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September 1, 2002

Problems With Dishwasher Energy Ratings

Wouldn’t it be nice, in shopping for a dishwasher, if you could go down to your appliance store, review the EnergyGuide labels or Energy Star™ designations, and be confident that you were really getting an energy-efficient dishwasher? It would be nice, but it’s not the case. Due to a glitch in the DOE efficiency test procedure for dishwashers, models are being grossly mislabeled regarding their energy performance.


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