Whirlpool Dishwasher Hot Or Cold Water

As far as hot water vs cold water there doesn t seem to be one clear answer.

Whirlpool dishwasher hot or cold water.

Running the water until it s hot operates the dishwasher with hotter water and may improve cleaning results. Hot water commonly is more effective for cleaning the dishes and coupled with the heat cycle of the dishwasher can sanitize the dishes. Running the hot water in the sink until the water is hot brings hotter water to the dishwasher. While the water system sits idle the water in the hot water pipes cools which reduces the temperature of the water used by the dishwasher.

This means your first dishwasher fill cycle will be hot instead of cold until it finally makes its way over from the hot water heater. And when you first turn on your dishwasher the water in the hot water supply is probably not very hot. This is why for dishwashers its always the hot water supply line. The only question is how the water is heated.

Run hot water before starting the dishwasher. The pre heater supplements the water coming in from the hot water line don t think you can hook it up to the cold water line and rely on the pre heater. One thing some people are confused about is if connecting the dishwasher to cold water means it will wash with cold water. I have heard a number of conflicting suggestions on whether to connect a dishwasher to a hot or cold supply line.

The dishwasher pre heater brings it up to a higher temperature allowing the detergent to work at its best. The manual for the machine says you can use hot water upto 60oc ours is never above 55oc or so but in the main about 40oc but recommend cold don t know why the dishwasher was rubbish with cold water.