On 3/25/2021 12:56 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:12:48 -0400, Michael Trew >
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/24/2021 8:37 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> On 3/23/2021 3:42 PM, Bruce wrote:
>
>>>> If I had to do our dishes by hand, I'd stop eating.
>>>
>>> I can see using a dishwasher for many people but with just me here, I
>>> hand wash dishes twice a day. Takes about 5 minutes each time. Once
>>> rinsed, they go on a wooden dish rack to dry.
>>>
>>> Did the same all the years my daughter lived with me too.
>>
>> Thank you; same way my parents and grandparents did. Fast and easy... a
>> small household running a dish washer daily is a true waste of water.
>
> Not if a dishwasher uses less water than doing dishes by hand. It's
> also much faster.

It doesn't use less water. It also uses all the electricity and it
certainly isn't faster.

I can see one useful for a large family but one or two people can save
the earth by handwashing. Only a full dishwasher load might be
efficient. It would take me a week to fill one up.

Maybe people here seem to think handwashing entails filling the sink a
few times. No so. I stack dirty dishes in the sink and only fill the
dishes and bowls to soak for a bit. Very little water used.

My small pot for soapy water uses about a pint.

I can hand wash my dishes in about 2 minutes, then I turn on hot water
to rinse them all in another minute or two. Put on rack to dry.

Dishwasher runs for 30-40 minutes and fills and drains 3 times. All the
electricity, more water and much longer time.

Not only that, when I used one, I always turned off the "dry"
cycle...just more wasted electricity. After the final rinse and drain I
would just open it up and let it air dry.

Dishwashers are a luxury but not something that saves time or water or
electricity.