"Tom Adams" > wrote in message
...
> Rule # 1: Don't read the user manual. If you read and follow the
> user manual, you will have to think while you load it, and you won't
> be able to put nearly as many dishes in it.
>
> Rule #2: Rinse your dishes in the sink before you put them in the
> dishwasher. This will make them appear to be clean after you have
> incorrectly loaded your dishwasher, causing it to fail to wash your
> dishes.
>
> Rule #3: Don't wash fine glassware in your dishwasher, since you
> don't know that you should fill the detergent cups 1/3 full if you
> have soft water, and you probably have soft water. (Actually, all
> your everyday glassware has been etched by excessive detergent: be
> sure not to examine it.)
>
> Rule #4: Cram as many dishes as you can in there. But if you are not
> inclined to to this, don't worry. Since you never learned how to load
> it, it won't wash your dishes even if you don't cram as many as you
> can in it.

One thing I will defend about the dishwasher is the ability to wash grease
clean, from a baking dish to a frying pan or a drip pan or roasting pan.
Dishwashers can save lots of water after a big meal.

We don't rinse dishes for our dishwasher but we never fully load our dw, and
run it 3/4 full. Our dishwasher is smaller and has fewer jets than most
others so filling up the tub might not be best idea for clean dishes. To
save a buck on hydro we let the dishes air dry instead of dw dryer.