Determine the water consumption of the dishwasher

What you need:

• dishwasher
• Internet access

If you have often asked yourself how much water your dishwasher needs and you If you think about buying a new one, it is worth investigating Water consumption costs.

General information on water consumption

• New dishwashers use much less water than the models they did a few years ago. Due to technical innovations, newer dishwashers require almost half the amount of water as they did 20 years ago.
• When washing, make sure that you do not let the dishwasher run half empty, but that you load it as fully as possible. This saves water because you only need one rinse instead of two.
• Select the correct washing program and the corresponding washing type depending on the degree of soiling and the type of dishes to be washed.

This is how much water your dishwasher uses

You can quickly and easily determine the exact water consumption of your dishwasher online.

1. To do this, go to the website of Forum washing.
2. Click on the Dishwasher calculator button and the page for calculating your water consumption during dishwashing will open.
3. In the next step, enter the age of your dishwasher in the field provided. You will also be asked how often you use the dishwasher per week.
4. You will now be asked to enter the main wash temperature. Here you can select the appropriate entry from a selection.
5. In the next step you can enter the exact costs for one kilowatt hour of electricity and one cubic meter of water for your household. The average values ​​for Germany are pre-entered.
6. After you have entered all the values, the average electricity and water consumption per wash cycle including the costs are displayed directly below the input fields. There is also a table on the page that shows you the annual water consumption and the costs for your dishwasher.