Kind of a spin-off of Going Green

KK Holiday Posted: May 12, 2009 10:06 AM

Kind of a spin-off of Going Green

Do you run your dishwasher every day/night?

How often do you run it?

DH and I try to only run it 3 times a week but then we have dishes piling up so we'll hand wash instead.

are we really saving that much water by doing this?

bluekat16 Posted: May 12, 2009 10:13 AM

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I've run my dishwasher 3 times since I moved to my apt.

It's not becasue I'm going green but I just have always washed dishes by hand.

SB7308 Posted: May 12, 2009 10:14 AM

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I am the dishwasher

AR31 Posted: May 12, 2009 10:15 AM

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we have the GE energy save dishwasher.. i think it uses like 40% less energy and less water or something..
i try to use the dishwasher every 2 weeks, like when i cook large amounts, or multiple different things and stuff.. but otherwise we do dishes by hand.. whatever we pots and pans i used to cook, i have to do by hand, anything dishes and glasses, Dh and I do by hand during the week..

i must say, it does help if you just get at the dishes right away.. some stuff needs a good soaking but otherwise, i just clean them and put them in the dishwasher to dry out.. and sometimes i clean as i cook, just to minimize the load in the end..

TommysWife08 Posted: May 12, 2009 10:15 AM

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DH and i were just talking about this over the weeekend.... i try to alternate the usage of the dishwasher... so one sink load i will put it in the dishwasher and the next sink load i will wash by hand.... usually it gets ran 2 times a week

Kimbalina Posted: May 12, 2009 10:18 AM

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I feel like by washing by hand I use more water. ... letting it run while I do them. Etc... Am I wrong?

AR31 Posted: May 12, 2009 10:22 AM

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Posted by Kimbalina

I feel like by washing by hand I use more water. ... letting it run while I do them. Etc... Am I wrong?

i have heard that too.. if you let it run full force as your are scrubbing, and you have sink full of dishes i could see how it adds up to be more..

also i have heard ny water is recycled water... is it true?

KK Holiday Posted: May 12, 2009 10:24 AM

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Posted by Kimbalina

I feel like by washing by hand I use more water. ... letting it run while I do them. Etc... Am I wrong?

thats how I hand wash them too. i try to shut it off and then flip it back on to rinse but its easier to just scrub under the water as it runs.

my mom fills up a bucket with water and just uses that for every dish... by the end the water in the bucket is disgusting looking!

SFAR89 Posted: May 12, 2009 10:24 AM

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Posted by SB7308

I am the dishwasher

me too :(

kristi313 Posted: May 12, 2009 10:26 AM

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Posted by Kimbalina

I feel like by washing by hand I use more water. ... letting it run while I do them. Etc... Am I wrong?

i totally agree, but then again all that water is being used in the dishwasher. we run it a few times a week. although i hand wash all our pots & pans b/c they can't go in the dishwasher, but thankfully they clean very easy (even when i burn stuff )

TheFutureMrsM Posted: May 12, 2009 10:27 AM

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I probably run my dishwasher once a week, but that is because we never eat at home.

Kimbalina Posted: May 12, 2009 10:33 AM

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Posted by TheFutureMrsM

I probably run my dishwasher once a week, but that is because we never eat at home.

I would be cooking every night in your kitchen! I am coming over!

KK Holiday Posted: May 12, 2009 10:41 AM

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Posted by kristi313

Posted by Kimbalina

I feel like by washing by hand I use more water. ... letting it run while I do them. Etc... Am I wrong?

i totally agree, but then again all that water is being used in the dishwasher. we run it a few times a week. although i hand wash all our pots & pans b/c they can't go in the dishwasher, but thankfully they clean very easy (even when i burn stuff )

same here all pots and stemware are handwashed no matter what. i guess its the same amount of water no matter what?

i still feel bad running it. well when we get a house we'll get an energy saving dishwasher---uh if we can afford one

Mrs. Bernabe Posted: May 12, 2009 10:41 AM

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me too :(

I'm the dish washer....and I love your new profile pic!

futuremrsfab Posted: May 12, 2009 10:44 AM

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we run it about 2-3 times a week

Jenn04 Posted: May 12, 2009 11:03 AM

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I say once a week, maybe two times. We cook 3-4 times a week but when DH travels I dont really cook.

Also are you handwashing pots, cutting boards, pyrex, big things? I always handwash that stuff to save room in the dishwasher

Future Mulligan Posted: May 12, 2009 11:03 AM

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i am the dishwasher and i think i use way more water than a dishwasher would use....i cant wait to have a dishwasher!!

SusiBtoM Posted: May 12, 2009 11:16 AM

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Posted by Kimbalina

I feel like by washing by hand I use more water. ... letting it run while I do them. Etc... Am I wrong?

I've heard that too.
I rinse dishes before I put them in the machine, run my dishwasher when there's a full load, every other day or three, and run it on an energy saver cycle. Very rarely do I find residue on the dishes.
Whatever can't go in the dishwasher gets washed by hand.

Mici n KC Posted: May 12, 2009 12:38 PM

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We don't run our dishwasher until it's full. Some things we hand wash (like the dog's food dishes) but usually everything will go in the dishwasher and we'll run it when it's full.