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The topic of dishwashers comes up regularly on HN and it's always the same, comments are mostly filled by people complaining about dishwashers not working well,

The topic of dishwashers comes up regularly on HN and it's always the same, comments are mostly filled by people complaining about dishwashers not working well, environmental regulation, etc. I assume most people who don't actually have a problem just don't comment. Anyway, for another datapoint I have a rather recent dishwasher (in the EU) and it works about as well as the older dishwasher I had before, or the one my parents had 20 years ago. It does take 4 hours to run a load, which is fine, I've always run my dishwashers at night so I'm not even sure how long it took the others. So I don't think they're getting worse. But as a sibling comment said, I wish the buttons were more responsive, not sure why it takes about two seconds for the thing to wake up after pressing the power button.

jtbayly 3y ago
4 hours is not fine in a lot of circumstances.
- seszett 3y ago
  The fast program takes 30 minutes and works fine, I've used it once or twice maybe in the last four years.
- thiht 3y ago
  How so? If you run it at night, not an issue. If you run it after lunch, not an issue, everything is available before it’s time to prepare dinner. If you’re organized I don’t see how 4 hours is a problem, unless you cook every 3 hours? And if you need things right away, even a 1hour dishwasher would be too long, if your issue is time just hand wash your dishes.
  - jtbayly 3y ago
    If you run it after breakfast dishes aren't available at all before lunch. If you run it after dinner, dishes can't be finished (put away) until the next morning unless you want to stay up late.
    - thiht 3y ago
      > dishes can't be finished (put away) until the next morning Nothing wrong with that. > If you run it after breakfast dishes aren't available at all before lunch. If you run your dishwasher at night, there's no reason to run it with just the breakfast dishes inside, it's a waste of water and energy. But still, you can use the fast mode (30min/1hour). And if there's something specific you need (a pan?) just open the dishwasher and hand wash it. Or buy one more. It doesn't require big organization skills to work around the fact an eco cycle is 4 hours honestly.
      - brightlancer 3y ago
        > Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with that for YOU. Please do not expect everyone to conform to your personal circumstances.

jtbayly 3y ago

4 hours is not fine in a lot of circumstances.

seszett 3y ago
The fast program takes 30 minutes and works fine, I've used it once or twice maybe in the last four years.
thiht 3y ago
How so? If you run it at night, not an issue. If you run it after lunch, not an issue, everything is available before it’s time to prepare dinner. If you’re organized I don’t see how 4 hours is a problem, unless you cook every 3 hours? And if you need things right away, even a 1hour dishwasher would be too long, if your issue is time just hand wash your dishes.
- jtbayly 3y ago
  If you run it after breakfast dishes aren't available at all before lunch. If you run it after dinner, dishes can't be finished (put away) until the next morning unless you want to stay up late.
  - thiht 3y ago
    > dishes can't be finished (put away) until the next morning Nothing wrong with that. > If you run it after breakfast dishes aren't available at all before lunch. If you run your dishwasher at night, there's no reason to run it with just the breakfast dishes inside, it's a waste of water and energy. But still, you can use the fast mode (30min/1hour). And if there's something specific you need (a pan?) just open the dishwasher and hand wash it. Or buy one more. It doesn't require big organization skills to work around the fact an eco cycle is 4 hours honestly.
    - brightlancer 3y ago
      > Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with that for YOU. Please do not expect everyone to conform to your personal circumstances.