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Nancy Young[_8_]

On 8/19/2017 10:06 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 08:40:11 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> During droughts, they plead with people to use the dishwasher instead
>> of hand washing.
>>
>> We've talked about this before, some woman was positive she used way
>> less water and they had a competition. She lost.

> I suppose if I went digging I could find the dishwasher manual and see
> the actual gallons used but given how much it can fill (seeing the
> base) and how often during a wash I hear it drawing water, it's not
> much for two days worth.

Agreed, and we generally run the machine every other day, too.
Not afraid of flying germs when you open the door. Even the most
dried on stuff disappears, the machine does a fine job and certainly
uses less water than I would.

> It also has an eco wash you can use that is
> for a bunch of glasses, that type of thing. It can also be set to
> turn on in the middle of the night if you have the power saving deal
> with the company.

We had that, and yes, we'd set it to run during the night. We still
do that usually.

> Actually water usage is not why I use a dishwasher, it's because I
> loathe and detest washing dishes by hand

I don't particularly mind doing dishes, and there are still plenty
of things I do wash by hand, but last year or so my old machine broke
and I tell you, having to wash Every Singly Item 3 times a day got
old Fast.

nancy