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Togetdishesdean ariddryyou
needhotwater.TOhelpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourdishwasherhasa waterheating
featurethatautomaticallysenses
thetemperatureofthewaterinthe
washcycleandheatsit, Hnecessary,
tothepropertemperature.This
waterheatingfeaturemayallow
youtoturndownyourhousehold
waterheaterand
saveenergy if
you’r-ewillingtoletthedishwasher
runa Me longerwhileitheats
watertothepropertemperature.
Fm.goodwashinganddrying,the
enteringwatermustbeat least
120°F.Topreventdishdamage,
Metwatershouldnotexceed150”F.
Howto testwater
Checkyourwatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyormeatthermometer.
Letthedishwasherrunthrough
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime.
WhenYouhearthewaterstop
filling,-w-datchthedoorand~lowly
openit.
Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placea.candyormeatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.Hthe temperatureisless
than120”F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededto dissolve
greaseandactivatepowder
detergents.
hints:Hotltside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravelsa longdistance
fromwaterhea~ertodishwasher,
youmayneedtosetyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewatminthepipeswillbeCQM.
llmnonthehotwaterfnucetatthe
sinkandallowittorununtilthe
waterishot.Thenstartthe
dishwasher.Ifyou’verecentlydone
laundryor runhotwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
tkneto
recoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120°Fandyoucannot
adjustyouwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthaM-fuUwithdetergent.
H(W‘toU$eaI“imfl
Arinseagentmakeswaterflow
offdishesquickerthanusual.‘This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashingperformance,
useofarinseagentsuchasJ13”L
DRYbmndisrecommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusestheliquidform.
E!klwt(,)
mlthe rinseagent
dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add.
theliquid.rinseagentuntilitjust
reachesthebottomofthelipinside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.
If you spill:
wipe
uptherinseagentwithadamp
cloth.Don’tleavethespillinthe
dishwasher.Rcankeepyour
detergentfromworking.
Yourdishwasher’srinseagent
containerholds4%ounces,This
shouldlmtabout3months.Fill
as~eeded,Donotoverfill.
m and we
B?M,we onlypowderor
madefor’
we in $WMtrtypes
willCWUW
second, checkthe
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7 grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswitha higher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Nthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Your’water can tell
youhowhmll your water is. so
canyourcountyextension~gent.
Or yourarea’swatersoftener
compamy.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grainsofhardness”
thereareinyourwater.
HowrWWh Sholddyou
use?’Thatdepends.1syourwater
“hard” or “soft”?YVithhard
water,
youneedextradetergexltto get
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonly
wastes money, it can be
hmful. It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessofgl.mswam,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!CMcourse,this
takesScmletime.ButwhyWe a
chamxwhenit’seasyto firedCM
theI-Wall-lessofyourwater.