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  • FLASHBACK - CIA Director David Petraeus: "We’ll Spy on You Through Your Dishwasher"

    03/11/2017 8:12:37 AM PST · by gaggs · 34 replies
    In a 2012 Wired article, entitled, “CIA Chief: We’ll Spy on You Through Your Dishwasher,” then CIA Director David Petraeus heralded emerging technologies in relation to spying.
  • Dishwasher and Washer Design Victim of EPA and Dept of Energy Stupidity.

    07/29/2016 2:58:20 PM PDT · by Chickensoup · 130 replies
    0729.16 | chickensoup
    My dishwasher and my washer are victims of the EPA and the DOE. I need the dishwasher to let in more water to wash correctly I need the washer to have a higher level in the tub, in order to meet guidelines
  • Yale Employee Smashes Historic Stained Glass Window Because ‘It’s 2016’

    07/14/2016 11:28:17 AM PDT · by massmike · 119 replies
    http://dailycaller.com/ ^ | 07/14/2016 | Blake Neff
    A Yale University employee is out of a job, and the school is out a window, after he used a broomstick to smash a stained-glass window he complained was racist. Until recently, Thomas Menafee worked as a dishwasher for Yale. But he says he grew enraged that, while working at Yale’s Calhoun College, he had to see a stained glass window which shows black laborers harvesting cotton. The window, he said, was an offensive portrayal of slavery, and so on June 13 he impulsively decided to eliminate it by force. “I took a broomstick, and it was kind of high,...
  • Appliance industry warns federal dishwasher regs would lead to dirty dishes

    07/20/2015 1:09:58 PM PDT · by servo1969 · 68 replies
    Foxnews.com ^ | 7-20-2015 | FoxNews.com
    The home appliance industry has a problem with the Obama administration's new dishwasher regulations: They're a wash, so to speak. The recent proposal from the Department of Energy is meant to boost dishwasher efficiency by setting stricter limits on the amount of water each dishwasher can use, among other changes. Under the plan, washers could use only 3.1 gallons of water for a single load. But an appliance industry group says the new measures would be counterproductive -- as they'd force users to run their dishwashers more, and hand-wash, just to get the same results, in turn using more water....
  • Having solved all other problems, Obama to fix your dishwasher

    08/31/2014 6:56:17 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 65 replies
    Hotair ^ | 08/30/2014 | Jazz Shaw
    I guess he really was multitasking out on the golf course. The President’s team has been hard at work behind the scenes, coming up with a strategy … well, maybe we should say plan, to address the nation’s many challenges. Spurred by President Obama’s climate action plan, the Department of Energy is pumping out new standards for refrigerators, dishwashers, air conditioners, ceiling fans, furnaces, boilers, water heaters, lamps and many more appliances.The administration says the standards will not only help the planet but also stimulate the economy by saving consumers money on their energy bills that they can spend...
  • Time to Buy a Dishwasher and Boy Have They Changed! EPA ruins dishwasher tech

    04/28/2013 5:06:58 PM PDT · by Chickensoup · 243 replies
    4.28.13 | chickensoup
    It is time for a dishwasher. My last dishwasher was replaced three times by the manufacturer before I ripped it out and started handwashing. time to go back to dishwashers and I cannot find a timed dishwasher, just ones that are ENERGY EFFIEICENT with sensors. The biggest problem I had with the newer untimed dishwashers is that I would have to rinse the dishes instead of scraping them. the second problem is that because I did not rinse them, they ran for six to eight hours becaus there was debris that the sensors picked up. Lousy design. I am looking...
  • 6 Unconventional Uses for your Dishwasher [MUST READ the comments]

    09/22/2012 2:35:11 PM PDT · by T Minus Four · 53 replies
    Dishwashersinfo.com ^ | By Tyler Wells Lynch
    It takes the right mix of ingenuity and desperation to discover new uses for old tools, but whoever first tried steaming a salmon fillet in their dishwasher must’ve been drunk. For folks who are curious about what else their kitchen contraptions can do, here’s a rundown of the most unconventional uses for your home dishwasher. Steam Fish Fillets The best part about steaming fish in your dishwasher—other than novelty of steaming fish in your dishwasher—is how simple it is. All you need to do is season a cut of your favorite fish, wrap it (tightly!) in aluminum foil, place it...
  • GE recalls 1.3 million dishwashers due to fire hazard

    08/13/2012 7:20:41 PM PDT · by deltaromeo11 · 12 replies
    Consumer Reports ^ | August 9, 2012 | Consumer Reports
    GE Appliances has recalled about 1.3 million of its GE, GE Adora, GE Eterna, GE Profile, and Hotpoint dishwashers because an electrical failure in the heating element can pose a fire hazard. GE has received 15 reports of heating element failures, including seven reports of fires, three of which caused extensive property damage. No injuries have been reported, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. None of these recalled dishwashers are in our current Ratings. Sold for $350 to $850 at appliance dealers, builder distributors, and other stores nationwide from March 2006 through August 2009, the recalled dishwashers came in...
  • Sheriff: Malibu Dishwasher Died Of Upper Respiratory Disease

    03/21/2012 5:57:48 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 50 replies · 3+ views
    CBS) ^ | March 21, 2012 4:03 PM
    MALIBU (CBS) — The 32-year-old restaurant dishwasher who was found in a pool of his own blood outside Guido’s in Malibu apparently died from an upper respiratory disease, authorities said. Carlos Ivan Rodas was found dead Sunday night just steps from the door of Guido’s in the Malibu County Mart shopping center at Pacific Coast Highway and Cross Creek Road, according to sheriff’s deputies and a coroner’s spokesman. Rodas’ death was first reported as a stabbing, then as a brutal beating. Officials later said they believed Rodas died of natural causes, despite the large amount of blood found at the...
  • Finally! A cure for white film on dishes (EPA caused the problem!)

    08/18/2011 5:45:07 PM PDT · by TSgt · 104 replies
    WCPO ^ | 08/18/2011 | By: John Matarese
    Have you noticed a white film on your dishes in recent months? As we first reported earlier this year, the reason is a new environmental law. Most manufacturers have reformulated their dishwasher detergents after laws limiting phosphates went into effect last year. Julie Schimpf of Ft Thomas, Kentucky showed me how bad her dishes looked. Julie said "there's this frosty, filmy look on the top and bottom and it won't go away. I'm finding the same film here on the edges of my plates." Complaints Nationwide Our partners at Consumer Reports Magazine have heard many of the same complaints, from...
  • Falling dishwasher part origins a mystery

    02/24/2011 2:08:50 PM PST · by JoeProBono · 29 replies
    upi ^ | Feb. 24, 2011
    MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash., Experts identified a metal plate that fell onto the second-floor roof of a Washington state fourplex as a dishwasher part, but its origins are a mystery. Mark Kauffmann, who heard the object land on the roof of his Mountlake Terrace building about 7 p.m. Feb. 9, said he called officials at nearby Paine Field, who took the panel and determined it did not drop from an airplane, The (Everett) Herald reported Thursday. Kauffmann said the mystery only deepened when workers at the Appliance Recycling Outlet in Snohomish recognized the object as the reversible front panel from a...
  • How to get your dishwasher back (Make phosphate detergent) Vanity

    02/13/2011 1:14:16 PM PST · by dickmc · 174 replies · 2+ views
    Self | 2/13/2011 | self
    Pittsburgh isn’t even in the Chesapeake watershed. However, like everywhere else apparently phosphates have disappeared from dishwasher detergents. The result is dishes that aren’t particularly clean and feel ‘slimy’. After some checking, I found that the disappeared phosphate content in dishwasher detergent was around six percent. On a recent visit to the plumbing supply store to get some parts, I found that they still had one pound boxes of the real TSP (trisodium phosphate Na3PO4); not the fake ersatz 'TSP' stuff that Home Depot is only selling. In fact, the real TSP is still available all over the net. Not...
  • Another Triumph for the Greens

    01/29/2011 10:03:03 AM PST · by American Quilter · 51 replies
    The Weekly Standard ^ | January 31, 2011 | Jonathan V. Last
    To go with toilets that don't flush and light bulbs that don't light, we now have dishwashers that don't wash. In the last six months, a lot of people have suddenly discovered their dishwashers don’t work as well as they used to. The problem, though, isn’t the dishwashers. It’s the soap. Last July, acceding to pressure from environmentalists, America’s dishwasher detergent manufacturers decided to change their formulas. And the new detergents stink. One of the key ingredients in dish detergent is (or was) phosphorus. Phosphorus is a sociable element, bonding easily and well with others. In detergent, it strips food...
  • Blame big government for your dirty dishes

    12/17/2010 10:59:14 AM PST · by markomalley · 70 replies · 1+ views
    Washington Examiner ^ | 12/17/2010 | Mark Hemingway
    It was not heavily advertised, but earlier this year dishwashing detergent makers reworked their formulas to comply with environmental regulations banning phosphates. NPR reports that consumers are starting to get very frustrated: Sue Wright from Austin, Texas, says for months her cups and glasses have been coming out of her year-old dishwasher covered with black specks. She called three repairmen to her kitchen, but her dishes were still dirty. "I looked at a plumber's rear end for about two months this summer sticking out from under my sink," Wright says. "I was just totally frustrated. I couldn't figure out what...
  • Some Maryland stores selling banned dish detergent

    08/22/2010 10:34:20 PM PDT · by smokingfrog · 101 replies
    abc2news.com ^ | 20 Aug 2010 | Joce Sterman
    Baltimore - A ban that's designed to protect the Chesapeake Bay from a dangerous pollutant went into effect more than a month ago and you may not even noticed. That ban impacts the detergent we all use in our dishwashers. ABC2 News Investigator Joce Sterman explains what's been cut out of the cleaning product and where we found banned items out for sale. She's got kids, a career and still has to make time to do those households chores. It's obvious Lutherville’s Jenny Atwater is a busy mom with plenty on her plate. She says, “I hate unloading the dishwasher...
  • Ban to begin on phosphate-laden dishwasher soap (WA and OR Tomorrow)

    06/30/2010 5:11:00 PM PDT · by dila813 · 33 replies · 5+ views
    Seattle Times ^ | Today | unknown
    BREMERTON, Wash. — Washington and Oregon are banning the sale of phosphate-laden dishwasher detergent starting Thursday. The Kitsap Sun reports that familiar brands are still available but they will have lower levels of phosphates. Experts say phosphates promote plant growth and may degrade water quality in lakes and streams. The ban has already been in place in Spokane and Whatcom counties in Washington state since 2008. Some shoppers in Spokane had been crossing into Idaho to buy the older soaps.
  • Wash., Ore. ban sales of phosphate-laden dishwasher detergent

    06/28/2010 4:35:54 PM PDT · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 18 replies · 1+ views
    KING 5 ^ | 28 JUNE 2010 | AP
    BREMERTON, Wash. - Washington and Oregon are banning the sale of phosphate-laden dishwasher detergent starting Thursday. Familiar brands are still available but they will have lower levels of phosphates. Experts say phosphates promote plant growth and may degrade water quality in lakes and streams. "It's more effective and less expensive to decrease what goes down the drain than it is to treat it at the plant. This way, we're all part of the solution," said Washington Rep. Timm Ormsby, D-Spokane, told the Kitsap Sun. Ormbsy sponsored the 2006 bill to limit phosphates in dishwasher detergents. The ban has already been...
  • Dishwasher rebates are available once again

    04/03/2010 2:54:12 PM PDT · by mlocher · 13 replies · 593+ views
    The Columbus Dispatch ^ | April 3, 2010 | Tim Feran
    About a third of the money in Ohio's appliance-rebate program is still available for anyone looking for a discount on several types of home appliances. That includes dishwashers, for which the allotted money had been exhausted quickly through reserved rebates. However, some reservations have expired unused, allowing other consumers to get in on the program. "We did for a day or so have what appeared to be a zero for dishwashers," said Nadine Howard, director of Ohio's Energy Resources Division. "The numbers we're seeing now are a little more true." As of Thursday, there had been 47,579 redemptions overall, with...
  • Phosphate-free dishwasher detergent: Need an alternative to the "alternative"

    07/29/2009 4:38:02 PM PDT · by Rodamala · 51 replies · 1,584+ views
    self | 7/19/2009 | Rodamala
    I just opened up a new bottle of Cascade dishwashing gel and lo-and-behold it's physically different. Looking at the bottle, I see it's the "phosphate-free" crap my mom has been complaining about recently.
  • Police: Toddler found dead after being inside dishwasher

    05/31/2007 8:49:36 PM PDT · by TornadoAlley3 · 56 replies · 1,985+ views
    pbcommercial.com ^ | 05/31/07 | pbcommercial
    ROMANCE, Ark. - An 18-month-old boy died Wednesday of suspected heat exposure after he climbed into a dishwasher that started running, police said. Authorities are still investigating, but said it appeared the boy's death was accidental. "This is probably the hardest, most emotional scene that these investigators will ever work," said Chief Deputy Jeremy Clark of the White County sheriff's office. Blake Kurck was found dead in his home near the White County town of Romance at about 1 p.m. Wednesday, the sheriff's office said. The boy's 13-year-old brother found him inside the appliance, which was running, authorities said. "The...