On Jul 16, 8:35*pm, pamjd > wrote:
> Greetings,
> I am thinking of getting a dishwasher. *My concern is that my
> greywater goes into a septic tank. *How does using a dishwasher
> compare to the amount of water used handwashing dishes.
> Thanks in adavance for your opinions

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Automatic dishwasheres use no more water than hand washing. But if
you wash dishes with the rinse water running constantly, then hand
washing uses more water. Millions of people with septic tanks use
dishwashers with no problems.