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Assuming you're running the dishwasher fully packed, then handwashing the same number of dishes would consume more water. Yet if you are running the dishwasher with not to much silverware it would save water to just hand wash them.

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Actually the dishwasher uses more because when you are washing the dishes you can be more friendly to your suroundings by turning off the water when you don't need it.

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A fully-loaded dishwasher will use less water than washing dishes by hand.

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Hand washing uses less water.

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It uses less water to use a dishwasher.

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