Water Heating How to choose and use
To get dishes clean and dry you showers, give your water heater detergent.
need hot water. Tohelp you get time to recover before operating the First, use only powder or liquid
water of the proper temperature, dishwasher, detergents specifically made for
your dishwasher automatically To improve washability if the water use in dishwashers. Other types
heats the water in the wash cycle, is less than 120°F and you cannot will cause oversudsing.
For good washing and drying, the adjust your water heater: Select a
Second, check the phosphate
entering water must be at least longer cycle and fill beth detergent content. Phosphate helps prevent
120°E To prevent dish damage, cups at least half-full with detergent.
inlet water should not exceed 150°F. hard-water materials from forming
spots or film on your dishes. If your
How to test water temperature: How to use a rinse agent, water is hard (7 grains or more),
Check the water temperature your detergent has to work harder.
inside your dishwasher with a A rinse agent makes water flow Detergents with a higher phosphate
candy or meat thermometer, offdishes quicker than usual. This level will probably work better. If
lessens water sporing and makes the phosphate content is low (8.7%
Let the dishwasher run through drying faster, too.
one fill and pump out cycle, then or less), you'll have to use extra
let the dishwasher flU with water For best dishwashing performance, detergent with hard water.
the second time. use of a rinse agent such as JET-DRY
brand is recommended. Your water department can tell
When you hear the water stop you how hard your water is. So
filling, unlatch the door and slowly Rinse agents come in either liquid can your county extension agent.
open it. or solid form. Your dishwasher's Or your area's water softener
Measure the temperature of the dispenser uses the liquid form. company. Just call and ask them
water in the bottom of the tub this How to fill the rinse agent how many "grains of hardness"
way: dispenser. Unscrew the cap. Add there are in your water.
the liquid rinse agent until itjust How much detergent should you
reaches the bottom of the lip inside use? That depends. Is your water
the dispenser opening. Replace the "hard" or "soft"? With hard water,
cap. The dispenser automatically you need extra detergent to get
releases the rinse agent into the dishes clean. With soft water, you
fina/rinse water, need less detergent.
If you accidentally spill: Wipe Too much detergent with soft water
up the rinse agent with a damp not only wastes money, it can be
cloth. Don't leave the spill in the harmful. It can cause a permanent
dishwasher. It can keep your cloudiness of glassware, called
Remove the silverware basket and detergent from working. "etching." An outside layer of glass
place a candy or meat thermometer If you can't find any rinse agent, is etched away! Of course, this takes
in the water towards the middle of write: some time. But why take a chance
the tub. If the temperature is less BENCKISER CONSUMER when it's easy to find out the
than 120°F, you will not get good
washing results. Higher water PRODUCTS, INC. hardness of your water.
temperature is needed to dissolve ("JET DRY") Keep your detergent fresh and
grease and activate powder 411W. Putnam Ave. dry. Under the sink isn't a good
detergents. Greenwich, CT 06830 place to store detergent. Too much
moisture. Don't put IXr,vderdetergent
Helpful hints: If outside /A / _ into the dispenser until you're
temperatures are unusually low, or /J/// ready to wash dishes, either. (It
if your water travels a long distance .o. _/ won't be fresh OR dry.)
from water heater to dishwasher,
you may need to set your water If your powder detergent gets old
heater's thermostat up. If you have or lumpy, throw it away. It won't
not used hot water for some time, wash well. Old detergent often
the water in the pipes will be cold. __ won't dissolve.
Turn on the hot water faucet at the If you use a liquid dishwasher
sink and allow it to rununtil the Your dishwasher's rinse agent detergent, these precautions are not
water is hot. Then startthe container holds 4½ ounces. This necessary because liquid detergents
dishwasher. If you've recently done should last about 3 months. Fill don't "lump" as they age or come
laundry or run hot water for as needed. Do not overfdl, in contact with water.
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