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Water Requirements of Dishwashers and Food Waste Disposers
Author(s) -
Watson Kenneth S.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1963.tb01048.x
Subject(s) - environmental science , waste management , business , engineering
This article discusses the quantity of water used by the food waste disposer and the dishwasher. The article discusses a method developed for the approximate determination of water use by a disposer operated at a main pressure that falls within a 10‐180 psi range. Twenty‐six homes were included in a survey that covered a span of 2 years. The article states that the dishwasher has a definite reservoir capacity, a fixed valve arrangement and a repetitive washing and rinsing cycle. Therefore, approximately the same quantity of water is used each time the dishwashing machine is put through a cycle.