What wastes more water? The dishwasher or washing dishes for 2 people?

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Common sense approach. It would depend on the size of your dishwasher in relation to your number of dishes. If you have enough dishes to run the dishwasher full, that's bound to be more efficient.

A dishwasher is made to run efficiently, but only at capacity. Include pots and pans. If you only have 2-4 place settings for 2 people, your best bet is to wash up quickly after every meal, before the food sticks or dries and requires soaking.

Try to wash pots and pans as you finish cooking with them, as long as that doesn't delay the start of the meal. Sources: Having had the delimma myself.

Hand washing wastes far more water than an automatic dishwasher. You probably rinse each dish individually. The dishwasher washes and rinses 13 place settings at one time, with only 6 gallons of water .

1 If it's for only 2 people, a dishwasher would waste more water. At least that's what I think.

If it's for only 2 people, a dishwasher would waste more water. At least that's what I think.

2 ... according to one study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses only half the energy, one-sixth of the water, and less soap... than hand washing. treehugger.com/files/2009/01/built-in-di... .

... according to one study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses only half the energy, one-sixth of the water, and less soap... than hand washing. treehugger.com/files/2009/01/built-in-di....

3 Depends on how you wash your dishes. Do you have constantly running water or do you just turn it on to rinse for a little while or do you use a dunk process? .

Depends on how you wash your dishes. Do you have constantly running water or do you just turn it on to rinse for a little while or do you use a dunk process?

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