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Do you use a dishwasher or wash dishes by hand? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Is there a real difference in water and electricity consumption? Personally, I don't use a lot of water to wash my dishes (by hand), but maybe I should install a flow meter to make sure.

What is your opinion on the subject? Do you have any evidence or studies available that could confirm your intuition? Or do you have other alternatives in mind?

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[–] 45 points 11 months ago (6 children)

dishwasher. it uses way less water than even filling the sink once. it obviously uses more electricity than doing it by hand though. you gotta think about the value of the time saved as well.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I use a dishwasher. Produce all my own power so that’s not a concern. Also on a treated well system so it really just makes more sense.

    Generally wait until it’s full before I run it but yeah. Inefficiency is the enemy.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I used to wash by filling the sink till I met my wife - she always wet each item, scrubbed with soapy scrubber, and then rinsed. It's a far better method!

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    That's like the second most wasteful way of washing dishes, with the most wasteful being the same thing but not turning the tap off while scrubbing.

    Well, presuming you have enough wares for a full wash. Filling the sink for just one plate would be unnecessary...

    You can plug the sink and wash with your current tap method and see how many dishes it takes to fill the sink with water - that's how many you need to collect to save water with the sink method.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    That's what I thought, so that's what I did! Way less water than filling the sink. Way less. I will add though that I have a pretty big sink.

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