just read an apartment therapy before/after article about a kitchen renovation and the person said they got rid of their dishwasher because they don't have many dishes to clean (fine) and that it seems like a water waster (completely wrong!!!) and I screamed internally. hand washing uses much more water!!!
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in reply to Wobbly Saeeda • •@Wobbly Saeeda @chicken snuggler They're both wrong.
- Don't fill the sink.
- Don't keep the water running.
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Unknown parent • •@see shy jo @Christopher Lemmer Webber @chicken snuggler I know about how long it takes to fill the kettle with 1 liter (quart) of water, and I dont think I let the tap run even that long when I do one dinner's dishes for three people.
Spray bottle with detergent + water saves me a lot of detergent and water.
Showering uses far less water than taking a bath.
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Unknown parent • •I think that what you are supposed to do when you use few dishes is to wait until the dishwasher is full and then run it.
When I was living alone I remember I bought multiple kitchen tools so that I was able to cook more meals before I needed to wash some (and the dishwasher was run every other day, filled with more pots than plates).
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in reply to clacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 • •I never prewashed, just scraped off big remains (if any) and washing every other day wasn't an issue (no smells, things got cleaned just fine); I don't live in a tropical country, however, that may reduce the time one can afford to leave dirty dishes around.
Also, if you need more than two days to fill the machine, yes, it may be a problem.