Look For the Right Dishwasher Part

Look for the right dishwasher part! What do I mean by that? Well the goal here is to get your dishes clean. I’m sure we all understand that, but there are reasons some dishwashers cost $200 and some cost $1,300; and it surely is not just because of looks...

Now I’m not going to get into cycles, that is really irrelevant when it comes to the big picture, and after you finish reading this section, you’ll understand why!

Now, imagine, or if you can, take a look at the inside of your current dishwasher, make a note of how many blades it has to distribute water throughout the cavity… go on, I’ll wait…. Are you back yet? Ok, how many did you see? If your dishwasher is more than 8 years old, or came with your new house, it would be safe to assume that you counted one by it’s lonesome at the bottom. MAYBE two, another one located at the top. Now if you have two, you’re not in that bad of shape. But the thing to shoot for is three. One on the bottom, one on the top, and one in the middle, located under the top tray. This is the most important dishwasher part to look for; here's why...

These three blades are important because these are the things that distribute soap and water across your dishes. Imagine that one blade struggling to squirt water to the top of the cavity to knock all of that food and dirt off of your dishes. It may do an OK job with a light load; but what about those full loads? Well it has to get through the dishes on the bottom rack first to grace those on top.

This is why most of us have to pre-rinse, or post-rinse our dishes. With three blades however, this will be eliminated… unless of course you just have super filthy dishes, then I can’t give you a guarantee, but in most cases you shouldn’t have a problem.

The good news about these three blade dishwashers are that they will cost you in the mid to upper $400’s starting, which is the cost of an average dishwasher, so that's not bad at all.

The last thing I’m going to recommend getting is a dishwasher with a sanitize option as well as the three blades. This sanitize feature is something great to have especially if you have children.

The sanitize option allows dishwashers to heat up the water to 160 degrees using their internal heaters to kill off all bacteria that may have been lurking on your dishes. Ahhh, you’ve just made your home germ-free… well, at least the dishes anyway!

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