Gooddishwashingstarts
with HOT water,
T(Jgetdishescleananddry.you
needhotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
ofthepr~]pcrtemperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
waterinthewdshcycle.Forgbod
washinganddrying,theentering
watermustbeat least 120“F.To
preventdishdamage,inletwater
shouldnotexceed150”F.
How
totestwatertemperature:
Checkthewatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyor meatthermometer.
Letthedishwasherrunthrough
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime.
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.
Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placea candyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub. If thetemperatureis less
than 120°F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureisneededtodissolve
greaseandactivatepowder
detergents.
Helpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesare unusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertrdvelsa longdistance
fromwaterheaterto dishwasher,
youmayneedto setyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewaterinthepipeswillbecold.
Turnon thehotwaterfaucetatthe
:;inkandallowitto run untilthe
waterishot. Thenstartthe
dishwasher.If you’verecentlydone
laundryor run
hot water for
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timeto rccovcrbef’orcoperatingthe
dishwasher.
TIJimprovewashabilityif’thewdtcr
is lessthan 120”Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwdterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Helppreventspotting
with arinse~ellte
A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofa rinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
If youcan’tfindanyrinseagent,
write:
BENCKISERCONSUMER
PRODU~S, INC.
(“JETDRY”)
1210W CountyRoadE.
ArdenHills,MN 55112
detergentspecificallymadefor
useindishwashers.Othertypes
willcauseoversudsingo
Second,checkthephosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsor filmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswitha higher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantell
youhowhardyourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Or yourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
Howmuchdetergentshouldyou
use?Thatdepends.Is yourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
e
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
o
notonlywastes-money,itcanbe
harmful.It cancausea permanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”An outsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keepyourdetergentfreshand
dry.Underthesinkisn’ta good
placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadyto washdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbe freshORdry.)
If’yourpowderdetergentgetsold
orlulnpy9throwitaway.It won’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If youusea liquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsare not
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageor come
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incontactwithwater.
