Posted on 09/06/2019 8:13:41 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
In my think-tank work in Washington, D.C., I witness the ongoing, heroic battles of Trump appointees trying to tame the weeds of the thoroughly entangled bureaucracy. So much time and so much work is required to make even the smallest progress in rolling back the behemoth.
Right now, for example, the rule solving the dishwasher crisis is opening for comment. Back in the 1970s and 80s dishwashers were an efficient product, cleaning the vestiges of last night’s dinner party off dishes and silverware in under an hour. Then regulations began, demanding less water be used, then less and less. The regulation specifically included a clause saying no later administration could roll it back.
As the water allowance shrinks, the dishes take longer and longer — two to three hours on average today. This great modern convenience has turned into a nuisance. The Trump people were committed to solve this problem, but how?
Here is the solution they came up with to try and outmaneuver the strictures of Bizarro World. First they ascertained that there were none of the old, fast washers in stock at any of the American manufacturers. Since there weren’t, they could now be reinvented. So the rule, now being moved through the comment process, says as follows: a new category will be recognized, under the heading “Fast Dishwashers,” defined as machines capable of completing a washing cycle in under 60 minutes.
The new category of “Fast Dishwashers” will not be subject to the restrictions extant on the plain vanilla category of “Dishwashers,” thus allowing them to use sufficient water to complete the load in an hour or less. After years of retreat from our inventions, we can now behave normally again — but only if we follow an abnormal yellow brick road
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Now that the kids are gone, we wash almost all of our dishes by hand. It’s far faster than having to do a pre-wash before loading the DW, running it, and unloading it. When we do run the DW, we use the “economy” cycle because we’ve pre-washed everything. The drying cycle is useless, so we open the door to let water evaporate, but we still have to hand dry all the remaining puddles. What a useless appliance!
What is this B.S. that regulations say they can’t be rolled back by a future administration? That needs to be tossed out on its ear.
You obviously have never worked in regulations. Yes regulations can be rolled back but that takes a looooooong time. It is actually quicker to create a new product category with new regulations. Remember once the new regulations are in place that same system will be in place for future adminstrations. Radicals are trained to use the system in your favor.
Think about it. Flushing toilets that can handle a dachshund. Unrestricted shower heads that don't feel like you're being pissed on. (Amazing what a 3/8 drill can do.) Bright, cheap light bulbs. Cars that are cheap, easy to drive, and easy to maintain. Gas cans, without mandated "environmentally friendly" nozzles, that don't spill half the gas when pouring.
Even, dare I say it? Pump gas that doesn't rot every seal and gasket in your lawn mower, chain saw, outboard engine, and gives better mileage?
60 years of Federally mandated misery, gone with a pen stroke... Nah. Nevah Hoppen, GI...
My washer is a GE, 1976, my dryer is a 1973, also GE.
Still work great.
My 1978 air conditioner cools my house down to a meat locker in 20 minutes. Freon was something to behold.
Speed Queen is the only decent washer still available.
“HE clothes washers don’t clean clothes.”
So true. Top-loading, water-saving, agitatorless clothes washers belong with today’s toilets and gas can spouts.
They’re ok for people that don’t get their clothes dirty, just to freshen them up.
Salvageable old full-water, top-load washers are gold. Guys are fixing and reselling them all over.
I’d support that one.
Our Whirlpool appliances are ALL garbage. Dishwasher runs for two hours, doesn’t clean, clogs up. Patrs on the inside racks fall off. I just piled them up. We stopped using it about. 6 months ago.
And the pos Whirlpool refrigerator the ice maker, stopped working after 1.5 years. It apparently has a “design defect” that makes repairing it cost $450!
Never buy Whirlpoo!
The high end KitchenAid is very good.
I have a 40 yr roll-around dishwasher that sat in the basement for ~ 30 years after we moved into a house that already had a dishwasher.
That existing under-the-counter dishwasher eventually corroded to the point of leaking.
I converted the roll around unit to go under the counter and now have a continuation of of “Fast Dishwasher” service.
About a half hour to wash and rinse. Uses only hot water and plenty of it.
It’s truly a kitchen aide.
I remember when my wife said to rinse the dish before putting it in the dishwasher.
I told her that was like wiping my butt before I took a dump.
Yup.
My MIL passed away recently.
She had a 1950’s Westinghouse refrigerator in her basement they bought new. Still ice cold.
I wanted it bad but my BIL had first dibs on it.
We just replaced our 8 year old model. Cost too much to repair.
The high end Kithchenaid is a gussied up Whirlpool.
I’ve gone through at least three of the “new” -type energy efficient dishwasher in the past 10 years.
The very old school dishwasher I have at my workplace is still working just fine after several decades almost daily use. It cleans dishes far better than the newer dishwashers and heats up and sterilizes the dishes like the “good old days” to the point you’ll burn your fingers if you don’t let the dishes cool off enough.
Sigh. Wish I could buy same for my home...
Oh sure they work. You just have to wash the dishes before you put them in the dish washer. :-)
The biggest problem in clean dishes was removing phosphates from the detergent.
The best detergents had the highest phosphate content. But alas, phosphates in the waste water runoff causes algae blooms, so it’s gone.
They’ve fiddled with formulations and got fairly decent results but phosphates is where it’s at.
Clothes washers, that’s a whole different story.
Get a bottom of the line model top loader with an agitator and high fill levels.
We solved the HE washer problem by always using the bulky bedding setting and the deep fill option. Can’t use deep fill on delicate or casual setting. Can use double rinse, but that doesn’t help much.
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