[Greenbuilding] Simple green appliances

[Reuben Deumling]

regarding dishwashers, I have to hand it to my new faucet aerator. This may
strike some as fanciful, but I recently swapped my 2 gpm for a 0.5 gpm model
and am thrilled. The spray pattern works for me and as I wash under running
water it's a good match. I do the evenings dishes for the three of us using
just about 2 gallons of water.

for fridges, see recent discussion on energy star and its limitations.
Avanti and other small top-freezer models are worth looking into. 320 kWh/yr
is doable. Be persistent.

Reuben Deumling

On 3/7/07, Ian Remmler <ian at remmler.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 11:07:51AM -0800, Jefro wrote:
> > Our "simple" range is a 1950s Wedgewood stove that I am rejetting for
> > propane.  It will definitely run when the power is out, as it uses no
> > electricity.  :)  Cost was $100 care of craigslist.
>
> I thought about going vintage, but I'm just not a big fan of
> pilot lights.
>
> > Simplest dishwasher is a 10 year old who needs to stay busy.
>
> What I've read indicates that if you don't prerinse, a decent
> modern dishwasher will beat a 10 year old (or other human) in
> water and energy efficiency (though that probably doesn't
> account for embodied energy, so...).
>
>     - Ian.
>
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