On Thu 17 Jul 2008 03:21:40a, Andy told us...

> 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.
>

Septic systems are not that fragile. They can easily handle daily loads of
water from a dishwasher. It's the other "crap" (no pun intended) that
people flush down toilets or grease that's poured down sinks that do the
most damage.

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Wayne Boatwright
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