Do Dishwashers Save Money?

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Summary: Dishwashers DO save money. Hand washing your dishes versus using a dishwasher will cost you double in . . .

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Do Dishwashers Save Money?

 
Dishwashers DO save money.

When using an Energy Star® qualified dishwasher, hand washing your dishes will cost you double in water and energy bills over the life of the dishwasher, which is roughly a ten-year period.   

Dishwashers Save More Than Energy

There are many more reasons to opt to use a dishwasher versus hand washing.

Physical Labor/Personal Time Investment: You will save an average of 230 hours of time by loading a dishwasher versus hand washing your dishes.  That's almost a week-and-a-half that you gain to do other things.

Water Consumption: Though it seems that the reverse would be true, running a dishwasher is better for the environment than washing dishes by hand.  In the life of a dishwasher, you will save over 5,000 gallons of water.  Because dishwashers use less energy than hand washing dishes, they also reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases.

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Remember, the dishwasher must be an Energy Star® qualified appliance to realize the average savings.  An Energy Star® qualified model uses an average of 3-5 gallons of water versus those models on the market ten years ago that used three times as much.

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