Thoughts on Living Green at Home

Feeling curious? Ready for more on the topic of trying to live green in 2008?
A roundup of just some of ideas that Re-Nest gave some thought to in recent months is below the jump...click on the title below each photo to read our take on the subject and, as always, please add your own input to the conversations in the comment threads...

Square Footage

Tipping Points

Green Shopping

Being Green Without Thinking

The Dishwasher Debate

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Doing the Tough Math

Keeping What You've Got

Comments (1)

The dishwasher question is pretty easy to figure out. I also have an old 70's dishwasher, and it uses 12 pints per cycle (1.5 gallons). There are 5 cycles in a normal wash and 4 cycles in a light wash cycle (which is what I use). Soooo, a light wash uses 4.5 gallons of water. That's not that bad considering it takes 4 gallons just to half fill the dishwashing side of my sink, not including rinsing.

I think it is safe to say that even if you only fill your sink 1/3 full of soapy water and then 1/3 full of rinse water (~6 gallons) it is STILL more efficient to use your dishwasher.

To save power when you use the dishwasher, open the door and let the dishes air-dry - don't use the auto-dry feature.

posted by instarx on February 9th 2008 at 8:27am
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