Razors in Dishwasher?

[Pioneer]

Thought just occurred to me as I'm packing up my things here at this old place. I've got an old Hotpoint dishwasher and some Cascade detergent (gel packs) here, and I'm washing everything else before I go - so why not? I wonder if it would a) take the paint off my red tips, et al., b) harm the silver on my Single Rings and others, or c) hurt the rubber in the adjustables. It does have a "Heated Dry" option, which might work as a sterilizer of sorts.

 

[johnmrson]

A dishwasher is a pretty harsh environment so I wouldn't be putting anything through that had paint or was silver plated through.

 

[tominabox1]

A dishwasher is a pretty harsh environment so I wouldn't be putting anything through that had paint or was silver plated through.

+1 gold plate will come off too

 

[cooncatbob]

When I was brewing beer I used to use the wash cycle with hot dry to sanitize by bottles.

 

[luvmysuper]

My biggest fear with that wouldn't so much be the soap or hot water, but the jets of water and moving parts of the dishwasher.
I'd be afraid that my razor would get launched and batted around inside there!!

Of course, spoons are lighter than most razors, so if it's a nickel plated one, it might just work ok.

I gotta ask though why you would do it, it just seems like overkill for a routine wash up, and I don't think it would help with a serious in depth cleaning where a toothbrush was needed.

 

[wazazzle]

You could always toss a junker razor in there to test. I'd think it'd be fine washing, but do NOT dry them in there. Hmmm maybe you shouldn't listen to me... You're talking to a guy who cleans pistons in a dishwasher when rebuilding motors. And yes it cleans pistons just fine! But just don't let the wife know

 

[BBrad]

I did a test run a couple months ago when this question came up in an earlier thread.

It is pretty well understood that dishwasher detergent is caustic, and will harm certain metals and alloys, such as aluminum and zinc.

Silver or silver plate is not recommended for machine washing. While gold itself is inert, the lacquer coating protecting the gold plate can be destroyed by the process.

Nickel plated razors seem to be safe from the effects of dishwasher detergent. But, the "bottom line" is that the dishwasher doesn't do anything better than the "tried and true" Scrubbing Bubbles, hot water, and an old toothbrush.