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Re:How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it "absurdly ... by zro on Monday September 23, 2024 @04:20PM (#41630060)
Washing dishes with the machine actually tends to save quite a lot of water, as long as you actually fill the machine.
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Re:How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it "absurdly ... by throwaway2016a on Monday September 23, 2024 @04:33PM (#41630203)
> as long as you actually fill the machine

That's more or less what I suspected. Though... and I'm not sure if this is an American thing, an international thing, or just a weird quirk of the specific people I know... I know several people who run their machines every day even if they aren't even close to full.

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Re:How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it "absurdly ... by toast0 on Monday September 23, 2024 @06:15PM (#41631164)
I'm not a fan of letting dirty dishes sit. Dried on food doesn't come off as easily.
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Re:How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it "absurdly ... by plorkyeran on Monday September 23, 2024 @08:36PM (#41631985)
A dishwasher is so much more efficient than handwashing dishes that it's going to save water even without being anywhere close to full.
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