From: HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com   
      
   On 11/6/2025 5:33 PM, Ed P wrote:   
   > On 11/6/2025 4:50 PM, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> For quite a few years, and certainly now, dishwashers, if used when   
   >>> full, require much less water that when washing and rinsing the   
   >>> equivalent number of dishes by hand.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>    But  when it takes a week to fill the dishwasher,   
   >> and it needs to be run   twice   to get things clean  ..   
   >>    energy savings disappear  -  and my fav sleepy-guy   
   >> coffee mug has been unavailable that whole time !   
   >>   We're planning a kitchen reno  -  we'll leave the   
   >> plumbing for the dishwasher available for future   
   >> homeowners  but replace the space with some storage   
   >> drawers.   
   >>      John T.   
   >   
   > Twice?  Mine often sits a week too and everything comes out spotless.  I   
   > use Cascade Platinum pods and they work every time.   
   >   
   > The house came with a GE and it works well, but my preference if buying   
   > new would be Kitchen Aid.  They always did a great job too.   
      
   I'd advise a little research before plunging deep into your pocket to   
   pay for a Kitchen Aid.  Many years ago they were excellent.  For our   
   previous home, my parents bought us a top model Kitchen Aid dishwasher   
   as their housewarming present as a replacement for the 15 year old   
   builder's quality whatever brand that came with the house.  We were   
   never impressed.  For several decades they've had reliability/quality   
   control problems.  It died after only about 12 years of very light use   
   but multiple repairs.  We replaced it with a mid-range GE that was still   
   going strong when sold the house about 30 years later.  Maybe Kitchen   
   Aid has overcome their problems and are top rated again.  I've had no   
   need to shop for a new dishwasher so I haven't kept up with the recent   
   ratings.   
      
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