2007-01-04 08:05:55 · 38 answers · asked by Tracey B 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
It saves water and soap.
2007-01-04 08:07:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I have finished eating, I don't really want to do just a few dishes, I want to wait until I have a full load. I don't want the dirty dishes to sit and dry out because then they are really hard to scrub clean, so they need to soak.
I would soak them in the sink, but that takes up the whole sink. So I soak them in a tub in the sink so that they can soak, but if I need the sink, I can just lift the tub out, use the sink, then put the tub back into the sink.
When enough dishes pile up to make a full load, I will clean them, or if it's nighttime, I will clean them so they don't sit overnight.
2007-01-04 08:10:06 · answer #2 · answered by Monkeyman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many reasons. Some make sense while others don't. It's easier to replace the tub than it is the sink. It's the way someone's mother did it. Tubs can be made of wood or plastic which lets the washer accidentally drop more stuff without it breaking. Maybe the sink is clogged at the time. Like I said, there are lots of reasons.
2007-01-04 08:34:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all to do with the space-time dynamics of the sick. By keeping the washing up just slightly away from the edge of the sink, the relativity in time difference means they get slighter cleaner quicker. It's like your twin brother on a spaceship going at the speed of light doing the dishes and coming back because he's run out of Cilit Bang.
2007-01-04 08:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a washinh up bowl in the sink because:
(a) it uses less water and washing up liquid;
(b) it means that you're not scrathing plates etc. on a metal sink; and
(c) using a bowl means that all of the crud can be thrown away rather than blocking the sink when you empy it.
Dunno if that's an offical response™ but it's why I do it.
2007-01-04 11:00:14 · answer #5 · answered by sean_djc 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
so that you can rinse the dishes in the sink when washing in the tub then the water stays clean longer.
2007-01-04 08:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by Dooby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tub is generally easier to clean than a sink. Also, if you use a tub, you can wash in the tub and then rinse in the sink. (because the plug won't be closed). If the plug is closed, you have to wash everything, and then you have to rinse it.
2007-01-04 08:09:12 · answer #7 · answered by bmgleason 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
So the garbage disposal wont overfill with hard to break up food and back up. It is very costly paying a plumber when you can just stick that tub in the sink.
2007-01-04 08:08:28 · answer #8 · answered by meka g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do it myself, so all the bits of old food settle in the tub, which I then throw outsde down the drain.
Direct washing in the sink gets blocked pipes much more often.
2007-01-04 08:07:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The plug isn't holding the water or they don't want the dishes to chip on the hard sink.
2007-01-04 08:07:48 · answer #10 · answered by wish I were 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use a washing up bowl, it uses less water than filling the sink.
2007-01-04 08:09:41 · answer #11 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋