Thanks again everyone, I appreciate the comments. I'm going to contact GE first of the week but after reading all the suggestions, all the GE trouble shooting websites, googling it and talking to others — I have a feeling that what I see as a problem is the new "energy saving" features. This is a 'tall tub', stainless steel. The "new" heating elements stay cool to the touch but it uses a hidden heater under the tub - don't understand that at all! I guess no matter how hot the water is, less than a gallon sprayed around in a cold tub isn't going to stay hot - period. It takes three fills to get everything warmed up. I ran a light cycle this morning, 49 minutes --- 20 minutes into the cycle the water is just warm but the detergent has been dispensed. I know from experience this will not clean the dishes so had to reset it. Using the AutoSense and sanitize, I definitely get clean dishes, just takes almost 4 hours. How using less water, running twice as long plus a hidden heater is saving energy is beyond me. I talked to a woman yesterday, same model, brand new, who had the same problem of dishes not being cleaned on a normal cycle, but is so pleased that you can't hear it running and it does sanitize the dishes they don't care that it takes 4 hours. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks this is a problem. I only started checking because the detergent wasn't dissolving on a normal cycle setting.
I have been called out on this before, but I think 116 degrees is way too low a temp. for hot water. I have seen heaters that the thermostat will only go up to 125. That heater is not for me. I like 140-150. The water being sprayed in the air inside the DW will drop 116 to cool in no time. 100 degrees is the typical temp. one has a Jacuzzi (hot tub) set at for a person to soak in. Just my humble opinion.
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