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1. As I understand it dishwashers are far less efficient than handwashing
Sun Jun 3, 2012, 09:47 AM
Jun 2012

They use far more water, and electricity. Oddly, for anything more than single items clothes washers use less water than hand washing and may be electrically more effective. Tumble dryers are energy vampires, air dry if at all possible; in the UK is is actually cheaper to use launderette dryers than home dryers.

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