ThriftyFun Logo
Home   Find   Ask   Share   Answer   Join   Index   Login  
 
 User Login:  Username:    Password:      Forgot It?  | Join ThriftyFun!

 - Beauty
 - Budget and Finance
 - Cleaning
 - Consumer Advice
 - Craft Projects
 - Craft Tips
 - Food Tips
 - Garage Sales
 - Gardening
 - Gifts
 - Green Living
 - Home Improvement
 - Organizing
 - Parenting
 - Parties
 - Pest Control
 - Pets
 - Product Reviews
 - Recipes
 - Repair
 - Weddings for Less

RSS Feed
About Us
Media
Advertising
Contact Us
Privacy Statement
Disclaimer

Air Dry Dishes in Your Dishwasher

1x1
Date: 06/16/2005 Topic: Green Living > Conservation > Electricity  
1x1
Post Feedback | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Print (With Feedback) | Rate: Thumbs Up Thumbs Down | Bookmark and Share
Save electricity with the dishwasher! Especially if you run the dishwasher when the kitchen is vacated (I run it in the evening), when the drying cycle starts press the "cancel" button to stop the dishwasher. Open the door and pull the racks out so all the dishes can AIR dry! Everything is ready to put away in the morning.

By Tina
(1x1 graphic )
Previous: Juicy Sliced Berries ThriftyFun Next: Uses for Old Silverware
(1x1 graphic )
1x1
1x1
 Feedback
1x1
1x1
1x1

By Carol (Guest Post)
I'm always looking for ways to save electricity. I have a portable dishwasher so I have to disconnect it from the sink when it is done washing anyway. when I do this, I also take a clean dry washcloth or towel and quickly dry anything that holds a reservoir of water like the bottoms of coffee mugs. Then I use the folded towel to prop open the door for a few hours and everything is dry.
I also drip dry most of my laundry too.

Posted on 09/01/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By dishwashing person (Guest Post)
I start my dishwasher before I go to sleep and unload it first thing in the morning. If I turn the drying heater function off, there are some dishes that are still wet in the morning. Opening the door would fix the problem, but I'm not going to get up in the middle of the night just to do that.

Posted on 09/02/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Debbie52 (1045) Profile Contact
I don't do this because I find the dishes will still be wet and then I have to hand dry. What I do do sometimes if I am washing up a few dishes by hand, then I use the dishwasher as a dish drainer....even if there's still clean dishes I haven't put away....I can find room to stick a few more that I washed by hand and then they aren't cluttering up the counter.

I have a newer dishwasher and never thought of putting the cancel on the drying but where the door would stay shut....I'll have to try it as perhaps just the heat from the last rinse would be enough to dry things. I guess it's worth a try....and if I still have to hand dry everything then it won't be worth it to me.

Posted on 06/22/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By (Guest Post)
I do not use the drying cycle on my dishwasher, but I leave the door locked and the heat from the wash cycle dries them nicely. No need to open it and use further electricity to pull the moisture out of the air.

Posted on 06/16/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By ILuvDobes (327) Profile Contact
I have always turned off the drying option, I cannot imagine why one would need it!

Jennifer
Northern Virginia

Posted on 06/16/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By zoombit (8) Contact
This may sound silly but I never have enough dishes to do a full load every night. So I hand wash my dishes and leave them in the dishwasher to air dry. If I have company over I don't have dishes on the counter drying and I have more counter space in my small apartment.

Posted on 06/16/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By ThriftyFun (3117) Profile Blog! Contact
To lower the electric bill, use the dishwasher's own heat. When the air dry cycle starts, turn on the kitchen's vent and press 'cancel' on the dishwasher. Open the door, and let the heat out into the room. In a few seconds, the moisture and heat are sucked up into the vent and the dishes are dried without having the dishwasher unit using more energy to heat the air for the next half hour to dry the dishes.

By Holly

Posted on 06/16/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Knightcraft (Guest Post)
I do this, but my dishwasher has the option of turning the drying heat off. When the dishes are done being washed they are hot enough that they'll dry nicely without any help. Besides, if I left my dishwasher opened at night my cat would get his head stuck in the rack trying to drink out of something... not that it ever happened.

Posted on 06/01/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse

1x1
1x1
 Post Feedback:
1x1
1x1
1x1

Login using the form on the top of the page to post feedback (if you are a registered user). If you have not yet registered, click here to do so. It's FREE!.

1x1
(1x1 graphic )

© 1997-2009 ThriftyFun.com - Design by Cumuli Design
Disclaimer: ThriftyFun.com cannot accept any responsibility for any injury or damage that you may cause to yourself, others, or property when following any advice given on this site. Read the full disclaimer. If you find any information on ThriftyFun.com or in our newsletters that is either erroneous and/or potentially harmful to others, please Contact Us, immediately.