On Wed, 13 May 2009 22:20:36 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> ? The dishes dry themselves whether I have the furnace running or
>>> not. As a matter of fact, the dishwasher is closed so I don't think
>>> the furnace heat has any affect on the dishes one way or another.
>
>> Other way around. The heat you call wasted goes into the living
>> space and helps to heat it. It may be wasted in summer, but during
>> heating season, it is not wasted at all. It just helps to heat the
>> house, as does the TV, computer, light bulbs, etc.
>>
>> The difference it the cost of electricity versus the fuel of your
>> furnace. If you dry the dishes on the heat cycle, the furnace runs a
>> bit less.
>
> Actually, I run my dishwasher in the middle of the night. My heat
> doesn't run during the night unless it's crazy cold out. I don't gain
> anything by using heated dry for my dishes, they just dry by themselves.
>
> nancy

it doesn't make sense to me, either. if you're in a hurry for dry dishes,
there's always a towel.

your pal,
blake