Thread: Installing dishwasher + plumbing

Originally Posted by endgrain

a healthy and objective critique, citing examples and valid references is one thing, blatantly wrong and "assumed" misinformation + aggressive flaming is another ...
please accept my apologies spelunx .... pz

No need to apologise, I am not really sure either of you should be getting cranky, the way I read it, you both had valid points...

Anyway, I am off to the local Plumbing Hardware supplies, armed with all the info I need, thanks to you guys...

Cheers!!

Why would you want to rinse things before putting them in the dishwasher?

I have a Westinghouse and it works fine. I just put everything in as-is with no scraping, rinsing or anything like that. Only thing I do is tip any chicken bones, corn cobs etc into the bin but that's it. When it's full or I start running out of pans etc then I switch it on - generally 3 times a week.

It uses 13.6 litres per wash according to the official info so I'm using about a third of a sink full of water per day to do all my dishes, pans etc with no troubles. It cleans pans, casserole dishes etc without trouble even if something gets a bit burnt.

My parents have an oldie - a 1981 "Lady Chef". I've repaired it a few times but it's still working fine. Again, no rinsing etc and it gets everything clean, usually just using the "normal" cycle. It does use 35 - 40 litres per wash however, but water isn't scarce here (to the point that the council doesn't even bother with meters) so that's not really a problem.

As for the actual installations, both of these are simply a tee off the existing water and drainage pipes. No problems so far and one of them has been going for 27 years like that.

Both are also connected to the hot water tap rather than cold. I suspect this explains why they clean well without scraping, rinsing etc. The one I have was already installed when I bought the house.

According to the local electricity supplier, the overall cost of hot versus cold is roughly the same. Hot will use more power but it's at a lower rate assuming you have off-peak for hot water. So the actual cost will be similar.

Yes splenux, everything will be stocked at the shop, sorry for the delay, went bush for the weekend.

Originally Posted by endgrain

tell ya what ... just ignore last post completely, totally ignorant and don't know what I'm talkin' about. ...
have owned and repaired/installed at least 7 dishwashers over the last 35 years

I've owned and repaired 7 cars, doesn't make me a qualified mechanic!

Personally I'm a fan, but I've also spent the coin and got a decent one. It specifically says don't rinse in the instructions, and it's far more efficient with water than I am (tend to get myself soaked! )

There's a million things I'd rather be doing that washing up, I do the cooking and the cleaning, figure I can get off one job!