Why I Stopped Running My Dishwasher at NightOlga Rolenko/Getty ImagesI think that running the dishwasher overnight is the most common way people clean their dishes. The appliance gently hums along in the kitchen all night, and you wake up to clean dishes. But of course, that also means that you need to unload the clean dishes before you have a place to put the dirty ones. When I came home, my dishes were clean, dry and ready to be put away before I even fell asleep. Putting my clean dishes away at the end of the day is always the best way to get a good night’s sleep.