The Purpose Driven Life

Ideal Standard

Ensure all crew members are familiar with safety proceedures.

Dish Washing

Like any good blog dealing with adventures on the high (or in this case not so high) seas it seems fitting that from time to time we review useful equipment. The dishwasher, very handy. Not the most portable of items and therefore a dedicated support team will be required.

But what about the carbon footprint?

Comparing the efficiency of automatic dishwashers and hand-washing of dishes is difficult because hand-washing techniques vary drastically by individual. At least one privately funded, non-peer-reviewed study concludes that automatic dishwashers when fully loaded use less water than even the most efficient hand-washers, while relative energy use depends on hand-washing technique and number of place settings washed per load (a smaller load still favours hand washing)The study does not address costs associated with the manufacture and disposal of dishwashers or the cost of possible accelerated wear of dishes from the chemical harshness of dishwasher detergent. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwasher