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Modern dish washers use under 4 gallons per cycle, so given you have at least one wash and one rise cycle, you’d only use a about 50% more if you are able to op
by samtho 4y ago
Modern dish washers use under 4 gallons per cycle, so given you have at least one wash and one rise cycle, you’d only use a about 50% more if you are able to opt for rinse only.
Compare that to a 2.2 gallon per minute water/efficient kitchen faucet where you’ll approach the amount of water consumed by your triple cycle load after just 5 minutes of leaving your water running.
- throwaway290 4y ago5 minutes of running water at full speed to wash up dishes seems like way too much, unless it's a really large household. Washing up after a quick meal takes a few seconds, and if a proper dinner with cooking you'd fill the sink enough to soak the load then come back to rinse.
- samtho 4y agoRunning the water continuously is not recommended but for people who were not taught water-saving practices, it is likely the default way one might go about hand-washing dishes.
- pja 4y agoA modern Bosch dishwasher will use 9.5 litres per cycle or < 3 gallons btw. IIRC 10l / cycle is a standard set in the EU, but I can’t find a reference right now.
- samtho 4y agoMy data was from memory as of >10 years ago from when I worked in construction, I am very happy to hear it is likely even less than I originally thought.