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It takes longer because of environmental reasons and just because water is cheap doesn't mean we should waste it. We currently have a huge water shortage in Swe

• jeltz 4y ago
  You are probably looking at the wrong map. There is currently a shortage of water for small wells in parts of Sweden. On the other hand there is more water than usual for municipal water in most of Sweden. Plus some places like Stockholm use lake water which is always plentiful. This is bad news for people with their own wells but go for people who pay for their water.
  • Kiro 4y ago
    I don't doubt you're right about the lake water. However, this morning they again warned about low groundwater levels on the local Stockholm news and that we might see an irrigation ban (as has become common practice last few years). They also urged people to use less water so it definitely seems to be a problem in Stockholm as well, even with the lake water.
• rndgermandude 4y ago
  The average dishwasher uses about the amount of water you'd use for 1-2 minutes of shower time. Newer models use around 9 liters per cycle, older ones and non-eco modes often 15 liters, and really old ones often 25 liters. A typical shower outputs 5-10 liters per minute. The water savings with eco-programs compared to "normal" programs is in the range of 10 seconds to 1 minute worth of shower time, if I remember correctly. If you want to conserve water use, there are a lot better ways to do so than running a dishwasher in eco mode. (Washing dishes by hand uses more water on average than even an old dishwasher). Then, the terminology of "waste" is a bit problematic I think. The dishwater will usually output the spent water into some kind of sewer system in most places, and at some point this water usually gets cleaned and put back into circulation pretty much straight away. If not, it usually reaches nature again eventually. It's not like it became so toxic it needs to be stored safely for millennia. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be mindful, of course, especially when there are current (regional) shortages. Energy consumption (mainly to heat water) is a different matter. Energy consumption is the real environmental cost, not water consumption, as water is basically renewable, but energy is often produced from non-renewable sources and has secondary effects such as carbon emissions, which in turn effect climate change and in turn regional water availability. But even then again, reducing shower time by a minute, or water temperature, will have a greater impact on energy consumption than running a dishwasher in eco mode (on average).
• petters 4y ago
  It varies a lot by region.