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Washing up Vs the dishwasher

Which is the cheapest!

Believe it or not but several studies have been carried out to compare the energy and water consumption of washing up by hand with using a dishwasher. The research shows that dishwashers generally use significantly less water than washing up by hand. Whilst it is difficult to compare actual costs due to variations in washing up habits, the studies concluded that provided the dishwasher is fully loaded and the economy programme is used it will be more energy efficient than washing up by hand and therefore cheaper.

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