Toget dishescleananddry,you
needhotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
ofthepropertemperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
walerinthewashcycle.Forgood
washingand drying, the entering
watermust beat least
120%.To
preventdishdarnage,inletwater
shouldnotexceed150“F.
How
totestwater temperature:
Checkthewatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyor meatthermometer.
Let
the dishwasherrun through
one fill and pump out cycle,then
let the dishwasherfill with water
the second time.
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.
.Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placea candyor meatthermometer
in thewatertowardsthemiddleof
{hetub.If thetemperatureisless
than120°F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureisneededtodissolve
~’reaseandactivatepowder
Detergents.
Helpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesare unusuallylow,or
if yourwatertravelsa longdistance
fromwaterheaterto dishwasher,
JOUmayneedto setyourwater
~water’sthermostatup.If youhave
notusedhotwaterfor sometime,
d]ewaterin thepipeswillbe cold.
Turnon thehotwaterfauce~at the
sinkand allowit to run untilthe
~)ateris hot. Thenstartthe
dishwasher.If you’verecentlydone
l:iumjryor run hoiwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120°Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsalleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Help prtWent
spotting
with $3rin$eagent.
Arinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofarinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
If youcan’tfind anyrinse agent,
write:
BENCKISER
CONSUMER
PRODUCTS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,CI’06830
Howto$hooseanduse
the
rigmddmgente
First,useonly powderor liquid
detergentspecificallymadefor
usein dishwashers.other types
wiilcauseowmudsing.
$ecmd, deck thephosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-w~termaterialsfromforming
spotsor filmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.If thephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Your
waterdepartmentcan tell
youhow
hard yourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Or yourarea’swatelsofkner
company,Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
Howmuch
detergentshouid you
use?Thatdepends.Is yourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,it canbe
harmful.It cancausea permanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasyto findout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keep your detergentfresh and
dry.
Underthesinkisn’ta good
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadyto washdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbe freshORdr-y.)
E your powder detergent gets old
or hmpy9 throw it away.
It w-on’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If youusea liquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageor come
incontactwithwater.
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