Stan Horwitz said...

> In article
> >,
> 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
>
> Consumer Reports covered that question in a review of dish washers. I
> don't remember when. Their conclusion was that dishes will come out
> cleaner and more sanitary by using a dish washer compared with hand
> washing and that the dish washer will cost less in water and heating
> then hand washing. Dish washers are more efficient from a functional
> point of view and also more energy efficient. The down side is, they
> take up a lot of space.


Taking up space is not a downside. All kitchens are designed to include
one, usually, afaik.

Having a septic tank, I lean towards the paper plates and kitchen sink hand
wash the pots and pans after dining.

YMMV,

Andy
Suffers laundry detergents more. Septic tank cleansing annually.