I have heard that it is more economical to use the dishwasher once every couple of days as opposed to washing up the same amount of dishes the conventional way.
Which uses less water?
2006-07-12 03:03:36 · 26 answers · asked by lovethesun 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
It depends. If you live on your own it is probably easier, cheaper and more economical to wash dishes by hand after each meal - but don't leave the tap running and do not overfill the sink with hot water (if anything, use a plastic bowl and also use the water to wipe down the cooker and surfaces too).
If you are washing up for a family, a dishwasher is more economical, especially if you load it throughout the day, run it overnight and unload it in the morning. Just make sure you scrape every scrap of food off the plates before loading the dishwasher.
2006-07-12 06:34:28 · answer #1 · answered by Hallber 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It would depend on a few things.
One method is to fill your sink, place the washed, but un-rinsed dishes in a separate basin. Once all of the dishes are washed, you rinse them and then (ideally) use a third basin to disinfect them, and let them air dry. This method uses a minimum amount of water. If you would only be running the dishwasher every three or four days, you would need to use longer cycles and these use more water and energy.
If you run the dishwasher, full and every two days (or more often) and you have a newer, energy star one, then you are most likely better off using the dishwasher.
2006-07-12 03:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by math_prof 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dishwashers typically use less water than washing up the old fashioned way !
They also clean dishes better and prevent bacteria etc remaining as they wash at high temperatures whereas to wash up in the kitchen sink we would use water that is merely "hand hot" and often a lot cooler than the water used in a dishwasher. Therefore not killing off bacteria and giving a really good clean.
All in all dishwashers are better.
2006-07-12 03:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by barneyboomagoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you wash the same number of dishes in the dishwasher every couple of days as you do everyday by hand? Do you eat off dirty dishes the other days that you're not using the dishwasher?
2006-07-12 03:09:07 · answer #4 · answered by k² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the right idea! Hand washing is great (uses more water) if you don't just stand there and leave the water run but, if you have allot of dishes, the dishwasher is more economical, you may not want to have a hot dry cycle, it uses lots of electric.
2006-07-12 03:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by skyguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may depend upon your dishwasher, how much water it uses to wash/rinse a load...and how you hand wash your dishes...do you leave the water running when you wash and/or rinse? Do you fill the sink with soapy water on one side, clear water on the other side and that's all that is used? Do you use water rinsing your dishes before they go in the dishwasher? If so, count that water used as part of that whole process...soak some dishes before washing them (by hand or dishwasher?), if so, there's additional water use.
2006-07-12 03:09:51 · answer #6 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a dishwasher called Nikki!!
And to answer the rest of the question! If you use your dishwasher once a month then you would use less water!! So yes dishwasher then!!
2006-07-12 03:08:29 · answer #7 · answered by i_b_moog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If my husband is doing the dishes, he uses the most water - all of it on the floor, the work surface and himself! So in our house, the dishwasher is more economical - providing it's fully loaded.
2006-07-12 03:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for everyday- dishwasher
if u use the dishwasher 1 a week and would wash the dishes everyday probably the sink...
2006-07-12 03:07:37 · answer #9 · answered by soccer babe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF your hot water heater is electric or gas it dosen't matter. (right now gas is cheeper) BUT....
Using the dishwasher uses LESS Electricity or gas than the hot water you waste washing and rinsing dishes by hand.
Using the dishwasher (newer model, less than 4-years old, approx.) also uses LESS water than doing dishes by hand.
2006-07-12 03:14:04 · answer #10 · answered by space_man_stitch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋