Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?



I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/


I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html


They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

On Jan 27, 2:26*pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> magnetized rubber material.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find one?
>
> I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>
> I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
> can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>
> http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>
> They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
> can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>
> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> make my own! ;-)

Can't you just open the washer and see if the dishes are clean or not?

On Jan 27, 2:26*pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> magnetized rubber material.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find one?
>
> I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>
> I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
> can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>
> http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>
> They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
> can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>
> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> make my own! ;-)

The only reversible one that a quick Google Products search found was
from magnets.com, and since they do marketing magnets, minimum order
was 500 :-)

This one's rubber, but is a rotate style, not a flip style.
http://www.kitchenworksinc.com/itemD...N/DIRTY-MAGNET

Looks like craft time at casa de Mills.

On Jan 27, 2:26*pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> make my own! ;-)

Do you have a large family?
Can they not see whether the dishes are clean or dirty by looking in
the dishwasher?.......well, maybe if you are one of those people who
washes the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher maybe
not......

I just empty the dishwasher really soon after I run it so the only
thing in it till run time are dirty dishes. It's just easier that
way.

If you don't empty the dishwasher right away you will always have that
problem.

Heather Mills wrote:
> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> magnetized rubber material.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find one?

Take one of those flexible magnetic ads that come in the mail/phonebook. Stick
some label material on each time and use a marker to label it.

In article >,
Heather Mills > wrote:

> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> magnetized rubber material.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find one?
>
>
>
> I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>
>
> I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
> can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>
> http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>
>
> They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
> can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>
> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> make my own! ;-)

Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.
Simple enough.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

On Jan 27, 3:21*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> In article >,
> *Heather Mills > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> > of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> > I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> > flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> > the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> > clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> > It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> > searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> > magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> > and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> > I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> > magnetized rubber material.
>
> > Does anyone know where I can find one?
>
> > I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>
> > I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
> > can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>
> >http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>
> > They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
> > can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>
> >http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>
> > If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> > make my own! ;-)
>
> Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
> latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
> the process of being washed or they are clean. *If the door is merely
> closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean. *
> Simple enough.

For some people.....

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:04:02 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:26:59 -0800, Heather Mills wrote:
>
>> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
>> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
>> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
>> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
>> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
>> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>>
>> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it.
>
>It's probably still on the dish washer... in the old place.

You're probably right, but what's the statute or limitations of
property contents? ;-)

In article >, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

>Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
>latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
>the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
>closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.

Not for those of us who open the door after the washing/rinsing is complete
to air-dry the load.

I've never run a hot dry cycle - seems a preposterous waste of energy. I
also need to invert glasses with concave bottoms and things like lipped pot
lids that collect water and thus can't fully dry without assistance, which of
course requires the door to be opened.

Art

Heather Mills wrote the following:
> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> magnetized rubber material.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find one?
>
>
>
> I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>
>
> I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
> can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>
> http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>
>
> They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
> can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>
> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> make my own! ;-)
>

I don't know about the magnets, but I usually find that the inside of
the door is dirty when the dishes are dirty, and clean when the dishes
are clean.
When loading dirty dishes in the washer, drop some scrapings or coffee
spills on the door's inside.
When you open the door next time, if the door is still dirty, so are the
dishes, and vice versa.
Actually, I believe homes should have two dishwashers. One for dirty and
one for clean, which change places pretty regularly.
..

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
On Jan 27, 2:26 pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> make my own! ;-)

Do you have a large family?
Can they not see whether the dishes are clean or dirty by looking in
the dishwasher?.......well, maybe if you are one of those people who
washes the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher maybe
not......

I just empty the dishwasher really soon after I run it so the only
thing in it till run time are dirty dishes. It's just easier that
way.

If you don't empty the dishwasher right away you will always have that
problem.

---

That one really gets me. My parents actually do wash their dishes before
they put them in. I just take off the obvious chunks of food. My dishes
come out clean.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
On Jan 27, 2:26 pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> make my own! ;-)

>Do you have a large family?
>Can they not see whether the dishes are clean or dirty by looking in
>the dishwasher?.......well, maybe if you are one of those people who
>washes the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher maybe
>not......

>I just empty the dishwasher really soon after I run it so the only
>thing in it till run time are dirty dishes. It's just easier that
>way.

>If you don't empty the dishwasher right away you will always have that
>problem.

I like the clean/dirty idea magnet idea. With just me and my wife at home,
it is usually a day or two before we fill the washer up. Many times we will
turn it on at night before bedtime. Sometimes my daughter will drop by and
maybe the teenage grandson. They may put something in the washer. My wife
usually puts a roll of paper towels over the washer door when the dishes are
being washed and clean.

On 1/27/2011 7:00 PM, willshak wrote:
>
> I don't know about the magnets, but I usually find that the inside of
> the door is dirty when the dishes are dirty, and clean when the dishes
> are clean.

That's how I know, too.

Heather Mills > wrote:

>Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
>of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
>I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
>flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
>the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
>clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

No arguments in my house. I could hide a million dollars in there &
nobody would find it. Clean dishes are in the cupboard. dirty
ones go in the sink. Dad moves them around sometimes.

I swear I'm the only one that has the secret handshake to open the DW
door.

Maybe that's the easy way.

Jim

On Jan 27, 5:26*pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> magnetized rubber material.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find one?
>
> I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>
> I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
> can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>
> http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>
> They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
> can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>
> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> make my own! ;-)

Stick the words you need on some of those flat magnetic things on
which lawyers are wont to advertise. Frugal and keeps em out of
landfills.

( I don't get it - I KNOW when the dishes are done and unload
promptly.)

On Jan 27, 8:01*pm, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> Heather Mills > wrote:
> >Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> >of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> >I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> >flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> >the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> >clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> No arguments in my house. * *I could hide a million dollars in there &
> nobody would find it. * * * *Clean dishes are in the cupboard. *dirty
> ones go in the sink. * Dad moves them around sometimes.


HEY!! THAT'S where I'll hide my chocolate chips from now on. The SO
will NEVER think of that.

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:57 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
> > latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
> > the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
> > closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.
> > Simple enough.
>
> Finally, somebody with some brains and sense of logic speaks up! Too
> bad I already beat you to it :-P

I noticed. If I'd known we were racing I'd've put on my moves.
>
> But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
> automatic latch mechanism - similar to my gas oven's self-cleaning
> latch. It's all handled transparently to me.
>
> -sw

Is that speculation or do you know of some?
--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

In article >,
(Arthur Shapiro) wrote:

> In article >, Melba's
> Jammin' > wrote:
>
> >Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
> >latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
> >the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
> >closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.
>
> Not for those of us who open the door after the washing/rinsing is complete
> to air-dry the load.
>
> I've never run a hot dry cycle - seems a preposterous waste of energy. I
> also need to invert glasses with concave bottoms and things like lipped pot
> lids that collect water and thus can't fully dry without assistance, which of
> course requires the door to be opened.
>
> Art

<shrug> I know someone who often can't figure out if the dishes are
clean or dirty and my stock answer is, "Look at them. If there's stuff
on them, they're dirty; if three or four look like they've been washed,
they're probably clean. Live dangerously. Take a chance."

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Heather Mills > wrote:
>
>> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
>> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
>> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
>> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
>> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
>> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>>
>> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
>> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
>> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
>> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
>> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
>> magnetized rubber material.
>>
>> Does anyone know where I can find one?
>>
>>
>>
>> I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>>
>>
>> I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
>> can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>>
>> http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>>
>>
>> They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
>> can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>>
>> http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>>
>> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
>> make my own! ;-)
>
> Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
> latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
> the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
> closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.
> Simple enough.

Not in my house! I am not one who empties the dishwasher right away. And I
have been known to open it and take one item out. However the chances are
if the dishes look clean and it is mostly full, it has been run. If it is
partially filled with dirty dishes, it hasn't been run.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:57 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher
>>> is latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are
>>> either in the process of being washed or they are clean. If the
>>> door is merely closed but not latched or locked, it means the
>>> contents are not clean. Simple enough.

>> But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
>> automatic latch mechanism - similar to my gas oven's self-cleaning
>> latch. It's all handled transparently to me.

> Is that speculation or do you know of some?

My dishwasher doesn't have a latch and I have opened it while it's
running to add that overlooked plate.

nancy

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:06:15 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Jan 27, 8:01*pm, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>> Heather Mills > wrote:
>> >Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
>> >of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
>> >I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
>> >flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
>> >the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
>> >clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>>
>> No arguments in my house. * *I could hide a million dollars in there &
>> nobody would find it. * * * *Clean dishes are in the cupboard. *dirty
>> ones go in the sink. * Dad moves them around sometimes.
>
>
>HEY!! THAT'S where I'll hide my chocolate chips from now on. The SO
>will NEVER think of that.
>

I hide my $7 chocolate bars under the fruit in the refrigerator. So
far it has proved impenetrable.

Jim

Heather Mills wrote:
> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> magnetized rubber material.
>

That sounds like a good idea.

My scheme is this: If the door is shut completely, the contents are clean
and need to be put away.

If the door is ajar, the stuff inside is dirty and the washer is waiting for
more dishes to make a full load.

Aside:

I've been adding a teaspoon of TSP to the washer to make up for absence of
phosphates in the newly compounded detergents.

WOW! What a difference!

When I exhaust my current supply of liquid Cascade, I'm gonna get powdered
detergent and add the TSP to the box.

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:09:24 -0600 in rec.food.cooking, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote,
><shrug> I know someone who often can't figure out if the dishes are
>clean or dirty and my stock answer is, "Look at them. If there's stuff
>on them, they're dirty; if three or four look like they've been washed,
>they're probably clean. Live dangerously. Take a chance."

Works for me. If they look dirty, they're dirty. If they look clean,
they're clean. And I wash mine by hand. ;-)

In article >,
Heather Mills > wrote:

> Many years ago, I used to have

Yeah, yeah, we all used to have stuff many years ago. How about this
then? Sorry it's not in the shape of a flower like your old one.

http://www.thekitchenstore.com/cldima.html

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:06:31 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:57 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>> > Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
>> > latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
>> > the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
>> > closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.
>> > Simple enough.
>>
>> Finally, somebody with some brains and sense of logic speaks up! Too
>> bad I already beat you to it :-P
>
>I noticed. If I'd known we were racing I'd've put on my moves.
>>
>> But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
>> automatic latch mechanism - similar to my gas oven's self-cleaning
>> latch. It's all handled transparently to me.
>>
>> -sw
>
>Is that speculation or do you know of some?

My Bosch does not have a latch. While it is running there is a
countdown timer that is pretty evident. It stays at zero until the
door is opened. If you open it to take something out and close the
door you can't tell without opening and looking at the dishes. That
is when I open the door and leave it open as a hint to DH that it
needs to be unloaded.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:03:19 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Jan 27, 5:26*pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
>> Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
>> of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
>> I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
>> flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
>> the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
>> clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>>
>> It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
>> searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
>> magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
>> and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
>> I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
>> magnetized rubber material.
>>
>> Does anyone know where I can find one?
>>
>> I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>>
>> I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
>> can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>>
>> http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>>
>> They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
>> can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>>
>> http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>>
>> If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
>> make my own! ;-)
>
>Stick the words you need on some of those flat magnetic things on
>which lawyers are wont to advertise. Frugal and keeps em out of
>landfills.
>
>( I don't get it - I KNOW when the dishes are done and unload
>promptly.)

With that system one would need a sticker to remind to flip the
sticker, to remind to flip the sticker, to remind to flip the sticker,
into infinity. My dishwasher has two little green lights that come on
when the washing is done, they go off when the door is opened...
that's all the reminder one should need... but... not everyone has
functioning brains, now do you get it? Someone named Heather (airhead
name) would obviously need a "Wiped/Unwiped" sticker on her ass. LOL

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:06:31 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:57 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>> > Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
>> > latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
>> > the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
>> > closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.
>> > Simple enough.
>>
>> Finally, somebody with some brains and sense of logic speaks up! Too
>> bad I already beat you to it :-P

What brains, the door opened or closed, latched or not proves
nothing... someone could come along and open the door and not unload
the clean dishes, even put in some dirty dishes.

>I noticed. If I'd known we were racing I'd've put on my moves.
>>
>> But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
>> automatic latch mechanism - similar to my gas oven's self-cleaning
>> latch. It's all handled transparently to me.
>>
>> -sw
>
>Is that speculation or do you know of some?

The newer dishwashers have a pilot lamp that lights when the washing
is completed... whoever is first to open the door has the
responsibility to unload because opening the door extinguishes the
pilot lamp. I turn on my dishwasher last thing before retiring for
the night. The pilot lamp is the first thing I notice upon entering
my kitchen in the morning. While my coffee is brewing I put away the
clean dishes... less than five minutes... I'm done just when the
coffee is ready to pour. I'm absolutely positive that the folks who
see the pilot lamp on who open the dishwasher door but do not unload
the clean dishes do not wipe their ass before leaving the throne,
there is no other possibility.

The Cook wrote:

> My Bosch does not have a latch. While it is running there is a
> countdown timer that is pretty evident.

Ditto.

> It stays at zero until the
> door is opened. If you open it to take something out and close the
> door you can't tell without opening and looking at the dishes.

Mine just shows a green dot until you open it and close it
again. If you don't close it all the way, the light remains.
Once you close it, you're on your own.

> That is when I open the door and leave it open as a hint to
> DH that it needs to be unloaded.

That works! Cool! Just kidding, one of us empties it when the
spirit moves, or we get tired of looking at the dishes waiting
to go in.

nancy

"HeyBub" wrote:
>
>Aside:
>
>I've been adding a teaspoon of TSP to the washer to make up for absence of
>phosphates in the newly compounded detergents.
>
>WOW! What a difference!

That simply means that your water is too hard... you need to install a
water softener before all the plumbing in your house suffers chronic
arteriosclerosis and your horrendous plumbing repair bills far exceed
the cost of a water softener.... just the savings from using half as
much cleaning products alone will more than pay for the softening...
and you'll never again need to decalcify your plumbing/bathing
fixtures.

The Cook > wrote:
>
>My Bosch does not have a latch. While it is running there is a
>countdown timer that is pretty evident. It stays at zero until the
>door is opened. If you open it to take something out and close the
>door you can't tell without opening and looking at the dishes. That
>is when I open the door and leave it open as a hint to DH that it
>needs to be unloaded.

Huh? If YOU opened the door why don't YOU unload??? How freakin'
lazy... can't take more than five minutes... the same five minutes
Susan lies in bed like a corpse while DH does all the work. LOL

On 1/27/2011 9:22 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:57 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>
>>>> Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher
>>>> is latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are
>>>> either in the process of being washed or they are clean. If the
>>>> door is merely closed but not latched or locked, it means the
>>>> contents are not clean. Simple enough.
>
>>> But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
>>> automatic latch mechanism - similar to my gas oven's self-cleaning
>>> latch. It's all handled transparently to me.
>
>> Is that speculation or do you know of some?
>
> My dishwasher doesn't have a latch and I have opened it while it's
> running to add that overlooked plate.
> nancy

Mine doesn't have a latch either. It also has a pause button.

Tracy

On Jan 27, 4:34*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Jan 27, 2:26*pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
> > of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
> > I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
> > flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
> > the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
> > clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".
>
> > It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
> > searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
> > magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
> > and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
> > I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
> > magnetized rubber material.
>
> > Does anyone know where I can find one?
>
> > I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:
>
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/
>
> > I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
> > can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:
>
> >http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html
>
> > They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
> > can be printed on both sides for $7.52:
>
> >http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq
>
> > If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
> > make my own! ;-)
>
> Can't you just open the washer and see if the dishes are clean or not?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

>
>
That's what I was thinking. Do you run your dishwaser 14 times a day
and you don't remember if what's in there now is clean or dirty??

Tracy wrote:
> On 1/27/2011 9:22 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> My dishwasher doesn't have a latch and I have opened it while it's
>> running to add that overlooked plate.

> Mine doesn't have a latch either. It also has a pause button.

Ha, I imagine if I hit the start/resume button it would pause
it, but I just crack it and listened for the water to hit the
bottom. Not that disrupting the wash cycle is something I
do very often, only a couple of times.

nancy

> On Jan 27, 5:26*pm, Heather Mills > wrote:
> > I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
> > can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

Avery makes a magnetic sheet for inkjet printing. Do some searching to
see if you can buy just one sheet somewhere.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message

> > Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher is
> > latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are either in
> > the process of being washed or they are clean. If the door is merely
> > closed but not latched or locked, it means the contents are not clean.
> > Simple enough.
>
> Not in my house! I am not one who empties the dishwasher right away. And I
> have been known to open it and take one item out.

Understood. And if you latch the door after you've removed one clean
item, it remains an indication that the contents are clean.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

In article >,
David Harmon > wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:09:24 -0600 in rec.food.cooking, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote,
> ><shrug> I know someone who often can't figure out if the dishes are
> >clean or dirty and my stock answer is, "Look at them. If there's stuff
> >on them, they're dirty; if three or four look like they've been washed,
> >they're probably clean. Live dangerously. Take a chance."
>
> Works for me. If they look dirty, they're dirty. If they look clean,
> they're clean. And I wash mine by hand. ;-)

I salute you.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

In article >,
Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:06:31 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:57 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> Finally, somebody with some brains and sense of logic speaks up! Too
> >> bad I already beat you to it :-P
>
> What brains, the door opened or closed, latched or not proves
> nothing... someone could come along and open the door and not unload
> the clean dishes, even put in some dirty dishes.

Sure, except that if household members know the system, they won't.

> >> But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
> >> automatic latch mechanism
> >> -sw
> >
> >Is that speculation or do you know of some?
>
> The newer dishwashers have a pilot lamp that lights when the washing
> is completed... whoever is first to open the door has the
> responsibility to unload because opening the door extinguishes the
> pilot lamp.

Mine will stay on after *briefly* unlatching the door -- time enough to
remove something clean that is easily accessible and doesn't require
rearranging clean dishes inside and then relatch the door. Right, if
it's open too long and then relatched, the light is not lit.
--
Barb

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:57 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>
> >>> Allow me to save you a coupla bucks: If the door to the dishwasher
> >>> is latched/locked, it means the contents of the dishwasher are
> >>> either in the process of being washed or they are clean. If the
> >>> door is merely closed but not latched or locked, it means the
> >>> contents are not clean. Simple enough.
>
> >> But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
> >> automatic latch mechanism - similar to my gas oven's self-cleaning
> >> latch. It's all handled transparently to me.
>
> > Is that speculation or do you know of some?
>
> My dishwasher doesn't have a latch and I have opened it while it's
> running to add that overlooked plate.
>
> nancy

Sure, mine, too. I can't think of a different word to describe the
internal catch on the door that seals it closed for the washing cycle.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

Jim Elbrecht wrote:

> No arguments in my house. I could hide a million dollars in there &
> nobody would find it. Clean dishes are in the cupboard. dirty
> ones go in the sink. Dad moves them around sometimes.


That would drive me bonkers! I sure don't want to see a bunch of dirty
dishes sitting around the kitchen when they could surely sit out of
sight in the dishwasher waiting until the machine was filled and ready
to go. It doesn't drive you nuts?

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:

>> But it did occur to me that some newer dishwashers may have a
>> automatic latch mechanism - similar to my gas oven's self-cleaning
>> latch. It's all handled transparently to me.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Is that speculation or do you know of some?

mine, actually.