do dishwashers consume alot of electricity?

Answer 1

What consumes electricity in a dishwasher is the heating element. But consider this:

If you wash your dishes by hand, you are consuming much more energy than with a dishwasher. Here is why:

As soon as you have your hot water running, that water is coming out of your hot water tank and cold water is going into it. Which means the heater on your water tank is going on again and again or just plain staying on to keep the water in the tank at the correct water temperature. A hot water heater is the most expensive item in your home, as far as enery cost is concerned. So using a dishwasher is much more cost and energy efficient than doing dishes by hand.

Answer 2

Yes and No. First it depends on what cycle you use. Most of the new dishwashers have all types of energy saving programs. There are also a couple of variables. Is your hot water heated by gas or electric? Your dishwasher is hooked up to hot water only. During the regular washing cycle it uses small amounts of electric for the motor and pump. The biggest consumer is the drying cycle. Turn the dryer off and your dishwasher will become more efficient, but wait a few hours to let the items dry before unloading.

Answer 3

Not as much as the water they use during a complete cycle. Check the energy consumption ratings at this site:

http://www.otpco.com/SaveEnergyMoney/applianceEnergyUsage.asp

Then combine it with the water usage for the cost of running your dishwasher.

Answer 4

yes yes yes, my leaves the lights on all the time, the tv, her hair dryer usually a stereo going while she washes them.....lol

for real , look at the electrical rating, it will big a big yellow tag normally attatched to the front of it ,it will give you the info you need, as different models vary.

Answer 5

About 1500 watts, they can surge probably double that for startup, but they probably run constantly at about 1500. That's approx. 12 cents per hour.