How often do you run your dishwasher?

**Kana** · 04-27-2007, 05:07 PM

Just curious...

We typically run ours every other day. No kids, it's just DF and me.

**frooz** · 04-27-2007, 05:10 PM

We're the same, usually every other day for the two of us. Occassionally we'll do it on the in-between days if we have cooked a big meal or if I did some baking and made extra dishes. I'm lazy, I put pots etc in there

**baronmom** · 04-27-2007, 05:11 PM

Every day. sometimes twice a day depending on what is going on. There are 5 of us though.

**Kana** · 04-27-2007, 05:13 PM

Haha I guess I'm lazy too...I wash everything in the dishwasher, giant pots included! I can't stand thinking about all the germs on sponges or dishrags. Yuck!

**monkeywrangler71** · 04-27-2007, 05:29 PM

I was running it every day, sometimes twice but I've been doing everything by hand for the past couple months. I had so much that had to be done by hand anyway, so I don't find it's taking much longer. My power bill dropped by a third.

**Neeley** · 04-27-2007, 05:31 PM

Doing the dishes is one of DD's chores. She does at least two loads a day and sometimes more. Nothing is hand washed, everything goes in the dishwasher. Having a dishwasher was one of the requirements when we bought our house.

**WigWamChic** · 04-27-2007, 05:34 PM

Every Few Days and then a few times.

**acidcookie** · 04-27-2007, 05:51 PM

Hm, not that much I guess. I live with 2 roommates and we run it about once a week.

**trishh** · 04-27-2007, 06:04 PM

every other day and wash pans by hand have a good set of pans and wash certain other things by hand as well.

**marym** · 04-27-2007, 06:04 PM

Once a day, Sometimes more often. It all depends on how much cooking I do.

**nuisance26** · 04-27-2007, 06:09 PM

~About 10 times a week. I use the air-dry feature to save money. Based on how much utility bills went up when we got it, it costs $20 a month to run. I pay just pennies for detergent and use vinegar as a rinse aid. I NEVER want to be without a dishwasher. Too many memories of my poor mother washing a PERPETUAL pile of dishes for a family of 7.~

**frugalfriend** · 04-27-2007, 06:16 PM

I run it about every other day for a family of 5. I do all the pots, pans, Tupperware, and big stuff by hand to save room though and because I don't think they get as clean in the dishwasher.