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The evil called: 'Dishwasher'

Posted on Jul 3rd, 2009 by Domus Ulixes : Some Kid Domus Ulixes
Common Dishwasher Problems


Now, to put into perspective I come from a European country where: ' the dishes are generally washed in a separate tub placed inside the sink. '

It is common in my country, that dishes are first dried before being put back into the closet. This results in: impeccably shiny dishes!

However many people these days have dishwashers. 'Because it is more conveniant'
Since most people already realize that the purchase, upkeep and running-cost of a dishwasher far outreaches the cost of any tub, brush and dishcloth. I will keep it unmotivated. So:

Fact 1 : Dishwashers are more expensive in all its finacial facets then its alternative.

Fact 2: Dishwashers cost more space to store.

One can already wonder, why one would even want a dishwasher. So people address the most simple argument: 'It saves time' or 'it is easier' or even 'it becomes cleaner'

Lets begin with that last one, is it really cleaner?
If you have a dishwasher you will know that due to the hot drying nasty brownish stains and other things get left behind on your forks, and knives and sometimes even plates after a wash. Even the thorough ones.

Fact 3: Dishwasher do not clean better that its alternative.

So, it must be simpler then?

Lets compare it to a tub and brush tactics. You clean up your table, put the dirty dishes on the kitchens counter, and wash them of, after-wards you dry them.
Now this poses a downside, for if you have a small kitchen counter, a lot of space is consumed by the dishes. And this might pose a problem. Even though of course, while doing the dishes one would assume you have already eaten, and hence do not need the kitchen counter anymore.

For a Dishwasher it goes like this. You get the dishes, and you put them in. Ah, that is a simple action. you might think. Problem is though: Everything belongs somewhere, forks here, knives there, plates there, cups there. This poses a difficulty. Whereas with the tub-variant you can just do it in random order. With a dishwasher you need to sort every dish piece by piece. Letting go of its ' more simple argument'

Fact 4: Dishwashers are not more simple then its alternative.

Well then it must save time right?

Wrong again. I disregard any time in which we have done nothing in the presence of the dishwasher, so its running time has no relevance.
Still.
Cleaning in a dishwasher takes about 15 minutes of time, if not even more. That is if it is empty to begin with. Most people put things in it, whenever they can. Meaning they open, role out the rack, put things in, sort them again, put the rack back, and closing the lid over 10 times a day! This consumes about half an hour.
Than we put it on, assuming it was already open, this doesn't take much more time.
Then we need to clean it out again. Problem here again is, puddles. it is unavoidable that you need a dishcloth the dry most of the things you take out of the dishwasher anyhow. Making the clean out time 20 minutes, plus storing things elsewhere.

This means that on average a dishwasher costs about an hour of your time. Whereas normal dishes cost about 15 minutes (cleaning, drying and putting it in closet) however, you need to do this twice a day. so 30 to 40 minutes time of your day.

Fact 5: Dishwashers are more time consuming that its alternative.


Conclusion
If you have a dishwasher, and it isn't a work of art that beautifully suits and decorates your kitchen.
Think again!
You are an ignorant person, not thinking over the concept of 'Dishwasher'

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