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Frigidaire FDB635RBB heat wash/heat rinse

If I press the heat wash/heat rise buttons it takes forever for the dishwasher to finish it's cycle. What is about the right amount of time for it to finish the cycle? I thought it had a bad heat element, but it gets hot when drying. Now I'm afraid to select either of the buttons and leave the house because it may still be running when I get back to the house.

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  • burnaz May 30, 2008

    2 hrs for a dw to run! It seems a bit too much for me. When it was brand new it did not take that long for the cycle to run with the hot wash/hot rinse option on. Any other ideas?



    Thanks!

  • burnaz May 30, 2008

    2 hrs for a dw to run! It seems a bit too much for me. When it was brand new it did not take that long. Even with the hot wash/hot rinse option on. Any other ideas?



    Thanks!

  • acoldiron Aug 17, 2008

    Me too--I turn the thing on at 3 pm and it finishes at 5 pm? C'mon! Even with a "light load" selected and not-very-dirty (and not very many) dishes? I tried the heating-up the water first, and did not see a difference. This is a 2 yr old dishwasher, and it did not take so long before.
    A neighbor suggested that I listen to it, and after the first cycle, open it, and if the dishes are clean enough, cut it short/cancel.
    Would that be ok?

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The "Safe Temp for house hold hot water is between 120 7 125 degrees. plenty good for washing dishes the high temp wash and rinse I've been told was put on the DW's to lessen first year repair calls under warranty. Thus the manufacturer saves lost of $$$ on service calls that just need the hot water temp raised on your hot water tank. DO NOT EXCEED 125 DEGREES WATER TEMP. OR HAVE A PROFESSIONAL REPAIR PERSON CHECK FOR THE PROPER HOT WATER TEMP. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WASH YOUR DISHES NOT USING THE HIGH TEMP,. SETTINGS BUT MAKE SURE YOU DO USE THE HIGH TEMP DRY CYCLE AND YOUR GOOD TO GO HEALTH WISE. This information was told to me by a repairman in the business for 28 years. We have done it and it works just fine.

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Most DW today take a minimum of 90 minutes. Run the hot water from the sink until it gets hot, then start the DW, this will shorted the first wash cycle. It is not uncommon for the DW to run 2hrs or more based upon the water temperature entering the DW and the soil level of the items in the DW.

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