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Show ENERGY EAVIIIG WAYSI With DISHWASHERS Homemakers are taking a new look at home appliances appli-ances with an eye toward using them more energy-ef-ficiently. Here is a suggestion from Whirlpool home economists eco-nomists to help you get the most for your energy dollar from your dishwasher: Be sure water is hot enough water temperature in the dishwasher should be at least 140 degrees to remove re-move greasy soils and properly pro-perly dissolve detergent and get dishes sparkling clean. If your dishwasher is located quite a distance from the water heater, chances are that the water from the pipes is not 140 degrees when it first enters the dishwasher. dish-washer. The home economists econo-mists suggest that you run the hot water for a brief time in the kitchen sink before turning on the dishwasher. dish-washer. This helps bring hotter water to the dishwasher, dish-washer, resulting in better washing performance. Some of the newer dishwashers on the market now eliminate this problem by using an internal in-ternal heating element to get the incoming water up to the proper water temperature. |