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by SoftTalker 408 days ago
Very few washers in the USA have a heat/boil cycle. Hot tap water is the hottest you get.

i think this is partly because in the USA, washing machines run on 120VAC. Heating the water would draw a lot of current.

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A lot now have various cycles that are hotter, but I'm not sure how hot.

My current washer (Samsung) has: deep steam, allergen, and sanitize.