Play it cool: Quite a dish - answer

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A) Dave, Max and Jess load the lunch dishes into the dishwasher

Picture of Jess

Jess says "Smart choice Dad!

For a full load of dishes, a modern dishwasher will actually use less energy than if you wash the same amount of dishes in hot water by hand. This is because, even though a dishwasher uses electricity to run, more electricity is used to heat the bigger amount of water needed to wash the dishes in the sink.

Hey, but don't worry if your house doesn't have a dishwasher - it's about taking small steps where you can. And there's lots of other stuff you can do to reduce emissions."

Did you know?

Almost half the electricity used in New Zealand homes goes on heating water.

More cool ideas

  • Take showers instead of baths if possible. If every Kiwi did this it would save 2% of the energy used by New Zealand homes.
  • Try and have shorter showers - heating hot water uses heaps of electricity.

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Last updated: 18 June 2009