My wife complains when l put car engine parts in the dishwasher? Is she wrong?

Question

when has got a perfectly good sink to do her washing up in? - l will yield to the public vote
;-)

Answer 1

My husband puts freshly machined parts into my dishwasher to remove polishing compound and the fine machine oil used in processing.
At first, I had conniptions about this... I mean, this is the machine I use to get the dishes, glassware and silverware that his food is served on clean. What kind of gunk and residue would be left behind after he did a load of machined parts!

So I read the dishwasher soap box. That stuff is so caustic and concentrated it dissolves just about everything.

I do ask him to run the load on extra rinse and extra hot water, and to run an empty load with a gallon of vinegar and dishwasher soap just to insure the machine's cleaned out thoroughly.

It's a compromise we worked out. Also, if he chips any vinyl off the rack's prongs, he gets to buy me a new rack. He figures that's cheaper than buying another dishwasher for his shop.

BTW, you bought her the dishwasher for her kitchen and her convenience, not yours. My opinion is you should ask her permission to use it for car parts. Try to work out a compromise, but if she's still really upset about it, YOU use the sink. A woman's kitchen is her throneroom and special place to call her own... yours is the garage and shop.

Answer 2

Are you using dishwashing soap to clean them also? Is this really good for the parts? Doesn't water hurt the parts?

As far as the washing the dishes in the sink I prefer the dishwasher since it sanatizes them also for me. Would you want to go to a restraunt where they washed their dishes by hand or with the dishwasher?

Answer 3

I would be curious as to what parts you are putting in there. A rubber change mat or something like that, it's fine. But anything with grease or oil on it I think would be a heatlh concern. Oil and silicone products are kind of sticky and you are inevitably getting them on the inside walls of the dishwasher. Even if you cycle the dishwasher once before you put dishes in, I wouldn't be certain there would be no residue left over to get on the dishes. And then hence you would then be eating it......

Answer 4

That is so wrong. You should wash your car parts OUTSIDE! Or get your own dishwasher. It's a DISHwasher after all. Anywayz regardless of whether it's right or wrong, it bothers her so don't do it. It's not like you can't wash it another way.

Answer 5

NO AUTO PARTS IN DISHWASHER. My husband learned the hard way. Some loose pieces came off one part and flew around and broke our dishwasher. He had to replace it. It cost $500.
He invested in a commercial auto parts cleaner and installed it in our garage. Cost about the same as my dishwasher, now we are both happy.

Answer 6

Personally, I think she is being unreasonable, those things are made for washing stuff, car parts are stuff, They should just be called the stuff washer, cause dishes don't even know they are dishes, therefore fall into the category of stuff. Another handy item is powder coating, use the family oven, set at 350 and you will have the stuff you washed in the stuff washer, any color you want.

Answer 7

you should never wash car engine parts in a dishwasher it can damage items like valves and condensers, always clean them in the washing machine, on a low temperature.

Answer 8

Hmm.. this seems to be a timing issue - why don't you wash them when she doesn't need the dishwasher - or better yet, pop it all in together & share the dishwasher, then peace and goodwill can be restored in time for Christmas - happy happy!!

Answer 9

Hell yes she's wrong,

if I had a wife she'd play up a stink with me...

I can't get to the dishwasher on account of my motorbike being in the kitchen

Answer 10

she's not wrong... car engine parts in the sink :| kinda scary... maybe you should reconsider washing your car parts outside and let her use the dishwasher :)