Bill wrote:
"Matt" wrote in message
My dishes are not getting clean.

The water is not getting hot.

I opened the dishwasher during operation and found that the heating
element was not hot and was not submerged.

Shouldn't the heating element be under water during operation?

Run the hot water in the sink first.

And wash your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher. A dishwasher
is more like a dish sanitizer...

Hi,
That sounds pretty ridiculous!!! Dish washer's job is cleaning
dishes/pots/pans. I don't know what kind of dish washer you are using,
you should chuck it for another. Waste lots of water doing that.
Using dish washer is to save water as well as sanitizing.