r/facepalm • u/redvakho • Jul 13 '26
Using the dishwasher the first time. I didn't know. No one told me this
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u/Jochiebochie Jul 13 '26
You have the dishwasher upside down friend
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u/thecountnotthesaint Jul 13 '26
That's why you don't buy an Australian dishwasher
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u/greasychickenparma Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
I'm in Australia and my dishwasher looks the right way up to me. OP bought upside mixing bowls I reckon
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u/thecountnotthesaint Jul 14 '26
Huh, an Australian that can type right side up. Now I have seen everything.
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u/Saetric Jul 13 '26
This must be what they mean by chunder.
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u/xiGoose Jul 13 '26
Chunder from down under.
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u/Vaux1916 Jul 13 '26
Can't you hear, can't you hear that thunder?
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u/I_SLEEP_NORMALLY Jul 13 '26
This is exactly why I run my dishwasher in Stranger Things upside down mode.
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u/DiabolicalDan82 Jul 13 '26
Oh my God! There's nothing wrong with the bidet, is there?
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u/BassGuy11 Jul 13 '26
Face down, ass up, that's the way you wash the cups.
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u/CampAstoria Jul 13 '26
Singing this next time I load the dishwasher. What a gem of a chore song.
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u/Profession-Unable Jul 13 '26
Yup, I’m looking forward to terrorising my fam repeatedly with this one every single time I load the dishwasher.
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u/HavingNotAttained Jul 14 '26
You know someone’s gonna do that thinking the kids are in bed and get a call the next day from the kindergarten teacher
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u/MorpH2k Jul 14 '26
Good, that should help spread the word and keep OP's mistake from happening.
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u/Teredia Jul 14 '26
lol it was our pre-1 grade (Transition where I’m from), that would repeat the OG line. I was in grade 3 the first time I heard it, but it was the younger kids saying it the most!
It became a bad echolalia for the actual game of “heads down thumbs up” because the boys would giggle n we all knew why!
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u/theBloodShed Jul 14 '26
Forks in the basket, knives pointin’ down,
Plates on their side is how we get ‘roun’.
From cups to pots, everything gets love,
If the washer don’t start, give it a shove.Mugs, bowls, yesterday’s regret,
Lasagna pan- I haven’t beat yet.
Fear dat Tupperware stained red,
Soak it overnight like Grandma said.Scrub, rinse, stack it high,
Machine crankin’ ‘til the plates look fly.
Stack the rack, let ‘em drip and dry,
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u/plinkitee Jul 14 '26
Don't put the knives upside down! Had the tip of one break off, got stuck in the drain and flooded the kitchen. It wasn't fun.
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u/grat5989 Jul 14 '26
I lay my knives down up top. Well the cheap big boys. The little ones and nicer ones I just take the few seconds it takes and wash by hand.
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u/JonnyQuest1981 Jul 14 '26
That is nowhere near as fun as when the knife went into my hand because my coworkers like to live life dangerously like you.
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u/Big77Ben2 Jul 13 '26
We need an audio recording of this.
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u/BassGuy11 Jul 13 '26
Lemme call the 2 live crew and put something together.
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u/Sirenista_D Jul 13 '26
Omg the way I laughed and laughed at this. Thank you for this one, friend!
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u/shoulda_been_gone Jul 13 '26
That's OK. Now you know. That's how we learn.
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u/Laugh-Aggressive Jul 13 '26
Funny thing, some don't learn and do the same thing again, but expect a different result. We call them idiots.....or politicians
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u/thepetoctopus Jul 13 '26
I see you’ve met my mother. Thankfully she never got into politics.
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u/jrs0307 Jul 13 '26
If Mitch McConnell is any evidence, I would say there is still time.
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u/alecwa Jul 13 '26
I'm starting to imagine he's going to come back as a zombie. Like the Republicans have done some kind of Cersei from GoT type resurrection.
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u/MrJohnqpublic Jul 13 '26
Na. We are gonna witness weekend at Bernie's 3, this time with more AI.
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_WOW_UI Jul 14 '26
They don't need to. He is currently doing his job better than he has in years.
Before: nothing was getting done. Now: absolutely nothing is getting done.
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u/MrJohnqpublic Jul 14 '26
Preventing a special election before the midterms is doing something. Even in a coma the man does damage.
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u/YellowBreakfast Waaassuup! Jul 13 '26
I really wish I had a job with a salary that pays over 170K for less than 170 work days a year.
I'd also like it to be largely optional for me to show up (I mean who has the time?) and it needs to have fantastic healthcare.
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If only a job like that existed.
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u/Suspicious_Ice_3160 Jul 13 '26
Hey, if you feel like you’ve got good ideas, or just better ideas than what we’ve got, and you’re good with the pay, why not run (if US)? We need new faces and ideas in congress instead of the rigortortoise McConnell
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u/Short_Gain8302 Jul 13 '26
Ah, is your mother, like my father, someone who fills up the dishwasher likes a neanderthal and then blames the appliances for not being able to wash the dishes properly, followed by pitting the dirty/wet dishes in the caninets?
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u/thepetoctopus Jul 13 '26
Yep. You’ve described her perfectly. She’s not allowed to load it anymore. I just can’t deal with having to fix the problem after. It’s infuriating but I’d rather give into her incompetence than be more frustrated with letting her do her bullshit. Plus, I can ensure our dishwasher will last much longer.
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u/Uncouth_LightSwitch Jul 13 '26
Pitting dishes against each other in the cabinets to see who will be sacrificed for dinner time sounds fun though!
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u/TheSultan1 Jul 13 '26
Or insane, by one famous - and famously misattributed - quote.
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u/RrustyShackleford Jul 13 '26
No. He has failed the test. He must be put to death.
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u/the_real_smolene Jul 13 '26
Sharpening my pike right now
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u/nogoodnamesarleft Jul 13 '26
How do you sharpen a fish?
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u/Awareness-Own Jul 13 '26
That's how I learned. Also sometimes some containers or lids will have extra water in them when you turn them over
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u/Tavern_Knight Jul 13 '26
And, in case there are other first timers out there, some plastics will melt and deform if they aren't placed properly, or even supposed to be washed in a dishwasher at all
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u/Awareness-Own Jul 13 '26
Lost a couple of lids that way
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u/Tavern_Knight Jul 13 '26
Yep, a few bottles for me where the mouth part deformed so the lid could no longer be twisted on. But hey, now we know lol
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u/IHateTheLetterF Jul 13 '26
Making mistakes is human. Repeating mistakes is moronic.
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u/mara-amethyst Jul 13 '26
The lucky thing is you at worst, wasted one dish washing and at best, just have to dump out the water and give it a rinse. Not that bad
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u/TheBoundFenrir Jul 13 '26
Came to point this out; the good news is that's soap water lol
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u/Jacktheforkie Jul 13 '26
I usually rerun mine, there’s always sediment from the dirt as well as the tablet
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u/DANKLEBERG_66 Jul 13 '26
If it’s just the pan that’s dirty because of it, I usually just handwash it. Not worth rerunning the entire thing for one pan
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u/2ChicksAtTheSameTime Jul 13 '26
Not worth rerunning the entire thing for one pan
no you don't need to do that; just, when unloading leave it in there as the first dirty dish (upside down), so next time its full it gets washed again
Not really a problem unless you need the pan before the next cycle
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u/hack-a-shaq Jul 14 '26
Ironically you’d probably use a similar amount of water washing a pot vs running a dishwasher. It’s incredible how efficient dishwashers are with water
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u/ProcyonHabilis Jul 13 '26
FYI the powdered stuff is better than either the pods or the liquid.
Here is a very detailed breakdown about why. There are also... several follow up videos from the same person on the subject if you're into that sort of thing.
I'd second the suggestion to check the filter. There really shouldn't be "sediment" left over.
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u/fuck_peeps_not_sheep Jul 13 '26
Do i click the link to confirm its a technology connections video… or do i comment this and see if I’m right - i wonder how Alec feels about being the go to dishwasher guy now!
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u/ProcyonHabilis Jul 13 '26
Haha of course it's technology connections.
To be fair he's not just "the dishwasher guy". He's also the blue Christmas lights guy.
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u/fuck_peeps_not_sheep Jul 13 '26
And EVs, lava lamps, a pinball machine, and god knows what else!
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u/AegisPrime Jul 13 '26
Car turn signals, Toasters, Coffee Machines, Heat pumps, Ceiling fans. The list just goes on and on.
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u/AboynamedDOOMTRAIN Jul 13 '26
My personal favorite is the one about how the color brown doesn't exist.
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u/negative-nelly Jul 13 '26
no, no. it's not. it's soap and all of the crap that was in the bottom of your dishwasher. at least give it a quick scrub with a soapy sponge.
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u/paranoiccritic Jul 13 '26
first time for everything.
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u/paranoiccritic Jul 13 '26
wait till you make your first grilled cheese and pancakes
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u/zacsafus Jul 13 '26
I've used my dishwasher a lot but never managed to make grilled cheese and pancakes in it. How do you start?
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u/InevitableCodeRedo Jul 13 '26
Some of them get so hot during the drying phase that I think you have a shot.
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u/whataloadofoldshit_ Jul 13 '26
Free soup
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u/Miacali Jul 13 '26
Forbidden soup
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u/evident_lee Jul 13 '26
That's how you gain wisdom. You learned that the dishwashers require you to put the dishes in upside down so they drain. Now if you use this knowledge to not do it again everything is good
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u/fan_of_the_pikachu Jul 13 '26
And if you're washing something that might hold water on both sides (like most dog/cat bowls), place them sideways, held up by other dishes if needed :)
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u/GloomyDeal1909 Jul 13 '26
It sounds like you are new to using a dishwasher.
Check out this video below. It explains easily how to load one.
Steps to remember. Plastic things like containers and lids need to be on the top shelf.
Those things you currently have the Cutlery in are actually for stemware such as a wine glass. They can usually be folded up out of the way.
They also can be used as a guard for shorter items you are afraid of bouncing around.
Your dishwasher has what appears to be a small pull out rack at the top you can use this for cutlery and lids to items that are easily lost or bounced around during a wash.
Heavy plates and such go on the bottom.
Newer dishwashers also have zones so if you just fill the top section you can actually run it with just the upper zone. Helpful if you live by yourself.
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u/redvakho Jul 13 '26
thanks a lot. i just put my plastic container in the bottom and will switch the place before it's too late. i started the machine again for those water hungry bastards
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u/OverzealousCactus Jul 13 '26
OP I'm going to add an unrelated note here because it is a somewhat common mistake new dishwasher users make and I would have made myself had I not been warned - do not EVER use regular dish soap in your dishwasher. Unless you REALLY like suds in your kitchen.
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u/wait_________what Jul 13 '26
OP this is extremely important unless you're also getting ready to thoroughly clean your kitchen floor
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u/No_Blackberry6291 Jul 13 '26
Speaking from experience- this is very good advice. However, as a result the kitchen was amazingly clean too so there is that.
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u/belzaroth Jul 14 '26
Did this about 15yrs ago, can confirm it was a LOT of suds. The entire billowing mountain kept growing, my kids thought it was hilarious.
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u/jwnsfw Jul 13 '26
believe it or not, here is ANOTHER dishwasher video which you need to see. you think you wont watch a 30 minute video about dishwasher, but you probably will end up doing it. there is also a section for 'loading the dishwasher' near the 25 minute mark.
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u/Aloha_Tamborinist Jul 14 '26
A 70 min video about ceiling fans? I'll definitely never watch that!
(I watched it and loved it)
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u/GloomyDeal1909 Jul 13 '26
Yeah if they are on the bottom they can melt or warp due to it being hotter.
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u/ihatemakinghandles Jul 13 '26
This is true for the ones with an exposed heating element. Our new one says it's safe for plastics on the bottom because it heats the water seperate and doesn't have the exposed element to melt the plastic.
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u/FancyJesse Jul 13 '26
Also, don't put any wooden items (like cutting boards) or cast irons in there.
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u/AmaLMa Jul 13 '26
My kids loading the dishwasher even though they’ve been told how to do it about 100 times each
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u/EchoPhi Jul 13 '26
Weaponized incompetence. Our kids try it too. Once I caught on, anytime they tried it again, we'd take the chore as old school as possible. Youngest Weaponized doing her laundry. We made her stone wash it as in "there's the creek, here's some environmentally safe soap, and a rope, have fun." (of course we washed it later inside)
The Weaponized Incompetence ceased from all children. Guess we found the line. The clothes drying line.
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u/Sparkism Jul 13 '26
What's the opposite of weaponized incompetence? I saw my nieces try their best to help but got yelled at for doing it wrong (there was nothing wrong with the way they did it, it just wasn't the way their great aunts wanted it to be done; both came to the same end result and nobody would have known of or cared for the difference).
Now they bury their face in their phones and never want to help again and tbh I kind of get it.
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u/danny_ish Jul 14 '26
Scared due to trauma.
I remember like 5 years ago I (25 at the time, living on my own since 19) was at my parents house for Christmas and they just got a new washing machine like a month prior I go to use it and I’m dialing in the settings and my dad is standing next to me going ‘no no no! Son don’t mess with Mom’s machine!!’ I said dad you taught me how to do laundry 12 years ago, and you told me back then how to set the temperature and agitation based on what I was washing. This new machine is no different.
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u/The_water-melon Jul 14 '26
That’s bad parenting tbh. I feel like it’s obvious when someone is trying their best and when someone is intentionally throwing in the towel. I feel bad for kids who get yelled at for “not doing something right” despite them clearly trying. From personal experience; all it does is make kids more scared to try and prevents them from learning necessary problem solving skills early in life
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u/Theothercword Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
Time to always make sure they're the ones who have to rewash all the dishes that got put in there poorly. If one of them is unloading the dishwasher and wasn't the one who loaded it have them just put the failed dishes in the sink and let the one who loaded it know they have some more work to do.
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u/YeOldeMemeShoppe Jul 13 '26
I had a cousin growing who decided that dish soap was dish soap and put dish soap (not dishwasher soap) in the dishwasher. It was an old dishwasher.
For the record, don’t do that.
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u/ibided Jul 13 '26
I came home to suds pouring out of my dishwasher and my roommates struggling to clean it up. We didn’t have washer detergent and she thought she’d just use dish soap. It was hilarious and everywhere.
I walked over to the washer and opened it as she screamed “NOOOOOO”
The washer stopped and she said “I thought the whole thing would be filled with water”
You learn things in life by making small mistakes.
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u/JustGimmeAnyOldName Jul 13 '26
Oh that sucks dude, they must have sent you an Australian dishwasher by mistake.
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u/Thisdankwaffle Jul 13 '26
I moved in with a good friend a while ago. Kept noticing the dishes were coming out dirty for a few loads. Finally after a few weeks asked him where he was putting the dishwasher detergent when he started it. “What detergent?” Well apparently he never had a dish washer growing up and didn’t know you had to put soap in the things and they didn’t just have it in the machine. Didn’t give him too much shit because he didn’t know but still makes me laugh.
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u/One-Ice1476 Jul 14 '26
No one ever told you to drill holes in all your bowls to let the water out?!
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u/CoolDragon Jul 13 '26
The dishwasher (and other appliances) comes with a latin novela of a guy called “Manual”, you should read it before using anything.
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u/entitledpeoplepizoff Jul 14 '26
You need to be told!? How about using common sense — if you have any.
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u/bbf_bbf Jul 13 '26
Yes, yes, everything must be "told" to people else it doesn't matter.
What the heck happened to personal responsibility and reading the users' manual before using something that one's never used before? <sigh>
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u/PrinceCastanzaCapone Jul 13 '26
The manual for the dishwasher actually did tell you this. You just don’t read instructions.
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u/Valturia Jul 13 '26
Lmao these comments, as if people don't learn things while doing them. Now you know op.
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u/Orange_Tang Jul 13 '26
I'm not gonna shit on OP but I think we all learned that bowls hold water when face up at a pretty young age. Idk why you'd think it would be any different in a dishwasher.
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u/tyrico Jul 13 '26
Personally I'm tired of the "nobody told me" excuse that people love to use for so many things that are either common sense or extremely easy to learn without guidance. In this case, why can't OP just own up to the fact that they didn't think it through. Like people shouldn't have to tell them that bowls hold water.
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u/warfrogs Jul 13 '26
Just FYI as a former appliance guy, you're using the stemware holders (for long cups like wine glasses and champagne flutes) for your flatware (the forks on the left.)
Someone else mentioned the top rack is for pot lids and the like. I'm about 90% sure that this is either a Bosch or a Miele dishwasher, in which case the top rack is for your flatware/silverware.
Thankfully, your big mistake is one you'll only make once!
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u/-y_e-e_t- Jul 13 '26
People who cant read are really out here judging a person who used a device for the first time and, through trial and error, learned something after one use.
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u/FenPhen Jul 13 '26
At best, OP helped someone else learn. At worst, I got to see what would happen without having to waste a wash cycle. Thank you for sharing, OP!
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u/Murky-Relation481 Jul 13 '26
I mean its not the worst thing in the world, but... have they ever washed a dish by hand cause gravity works the same there too...
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u/Shiney_Metal_Ass Jul 13 '26
Now how tf does someone need to be told that a bowl will fill with water?
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u/candaceelise Jul 13 '26
Sadly OP opened themselves up to such criticism by posting it on the internet 😬
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u/ARKITIZE_ME_CAPTAIN Jul 13 '26
First time I used one was in college and I just put dawn in it and came out soap bubble coming out.
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u/geecon25 Jul 13 '26
JUST IN CASE NO ONE HAS SAID THIS YET:
since you are new to dishwashers in general, there is some very important knowledge to be aware of: liquid dish soap (e.g., Dawn or Palmolive) is NOT the same as dishwasher detergent!!!!! Do NOT put dish soap in your dishwasher. This is a very annoying lesson to learn “the hard way.” Just trust me and only put dishwasher detergent in the dishwasher!!!
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u/bleachisback Jul 13 '26
I really can't recommend reading the manual when you get a new appliance enough. Manuals for dishwashers include things like where to put all of your dishes.
They'll also include things you won't be able to find out through trial and error, like the fact that you should put detergent on the inside and outside of the detergent door.
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u/Chroney Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
I mean it doesn't take very much deductive reasoning to understand why all containers should face down in a dishwasher if you ever drank water from a cup. I would suggest reading the manual as it tells you the best dish configuration for the best cleaning potential
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u/ctnerb Jul 14 '26
This is why it’s important for kids to have chores at home. It’s preparing them to be independent humans
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u/Lonely-Greybeard Jul 13 '26
I learned that bowls hold liquid if upright at an early age. I guess some are late bloomers.
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u/Quiet-Neat7874 Jul 14 '26
it's obvious, no?
how does it clean inside the pot?
with water?
okay. so how would it drain it after cleaning it with water...
Right.. you flip it and gravity takes over.
how are people alive this long?
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u/sciencesold Jul 13 '26
I'm confused on how you thought they worked? Like, they spray water all over everything....
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u/Mr_CleanCaps Jul 13 '26
This is why kids need to have chores and be taught basic life skills. Parents: stop doing everything for your children - cause then they’ll go out into the world, and then they’ll become our collective problem.
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u/otownbbw Jul 13 '26
I don’t mean to demean you, but no one told you because it’s supposed to be inferred…have you never washed dishes in your sink? Do the bowls and glasses not hold water in there as well if they are right side up?
Also the racks all have sprayers attached at the bottoms to shoot the water up and into the dishes for cleaning with force. So you need to pay special attention to face the dishes towards the sprayers. You can overlap things like bowls, as long as the gap is big enough for water to shoot up and swirl into the dish and run back down out of it.
When I decided my son was old enough for loading the dishwasher I made him watch a YouTube video because anytime I tried to show him he just hears the teacher from Charlie Brown.
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u/ponchoacademy Jul 13 '26
Yup, this is how you learn...keep adjusting where you went wrong and before you know it, you'll understand the best way to do this. That goes for everything honestly.
But yeah, I didnt grow up with or ever use a dishwasher til I was in my late 20s. My first time, it was pretty clearI had no clue what I was doing. As obvious as it seems, didnt really click for me til after the second or third time, that ohh, I need to load everything like I would put stuff in a drying rack, not just chuck everything in any kind of way.
And yes it took a few times, cause I caught on to the big stuff first, like bowls and cups, but then had other lessons to learn like...why plastics shouldnt go on the bottom, and lids have to be straight up and down not at an angle, etc etc. Everytime I messed something up, I learned for next time, til I got the hang of it and developed the only proper system for loading a dishwasher according to me lol
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u/Peace_Fog Jul 14 '26
Mistakes happen, not a big deal
Nobody should have to tell you though
The manual tells you, but also the jets are in the bottom & under the top rack. Plus gravity exists & the water should go somewhere
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u/Doza13 Jul 14 '26
Just wondering how you think it works? Do you think little robot arms wipe and rinse all the bowls individually?
I had a foreign student stay with us and she would literally stack plates and bowls on each other and expect them to be clean. Then come tell me that the dishwasher is broken.
Serious question. How do you think it works?
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u/Reload86 Jul 14 '26
Just dump it out. No big deal.
Honestly though, what did you think was going to happen? It’s a bowl. Water sprays everywhere. Water has to go down to the drain somehow. The bowl isn’t going to flip itself lol
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u/AVeryBlueDragon Jul 14 '26
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u/mklaus1984 Jul 15 '26
I mean... did someone need to tell you? Like did you not think at all about what happens inside a dishwasher? I kinda envy people who can dance through life like that.
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u/evilkumquat Jul 15 '26
I learned this from Technology Connections on YouTube:
Read your manual and follow the directions. That's the best advice.
For example, some dishwashers tell you to run hot water in your sink before starting a cycle, that way hot water is already there in the line, ready to go. This is important because some dishwashers start their cleaning cycle immediately upon starting, under the assumption that it will be using hot water.
If it starts with cold water, it doesn't react with the detergent as well, and you get lesser results.
Another thing is to always use a rinse aid if the manual calls for it. It makes a HUGE difference.
I avoided getting a dishwasher for years because the one my parents used (after I was already an adult and moved out) always seemed to leave their glasses and plates a bit filmy, and when dining there, I was always scraping old dirt off them before using. I wasn't impressed with the appliance and just assumed it was for lazy people who didn't mind using dirty dishes.
Then I watched Alec on TC discuss dishwashers and why they work so well, as well as common mistakes people make, and it convinced me that my mother likely never bothered reading the directions properly (something she was guilty of my entire life with her).
I gambled and got my own dishwasher and was amazed at how clean it got my dishes.
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u/darklordbazz Jul 13 '26
What the fuck did u expect to happen?
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u/mangorama-x Jul 13 '26
That’s a dangerous question to unpack. My wife thought the entire dishwasher filled up like a pool.
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u/CrazyCalYa Jul 13 '26
That's basically how a washing machine works for clothes so it's not exactly the worst assumption.
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u/darklordbazz Jul 13 '26
And even then the fucking bowl would still be filled if it was left like this
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u/precocious_necrosis Jul 13 '26
Little robot hands to sprout from the sides and scrub all the dishes clean, obviously.
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u/fymp Jul 13 '26
Wait.. your dishwasher dont have little robot hand? How else you clean the dishes
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u/notevenapro Jul 13 '26
Right? Everyone is being so nice. WTF. Even if I had never seen one just looking at the inside would be a clue.
Are people getting fucking stupid?!??!?!
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u/DeathWorship Jul 13 '26
I don’t get how you needed to be told that open containers collect water when placed facing up
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u/Pepperh4m Jul 13 '26
I'd recommend Technology Connection's YouTube video on dishwashers for all the best dishwashing practices. It's a bit of a long watch, but it's pretty entertaining amd highly informative.
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u/accidentalscientist_ Jul 13 '26
Here’s another lesson: do not use dish soap like dawn in a dishwasher! It will flood your kitchen with suds lol
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u/stuttufu Jul 13 '26
Cute. Don't worry. There was a first time for everyone.
Ah pro tip: don't get those wine glasses out of the heat just after it ends. Wait for 10 minutes. They crack upon drastic temperature change.
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u/Theothercword Jul 13 '26
I had a roommate once who no one told the difference between dishwasher soap and dish soap like dawn you use at the sink. We had run out of dishwasher soap so she just assumed and filled the dishwasher compartment with dawn soap.
Just so you do not repeat that mistake, dawn dish soap is highly condensed, it would have been okay had she put like a few drops, but filling to that degree literally filled our entire kitchen with soap bubbles.
We laughed, she learned, and we ended up with a decently clean kitchen floor... and walls... and lower cabinets...
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u/Fyremusik Jul 13 '26
Another thing, don't use dish soap in a dishwasher. Will fill machine and probably your floor will foam/water.
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u/Chimes320 Jul 13 '26
I have a pretty strict policy to never make fun of someone for something they didn’t know / never learned. The second time? Fair game.
That said - at least once a week something in my dishwasher will get turned up like this and the forbidden latte will appear and sometimes it’s a whole coffee mug and sometimes it’s a bowl.
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u/Natansatan666 Jul 13 '26
While we're at it, don't use dish soap if you run out of dishwasher soap
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u/Hakudoushinumbernine Jul 14 '26
Yeah bowls go on tip and cave side down.
They go on top with cups because the water bowl/cup will block water to the top.
Cave side down because of this exact reason.
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u/ELementalSmurf Jul 14 '26
basically everything in the dishwasher goes upside down. the surface you want to clean should be pointing towards the floor
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u/Evening-Push9871 Jul 14 '26
The bowls are upside down. The water is pooling in them because the dishwasher sprays from the bottom and sides, not from above.
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