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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 3:52pm | IP Logged Quote MarilynW
We usually do it once a day. I have read that it not uneconomical or energy wasting if you have am Energy Star appliance. But I know we could run it more...

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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 4:22pm | IP Logged Quote Maddie
2x a day. Usually after lunch and I set it on a 2 hour delay before I head to bed.
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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 4:32pm | IP Logged Quote DominaCaeli
Once a day. I do occasionally wash large, quick items by hand so that they won't take up much-needed space.

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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 4:54pm | IP Logged Quote teachingmyown
Once. I, too, wash big things by hand. The kids use the same cup all day.

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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 5:08pm | IP Logged Quote Angel
Twice a day. After lunch, and again after the kids have gone to bed and stopped eating and drinking.

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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 6:39pm | IP Logged Quote Mary K
Twice a day, sometimes 3. I also wash space wasters by hand.
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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 7:04pm | IP Logged Quote my6angels
We run ours once a day but it is pretty packed so I think we're going to have to start doing it twice.

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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 8:00pm | IP Logged Quote guitarnan
Once a day. Everyone is good about using the same glass as long as dish-obsessed Mom will let them (sometimes I just have to clean off the counter... ).

Also, I only run it when it is completely packed full.

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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 8:38pm | IP Logged Quote Willa
Once a day.   I stuff it full before I run it. I usually wash pots and big things by hand.

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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 8:42pm | IP Logged Quote sewcrazy
I chase my dd into the kitchen twice a day to wash the dishes

We still dont have a proper kitchen so no dishwaher or real sink.

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Posted: Dec 18 2009 at 4:32am | IP Logged Quote LLMom
Once a day for our large crew, but I hand wash the big things AND the dc keep the same cup all day. If I didn't make them, I would have to do just a load of cups!

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Posted: Dec 18 2009 at 9:14am | IP Logged Quote Chris V
This topic has me giggling. I will surely have to share with my husband, the dishwashing-machine habits of others. It seems to be a rather big deal to him that ours is run EVERY-OTHER day! Which, to him, seems in excess. I too, wash the large items by hand.

Just smiling to myself here, it's sort of an ongoing discussion around here (light-hearted of course); in a sort of serious way

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Posted: Dec 18 2009 at 9:49am | IP Logged Quote CrunchyMom
One less time than is needed to maintain order

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Posted: Dec 18 2009 at 11:28am | IP Logged Quote KC in TX
We're on an every other day schedule as well. I wash big things by hand and most plastics.

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Posted: Dec 18 2009 at 12:31pm | IP Logged Quote Bookswithtea
We wash stuff by hand, and we use each one cup a day. We used to be a once a day family. Then we decided not to buy paper plates anymore. Now we are definitely a twice a day family, plus a significant amount of hand washing. I have no idea if it is more or less economical???

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Posted: Dec 18 2009 at 1:01pm | IP Logged Quote TxTrish
2x a day.
Pots, pans, big stuff by hand.

We try to do 1 cup. Even made placemat for the counter divided into 6 spaces with names, so we could keep track. Somedays, it actually works.



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Too often !

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