Dishwasher with handle bar or without?
lavender12145
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Miele fully integrated dishwasher question - handles
Comments (10)I think I want a stainless Miele dishwasher with hidden controls, but I don't like any of their handle options. In my quest to decide on visible vs. hidden control dishwasher (see my earlier post), I discovered the option mentioned in this post: Order a Miele fully-integrated unfinished dishwasher along with the optional "blank" (no holes, no handle) stainless front panel, no-holes (Miele part number 21995337D). However, I've looked at the cartoon installation instructions referred to above, and I can't quite figure out how this works with a stainless panel. The instructions seem to show how it works with a wood panel, but I'm unclear on how my own handle would attach to a stainless panel. I realize you can drill through the stainless (well, I can't, but my installer can), but I'm not sure what a handle would "grab onto" in a stainless panel, because I'm not sure what the stainless panel looks like out of the box. If you order part number 21995337D, do you get 3/4-inch thick stainless steel? The install instructions say the panel has to be 3/4 inches thick, but if it were pure metal that would weigh 100 pounds! Or is it a thin sheet of stainless over some type of wood? My problem is that I can't figure out if I need some special type of handle with special dimensions, or if this stainless, no-holes, no-handle panel from Miele is engineered in some way to grab onto any handle that can be screwed in from behind. Has anyone ever seen this panel, and can you explain how it works to install a custom handle onto it?...See MoreDishwashers and matching handles
Comments (8)The handle issue came up in our kitchen, too. We don't have a large kitchen, the house is built in 1939 and we wanted a new kitchen but one that looked like it belonged to the rest of the house. Along one run of cabinetry we had the fridge, two DWs (one on each side of the sink) and the oven. That's alot of handles looking at you in a row, not to mention alot of stainless! We decided to integrate the fridge and DWs and get cabinet pulls to match. We have the new look of the oven and cooktop, but the kitchen doesn't feel overwhelming for the rest of the house. And no, with 18" pulls on the DWs next to the sink, never had a problem with bumping them....See MoreHandle for Dishwasher Question
Comments (8)I am using cup pulls in my kitchen and I will be using the same cup pull on the DW panel. I know cup pulls function a little differently than normal pulls. Have you checked to see if the same pull comes in a 6" or 8"? 4" seems like your hand might get a little smooshed when you have to pull harder to fight the suction of the door closing. Just my opinion. Also- how do the other hands in your house function with the 4" pull? The DW is different than drawers because you can basically open the drawers by putting one finger in the 4" pull. With the suction of the DW, you may actually need to pull....See More1 week without dryer or dishwasher
Comments (55)I was curious how your "frugalizing" was going. Interesting. At my electric rates your savings would be around $110 in that time frame. That's significant. FWIW, I basically figure about $1-$1.25 per day to run a window a/c unit. I consider that a worthwhile "splurge" to me to use it. One mistake a lot of people make is when there's one nice day they open up then when the heat returns they have to work the a/c harder to make up for the loss when they would have been better off leaving the place closed up and run the a/c at a lower (power consumption) setting. With the savings, I would suggest you reinvest part of it in "energy upgrades". First is a screen for your door. You can get something as simple as the big sheets of screening with magnetic attachments to allow you to go in and out. Not sure if there's an issue with the dogs but you might have gates across the lower part to enable air flow and possibly discourage the dogs from going out, unless they're jumpers. Another suggestion is for your cooking. A tabletop convection oven can be had for about $30. They're wonderful units. And an electric roaster is another option. Don't get suckered into an obsolete slow cooker. The roaster is an oven and you can set it in the garage, patio, deck, or outside on a compatible day and still do your cooking and baking without the heat issues. The convection oven is surprisingly fast for a lot of things. I use mine a lot. One thing I put in with the first garage door opener is a keypad. I first had a key switch that required a key which worked fine but you had to have a key to use it. I replaced it with a digital keypad and have been very glad to have it. When I have guests I can program a temporary code for them so they can get into the garage, I then hide a key for the back door and they can get in. For a while, I even used a keypad door lock that was great... until it died. Another item to consider is a Kill-A-Watt meter. You can use it to find out how much it actually costs you to run something. It could be very helpful to find out if it's really saving you a significant amount to unplug something that you use regularly and it can tell you what the vampire loads really total. I'm curious about something. Was the prior month an unusual month in any way? That really seems like a lot of electricity although I'm so used to my frugalness that a lot of bills seem high to me. I'm just curious what is consuming 800 kWh with the changes you've made. That seems like it's still a lot of electricity for a single person household. Not minimizing what you've done so far though. It's surprising what a few things can do isn't it?...See Morelavender12145
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