What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you
can’t.
Exceptions (not safe)
Usually
Safe
Material
Special Instructions
Aluminum
YES
Some colored anodized aluminum can
fade.
Antique, metal-trimmed, hand-painted
or over-the-glaze patterns fade. Gold
leaf will discolor.
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
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.
ChintiStoneware
YES
Crystal
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-
painted patterns fade. Gold leaf
will
discolor.
Load securely to prevent movement. Check
manufacturer’s instructions for your crystal.
Non-dishware
item-such
as
electronic air cleaner
filters, furnace filters,
paint
brushes, etc.
NO
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to
dishwtisher
and
discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
YES
Glass
Milk glass may yellow.
Iron
NO
Iron will rust.
Pewter
NO
Pewter tarnishes.
Plastics
YES
If it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE,
test one piece in
the top rack before
dishwashing
an entire set. Wash in
top rack only.
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
difticult-t(~-
remove black spots. Place in back section of silverware
basket to avoid exposure to detergent from
the
detergent
cup.
YES
Stainless steel
Sterling
Silver
and
Silver plate
YES
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
Tin
Wood
YES
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick quality.
NO
Tin can rust.
Wood can warp, crack or lose its
finish with any type of washing.
NO
Forget a dish? Here’s
when you can add it.
Add
dishes any time during the
RINSE & HOLD
cvcle.
With
However, opening the door during
2. Wait a few seconds until
the
any cycle lessens cleaning power water calms. Then open the door.
be~ause
the temperature
fi~ide
the
dishwasher is lowered. So
tw to
3. Add dishes you’ve forgotten.
load everything at the beginning.
4. Close the door and push the
.
other wash cycles, you can add
dishes at any time BEFORE the main
detergent wash portion of the cycle.
Here’s how to add a forgotten dish:
latch to the far right. When the
door is locked, washing will
continue.
1. Push the door latch to the left.
Washing will stop.
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