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Thread Number: 50485
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Post# 727010 , Reply# 1 1/11/2014 at 16:58 (3,747 days old) by cuffs054  (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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My Frig DW does a similar thing. The sani will stay out. Usually happens when cold outside and not enough purge to get hot to DW | ||
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Post# 727011 , Reply# 2 1/11/2014 at 17:00 (3,747 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Before you start the dishwasher, make sure you run the hot water tap at the sink until hot water is flowing through the tap. then start the machine. I've had a Kenmore Elite since 2007 and never once have had this problem when using the sanitize rinse option. Also, this could happen if you open the door of the machine while running during the main wash phase of the cycle. If you need to add something to the dish load add it during the prewash phase--the first 8 minutes of the cycle.
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Post# 727015 , Reply# 3 1/11/2014 at 17:16 (3,747 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Just a suggestion ... the household supply line could cool if there's a long distance between your water heater and dishwasher and the wash phase of the cycle runs for a long time. The final rinse is when the sanitation function occurs so it may have trouble reaching the required temperature if the fill is not hot enough at that point. Running the kitchen hot tap again mid-cycle may help to insure the supply line is purged of standing cool water. Ideally this should be done near the end of the wash period, prior to the rinse fill. You'll need to monitor the machine's operation to get familiar with when that occurs if you need to get a handle on the time-frame. | ||
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Post# 727108 , Reply# 5 1/11/2014 at 23:01 (3,747 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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I have to tell you, my water heater has variable temperature range when it "sets> for a while. Being around 115 to 120. Even when it's 20 degrees outside, I've never had this problem and I don't run the water mid-cycle as DaDoES suggested. I even ran mine in the middle of the night the other night when it was 22 outside and it sanitized just fine on pots & pans cycle with sanitize option.
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| Post# 727117 , Reply# 6 1/12/2014 at 00:46 (3,747 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Bob, is your house on a foundation or concrete slab? In extreme cold weather and long runs of pipe, it really makes a differece. | ||
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Post# 727121 , Reply# 7 1/12/2014 at 02:30 (3,747 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 727149 , Reply# 10 1/12/2014 at 08:17 (3,747 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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High-temp optioin only heats the main wash phase to 140 or 145 degrees. Sanitize rinse heats the final rinse only to 155 degrees, normal temp for that is 140. If sanitize is selected, it SHOULD heat main wash to 135 or 140 and then the final rinse to 155. Higth temp only heats the main wash to 140 and final rinse to 140.
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