On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:54:50 -0500, "MaryL"
-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:

>
>"pamjd" > wrote in message
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>> 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
>
>My parents had both a dishwasher and a septic tank -- never a problem after
>many years of use. On the other hand, plumbers did warn them not to install
>a garbage disposal with a septic tank.
>
>MaryL

When we moved into this house it had a garbage disposal and is on
septic tank. As far as I know, everyone in our area has both.