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   On 11/5/2025 4:26 PM, Jim Joyce wrote:   
   > On Wed, 5 Nov 2025 17:58:51 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2025-11-05, Retirednoguilt  wrote:   
   >>> My   
   >>> dishwasher has a little plastic window in the rinse aid compartment.  My   
   >>> rinse aid is bright blue.  When the window shows a bright blue color, I   
   >>> know there's enough rinse aid for the next load.  When it is black, it's   
   >>> time to refill the compartment.  No circuit boards, sensors, apps   
   >>> required.  Totally reliable.   
   >>   
   >> Yes, I wish my dishwasher had that.  But we never choose a dishwasher   
   >> because it has an inspection port for rinse aid.   
   >>   
   >> I chose for reliability.  We'll see how that goes.  It's only   
   >> coming up on its first birthday.   
   >   
   > Speaking of dishwashers, I recently read a 'housing trends' article that   
   > said that builders are increasingly skipping the dishwasher in new   
   > builds, opting instead to put the microwave down in the cabinet, thus   
   > clearing the space above the stove for a traditional hood.   
   >   
   > At my house, we run the dishwasher only about once a month, but we use   
   > it daily as a drying rack.   
   >   
      
   It is just me now and I run it once or twice a week.  I've had one for   
   over 50 years, not giving it up.   
      
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