Green Dishwashers

We all understand the goal of getting an energy efficient dishwasher that has the Energy Star label on it, but many do not realize that companies do not publish water use. The Oregon Department of Energy maintains a list of dishwashers that meet its maximum water use threshold of 6.5 gallons per cycle. Some Energy Star ones do not meet this goal.

California Urban Water Conservation Council has a page with details. They provide a great site with many resources on how to save water. (And money!)

Canada’s Energy Star site has dishwasher listings with water consumptions.  Many of the models are also sold in the USA, so be sure to check this list.

H2ouse.org is another good site to check for water saving tips.

Remember that dishwashers are much more water efficient than hand washing. Hand washing can easily use 15 gallons a load.

Always do full loads and use the energy saver or air dry cycle to save energy. You can possibly leave the door open to do a natural dry.

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Posted on October 30th, 2008
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