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This assumes your dishwasher is hooked up to the hot water feed in the first place, most aren't. Most have a cold water intake and a heating element that heats
by maccard 4y ago
This assumes your dishwasher is hooked up to the hot water feed in the first place, most aren't. Most have a cold water intake and a heating element that heats it up internally to the correct temperature, so actually your tip is just wasting water (potentially hot water) for anyone who has a modern dishwasher.
- eru 4y agoIt seems hot water feeds to your dishwasher are an American thing. Everyone else in the world has their dishwasher heat cold water.
- nemo44x 4y agoI thought it was the reverse today. They used to heat hot water but now rely on hot water I put due to energy efficiency requirements. They keep water warm but don’t really heat it.
- maccard 4y agoMy dishwasher only requires the water to be 30c, and combined with a longer wash cycle does an excellent job of cleaning the dishes. My hot water tank heats to 60c, so my dishwasher would still need a thermocouple and a heating element to mix it to 30c, as there's no guarantee that my hot water tank is actually full.