On Thu 17 Jul 2008 02:52:58a, Stan Horwitz told us...

> In article
> >,
> pamjd > wrote:
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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
>
> 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.
>

They take the equivalent space of a 24" wide base cabinet. I know I would
certainly give up one base cabinet in order to have one even if it meant
storing some things elsewhere.

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Wayne Boatwright
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