How the ferk - dishwasher - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: lezginka_kabardinka
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2023, 01:01:01 am
content: How the FERK does one, an ENGINEER who is OBSERVANT and excels in pattern-recognition and systems, explain to older parent (70s) WHEN THEY ASKED, that"This is the optimal dishwashing program - don't use the shorter one with a lower temp, IT DOES NOT CLEAN well, and also ADD THE EXTRA DRYING add-on, ALWAYS"?Parent is ALWAYS "right", insists that the other cycle "saves money" (but not my EARS from nagging, and not my TIME from having to load it ALL OVER AGAIN, because their insistence means the dishes DID NOT WASH OR DRY PROPERLY!)So, to save two PENCE, and have the son find the stuff AIN'T CLEANED, waste their time AND more water AND electricity AND time, or accept that, ya know, THEY ARE AN ENGINEER AND YOU ARE NOT? Irony is, when you have to run it again, the TWO FRIGGIN PENCE ain't refundable AND you have to cost yourself MORE by running the cycle recommended.Brand new Whirlpool D/washer... irony is them trying to save 2p, vs me wasting half an hour in a cramped kitchen, emptying it and having to HAND DRY IT ALL because of the "must save TWO PENCE!"I give up with people.Slight rant, I feel a bit better, knowing you educated folk will have sensible feedback

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2023, 01:09:44 am
content: Quote from: lezginka_kabardinka on December 06, 2023, 01:01:01 amFill in the blank with most anything.Sounds like my neighbor when he asks me over to help with a PC issue.But the answer is - you can't. At least I haven't found a way around it.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2023, 01:16:39 am
content: Move out?

author: themadhippy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2023, 01:20:58 am
content: wipe the back off the dishwasher and reconfigure it so whatever program is selected it alway does the long cycle with extra drying

author: lezginka_kabardinka
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2023, 01:23:52 am
content: Quote from: themadhippy on December 06, 2023, 01:20:58 amThat's actually my way of working. Were it not under warranty I may have done that. I've done things like this to eliminate aggro, many times, and not ONCE has anyone noticed, and NOT ONCE did the planet implode and all life cease to exist.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2023, 09:52:55 pm
content: Put a piece of wood with holes over the buttons so they can only choose the thourough program. I have similar discussions with my wife. She insists on using the eco program and then complains about the the dishes not being clean enough

author: jmelson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2023, 10:48:46 pm
content: My wife has found the perfect solution! She washes the dishes by hand, TWICE, then puts them in the dishwasher. The dishwasher produces PERFECTLY clean dishes! AMAZING! The wonders of modern, work saving appliances!Jon

author: pickle9000
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2023, 12:01:30 am
content: You see mum the reason older machines lasted so long was the cycle length. A longer cycle cleans not only the dishes but the inside of the machine itself. The full dry cycle also helps by preventing mildew which causes leaks. It's like changing the oil in a car better the oil than a new engine.lie with love in your heart

author: lezginka_kabardinka
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2023, 08:59:58 pm
content: Quote from: jmelson on December 06, 2023, 10:48:46 pmSitting here chuckling hard 😂

author: Neutrion
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 11, 2023, 09:11:09 pm
content: Quote from: lezginka_kabardinka on December 07, 2023, 08:59:58 pmYes, I have also seen such things a few times...In our dishwasher the user manual explicitly warns to not to rinse the dishes before putting them in. But they don't have a chance to interfere with this new international belief, the rinseism.Legzinka: How much is 1 kW/h in Russia? I would have thought, that electricity is so cheap there that you don't have to worry about the consumption.