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AFAIK British dishwashers get plumbed into the cold water line, & heat it themselves. US dishwashers get plumbed into the hot water line, and only do a bit of e
by SAI_Peregrinus 8mo ago
AFAIK British dishwashers get plumbed into the cold water line, & heat it themselves. US dishwashers get plumbed into the hot water line, and only do a bit of extra heating. US dishwashers run on 1400W circuits (80% current rule on a 120V 15A plug), UK ones on 2300W circuits (80% current rule on a 220V 13A plug). Nearly twice the available power means they can heat the water properly on their own. They also more often have built-in water softeners, thus the mention of salt.
Definitely agree about tablets though, they're trash. Powdered detergent is the way to go.
- lousken 8mo agoI find big differences among tablets, so I'd say it depends. However powder is so much cheaper than it's just a no brainer if you don't have really dirty dishes. For dirty dishes I still prefer a good tablet though.
- tzs 8mo agoIsn't the 80% rule only for continuous loads (3+ hours)? Home dishwashers in the US are considered to be non-continuous loads if the net is to be believed.