Dishwasher safety instruction that almost goes without saying

[jmowreader]

Miele (a German brand of appliances) includes this warning in their instruction manuals:

"Reliable and safe operation of this dishwasher can only be assured if it has been connected to the power supply."

Because, apparently, they don't work so well with the hand crank.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Have you ever hand-propped an airplane?

It's dangerous like that. Don't ever do that with the rotors in a dishwasher.

[Marie Marie]

2. I was planning on going with the hamster in the wheel thing to try to save energy.

[JDC]

3. I had a Miele dishwasher in my last house

Best dishwasher I've ever owned. Plugged into power of course.

[flotsam]

4. Their lawyer had that put in

some idiot must have attempted a lawsuit. I was building a small addition that required two exits to pass code. I had a sliding glass door but added a 4 x 4 slider window rated as an emergency exit. Sure enough there was a warning sticker advising that in an emergency you should first open the window and THEN exit...

[Permanut]

5. Thanks for the smile, jmowreader..

We need smiles these days.

[Demovictory9]

6. lol

[KT2000]

7. I read warning labels

on appliances for a laugh - that goes for the troubleshooting pages too. Anything beyond plugging it in seems to require authorized repair people.