[throwaway2016a]

> as long as you actually fill the machine

That's more or less what I suspected. Though... and I'm not sure if this is an American thing, an international thing, or just a weird quirk of the specific people I know... I know several people who run their machines every day even if they aren't even close to full.

[plorkyeran]

A dishwasher is so much more efficient than handwashing dishes that it's going to save water even without being anywhere close to full.

[toast0]

I'm not a fan of letting dirty dishes sit. Dried on food doesn't come off as easily.