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[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How did you measure the water going through? Did you hook up an in-line flow meter to the dishwasher? I would be interested to know if my Bosch dishwasher is the same way because I always use Eco.

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I can only measure the electricity directly. For the water consumption I rely on the values provided by the user manual.

I am well aware that Eco is supposed to be - well - more economic and maybe eco-friendly, but everything I read and could measure about my specific model indicate the opposite.

[–] markus_quandt@mastodon.green 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

@JustEnoughDucks @EarMaster I'm not the original poster. I have seen lab test results supporting the LOWER water usage claim in ECO for common devices.
According to my own monitoring via smartplug, my own dishwasher uses about a 20 to 30% less electrical energy when in ECO mode as opposed to AUTO mode. It is a Bauknecht, which is likely very similar to your Bosch device in many ways (Bosch, Siemens, Bauknecht household devices all being manufactured by the same company...).