Patent ID: 8602042

Claim:
A dishwasher, comprising: a control device to control the dishwasher; and a water feed controlled by the control device, the water feed connected to an external water supply to take in water; wherein the control device is configured to automatically control at least one temperature monitoring sequence wherein a first limit value is monitored by a temperature sensor within the dishwasher for a temperature of the water provided by the external water supply, the first limit value being an abort limit, which, when exceeded, indicates that damage may occur to the dishwasher if operations continue and the control device acts to cease dishwasher operations, followed in sequence by a second limit value less than the first limit value, the second limit value being monitored by the temperature sensor for a temperature of the water provided by the external water supply, the second limit value being a warning limit, which, when exceeded, indicates that damage may occur to the dishwasher if operations continue and the control device acts to issue a warning, the monitoring sequence occurring during filling prior to dishwasher washing operations.