Comment on The same adult daughter who has trouble loading a dishwasher efficientlyly...

• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Sounds like a lot of precious water going down the drain, again and again.

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  • homes@piefed.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How’s that?

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    • Seppo@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      A dishwasher generally use less water than running dishes under the tap.

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      • homes@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        How? Washing dishes under the tap uses exactly 0 electricity. How does using a dishwasher use less electricity than that?

        I like to hear your explanation for that

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      • FireRetardant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        But it does use more electricity. And if you are alone you’re either waiting a week to wash dishes or doing more loads that aren’t full.

        IMO in wetter areas where water use isn’t a problem you’re better off saving the energy and letting the water run in the sink. If water use is an issue it may be worth it to do at least a prewash/soak in a filled sink then do a faster running rinse in the second sink, or a filled rinse with a mild anti bacterial agent if you’re cool with that.

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    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The amount of water used for the first item would be enough to clean all of them, but your method requires fresh rinse water for each, even if you have a sinkful of suds sitting (and getting cold) while you work.

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      • homes@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        That sounds like a terrible inefficient way to wash. That’s not how I wash my dishes.

        Clearly, your mother didn’t teach you how to wash up

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