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Dishwashers are better for the environment. There’s even a new Bosch model with a passive heating element (crazy) for the dry cycle. Perhaps if you live solo an
by dcow 6y ago
Dishwashers are better for the environment. There’s even a new Bosch model with a passive heating element (crazy) for the dry cycle. Perhaps if you live solo and don’t do much cooking you don’t need a dishwasher. But even in that cases I’d bet you’re better off running say a half load once a day.
- akvadrako 6y agoI've heard that before but I doubt it. The embodied energy in a dishwasher installation will certainly take a while to recoup and it would depend a lot on how one measures hand washing. Anyway I don't really care about some insignificant "environment" difference - the affect on daily convenience far outweighs it.
- pa7ch 6y agoJust speaking personally, if I cared enough about efficiency to get a dishwasher, I'd rather instead have a bigger sink and setup a wash and rinse bin for dishes. Its the classic way to preserve water at a campsite when doing lots of dishes. A tub setup would be more environmentally friendly considering the resources put into a dishwasher these days. Certainly drying via a towel is better then an electric heater.
- dcow 6y agoModern dishwashers recycle water. I’m not sure a wash/rinse setup actually uses less water. I guess it depends on how big the sink is and how much water you fill it with. The Bosch passive heating element is really neat btw and avoids electric heating.