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Ed Pawlowski

On 5/25/2015 3:51 AM, wrote:
> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 11:56:39 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Fully loaded, a dishwasher uses less water than other methods.
>>
> I've read that statement on sites in the past. Can I assume a
> dishwasher uses less water than sink washing because the
> belief is when hand washing the water is left running
> continually?
>>
>>
>> Not the way I wash them in two small square containers, and I don't have a
>> lot of dishes.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
> When I wash dishes here the stopper is put in both kitchen sinks and
> one is used for washing while the other sink is used for rinsing.
>

Key words: Full load
Those two small containers probably use half what the machine uses.
That saves when doing just a few dishes, but if you can wait and fill
the machine, you could be ahead.

Many studies have been done. These took a sensible approach.
http://www.treehugger.com/kitchen-de...s-greener.html

http://www.nrdc.org/living/stuff/gre...her-debate.asp