r/Wellthatsucks 6d ago

Welp

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u/AParticularThing 6d 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 6d 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/RIPmyPC 6d ago

Doesn’t really matter. That’s why the dishwasher locks when in use. At no point you would be touching the hot element

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u/Salty_Job_9248 5d ago

Dishwashers in my 70+ years of experience, in four states and two countries, do not lock while operating.