<h1>Dishwasher</h1>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/indoor_dishwasher.jpg" style="width: 144px; float: right; height: 144px; color: rgb(51,51,51)" />The average household does about 215 dishwasher loads per year. Most conventional dishwashers use about 10 gallons per load while <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&amp;pgw_code=DW">Energy Star</a> qualified models use about 5 gallons of water per load.</p>
<h2>Let your dishwasher do the work ...</h2>
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	<li>Wash only full loads. The average American household uses about 23% of its water running the clothes and dish washer.&nbsp; Just one partially full load can <em>waste</em> 5-10 gallons of water.</li>
	<li>Consider replacing your older dishwasher with a new <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&amp;pgw_code=DW">Energy Star</a>-approved dishwasher and you could <em>save</em> about 5 gallons per load.</li>
	<li>If you hand wash your dishes, consider this: Running the average kitchen sink faucet for just four minutes can use the same amount of water as a conventional dishwasher.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Be sure to scrape food residue from dishes instead of rinsing. Rinsing can <em>waste</em> 2.5 gallons of water per minute, and most new dishwashers don&#39;t require it.</li>
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