Soundguy
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Your 118 / 120 issue is right on the edge.. probably fine for your dishwasher... besides.. I've notied that the longer the hot water runs.. the temp can go up a few degrees once you've warmed the piping up and all.
Safer that way anyway.. unless you really really want super hot water.
soundguy
Safer that way anyway.. unless you really really want super hot water.
soundguy
Bird said:OK, you fellers made me curious. I knew our water didn't get hot enough to hurt me and I like it that way, so I just now did some checking. We have a 50 gallon dual element electric Rheem water heater and, according to my thermometer, the water only gets to 118 degrees. The manual for our KitchenAid dishwasher does say that if your water temperature is less than 120 degrees to get a qualified person to raise the water heater's thermostat setting. And of course in the efficiency tips, the manual does say to run the water at the nearest faucet to get the hot water there before turning on the dishwasher.
Now I don't know about being "qualified", but I have adjusted water heater thermostats; however, Soundguy said "If you have kids or elderly . . ., the 'safe answer is to set the water temp lower than 'scald' level." I probably meet that "elderly" qualification. And as LBrown59 said, "We set it where we can comfortably wash our hands under the hot water faucet with out having to turn the cold water tap on." Yep, that's about where ours is set.