On 1/29/2016 12:00 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 1/29/2016 9:56 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Ophelia" > wrote
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>>> "S Viemeister" > wrote
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>>>> Indeed. But the self-heating of washer and dishwasher water, is yet
>>>> another difference between typical US and UK homes.
>>>
>>> They don't?? Blimey!
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>> So, how do you get the temp right for the type of stuff you are washing?
>
> The washing machine doesn't heat the water but it chooses how
> much hot or cold water to draw depending on how you set it.
>
> I don't remember having a dishwasher that didn't have a heating
> coil, I imagine they make them still.
>
> nancy

My dishwasher has a heating coil. I can choose different settings -
heavy duty, sanitary wash (extra hot, I suppose), heated dry settings, too.

We don't all own the same appliances with the same features. Not even
if we live in the same country.

Jill