"Serene Vannoy" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> The way I figure it, the dishwasher is for cleaning dishes, not for
> storing dirty ones, so when I'm in a house with a dishwasher, I load and
> run it after each meal. It uses less water than handwashing, and I don't
> save up the handwashing until there's enough for a sink of water, so I see
> no sense in waiting until the dishwasher is full.
>
> Cheryl Mendelson, the author of _Home Comforts: The Art & Science of
> Keeping House_ agrees with me. It's more sanitary and orderly to do the
> dishes right away.
>
> Serene

More sanitary I am sure it is, but I have so few at a time unless I am
baking or cooking ahead that I run mine about 2-3 times a week. IF,
however, what is in there is sticky or smeary, I run the rinse and hold.

We are forced here to do what is less water and energy using. We are asked
to please use the DW but to run it during the night. We are charged quite a
bit more for the electricity used before 8 PM or after 7 AM over a baseline
usage, and it works on me. Only when I am doing a ton of messy work and
have several loads do I run the DW (or washer) during the day.