Does anyone use the Eco wash function on their dishwasher?

ViceVersa

I'm not sure if he has one...

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Yes we always use the eco wash and the dishes are always nice and clean, happy with it but would never leave it on overnight. There’s always a risk so I wouldn’t be able to sleep as I would worry.

Advice from the fire service to a friend was not to use any washing appliances or tumble drier overnight because it's a fire risk and you're likely asleep if a fire should it happen and therefore at greater risk. The tumble drier was the culprit this time and she was out of her house for months while her house was made liveable again. I never use these things overnight

I always use it. According to Which? Consumer magazine, it’s cheaper to run the eco wash than it is to run the quick wash.

Contrary to what some people are saying, the Eco wash does not use more electricity and water. I listened to a consumer programme and they were discussing it with an expert. I use the one hour programme. I like to be there when it's working and always go straight away and dry the bottoms of the mugs, etc. off so everything dries properly.
As for Terry Wogan leaving a tumble dryer on and going to bed, that's crazy, as in the morning the clothing, or whatever was in there would be in a heap and very creased. (Miss Terry Wogan, loved his Janet and John stories, he had the talent to cheer people up, he always managed to make me smile). Tumble dryers are good at removing creases if you remove the items quickly. I don't have one. Couldn't afford the extra cost of electricity and don't have any room for one.

Yes, I use it all the time as it uses less electricity than the short programmes. I know it seems counter-intuitive but the machine has to work harder on a short wash, which burns up loads more energy than a slower, gentler wash. Once a month I run an empty load on the hottest setting, using white vinegar. Seems to work OK for me.

I used it once and found it was roughly four hours, so never again

Eco wash uses much more water. In the current time, probably shouldn’t use it.

I use the quick wash on mine. Twenty nine minutes at forty degrees. Does an excellent job. The eco wash is three hours fifteen minutes at fifty degrees.

Also, the length of time it takes means that the enzymes in the tablet can "eat" any food debris, so that it's washed away without clogging up filters and pipes.
The eco cycle is deigned to be economical and better for the machine.

Does anyone know what causes these dishwasher/washing machine fires?

I use the eco programme all the time in my 20+ year old dishwasher. It takes 140 minutes and everything comes out clean and dry (unless the spray arms have blockages in them) I put it on overnight because it is convenient.

I use it sometimes, it's almost 3 hrs, I just start it and leave it. It's much lower in the amount of water and electricity used according to the manufacturer booklet.

Growing0ldDisgracefully

Yes, most of the time. I put the washer on last thing before we go to bed, so the dishes are clean for the morning.

Occasionally use the shorter hotter washes if there's greasy dishes or pans.

I have never left the dishwasher on overnight, since a pupil's dishwasher went on fire, while they were sleeping.
They lost their home and nearly their lives.

Haven't used it since the dishwasher was new and I wanted to try all its functions. Eco wash was/is in excess of 3hrs, which is far too long. I use the standard or quick wash programmes, depending on what needs washing and whether I'm in a hurry or not
I love my dishwasher!

It’s eco because it’s better than a normal wash in terms of bills and the ENVIRONMENT. It uses less energy and less water which is why it takes a long time. My basic Curry’s tabletop dishwasher uses less water than manual washing up and everything is spotlessly clean.

No, never use eco, always the quick wash . Also, having known a fire fighter & heard horror stories, we never, ever have washer, dishwasher, tumble drier, phone chargers etc running overnight or whilst we're out. The risks are too great.

I use Eco. I'm not sure how long it takes, as I run it after we've eaten, so it doesn't matter. If I wanted to reuse things quickly I would hand wash them.

karmalady

Not for me. I use auto, which means I do smaller loads more economically

Yes, I agree, Auto adjusts to suit what you are washing. Also we live in a flat so don't really want to run the machine overnight as the noise can transmit to other properties.

No because it takes 3 hours 41 minutes. I use 30 minutes quick wash or hotter 50 minute express wash.

We'd normally use the AUTO programme because it is much shorter and because it adjusts to how dirty the washing up is. The ECON programme is just a standard length.

Can't find one on mine

Yes, I always use it. It takes 3 hours and 15 minutes. I only use other settings very occasionally.

Nooo because for both washing machine & dish washer eco takes longer and wastes electricity! I use ‘daily quick wash’! 50minutes on 40’ ! Perfect ! Eco is an expensive fad

Have started to after doing research. It’s longer but cheaper and cleaner.

Dogsmother - can you please share your frightening experience and how you dealt with it