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Does Using a Dishwasher Actually Decrease Water Use?, dish washer or hand washing?
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post Jul 21 2009, 12:46 PM
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Dishwasher or hand washing? which one uses less water?
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post Jul 21 2009, 02:09 PM
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For me, hand washing because I can wash and clean dishes a lot faster and better than my dishwasher. tongue.gif
 
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post Jul 21 2009, 02:11 PM
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depends on how much I have to wash xD

before you post, check out google for these great articles!
gizmag.com/dishwashers-save-water-hand-washing
 
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post Jul 21 2009, 02:12 PM
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QUOTE(AutumnSunsets @ Jul 21 2009, 03:11 PM) *
depends on how much I have to wash xD

oh yeah, that too. _unsure.gif
 
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post Jul 21 2009, 02:13 PM
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pretty sure most studies have shown that a dishwasher uses less water, energy, soap, and gets the dishes cleaner than if you were washing a load of dishes by hand.
 
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post Jul 21 2009, 02:17 PM
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I'd say that a dishwater would ultimately use less water, by being a more efficient way of cleaning dishes.
 
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post Jul 21 2009, 02:17 PM
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I love the dishwasher. My mother's house doesn't have one, and every Thanksgiving we have to clean all the dishes by hand, in a small sink.
 
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post Jul 21 2009, 02:21 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jul 21 2009, 03:13 PM) *
pretty sure most studies have shown that a dishwasher uses less water, energy, soap, and gets the dishes cleaner than if you were washing a load of dishes by hand.

true, true.


but not my dishwasher. It sucks ass.
 
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post Jul 22 2009, 04:23 PM
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QUOTE(AutumnSunsets @ Jul 21 2009, 03:11 PM) *
depends on how much I have to wash xD

before you post, check out google for these great articles!
gizmag.com/dishwashers-save-water-hand-washing


Thanks! The link explains it all
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 12:47 PM
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here is an idea... just paper plates and plastic utensils...


that means you can take longer showers =]
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 12:49 PM
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post Jul 24 2009, 12:59 PM
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I actually like using the dishwasher but my aunt is such a pansy and we can only use it when we have guests over.
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 02:27 PM
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QUOTE(Mikeplyts @ Jul 21 2009, 02:09 PM) *
For me, hand washing because I can wash and clean dishes a lot faster and better than my dishwasher. tongue.gif

translation:
QUOTE(Mikeplyts @ Jul 21 2009, 02:09 PM) *
We can't afford a dishwasher.
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 04:12 PM
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^I have one but its a piece of shit

QUOTE(Mikeplyts @ Jul 21 2009, 02:09 PM) *
For me, hand washing because I can wash and clean dishes a lot faster and better than my dishwasher. tongue.gif
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 04:14 PM
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Dude, I've been washing dishes for a long ass time and they are never as clean as they are when the dishwasher does the job, especially when Jet Dry is used.

Also, paper plates and plastic utensils? Really?
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 04:18 PM
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QUOTE(superstitious @ Jul 24 2009, 04:14 PM) *
Also, paper plates and plastic utensils? Really?

those are the greatest inventions ever especially when you have been cooking and cooking and you just want a easy clean up :D
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 05:22 PM
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But it's so wasteful. cry.gif
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 05:31 PM
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We always use paper plates and plastic utensils. And when we use proper stuff, we always use the dishwasher. Not cause it saves water but cause we are lazy!
 
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might save you water but what about electricity?
my family dont eat together anymore though so they handwash their own plates(and mine too cause im lazy whistling.gif i hit and run that kitchen)

eat and run*
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 09:39 PM
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QUOTE(melface @ Jul 25 2009, 01:47 AM) *
here is an idea... just paper plates and plastic utensils...
that means you can take longer showers =]

hahahaha
wasteful
 
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post Jul 24 2009, 10:04 PM
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QUOTE(superstitious @ Jul 24 2009, 05:22 PM) *
But it's so wasteful. cry.gif
Man, I use paper plates (but with silverware, and not plastic utensils) and I use plastic sandwich bags. I use the gallon size plastic bags to freeze things.
 
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post Jul 25 2009, 08:12 AM
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Dude, I feel like such a nerd now. I recycle just about everything. I do use plastic zip lock bags for things, but I re-use them constantly. Izzy uses a sandwich shaped plastic container, instead of wasting a sandwich bag everyday, for example.
 
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I don't know, whenever I pull something out of the dishwasher, it comes out looking all crusty and shit.

I'll stick to the sink if it means I don't have to drink out of a nasty glass.
 
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post Jul 25 2009, 08:35 AM
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Then you aren't using some type of rinse aid, in my opinion. Or you're using powder dishwasher detergent. Either way, that seems like a pretty atypical result, but to each their own.
 
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post Jul 25 2009, 12:45 PM
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The two little tray things where you put the plates in on my dishwasher broke, I tried to fix it, but I got bore.
 
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post Jul 26 2009, 06:50 PM
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QUOTE(superstitious @ Jul 25 2009, 08:35 AM) *
Then you aren't using some type of rinse aid, in my opinion. Or you're using powder dishwasher detergent. Either way, that seems like a pretty atypical result, but to each their own.
Ugh, my mom used to buy the powder stuff because it was cheap, but it never cleaned the dishes. I like using the Electrisol/Finish ones with the ball in the middle.
 
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post Jul 26 2009, 06:53 PM
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QUOTE(superstitious @ Jul 24 2009, 05:22 PM) *
But it's so wasteful. cry.gif


at least the paper ones are bio-degradable.
 
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post Jul 27 2009, 04:09 PM
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QUOTE(jcp @ Jul 24 2009, 06:31 PM) *
We always use paper plates and plastic utensils. And when we use proper stuff, we always use the dishwasher. Not cause it saves water but cause we are lazy!


Not cause it saves water but cause we are lazy!
So True. Most of the time it is because i am lazy to hand wash and a lot of time goes into hand washing, when i could put it in the dishwater while i do something else
But i also care about how much water it consumes
 
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