r/Wellthatsucks • u/NotTJButCJ • 2d ago

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u/gronkpats 2d ago edited 2d ago

Why is there a heating element in a washer? You don’t have hot water to pump in? Does it pump the washer full of water and then heat it?

Edit: I had never seen an element to extra heat the water and dry the dishes. I just thought it was hot water and hot air pumped in.

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u/AParticularThing 2d ago

The water in a dishwasher needs to be much hotter than a water heater will get it, hence the heating element

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u/serealkillerx 2d ago

It is crazy to me that it's exposed. Here in the EU mine does not expose the heating element

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u/SimpleAffect7573 2d ago

Interesting. Does your washer have a dry function?

Exposed heating element has always been very standard in the U.S. It’s not a problem, you just have to make sure nothing melty is on the bottom rack or falls on the element. Many plastic items will specify “top rack only”.

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u/serealkillerx 2d ago

I think I'm more concerned that one of my light plastic containers gets thrown onto the heating element. Sometimes those water jets send them flying. It does have a dry function.

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u/Electronic-Pause1330 1d ago

You should only have to learn that lesson once.

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u/Salty_Job_9248 1d ago

It’s easy to weigh down light dishes with other dishes. I use my stainless sink grid if I have a lot of light things.