“Does this system have heated drying ? When we wash with it there is always water inside. How is it heating if water is still left inside”
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Hello Rp, thank you for your question and interest in model # DWHD640EFP. All Thermador dishwashers use the condensation drying process to dry items in the dishwasher. Condensation drying does not utilize a heating element at the bottom of a dishwasher. Instead, it involves a number of dishwashing elements that result in an energy-efficient, high-quality drying process: • The final rinse uses water that has been heated to a very high temperature. This makes the dishware very hot when the rinse cycle ends. • The stainless steel tub of the dishwasher cools faster than the dishware because stainless steel typically cools faster than dishware materials (such as glass and porcelain). • Moist air is released from the hot dishware. When this moist air comes into contact with the cooler stainless steel tub, it turns into water droplets (condensation). These water droplets trickle down to the bottom of the dishwasher and are drained in the next wash. • Dishware and cups become dry during this condensation process. Plastics tend to have more difficulty drying because plastic does not heat up to a high temperature during the final rinse like glass / porcelain does. The use of rinse aid, such as Jet Dry®, helps the condensation drying process by reducing the surface tension of water, thus encouraging water to run off dishware effortlessly.
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