Is This Misleading Advertising?

[Playbill]

I recently saw a tv adert for a dishwashing product - I think it was Persil, I normally ignore adverts - saying that to save energy you should use your dishwasher every day as this would be more economical than washing by hand. The 'econonomical' saving was that you used less water. There was no mention of how much more electricity would be used. With electric prices about to rise the cost of a couple of bowls of water and the energy that uses is the least of my worries.

[Old_Geezer]

Ah, but did include the meal prices for the hand washer ?

[Playbill]

OG, they could keep anything scraped from the plates :)

[sunny-dave]

https://www.comparethemarket.com/energy/content/how-much-does-a-dishwasher-use/

It's not clear cut - but a dishwasher can save on total energy/water costs.

[gingejbee]

Too many variables for any meaningful result...how hot is the water, how much water do you use when handwashing etc.

[Playbill]

sunny-dave. Thanks for that. But with the cost of energy going up so much the grey area mentioned in that article it is even more confusing.