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Originally Posted by Pineedles
Final rinse in the dishwasher must be 180 degrees
Wow, that doesn't make me feel safe eating at home now. I think our water heater doesn't heat water over 130 degrees. Do dishwashers step up the heat for the rinse cycle Samiam? Sorry for getting off track.
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Pineedles,
Some home dish washers do heat the water. They also have dry cycles that are pretty hot and steamy. Most home hot water is not above 140F.
Warning, off topic comment...do not read if easily upset by such behavior.
Our latest cloths washer also heats the water. A bunch of cloths really kill the temperature of the wash water on a front loader which uses little water. The company I work for has washing machine test of the products we make. Even the old top loads would loose about 10 degrees when the water had to heat the steel tub and cloths. We would have to fill with 150F to achieve 140F for the test wash.