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Should You Use a Dishwasher or Do the Dishes by Hand?

Should You Use a Dishwasher or Do the Dishes by Hand?

You want to reduce water consumption your house ?

Excellent idea ! It will also save your wallet.

To save water on a daily basis, the best is to use a dishwasher or to do it by hand?

This is a question many of us ask ourselves. And the answer is not so simple.

Because, we can say that it largely depends on how you wash the dishes by hand.

But let me tell you one thing.

Apart from the fact that a dishwasher is of course more practical...

It also helps reduce water consumption. Here's why:

Should You Use a Dishwasher or Do the Dishes by Hand?

Contents
  • The dishwasher is more economical
  • Result
  • How to save water by washing dishes by hand?

The dishwasher is more economical

In the majority of cases, it is therefore more economical to use a dishwasher than to wash the dishes by hand.

The new dishwashers are a good investment to save money.

And it doesn't matter whether they are built-in or not or whether they contain 6, 9 or 12 place settings.

The result is the same.

Wondering when to actually use the dishwasher?

It's interesting to use it especially if you have a big family!

Why ? Because these devices consume only 10 to 15 liters of water per wash.

Did you know that on average it takes 4 times less water than washing by hand?

Even 10 times less if you let the water run for 5 minutes to rinse the dishes...

Amazing, isn't it?

Result

There you go, now you know that it is more economical to use a dishwasher :-)

The dishwasher does not consume much water.

Not to mention that it cleans dishes efficiently and effortlessly!

And to make it even more eco-friendly, it's best to use the dishwasher without running a pre-wash cycle.

And it's true, whatever the brand of your dishwasher:Candy, Indesit, Siemens, Brandt, Valberg, Bosch, Boulanger, But, Conforama, Miele, Beko, Electrolux, Samsung, Ikea or Bob.

How to save water by doing the dishes by hand?

That being said, you can very well do the dishes by hand in an economical way.

Just follow my easy technique to do the dishes by hand with 2 tubs of water.