WHAT YOU CAN USUALLY WASH SAFELY
~
YOUR DISHWASHER.
Usually
Safe
Material
Exceptions (not safe)
Some colored anodized
aluminum can fade.
Special Instructions
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
YES
Aluminum
Chinti
Stoneware
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed,
hand-painted or over-the-glaze
patterns fade. Gold leaf
will discolor.
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece
daily
for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
Crystal
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-painted patterns fade.
Gold
leaf will discolor.
Load securely to prevent movement. Check your
manufacturer’s instructions for your crystal.
Non-dishwasher
items—such
as electronic
air cleaner
filters, furnace
filters, paint
brushes, etc.
Glass
NO
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
YES
Milk glass may yellow.
Iron
NO
Iron will rust.
Pewter
NO
Pewter tarnishes.
If it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece in
the top rack before
dishwashing an entire set.
Plastics
YES
Stainless steel
Sterling Silver
and Silver
plate
YES
YES
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods can
stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause difficult-to-remove
black spots. Place in back section of silverware basket to avoid
exposure to detergent from the detergent cup.
Don’t put in same silverware
basket with stainless steel.
Contact between
metals can
damage silver.
Don’t wash copper utensils in
the same load. Silver may get a
brown
film.
Adhesive used to attach some
hollow-handle knives can loosen.
Non-stick
coatings
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable
oil
to keep it from
losing
its non-stick quality.
YES
Tin
Wood
NO
NO
Tin can rust.
Wood can warp, crack or lose
its finish with any type of washing.
Forget a dish? Here’s when you can add it.
Add dishes any time during the RINSE & HOLD
Here’s how to
add
a forgotten dish:
cycle. With other wash cycles, you can add dishes
1.
Push the door latch to the left. Washing will stop.
at any time BEFORE the main detergent wash portion
of the
cycle.
2. Wait
a
few seconds until the water calms. Then
However, opening the door during any cycle
open the door. WARNING: Hot vapor
may
rise
lessens cleaning power. So try to load everything
from opened door.
at the beginning.
3. Add dishes you’
ve
forgotten.
4. Close the door and push the latch
to
the far right.
When the door is locked, washing will continue.
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