Talk To Me About Doing Dishes By Hand.

At our last house, we never used the dishwasher and I found out one day that the garbage disposal had started backing up into the dishwasher. I opened the door and found a putrid mess in there, which I had to bail out by hand and clean and clean and clean. I disconnected the pipe to the dishwasher and capped it off. That was it until we put the house up for sale and installed a cheap dishwasher for the sale. I used it once to make sure it was working and that was that!
 

hollydolly said:
I do the same as most others, I wash dishes as I use them. I never leave dishes for more than one day.. and I absolutely never go out and leave dirty dishes in the sink, that gives me anxiety...

As for someone not having hot water for several months.. if that happened to me it wouldn't phase me too much. I lived my entire life childhood with having to boil water to get water to wash dishes and to bathe in,.
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Yes, spoiled to always have had hot water.

I'm actually heating water on the stove to wash the dishes with. It's easier than running the water from the hot water heater until it heats up. I'm just rinsing with cold water.
 
jujube said:
At our last house, we never used the dishwasher and I found out one day that the garbage disposal had started backing up into the dishwasher. I opened the door and found a putrid mess in there, which I had to bail out by hand and clean and clean and clean. I disconnected the pipe to the dishwasher and capped it off. That was it until we put the house up for sale and installed a cheap dishwasher for the sale. I used it once to make sure it was working and that was that!
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I don't like garbage disposals. That house I owned had one. Also there was some kind of water filter under the sink etc. It all looked kind of sketchy so I had a plumber come out, take the garbage disposal out as well as the filter and re-do the plumbing under the sink. In the early 2000's it wasn't that expensive as I remember and I was glad to have it done.
 

Remy said:
So my thought process is why repair for me when they can fix it for the new people and get more money. I just want out of here.
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They canā€™t just kick you out. Depending on how much the % increase is, it might be worth it to let them know. Does California have a rental complaint agency. Ask them for advice/.

I sure hope you find a new home soon.
 
Remy said:
@Lee and @Jules I know I'm not being rational but working part time, no one else would rent to me. I still keeping looking for the mobile in the park and hope to move.

What I do know is they are updating the apartments when people move out with pergo flooring, full painting, of the apartment and I don't know what else. Then upping the rent and they seem to get new people in very fast after working on the apartment. California does have some rent control so they can only up the rent a certain percent for renters in the apartment but they can up it to whatever they want for new renters. And of course, what people will pay.

So my thought process is why repair for me when they can fix it for the new people and get more money. I just want out of here.
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Sadly this same scenario is played out in thousands of rental properties throughout the UK as well...
 
jujube said:
At our last house, we never used the dishwasher and I found out one day that the garbage disposal had started backing up into the dishwasher. I opened the door and found a putrid mess in there, which I had to bail out by hand and clean and clean and clean. I disconnected the pipe to the dishwasher and capped it off. That was it until we put the house up for sale and installed a cheap dishwasher for the sale. I used it once to make sure it was working and that was that!
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Instant Compost Storage. šŸ˜‚
 
Remy said:
I've got the drying rack on top of the refrigerator along with the washing tub. I have absolutely no counter room to keep the rack out.

I think keeping things washed up instead of letting them pile up on one side of the divided sink is a good idea.
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I have a double sink too, but I wash in one sink and keep the drying rack in the other. If you use one sink for washing and the other for rinsing, you might consider switching to my one-sink method.

Fill any crusty bowls, etc., with water and let soak for a few minutes. Then wipe each item with a soapy cloth or brush. Rinse each item under hot running water, and place in drying rack.

My sinks are small, but I was able to find a small dish rack that fit.
 
Packerjohn said:
I live in an apartment and I have a dishwasher. Yet, I wash my dishes by hand all the time. I only start up that darn dishwasher once every week or 10 days. No big deal to wash by hands. Folks been doing that for thousands of years.
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I'd run my dishwasher every 5-7 days with no hand washing. More than that was rare. I do prefer a dishwasher.
 
Lee said:
I'm in the minority here folks.....I love my dishwasher and would never go without one. And you know they say it uses less water than running a tap to wash dishes.
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That is what they say. I'm watching how much water I use when doing the dishes by hand. Small stream of water for rinsing, pouring the last bit of rinse water into the next item to get it started rinsing. No way do I blast the faucet.
 
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Alligatorob said:
Try nailing your plates to the table and letting the dog take care of them... I think that's a scene in an old movie but can't remember which one.

I do dishes by hand a lot, its not hard.
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No dog. My tabby will lick some plates depending on what it is.

Of course some people would think that's disgusting. My response is oh please.....
 
hollydolly said:
Sadly this same scenario is played out in thousands of rental properties throughout the UK as well...
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:( :( :( So I'm not the only paranoid person out there. I think it's just me. Perhaps some others think the same way. I don't see the repair golf cart around as much as I used to unless they are doing up an apartment someone moved out of.
 
Remy said:
:( :( :( So I'm not the only paranoid person out there. I think it's just me. Perhaps some others think the same way. I don't see the repair golf cart around as much as I used to unless they are doing up an apartment someone moved out of.
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from what I read it's actually endemic here..
 
Jules said:
They canā€™t just kick you out. Depending on how much the % increase is, it might be worth it to let them know. Does California have a rental complaint agency. Ask them for advice/.

I sure hope you find a new home soon.
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Thank you. Between this stuff and the abusive guy downstairs, I'm about over this place.

I don't know if there is one for complaints. The thing is, I'm not asking for something unless it's something I can't live without like AC. So it is kind of on me and my own worries. Legit or not. But I don't trust these owners. The previous owners were local but I guess they decided to sell get the money and run. And I guess you can't blame someone.
 
We cook pretty much everything from scratch so our dishwasher gets a lot of use! We rinse and load plates, utensils etc after each meal, though most of our cookware is washed by hand and set out to drain. We run the dishwasher every day or two.

When I didnā€™t have a dishwasher, Iā€™d scrape and rinse dishes and cups, place utensils in a pan of soapy water, wash the cooking utensils right away and leave to air dry, but stack all the rest to wash once a day.
 
Dishwasher stopped working a year ago, Now, all dishes, pots/pans are put on the floor for the dog to lick clean LOLOL.

Kidding aside, pots, pans, dishes, cutlery are washed by hand after each meal. I like a clean kitchen in the morning.
 
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I buy the small sized paper plates if I am just having a little snack, or a sandwich. Mostly I use real plates. Unfortunately, I tend to let them soak, or sit in sink until I have several to do. I use my 2 cup measuring cup to soak my silverware. If I do leave dishes overnight, I TRY to wash them in the morning.
I aways use Dawn dish soap. I have never had an automatic dishwasher in any apartment. In my house, there would have been no room to put one in. But..it is just me. How many dishes can one person make? Pots and pans I do right away, or try to
 
We don't use the dishwasher (well, actually we use it for plastic container storage) and what we've done about the problem of dishes building up is put away (in a cupboard downstairs) all dishes and then bought one setting (different color for each) for each family member, e.g., a glass, mug, plate, bowl, smaller bowl and set of cutlery.

This way, if you want to use a plate and your plate is dirty, you'll have to wash it. If you want some coffee and your mug is dirty... you get the idea.

We are nice to each other and sometimes will do others' dishes if they're in the sink when we're doing our own... and sometimes not.

It's worked out well for a couple years now; no more piles of dishes.

EDIT: Should have mentioned we do also keep a stack of paper plates on the bakers' rack where we keep the dishes.
 

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