Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Commercial dishwasher for Common House Kitchen

[Rob Sandelin (floriferous]

1.Yes there is steam, its not a problem, we have a fan in the scullery.
2. No there is no supplimentary water heater. It heats it up to way hot.
3. No we only use dishwasher soap, no other chemicals, odor is not
noticable. We buy our dishwasher soap at the coop- some groovey eco stuff.
4. The noise is not a problem, the machine only runs 90 seconds a load.

We have an under the counter model. It sucks. Heavy trays of dishes,
dripping wet from being rised, have to be lifted twice, once while going in
the machine, once when coming out. Drips water all over the floor, you have
to step back at a bad angle to keep it from dripping on you. Terrible for
the back, not at all kid or elderly friendly.

On counter machines are way better, rise off then just slide it into the
machine. Sure its ugly to look at, but who cares.....Not me anyway, I'd
rather be dry with a good back thank you...

Rob Sandelin
Northwest Intentional Communties Association
Building a better society, one neighborhood at a time

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cohousing-l [at] freedom2.mtn.org
> [mailto:cohousing-l [at] freedom2.mtn.org]On Behalf Of Joani Blank
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 8:02 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Commercial dishwasher for Common House Kitchen
>
>
> Howdy friends in built cohousing communities
>
> If you have an under-the-counter Hobart or other commercial dishwasher
> (2:30 minute cycle) in your common kitchen:
>
> 1.  Does it make a lot of steam, and if so is that a problem?
> 2.  Do your machine have an integral or supplemental water temperature
> booster, and/or do you use chemicals?
> 3.  If you use chemicals, how is the smell of the chemicals?
> (Does it smell
> like bleach or something else, and does anyone in your community have
> problems with the smell of the chemicals?)
> 4.  If you use chemicals, do you use, or do you know of relatively
> non-odoriferous or non-toxic or green alternatives?
> 5.  We know these machines are relatively loud, but they run for a very
> short time.  If your kitchen is fairly open to your dining room, is the
> noise of the dishwasher problematic?
>
> Joani Blank
> for the Old Oakland Cohousing Group, Oakland, CA
>
>