In article , "Joseph Meehan" wrote:
Leave the door open. Being warm does not help if there is no place for
the moisture to go.

In the winter go ahead and use the dry cycle. There will be very little
cost since the heat used will go towards warming your home.

True.

On the other
hand during the summer with the A/C on you take a double hit since you pay
for the heat and then you pay to pump it outside.

Not true (for most dishwashers). Most vent the heat into the
kitchen anyway (during the dry cycle). Where else do you
think it goes? Opening the door after the rinse cycle has
completed and before the drying cycle has started simply
vents the heat more rapidly. The total energy released is
essentially the same either way.

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