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A friend's family "solved" the problem of cleaning dishes and putting them in the cupboard by having two diswashers, a magnet that said "clean", and a magnet th
by notatoad 8y ago
A friend's family "solved" the problem of cleaning dishes and putting them in the cupboard by having two diswashers, a magnet that said "clean", and a magnet that said "dirty".
- j2bax 8y agoSo they just eliminated the cupboard? They must not have a whole lot of dishes!
- Elv13 8y agoLooking at the existence of caches in our CPUs and computers (and all CDNs), I conclude that the 80/20 rule apply to dish washing! (/s) But really, it might just be that people use 20% of their dish-washable objects 80% of the time. So having 2 dish washers eliminate 80% of the labor of putting them in the cupboard because 80% will be gone in the other machine by the time you really have to fill the cupboards. Then again, that's lazyness and I suspect the higher humidity of the dishwasher is an health issue.
- seppel 8y agoNo, in fact they had two self-cleaning cupboards.
- alelefant 8y agoThat seems like a fire hazard.
- village-idiot 8y agoIt’s literally full of water.
- alelefant 8y agoIt was a joke.
- Sophistifunk 8y agoHell we've only ever had at most one dishwasher, and Mrs Funk is always treating the bloody thing like a cupboard.
- yurishimo 8y agoI love this idea. My wife and I are terrible about unloading the dishwasher and usually end up using the dishes out of it and piling dirty dishes in the sink for a few days. Then when the sink is full, it's more work to unload the few remaining dishes and then load it with dirty dishes. I'm now seriously contemplating putting this on a my list for when I renovate/build a house. If I don't like it, it's also pretty easy to rip it out and replace it with a large cabinet, especially if you opt for the "built-in" door cover for the dishwasher.
- jhallenworld 8y agoHah, I also know someone who did this. To make it work well you need to downsize the number of dishes you have (even without two dishwashers this is worth it) and train everyone to never leave dishes in the sink.
- dsnuh 8y agoMost major manufacturers offer this now, in a single washer form factor. Look for "drawer dishwasher" or "dual dishwasher" on any site that sells appliances.
- osrec 8y agoThis is genius! Perhaps they should split dishwashers in two, with an option to only clean one half at a time.
- PetahNZ 8y agoI can't tell if you are serious. But this has existed for a long time.
- osrec 8y agoI am serious! I know what you mean about top and bottom drawer separation, but it's not the same. You don't want your dirty dishes above the clean ones, plus you still want access to clean dishes without interrupting a cycle. It's a subtle change, but the UX for me personally would improve quite significantly!
- silverlake 8y agoThe parent said they already exist. Fisher makes DishDrawers: https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/kitchen/dish-washers/dishdrawer.html https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/kitchen/dish-washers/dishdra...
- osrec 8y agoAh, I had honestly never seen/heard of them, so I thought the parent was referring to washing the top shelf vs the full DW. Now I know - it's something to add to the wish list :D
- BurningFrog 8y agoBrilliant. By being simple. Reminds me of - and can be combined with - my father's "invention" when he got a bad back of installing the dishwasher at cupboard height.
- fouc 8y agoPerhaps it'd be possible to have a 24/7 washing cycle, with just-in-time drying when anyone reaches into get dishes. Econo european models for washing/drying clothes take 6+ hours for a reason.