I pop open the dishwasher as soon as it's "done" and take plastic items out so they can air-dry in the regular drying rack next to the sink. This robot doesn't actually have a drying cycle; just circulating air and venting should be sufficient, no heating element needed.
I pop open the dishwasher as soon as I can after too. But rather than taking plastics out to dry in a counter rack I put away the dry nonplastics then just shake the upper and lower trays to shake as much water off the plastics and let them air dry in the dishwasher with the door cracked.
Even though it's not needed when you have all-in-one tablets, filling the rinse aid compartment does wonders for drying. It's a tip I picked up recently, and it really improves the drying of plastics and things like wine glasses.
Yep. This is because rinse aid contain surfactants that lower the surface tension of the water. The point is so instead of forming droplets, the water tends to sheet off.
Another thing that helps is getting a dishwasher with a stainless steel interior. The interior then retains a higher temperature which aids the drying process (more complete dry, and faster dry).
Last, as mentioned in the article, is to ditch the plastic where possible. For storage containers, switch to glass (preferably stackable ones) so the nuisance no longer remains. As someone else mentioned, for any plastic that remains, get thicker pieces that are designed without ridges, divots or depressions that can trap water inside them.
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I got a Bosch Benchmark series dishwasher and had it installed in my apartment when I moved, since I knew the one already installed was going to be a huge disappointment. Additionally it uses a filter instead of a disposal, so it runs nearly silent, which is good when you work out of your living room. No issue save for the plastics, which I replaced with glassware. Never a drop on anything anymore, even without using the hidden heating element the Bosch has (a step-up feature in the Benchmark Series). Worth every cent for the 15 years I'll likely use it before replacing it.
Also disgusting. I tried a rinse aid on a new washer without a heating element, and instead of simply covered in water they were now also slick to the touch. They also stank with a headache inducing chemical smell. I'd end up having to hand rinse them.
In the end I figured out I needed to move my dishwasher a half inch forward to make steam ventilation easier. I also try to remember to prop open the door when the cycle's over to vent even more steam to get top shelf plastic items dryer than my previous dishwasher with a heating element.
In the United States, dishwashers are typically hooked to the hot water line. It is common that our water is heated with natural gas, which is significantly cheaper than the electric heater in the dish washer.
As dishwashers reduced their water consumption, (old ones might be 12 gallons, new ones are about 4 gallons), the amount of fill water which is "cold, before the water gets hot" increases. A dishwasher probably adds water at least twice, so that is two cold flushes in that 4 gallons.
Most dishwashers are actually made to be hooked up to the hot water line, though it depends on the brand. The tip will not work if it's supplied with cold water.
I've seen some people/articles recommend hooking the dishwasher up with cold water, because the dishwasher's own heater is more efficient than your house/apartment hot-water heater. I don't know if this is true.
- plastic is less dense than ceramic or steel, and thus when brought to a certain temperature it holds less heath. This is true even if plastic's specific heath (kJ/Kg K) is higher.
- plastic is hydrophobic, so water does not spread over the surface as a thin film, but collects in larger drops. These drops have a lower surface/volume ratio, and so take longer to evaporate
Is there any way to hide links from walled garden news site like nytimes and others from HN list? It's kind of spam if you think about, because I can't read without paying.
Or it's the opposite of spam: it could be a testimonial from paying customers that the content is worth it.
90% of the time I'd rather see a link to a paid source than one to the ad-revenue-hunting blogging-with-a-fancy-name Business Insider, Forbes, etc sites of the world.
There is a misunderstanding here. I am not saying NYT is doing something wrong or shouldn't do this, but I don't want to pay for their content (I have other priorities). I am just saying that HN is a much better experience without the frustration to click the link because the subject is interesting, and realize that I can't read. The content is "good" or not is irrelevant.
I share your frustration, but with Financial Times links: tantalizing headlines, regularly linked here, but with an ABSOLUTE paywall, i.e.: NO free articles at all ever.
Don’t know of any way short of making your own HN client, or you could make a userscript to remove entries from view based on domain. Maybe someone else has made either of those already.
Aside from that there was also a domain someone set up called like fullnyt.com or something that would redirect to the full article by sending you via Facebook outgoing link wasn’t there? Anyone remember what it was called?
Ok, this is a workaround. But actually, they are saying that I shouldn't read anymore because my "quote" is over. I prefer simple don't read because I don't want to pay for that.
A New York Times subscription is $80/year (for the first year, and all future years if you remember to cancel/resubscribe once a year).
If you're routinely triggering their metered paywall, maybe it's worth paying it. Not for everyone, obviously. But they do give basically all that money to writers, and they do quite often devote time and money to investigate serious issues, far more important than dishwasher physics.
You do realize that they offer an annual subscription at $80/year? I assume many readers are paying well less than $0.50/article with that. I'd be more than happy to reward good content, even if I pay more each year.
Found a good explanation here: http://dishwashers.reviewed.com/features/why-doesnt-my-dishw...