Hi Bev,
In my new house, even though there is room, I don't have a dishwasher. The reason I did consider getting one is because I think it may use less water than washing by hand. But then the detergents that I'd have to use in it are not so friendly to the environment and
our septic still leaches too fast to be effective at filtering all the phosphates that might get in there. I try to use no-phos laundry det, too, and most make it without now. With all four of us here, the
dishes are still manageable by hand and when I'm alone after they grow up, I don't think I'll make many dirty either. The only time it's really nice is when you have company and eat large meals. But then we usually wash, dry, and put away in assembly line fashion and the time spent doing it is quality together time for the women or whoever is helping do it.
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