I regret! The cabinet w/the ROTS is our "Pet Center" with the dog food & treats on the bottom shelf (as low as I can get it) and leashes, meds, etc on the top shelf...as high as I could put it. The 6-gallon can I use for the dog food just barely fits...if the top's not on tightly, it doesn't fit. Why am I telling you this? B/c I measured and it turns out KitchenAddict is correct...the bottom of our trash pullout is 6-3/4" off the floor, the bottom of the ROTS at its lowest "setting" is 7-1/8" off the floor. I could have used that extra 1/4" or so! So, you do lose some space at the bottom with the ROTS. Here's my Pet Center using ROTS... Here are my many, very useful and well-liked drawers! Pullout cabinets... Cabinets you might want... Mixer Lift cabinet...If you want something like a mixer lift, you will need to get a cabinet. But, most mixer lifts really aren't sturdy enough to use the mixer while on the lift, so you will have to lift it up to the counter anyway. Besides, do you really want the flour, etc. that sometimes billows out or the splashes that sometimes occur to go all over the floor and cabinet fronts? I'd rather all that be on the counter and/or backsplash...much easier to clean plus they're "designed" for such messes! Tray cabinet...If you don't have space over ovens or refrigerator for your cookie sheets, cooling racks, muffin tins, etc., you might consider a 12" to 18" tray cabinet with one shelf. Some people put them in pullouts or drawers, but this is one case when I think you waste space. In a regular cabinet, you can use the entire width of the cabinet; in a pullout or drawer, you lose 2 to 4 inches due to the drawer/pullout walls plus the glide space. Check out these two threads for the tray cabinet discussion: Thread: tray cabinets - top 1/2 wasted space See Plllog's base tray cabinet...horizontal tray storage..in the following thread: Thread: Do you like your tray storage? Can you share the......See MoreHelp...why do I not want my dishwasher next to the stove?
Comments (15)I usually cook alone, and my dishwasher is in my prep area right now. I find it's always in the way. These are reasons why I might need the dishwasher while prepping/cooking. I'm listing them in case any of them might come up for you: 1) The dishwasher just ran a load. This is common if the kitchen is such a mess that I have to clean it up before I start cooking. It runs and finishes while I'm cooking, and then I would prefer to be able to open the dishwasher door and let the items in it finish drying/cooling down so I can unload in between cooking steps. That frees up the dishwasher to be loaded with the dishes I just created from cooking after I'm done. 2) I have a few minutes free while cooking and start cleaning up my cooking dishes -- I usually have most of the kitchen cleaned by the time I'm done cooking. 3) I forgot that some of the utensils I need for cooking are sitting in the dishwasher and have to open it to retrieve them. Other considerations: The plan where your dishwasher is next to the cooktop also puts the dishwasher much farther from the sink and perpendicular to it . That is far less ergonomic for loading purposes and involves way more dripping on the floor than a dishwasher that is simply right next to the sink. You need space between the fridge and the wall to its left to allow the fridge door to open far enough for you to be able to get the fridge drawers out. Usually people do a 9-12" skinny pantry pullout between the fridge and wall. If you are not already planning for this, typically we recommend that your hood be 6" wider than the range (so a 36" hood for a 30" range). Steam/cooking fumes spread as they rise, so a slightly wider hood does a better job capturing it all. In lieu of a counter overhand, you might make the banquette top material something that could also serve as a counter -- butcher block, maybe -- for the times when you want to sit while you work. It'll be a much bigger work surface, so you can spread out, and people generally find table height seating more comfortable than counter height seating anyway....See Moregeguymw
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