How long does your dishwasher run?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (171062)
United States
September 2, 2019 3:37pm CST
I tend to run my dishwasher on the pots and pans cycle because it simply does a better job of getting the dishes clean. However, that cycle I swear runs 4 hours. It just runs and runs, and runs. This is the longest washing and dryer time on a dishwasher I have ever had. Even if you run it on a normal wash cycle it still takes a good 2 to 3 hours. When you run your DW you better make sure your are not needing anything out of it..cuz it is going to be hours before you have access to the dishes and of course even when it stops everything is hot for another hour. I don't need to have it on heated dry, but I just like things sterilized. Is this normal? It just seems like it takes forever!
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
2 Sep 19
That is probably what I should be doing, but it is just easier to toss them in the DW.
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
2 Sep 19
@CarolDM Yes, that's understadable.
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@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Sep 19
@snowy22315 With just two people not a lot of dishes here.
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@marguicha (216271)
• Chile
2 Sep 19
It happens to me the same way. So after I fill it, I wait for the night to make it start. And I close all doors in between so I don´t hear all the sounds it makes
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
2 Sep 19
This one is quiet,,but it does run a very long time...even in a normal wash cycle.
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
2 Sep 19
@marguicha I don't know..the run time on this just seems excessive.
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@marguicha (216271)
• Chile
2 Sep 19
@snowy22315 I wonder if all dishwashers are that way.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Sep 19
My dishwasher are my two hands.
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
2 Sep 19
I do not enjoy washing dishes I am very glad I have one.
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
2 Sep 19
I just nticecit because it takes so long.
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
2 Sep 19
My grandparents never had a dishwasher. Both sets of them, never used them.
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@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
3 Sep 19
Does your Dish Washer get the water as high as about 400 degrees? If so that is a bit too hot, but I know someone who does this just so they don't have to worry about waiting for the dishes to dry out as 400 degrees is awfully hot! By the way, I hand wash all of our dishes. I do the washing and the drying and putting them away. No big deal. I am pretty much used to doing this and have done it most my life.
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
3 Sep 19
You can set it for an hour wash, but not sure how good it is.
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
3 Sep 19
@JudyEv if I rinse them first they come out better.
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@JudyEv (326581)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 19
@snowy22315 I've always been happy with mine. Maybe once in six months I'll a plate not quite clean.
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@snowy22315 (171062)
• United States
2 Sep 19
I am not sure why this dishwasher runs forever..It probably needs a repair anyway. I will ask the tech when they come out.
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