On Wed 16 Jul 2008 06:35:58p, pamjd told us...

> 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
>

Generally, dishwashers actually use less water than handwashing and rinsing
by hand. We are on a septic tank system as well, and have had no problem
from any water coming from the dishwasher or clothes washer. I run a
minimum of one dishwasher load per day during the week. If I do a lot of
cooking on weekends, I might run it 2-3 times each day.

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Wayne Boatwright
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