dishwasher water doesn't get hot
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? |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
Matt wrote:
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? Usually, yes. Check the water float sensor. It sometimes gets clogged with crud such that it doesn't move freely. Pull out the float and remove the caked-on nastiness. |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
On Oct 30, 2:47*pm, Matt wrote:
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? In order for the element to heat the water it needs to be submerged. Depends on the mfr & model as to how and when the heating element is used for heating water. In the dishwashers that I have owned (recently) it was necessary to select "heated wash" or "heated rinse" to get the d/w element to heat the water. Not getting hot water could be a timer problem, a selection problem, a switch problem, water level problem or a heating element problem. Recently I was jammed up for time and got a local independent appliance guy to help me out. With respect to d/w "best practices", he recommend "Finish" as the best performing d/w soap. He also recommended running the hot water in the kitchen sink to purge cool water from the d/w supply line. These two suggestions, along with using Lemi-Shine, have greatly improved d/w results. cheers Bob |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
I've known people with dish washers. They have found it
useful to run the sink till the hot comes up from the cellar. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "DD_BobK" wrote in message ... He also recommended running the hot water in the kitchen sink to purge cool water from the d/w supply line. cheers Bob |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
On 10/30/2011 2:47 PM, Matt wrote:
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? the element will not necessarily be submerged. The main thing is to have your incoming water at least 140 degrees. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
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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... |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
"Bill" wrote in message ... And wash your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher. Really? Should a car be washed before taking it to the carwash? Should I wash my clothes before putting them in the washing machine? Should I dry my clothes before putting them in the dryer? |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
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... Balderdash! With a suitable amount of TSP added to the dishwashing detergent, a dishwasher WILL wash the dishes. Somewhat exasperated with my current squeeze's hand washing before putting dishes in the washer, I commanded: "STOP. Time to perform an experiment!" Over her skepticism, we loaded the dishwasher with bowls encrusted with dried chili, a skillet with baked-on egg remnants, glasses with milk residue in the bottom, forks whose tines could not be seen inasmuch as they were covered with some unknown food remnants, and a bunch of regular stuff. Then we added my special concoction of powdered detergent, augmented by 15% TSP. Forty-five minutes later, the dishes came out super-clean, the cutlery was sparkling, and my honey was VERY grateful (if you know what I mean). When dishwashers first hit the market, manufacturers were perplexed that they weren't selling. It was only THEN that they decided to do some market research! They found that many (most?) women actually LIKED to wash dishes by hand (God only knows why). The manufacturers changed their marketing push to emphasize "sterilizing" rather than "washing" as a dishwasher's main purpose. Sales took off, because many (most?) women insist on "germ free" stuff (God only knows why). |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
On 10/31/2011 4:07 AM, 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... How clean your dishwasher gets your dishes is a function of many variables. In my experience, with a Kitchen Aid dishwasher from 1987 and a Maytag model from 2007, if the water supply is at least 120 degrees, you use the proper amount of dishwasher powder, use a rinse aid, have soft or only moderately rich mineral content in your water, and just scrape all easily removable food off the dishes before properly stacking them, even the "short" cycle gets dishes, utensils and glassware mirror finish clean. It generally takes us 3-5 days to fully load the dishwasher, and the oldest dishes have dried food residue on them for all that time. Usually that includes cereal bowls that held oatmeal or cream of wheat. They still get completely clean with the "short" cycle. My point is that it is impossible to generalize on the minimal requirements to get good results from a dishwasher. However, if you are going to bother to fully wash them before putting them in the dishwasher prior to trying less extreme actions, you are just wasting water, power, and time. |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
On 10/31/2011 1:07 AM, 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... LMAO!! Never have, never will. That's ridiculous! -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
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. |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
On Oct 31, 1:07*am, "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... *** I don't have a dog in this fight, since we haven't used a dishwasher for several years. Just want to point out that newer dishwashers make a point of advising users NOT to rinse foot particles off dishes before stacking in dishwasher. I always thought that was strange. HB |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
Higgs Boson wrote:
On Oct 31, 1:07 am, "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... *** I don't have a dog in this fight, since we haven't used a dishwasher for several years. Just want to point out that newer dishwashers make a point of advising users NOT to rinse foot particles off dishes before stacking in dishwasher. I always thought that was strange. If you run the dishwasher immediately after eating, it will work fine. Otherwise, you need the dog in the fight to remove crud that will dry on before it gets run. |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
On 10/31/2011 6:27 PM, Bob F wrote:
If you run the dishwasher immediately after eating, it will work fine. Otherwise, you need the dog in the fight to remove crud that will dry on before it gets run. As I noted in my most recent previous post in this thread, that has not been my experience. 4 day old dried oatmeal and other sticky residue comes completely off using only the "Short" cycle. I've experienced that with a 1987 model Kitchen Aid, and then when that one died in 2007, a low-end Maytag model that I've had ever since. My water is not that soft either - fine white residue is often visible on hand washed, air dried glasses. I've used both Finish and Cascade basic powders with the same good results, and have always used Jet Dry rinsing aid. Water heater is set to about 120 and I've never had to let the kitchen hot water run hot before starting the dishwasher, even in winter. |
dishwasher water doesn't get hot
On 10/30/2011 04:52 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Matt wrote: 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? Usually, yes. What do you mean by 'usually'? For most dishwashers or most of the time during the washing cycle? Check the water float sensor. It sometimes gets clogged with crud such that it doesn't move freely. Pull out the float and remove the caked-on nastiness. I did that a few years ago, and yes, it was completely full of nasty crud, and so I cleaned it up. The dishwasher had been overflowing. I checked the float again lately, and it was not cruddied up like before. I think it works okay. |
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