"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> brooklyn1 wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
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>>> Actually, I run my dishwasher in the middle of the night. My heat
>>> doesn't run during the night unless it's crazy cold out. I don't
>>> gain anything by using heated dry for my dishes, they just dry by
>>> themselves.
>> Yeah, but... they don't begin to dry until you get up in the morning
>> and open the dishwasher door...
>
> The dishes are totally dry in the morning, save the occasional
> mis-loaded bowl or cup that traps water in the upturned bottom.
> nancy

Then you're pressing "Auto Wash" instead of "Regular Wash"... then your
machine automatically runs the heated dry.... because without the heated dry
there is no way your dishes would be dry when you open the door, just not
possible... if your dishes are dry when you open the door then you are
running the heated dry feature. If your dishes are too hot to touch when
you open the door, even a few hours after the wash is finished, then you are
running heated dry. Maybe you should read your owner's manual carefully...
I had to read my manual a few times until I learned what features were
automatically included with each setting... I discovered that the Pot
Scrubber setting includes sterilize. I've learned to realize there is
something different with each setting by how many minutes is displayed at
start... Regular Wash displays 60 minutes, Auto Wash displays 80 minutes,
Pot Scrubber displays 2 hours... that's with my Maytag, your machine
probably uses different terminology but I'd bet it functions the same. I
don't use Regular Wash, I mostly use Auto Wash, I use Pot Scrubber when I
wash my stove grates and drip pans. Even with heated dry, and even with
sanitize there will be water in upturned items... I have a few mugs with
concave bottoms, I always need to remember to load those on a slant.