Hotpoint HDA-997 - Drainage Issues; Suds and Leaks

PROBLEM
POSS~LE CAUSEANDREMEDY
C;HIPPINGOF CHINA
Roughhandlingcancausechipping.Loadwithcare.Makesureglasswareandchinaare
secureandcan’tjar loose.(Seepages8&9 forcorrectwaytoloadglassware.)Make sure
tallglassesandstemwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhenyoupushtherackintothe
dishwasher.
Alwaysusethetoprackfordelicateitems.
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SMALLAMOUNTOF
Wateraroundtheoutletonthetubbottomatthebackofthetubis normal.It isclean
WATERSTANDING water.It’sthereto keepthewaterseallubricated.
IN THEBOT~M
OFTHETUB
WATERWON’TPUMP If theentirebottomofthetubhaswater,youmayhaveadrainproblem.Cleantheairgap,
OUTOF THETUB if youhaveone.(Seepageil.)
Checkthekitchensink.Is itdrainingwell?Youmayneedaplumber. .
If dishwasherdrainsintodisposer,rundisposertoclear.Besuredisposeris notclogged.
SUDSIN THETUB
Sudsingdetergentsarenotmeantfordishwashers.USEONLYAU~MATIC
DIS~ASHER DETERGENTS~ AVOIDSUDSING.
ToremoveSUAfromthetub:Openthedishwasher.Letsudsevaporate.Add1gallonof
coldwatertothetub.,Closeandlatchthedishwasher.Pumpoutwaterbyslowlyturning
thecontroldialuntiladrainperiodisreached.
Repeatifnecessary.
DISHWASHERLEAKS
Sudscancauseunittooverflow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttousea detergentthat’s
designedforautomaticdishwashers.
Spillingtherinseagentcancausefoamduringwashing.Thiscanleadtooverflowing.
(Page6tellsyouhowtocleanaccidentalspillsofrinseagents.)
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