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Call us when you have a family, Mr. ten-minutes. :)

Indeed. Our dishwasher is DOA at the moment, and for a family of 4, keeping the dishes washed is an investment of several hours a week, spread out in some fashion or other.

On the plus side, I agree that it's kind of therapeutic to do them. :)

Using a dishwasher actually saves water.

I have a feeling this is the case as well. Can you cite any references?

Last spec i saw of a dishwasher was 10 liters / wash. But i think that's pretty low because they were bragging with it.

Estimate how much you need by hand. Filling up the sink, 5-10L? And then rinsing it all afterwards, another 5 at least. Keep in mind that a dishwasher does about 4 meals while you usually do one at a time when you do by hand.

10 minutes? For how many people?