Two Dishwasher Idea

**paulster2626** · 11-08-2009, 06:03 PM

I thought of this today and I think I'm going to do it.

The plan is this - have 2 dishwashers instead of just one. As I use dishes, I put them in washer #1. When that's full, I wash the dishes but then I don't put them away. Simply take clean dishes out of washer #1 adn put them in washer #2. Keep alternating, never put dishes away. Free up cupboard space.

I am proud of this thinking I have done.

**concretejungle** · 11-08-2009, 06:06 PM

http://www.fisherpaykel.com/dishwashing/

The tall and double tall. Pretty nice if you don't do a shit ton of dishes. We don't have one because I'm not spending a lot on a dishwasher.

**oftpiste** · 11-08-2009, 06:08 PM

My brother in law has been doing this for a long time and it's pretty good scenario. It doesn't however, eliminate the need for cupboard space and occasionally emptying both machines.

But you probably knew that already.

**XXX-er** · 11-08-2009, 06:14 PM

seen it in an expensive show home in calgary 5 or 6 years ago, you would need a kitchen with enough room

**Jumper Bones** · 11-08-2009, 07:03 PM

Didn't the man show do this?

**mock vomit** · 11-08-2009, 07:26 PM

Quite common to have two kitchen dishwashers once you get up closer to a million bucks in price for a house around here... though I don't think the purpose is the same as you are mentioning here? More common to have one by the sink and another over by a wet bar, or in the island or closer to the eating area or ???

Hey... with the price of upscale kitchen cabinets you might be able to build out a new kitchen using ONLY dishwashers for cabinetry for not much more??? Then just put all the dirty dishes away where ever they go and clean them right there... saves a whole step of having of having to wash then put them away. Dibs on credit for this new super exciting idea sure to sweep the home construction/kitchen remodeling segment!!!

Hey concrete, I've heard those F&P dishwasher have been mega headaches breaking often and needing very expensive repairs. I wouldn't be surprised if you found them disappearing at some point?

**crackboy** · 11-08-2009, 08:47 PM

well my parents have a double dishwasher. its esentially twoo small ones in the same space as 1 normal so you coudn; store all your dishes in it

**Tips^Up** · 11-09-2009, 09:53 AM

nice try but not original idea
"* Install two dishwashers. One is the "clean" one and one is the "dirty" one (use those little magnet signs). Use dishes directly out of the clean one, and put the dirty dishes in the other one. By the time the dirty one is full, the clean one is just about empty and you run the dirty one and switch the signs so that the dirty one is the clean one, and vice versa. Effectively your dishwashers replace the purpose of your dish cabinets, saving a lot of time."

from this thread with many other good ideas:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/890849/

**MagnificentUnicorn** · 11-09-2009, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by concretejungle

http://www.fisherpaykel.com/dishwashing/

The tall and double tall. Pretty nice if you don't do a shit ton of dishes. We don't have one because I'm not spending a lot on a dishwasher.

We have one of these, and that's how my wife uses it. I'm the only one who empties it.

**Todds** · 11-09-2009, 12:43 PM

I've heard the idea before. I thought it sounded good. If you are doing a kitchen remodel I'm not sure how much extra the second dishwasher will cost when compared to a cabinet.

**iceman** · 11-09-2009, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by Todds

I've heard the idea before. I thought it sounded good. If you are doing a kitchen remodel I'm not sure how much extra the second dishwasher will cost when compared to a cabinet.

depends on what cabinets and what dishwasher but a dishwasher can easily be cheaper.

**nvr2deep** · 11-09-2009, 01:31 PM

I go through cups/glasses more than anything else and I always have wanted one of those small bar dishwashers that bangs out the glasses in like 5 minutes.

**cantunamunch** · 11-09-2009, 01:31 PM

Unless you have two of those "high-efficiency" dishwashers that leave spots on everything if the water is anything other than pure distilled, in which case you're doing everything by hand anyway.

**cantunamunch** · 11-09-2009, 01:33 PM

How many of you have done any acoustical treatment on your dishwashers, Dynamat or similar?

KQ · 11-09-2009, 02:27 PM

I'm surprised none of you guys have said....

"all you need is a good woman to cook and clean for you"

**nvr2deep** · 11-09-2009, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by KQ

I'm surprised none of you guys have said....

"all you need is a good woman to cook and clean for you"

Dishwashers are cheaper!

**grubbers** · 11-09-2009, 02:56 PM

is it seriously that difficult/time consuming to put dishes away?

**nihiles** · 11-09-2009, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by KQ

I'm surprised none of you guys have said....

"all you need is a good woman to cook and clean for you"

a good woman is one who makes you want to cook and clean therefore doing so doesnt suck.
if all she does is cook and clean then shes just a woman which is really nothing special.

**irul&ublo** · 11-09-2009, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by nvr2deep

Dishwashers are cheaper!

maybe...but the buttsecks isn't as much fun

**Sinecure** · 11-09-2009, 04:52 PM

I once babysat for a family that kept kosher. They had two dishwashers. One for milk, one for meat. Since I had no idea which was which, if I ate anything I'd just wash the dish and put it back where I found it.

I just wish my house had a dishwasher that actually washed dishes, instead of just spraying hot water around for a while.

**XXX-er** · 11-09-2009, 04:58 PM

I had a sucession of bleeding heart enviro's who wouldnt use the DW to which I pointed out I aint washing dishes SO I plan to use the motherfucking DW SO if you wash by hand in addition to me using the DW you would be wasteing even more energy & fucking up more shit ... it didnt work,they continued to wash by hand

**kiwinig** · 11-09-2009, 05:06 PM

the fisher & paykel dish drawers are pretty sweet, have one in my flat and folks have one too, so much better than 1 normal dishwasher. each one can fit more than 1/2 a std dishwasher and they are super convienient. yeah the pumps can be susceptable to damage, particularly from chips of glass or plates but the good thing is it's really easy to pull out the pump body yourself from inside the base of the machine to check and clean etc.

**mock vomit** · 11-09-2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Sinecure

...I just wish my house had a dishwasher that actually washed dishes, instead of just spraying hot water around for a while.

If I was a betting man, I'd bet if you do some research and find out where/how to clean out the inlet screen (inside dishwasher on bottom somewhere) for recycling water to be pumped and resprayed this problem would be fixed "presto"!!! [/works for my KitchenAid]

**XXX-er** · 11-09-2009, 05:15 PM

also the sprayers arm/wands seperate at the joints and spray fail to spray water upwards at your dishes

appliances including for laundry are actualy pretty easy to fix

you can probably get instrcutions/tips on a website