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Originally Posted by Sliver
Shouldn't you run the sink to get it hot before running the dishwasher anyway, though? That's what I do or else you just have cold water going into the dishwasher when you turn it on at which point you're using electricity in the dishwasher to heat up the water versus natural gas in the hot water heater. Wastes more water, though, but at least that is renewable and falls from the sky.
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I figure the dishwasher is running for 2 hours. So if it puts a little cold water in at the beginning it won't make much difference in either electricity usage or water temperature over the cycle. And the dishes come out clean. I could be totally out to lunch on this though.