So says the display on the front of The Worlds Oldest Dishwasher. PF. I have no idea what PF stands for, but it's meaning is clear - The Worlds Oldest Diswasher no longer washes dishes.
A new one has been on our long term shopping list since moving in (along with a fridge, stove, microwave, new entire kitchen) but we'd held out buying one....waiting for the remodel of said kitchen to begin. Meanwhile we've lived with semi-clean dishes and the noise! Oh, the noise! The Worlds Oldest Diswasher was definitely not designed with actually being able to hear oneself speak while ensuring food and dirt are removed from ones silverwear.
So anyway, we had to go and buy a new one .... which is NOT DELIVERED UNTIL MONDAY. Which means I HAVE TO DO THE WASHING UP. I will let you contemplate such horror without elaborating, doing it is bad enough without reliving it on paper.
The new one is going to be The Quietest Dishwasher In The World. It is a Miele which are, indeed the quietest dishwashers in the world. Hopefully, when it arrives, it means we will be able to relax in the evening and not have to shout to make ourselves heard.
Posted by katie at January 12, 2006 07:56 PM"I have no idea what PF stands for, but it's meaning is clear - The Worlds Oldest Diswasher no longer washes dishes."
Power Failure, apparently.
Posted by: nick s at January 12, 2006 08:43 PMAh yes but if there were a power failure, it wouldn't have the power to say 'PF' would it? :)
Posted by: katie at January 12, 2006 09:08 PMWe had a think about this and came up with:
'Please fix' or 'pots filthy' apart from the obvious rude one! On with the Marigolds! xx
PF = Pretty Fucked!
Posted by: Boo at January 13, 2006 03:44 PMAt least you got some use out of yours... we moved to our new house on 19/12 and discovered on 20/12 that the dishwasher wasn't working. It hasn't been used for a few months by the looks of it. Currently enquiring of solicitors as to the fact the dishwasher was included in the sale price and by that we were (naturally) expecting one that worked...!
Along with the faulty front door lock, the power shower that has no power and is working on gravity pressure and the gas hob that requires pliers to get one of the burners on.
The house used to be owned by a bank manager which probably says it all. Especially as I haven't been getting on very well with the bank in question for the past 2 years! ;)
Posted by: gareth at January 15, 2006 03:28 AM
Sorry to butt in - but your statement about Miele having the "Quietest Dishwasher in the World," is just plain False.
The AEG (Miele's biggest competitor - another German company) range of dishwashers are far quieter!
Their entry level dishwashers have a noise rating of 37db(a), which is considerably quieter than the 46dba sported by the Miele offerings.
(BTW, every 3dba reduction is approximately half the noise. Therefore 37 from 46 is a huge drop!)
What's even better, their fully integrated dishwasher is a mere 30dba! You'll hear noises from your pipes before you hear the dishwasher!
Yeah, I'm a ped-Ant-ic bastard, but I've spent years working with German made appliances - and there is no way that Miele's dishwashers are quieter.
(I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with Miele, though! They are a beautiful product - their ovens and rangehoods are to die for, and they have the second-best dishwasher and second-best washing machine on the market! Much better than the Gaggenau, which nowadays is just a rebadging of other companies (such as Asko). With Gagg, you are just paying twice as much for the name label!)