Should I replace my dishwasher?

[Anonymous]

I hate my dishwasher. It works ok, but it takes 2 hr 15 min. to run. OMG! This is making my evenings difficult. I don't have time to unload it in the mornings, so I find I am sometimes waiting up for it to finish. Ugh I don't have time for this.

The only problem is our kitchen really needs to be totally renovated-- new floors, counters and cabinets are definitely going to happen sometime in the next 5 years (we are kind of waiting for kids to start public school to free up some cash. Anyway, if I replace it now, we won't have to re-replace it when we do the kitchen, will we? Obviously I know the answer could be no, but I'm wondering about unforeseen kitchen reno issues.

[Anonymous]

Mine is brand new and takes forever too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine is brand new and takes forever too.

Damnit really? Literally over 2 hours also? This is insane.

[Anonymous]

The newer dishwashers take longer to run-- they use less water that way I guess. Ours probably takes 3-4 hours to run, but I only run it at night before bed or in the morning before work.

[Anonymous]

Defintely 2 hours to run. Ours is 1 year old.

[Anonymous]

Dishwashers are standard size so can you definitely get a new one now and easily incorporate it into the renovation later. We replaced all our appliances one by one well before we did a pull and replace of sink/cabinets/countertops/floors.

I have a Kenmore Elite with a 1-hour wash setting which gets everything just as clean as the regular wash setting.

[Anonymous]

Agh, maybe I should just start hand washing my dishes. What a pain in the neck! Well, thanks for the news anyway.

[Anonymous]

Ours takes at least 3 hours to run. Replacing it most likely shorten the cycle at all but rather make it longer. Why do you stay up ? I unload it while I'm making dinner. Breakfast dishes in the sink it's the end of the world, just rinse them. Sleep is way more important!

[Anonymous]

I just bought a dishwasher. The normal cycle is 2.5 hours. There is a 1 hour option, which according to the manual works just as well as the normal cycle but uses more water and energy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours takes at least 3 hours to run. Replacing it most likely shorten the cycle at all but rather make it longer. Why do you stay up ? I unload it while I'm making dinner. Breakfast dishes in the sink it's the end of the world, just rinse them. Sleep is way more important!

Hahaha the answer to that question belongs in the relationship forum! I may start running it after breakfast though, and see if we can reverse the nocturnal cycle.

[Anonymous]

You need to buy more dishes. Either that or change your dish schedule. We have a new one too and it takes the same time.

[Anonymous]

My two year old dishwasher has a 1 hour option. It's a Whirlpool I believe. Works fine.

[Anonymous]

Do you have an option for a "china/crystal" wash and air dry? Seems not to take as long.

[Anonymous]

The average life span of a dishwasher is now only 4 1/2 years (according to the repairman). So if it is working fine now, keep it. You'd likely need to replace it again when you do the renovations.

Most new washers take a long time because they save water and energy that way. You could see if running it on the China or Delicate cycle will still clean your dishes. Most also have a time-saver feature.

I just run mine when I go to bed and unload the following afternoon. But I could give two poops about having dirty dishes in my sink -- so I may be the best example.

[Anonymous]

^^may NOT be the best example