Study: Dishwashers save money
A lot of people who have automatic dishwashers don't use them, but they might save money on water and electricity if they did.
Even though 68 percent of Americans own dishwashers, about 20 percent use them less than once a week, suggesting people are hand washing dishes.
Many reasons could account for this, but one of them should not be cost. Dishwashing by hand uses 3.5 times more water than a modern dishwasher and three times as much electricity, according to a 2011 study by the University of Bonn.
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