At the simple inputs level, users are unable to indicate
whether or not a dishwasher is present in their house. A dishwasher is assigned
to the house if the user indicates that they own a clothes washer. The default
value for the daily gallons of hot water used by the dishwasher is set at the
time of dishwasher assignment. In the Detailed inputs users can indicate the presence of a dishwasher and the number of
loads washed per week.
Table 19. Default
Values for Calculating Dishwasher Water Usage
Useday
(gallons/day)
|
# of
Loadsweek
|
Useload
(gallons/load)
|
Load Energy (kWh/load)
|
3.5
|
3a
|
8.2
|
0.78 b
|
Notes:
a RECS 2009
b DOE 1990, page 3-8 Table
3.4
|