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I hate dishwashers. They use more water and time than hand washing, and don't even do a good job cleaning them.
Dishwashers use less water than hand washing. Perhaps you were imagining that the entire dishwasher fills up with water like a clothes washer does?
Or they put only 1 dish at time XD
Dishwasher use less water and energy (for heating) than hand washing does 🥰
if your dishes aren't clean then try putting dishwasher powder in the machine as well as in the small door for it.
if you want a deep dive then I highly recommend "technology connections" a youtube channel which has a longer video on dishwashers (and some tips on how to best use it)
That's not true, generally it uses less water.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220930071039/https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/2017/09/29/is-your-dishwasher-saving-the-planet/
If it doesn't clean your dishes properly, you're not using your dishwasher properly, remember to clean your sieve regularly.
Relevant xkcd
If you hand wash your dishes for more than 2 minutes, using a dishwasher actually uses less water.
If the dishwasher isn't doing a good job cleaning them, you probably did one of these things wrong:
Didn't run sink until it hit hot water
Didn't use powdered detergent
Didn't put powdered detergent in the pre wash slot
Didn't load the dishwasher properly
Didn't clean the filter
This video gave me a new appreciation on how these appliances work and showed me how to actually use them effectively!
https://youtu.be/jHP942Livy0
yeah, if they're shitty ones