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Originally Posted by marli
dishwashers use less water and less energy.
I know i was shocked but they are sealed so heat water better and keep it heat better. the water stays hot so clean better.
they also move water around so need less of it(and therein less energy to heat less water.)
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I don't know about normal loads, but I read in an environmentalist guidebook ('The Armchair Environmentalist', by Karen Christensen - very useful) that the economy load of a dishwasher uses less water than a handwash.