Dishwashers losing popularity in US Homes???

[DADoES]

A good, realistic dishwasher should heat its own water. There is either a thermal hold or a long enough main wash with a strong enough heater to boost the temperature to at least 140*F.

Mine heats the main wash and final rinse to specific target temps per the selected cycle. Maximum cycle is 150°F wash, 163°F rinse. Assured heating, time is extended as needed to reach the targets. The temp sensor is accurate, I checked it once with a temp probe in place through a cycle. I may purge the sink faucet to a slightly warm flow before starting in the winter season so the prewash isn't chilly but not during summer.

 

[laundryguysf]

I have come to the conclusion that Americans are obsessed with time. I vacation a lot in Europe and love that Europeans work to live while we live to work. I have a Miele dishwasher that is over 20 years old. I had a Bosch before that. The Miele takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours for a normal load. The Bosch was about the same. That is not an issue for me. I'm certainly not standing there waiting for it to finish. I usually set it to start while everyone is asleep. I'm more concerned that the dishes are clean (which they are) and that I've never had to call for service since I've had this machine.

 

[niclonnic]

I can personally attest to this article. The Kenmore dishwasher included with my old house (made in 2001) was reliable, but then in 2010, it developed leaking issues. One day that fall, it leaked wash water overnight, all over the floor and onto the nearby carpet. My dad had to clean up the mess and buy some new parts, namely hoses, to fix the DW himself and keep it going for a bit longer.

In late 2011, when we saw the DW leaking again, mid-wash, my family decided to swear off using the machine entirely and switch to hand washing. Part of this is associated with my Japanese mother. Apparently, since 99% of homes in Japan lack a dishwasher, she wanted to live that lifestyle here in my home. While either my mom or sister washed dishes by hand, I wiped them off with a kitchen towel and put them away. Honestly, it felt liberating, as we always had dishes at the ready. Although a part of me really wanted a DW, my mom was so obstinate about it. Even after my parents' divorce a few years later, my dad still didn't buy a new machine.

In the summer of 2016, shortly after my now-stepmom moved in, we owed it to ourselves to finally buy a dishwasher after nearly 5 years, better late than never. We got a Samsung with a stainless steel exterior and interior. It took me some time to get used to having a DW again after going so long without one.

Where I'm at now, I have a Frigidaire DW (with the infamous "OrbitClean" spray arm) that came with the house. Now, I am one of those people who has to pre-rinse every dish before loading it into the machine. I know Finish's marketing states to "skip the rinse," but if I do so, badly stuck-on food, including rice, won't come off completely while just about everything else gets cleaned just fine. This means I have to re-wash the affected items by hand. Also, overly oily plastic items don't emerge fully clean on the "normal" wash temperature. I have to turn on the "hi-temp" option to get these items clean. In my eye, a dishwasher is more of a dish sanitizer.

Nowadays, I can't live in a home without a dishwasher. In a household of 4, I run the machine just about every night on a normal wash cycle. That way, I can unload the clean dishes in the morning.