On Tue, 29 Mar 2011, Kalmia > wrote:

>First off, the oldie-goldie Kenmore came with the house, sans manual.

You should be able to find the manual online. I was hoping to find
something at Sears, but a search puts this first:
http://kitchen.manualsonline.com/man...duct_list.html

>Water rates are high, so I'm trying to conserve as much as possible.
>I wish I knew a way to measure the water usage when using the dw.

I am one that does rinse their dishes first. As hot water is many times
more expensive than cold water, I rinse with cold.

Don. http://paleofood.com/kitchen-equipment.htm (e-mail at page bottom).