While Indians aren’t hesitant to adopt most home appliances, many still struggle with whether they need one. In fact, most people still consider dishwashers a necessity in Western countries. However, if you’re tired of the daily hassle of a maid not coming, piles of dishes piling up in the sink, and the labor of scrubbing them by hand, a dishwasher can prove to be very useful.
When considering installing a dishwasher in your home, people have a variety of questions, ranging from kitchen space to budget, water and electricity consumption, and capacity. By answering these questions, you can easily decide whether you should install a dishwasher.
Dishwashers are a great value for money for those who are short on time and find reliance on a domestic help a headache.Dishwashers wash dishes at a temperature of 60 to 70 degrees Celsius, which prevents any problems from bacteria, grease, or cleaning perspectives.In terms of water consumption, while washing dishes by hand can waste 40 to 50 liters of water, a dishwasher uses only 9 to 12 liters per cycle.However, if you use a lot of aluminum or cast iron utensils, you won’t be able to clean them in a dishwasher.
Before installing a dishwasher, people often struggle to understand how much space a dishwasher will take up in their kitchen. A typical dishwasher typically measures 60×60 centimeters in width and length, and about 85 centimeters in height.
It’s best to install the dishwasher right next to the kitchen sink so that the water inlet and drainage pipes can be easily connected.However, if you have space for the inlet and drainage pipes in a separate location, you can place the dishwasher there and use it, even if it’s separate from the kitchen.
If space is limited in your home, you can opt for a table-top model with 8 place settings. You can use it on the kitchen counter in the same space as a microwave.
Dishwasher capacity is measured in place settings. A place setting here refers to one person’s plate, bowl, glass, spoon, and cup. If your family consists of 2 to 3 members, a model with 8 to 10 place settings is ideal.
For an Indian family of 4 to 6 members, a model with 12 to 14 place settings is best. It can easily accommodate everyday cooking utensils as well as larger items like a pan and cooker For a joint family of more than 6 members, models with 15 or 16 place settings are better.
A full-size dishwasher can be purchased for ₹25,000 to ₹45,000. Models with premium features can even cost up to ₹60,000.Additionally, the cost of operating a dishwasher is approximately ₹400 to ₹600 per month. In terms of electricity consumption, one wash cycle in Eco mode uses 1 to 1.2 units of electricity. This doesn’t make much of a difference to your electricity bill.