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How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent
Use only powder or liquid detergent specifically
made for use in dishwashers. Other Upes will cause
oversudsing.
How much detergent should you use? That depends.
ls your water "hard" or "soft"? With hard water, you
need extra detergent to get dishes clean. With soft water,
you need less detergent.
Your water department can tell you how hard your
water is. So can your county extension agent or your
area's water softener company. Just call and ask them
how malay "grains" of hardness there arc in your water.
Too much detergent with soft water not only wastes
money, it can be hamlful. It can cause a permanent
cloudiness of glassware, called "etching." An outside
layer of glass is etched awayq Of course, this takes some
time. But why take a chance when it's easy to find out the
hardness of your water.
Keep your detergent fresh and dry. Under the sink
isn't a good place to store detergent because there is too
much moisture. Don't put powder detergent into the
dispenser until you're ready to wash dishes, either. (It
won't be fresh OR dry.)
If your powder detergent gets old or lumpy, throw it
away. Old detergent often won't dissolve. If you use a
liquid dishwasher detergent, these precautions are not
nccessm T because liquid detergents don't "lump" as
they age or come in contact with moisture.
Detergent Dispensers
You'll find two detergent dispensers on the inside
door of your dishwasher. Two, because
some cycles use two washes. Open _/_Z
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Close the main cup.
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closed, unlatch the door and rotate the (_'cle
Indicator Dial a fidl turn to the OFF position.
When the closed cnp contains soap it is Grasp handle,
rotate and
best that the door be in a parlially open
position b_fore rotating the Cycle close tightly
Indicator Dial. This will help rednce the amount of
cletel2wnt and rinse aid agent spillage into the tub.
Detergent Usage Guide (powderor liquid)
SOFT WATER (0-3 grains hardness) I MEDIUM WATER (3-7 grains)
Main Cup I Open Cup I MainCup I Open Cup
CYCLES
POTSCRUBBER
NORMAL WASH
SHORT WASH
RINSE & HOLD
I i
Half Full + Half Full Completely + Half Full
Full '
Half Full None HalfFull None
I Use no detergent I Use no detergent
* 12 grains and up is extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it, lime
can build up in the water valve. The water valve may stick while open and cause flooding.
HARD WATER (7- 12 grains*)
MainCupS IOpenCup+
Completely _ Completely
Full ] Full
Completely None
Full
I Use no detergent
_Filled Main (Tup holds 3 tablespoons:
Filled Open (Tup holds 2 tablespoons.
How to Prepare the Dishes for Washing
If this is your first dishwasher, or if you're replacing
a much older model, you may wonder how much
preparation your dishes need. Actually very little,
Scrape off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks and
other hard solids. Remove excessive quantities
of oil or grease.
NOTE: You may also want to consider removing
foods such as mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon
juice and other foods that can cause discoloration of
stainless steel if allowed to remain on dishes for a
long period of time.
The POTSCRUBBER cycle can wash heavily soiled
dishes and remove dried-on and baked-on soils from
pots, pans and casseroles. Items with burned-on
soils need extra preparation. 7
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