Dan, that temp is also suggested in the owners manual & as stated in my posts, I have been running the water at the faucet until it's hot & checked the temp of that water (120*). Last night I decided to feel the water supply hose to the dishwasher as it was filling & it got hot (indicating that, at least there is hot water going into the dishwasher). But I still don't get 2 things---why would it get so cold so fast inside the dishwasher (I can understand cooling due to stainless interior & dishes, but it's impossible to cool 120* water 45* in the minute or so that it takes to fill the dishwasher) and why would the dishwasher not heat (ok, if you don't want to use the word 'heat', then 'increase' the temp!
) of that water when the dishwasher is on 'Smartwash'?
Also, I had read somewhere (not in my owners manual, but someplace on the Internet while looking for answers) that the water is supposed to cover the heating element when the dishwasher has completed filling--is that accurate? There is only about an inch of water in the bottom of the tub when it's 'full'.
Thanks,
Anthony P.