Thanks ladies... I now REALLY want one

The counter-top one sounds really interesting happydiee... would take up less space, wonder if you can just hook it to the tap when using? Or put a splitter on the cold feed to the washing maching? Having a look though from new they are still quite expensive so going to browse ebay.

It would save a lot of hassle having one of those though - as otherwise we'd have to move the washer drier out to the (freezing) conservatory and try to plumb that in there somehow

Jen I'm pretty sure most uk ones are cold-feed only, from reading up on a couple. More browsing to be done though! xx

i love love love my dishwasher i could never be without it now and i have learnt my lesson on things that can / cant go in the dishwasher x

Debs wrote:

We have an integrated one and when we first moved here last year I used it because it was a novelty but I started to realise that the time spent rinsing and loading, unloading and putting away etc I could probably wash up quicker. I have to wash all the big pans and trays etc anyway so might as well do the lot. It takes ages to run and if one plate or something large isn't positioned right and catches on the spinny thing it doesn't wash properly and needs restacking and rerunning . I also cannot stand cleaning out the filter and find the smell of warm dishwasher too. I am very particular about my washing up and the dishwasher just could not keep up with my standards . Also trying to unload and load with a crawler/toddler around is a nightmare and the sink is out of reach of little arms so needless to say I dont use it anymore apart from the odd occasion when we have visitors.

I know a lot of people love them though, I just have OCD issues with washing pots

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^^^^^^^^^^^^ I agree with everything said here^^^^^^^^^^^

Our's is and intergrated one, Baumatic one..and at 1st I loved the novelty but as Debs said, by the time you've actually rinsed, sorted it all etc you may have just washed up yourself. And then the unloading of it all, and plastic's never dry properly

I'm rather particular too

the dishwasher in my house is my dad

i havent, it wouldnt be my priority to get one either, im sooooo oocd about pots that i would take it out the dishwasher and prob wash it again before i used it!
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