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Well, the tub seems to fill properly.

My tap water is 122 deg. I ran a cycle on High Temp, and when the
"Heating Water" light went out, I opened the door and measured the
water temp. It was only 129 deg.

This makes me wonder if the heating element works at all. Could just
the circulation through the pump raise the water by 7 degrees?

Well get out the multimeter and verify the heating coil has a low resistance
(not sure what to expect but it won't be open).

Perhaps it dosent heat the water, maybe it makes steam or is used for the
drying cycle. Does the drying cycle work. Having the heater just above the
water so that what is dripping hits it makes sense if you want to make
sanitizing steam, it takes less energy than trying to nearly boil 4-5
gallons.

7 deg is not much but it had to come from the heating element, you don't get
magic heating by pumping it around. The setpoint may have been 129 deg.
Maybe you need to find that thermostat.

You said it was 4 years old but it is a fancy model with many functions or
just a basic model. A high energy star rating may imply that steam is more
likely than heating a bunch of water.