My Whirlpool (Bauknecht) HE3t will be 12 years old in a few months
Now that's good to hear!
And as far as heating the water goes: there's a poster on GardenWeb who kept track of how the individual cycles on his Kenmore functioned. He said that the Whitest Whites cycle on Hot never exceeded 105F. He even added that, if the initial temp was high enough, the heater wouldn't come on to reheat the water.
Now that's good to hear!
