"mm" wrote in message
You can turn them on and off? I can only turn off the heating
elements for the drying period. When the water is coming in, the
heaters are always on. Are you confusing the two, or do newer dw's
have more switches?

The only option I have for the wash cycle is a Sani Cycle. The difference
being the rinse water is also heated. You really want the wash water heated
so the detergent does the best possible job.

The DW has more cycles that we ever use, but we always use the Sani-rinse.