Maytag MDB7100AWS - Glasses Are Cloudy;Spotted; Food Soil Remains on Dishes; Items Washed In The Dishwasher Or The Dishwasher Tub Itself Are Stained;Discolored; Items Not Properly Dried;Moisture Is Present On The Dishwasher Interior After The Dry Cycle

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SelectExtraRinse(selectmodels).
Checkwatertemperature.Incomingwatershouldbe I20°-140`'F(49-600C).
Alwaysusea rinseaid.
Confirmthatthe cloudinessis removableby soakingthe itemin whitevinegarfor approximately5 minutes. Ifremoved,theproblemis due
tohardwater. Adjustdetergentamountbeingusedto matchwaterhardness(pg.5). Besuredetergentis fresh,storedproperlyandis a
highqualitybrand.
Ifcloudinessis not removable,it is etching. Thisisan erosionof the surfaceoftheglasswareandcan becausedby waterthatis toohot,
fromusingtoomuchdetergentor byprewashing.Detergentneedsfoodsoittoact upon. If etchinghasoccurred,the glasswareis perma-
nentlydamaged.Topreventfurtheretching,adjustthedetergentamounttomatchthewaterhardness,stopprewashing,andbesureincom-
ing watertemperatureis not greaterthan I40oF (600C). Usewaterheatingoptionsonly when incomingwatertemperatureis below
120° F(49°C).
Checkwatertemperature(pg5).
Runhotwateratthesinkbeforestartingthe dishwasher.
SelectToughScrub'_orToughScrubTM Plus(selectmodels).
Checkwaterhardnessandadjustdetergentamountaccordingly(pg.5).
Usefreshdetergentstoredina cooldryplace.
Selectpropercycleforthesoillevel.
Loaditemssotheydonotblockthewasharmsorcentertower(pg.2-3).
Loadtheutensitbasketwithsomehandlesupandsomedowntopreventnesting.
Donotplaceglassesovertines.
Priorto loading,scrapeoffburnton foodsandwipethestarchyfilm fromutensilsusedwith pasta,riceandoatmeal. Thesesoilsrequire
moreenergythantherestofthetoadtoclean.
, Aluminumutensilsor panscanleavemarkswhentheyrubagainstotheritems.Leavea slightspacebetweenitems.
, Irondepositsin thewatercan leavea yellow,brownor orangefilm ondishesor thedishwashertub.Afilter maybe needed,checkwitha
watertreatmentcompany.RoVerRustRemover(partno. 057961)**canbe usedto removerust. Do not useRoVeralongwithdishwasher
detergent.Fittbothcupswith RoVerandcompletea NormalWashcycle. Followwitha shortwashcycleusingdishwasherdetergent.
, Colorfromtomatosaucesmayadhereto the tub (pg.8). tf lightstaininghasoccurred,leavethe dooropento oxidizethe stainaway. For
removalofheavierstains,trya citricacidcontainingdishwashercleaningproductsuchasGlisten(partno.18001017)**.Changedishwasher
detergentandbesuretouseadishwasherdetergentthatcontainschlorineto betterfightstaining.
, BesureHeatedDryis selected.
Waterdropletsmayformontheinnerdooraspartofthedryingprocess.
Alwaysusea rinseaidlikeJetDry*or CascadeRinseAid*.
Checkwatertemperature(pg.5).
SelectToughScrub'_orToughScrubTM Ptus(selectmodels).
Increasedetergentamountto matchwaterhardness(pg.5).
Loadproperly(pg.2-3)
Plasticandteflonitemsaredifficulttodrybecausetheporoussurfacetendstocollectwaterdroplets.Toweldryingmaybenecessary.
Glassesandcupswithconcavebottomsholdwaterandrequiretoweldrying.
, Loaddishesaccordingto instructionssotheydo notstrikeeachother(pg.2-3).
, Washingantiquechina/crysta!inthedishwasheris not recommended.
, Donot toadglassesoverthetines.
, Donot overload.
o Sanitizewasnot selected.
, SanitizationcanontybeachievedwiththeAutoClean(selectmodels),Heavy,Lightor Normalwashcycles.
, Theincomingwatertemperaturewastoolow,interferingwiththe dishwasher'sabilityto achieveadequatewaterheatinginthealtotedamount
oftime.