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Customer Care Center
1-800-898-1879
www.askousa.com
Basic Cours
e
B
elow are step-b
y
-step instructions to help
y
ou
achieve the best possible dishwashin
g
results
.
Load the baskets correctl
y
!
T
hanks to Self Cleanin
g
System, you
d
o not n
eed
to r
i
ns
e
t
he
di
s
he
s un
de
r
r
unn
i
n
g
water.
S
imply remove lar
g
e food
p
articles and debris. Convenient and
e
nv
i
ron
-
m
entally-friendly!
Pl
ace
gl
asses, cups,
b
ow
l
s, s
id
e p
l
ates,
an
d
di
s
he
s
i
n t
he
upper
b
as
k
et, w
i
ne
gl
asses
should be placed on the shelf with the wavy
ed
g
e, and knives in the knife stand if present.
No
t
e!
E
nsur
e
that all soil
e
d surfac
e
s fac
e
inwards
or
d
ownwar
d
s
!
Pl
ace
di
nner p
l
ates, s
id
e p
l
ates, serv
i
n
g
dishes, saucepans, and silverware
(
in the
silverware basket
)
in the
l
ow
e
r
b
as
ke
t.
The
r
emova
bl
e p
l
ate
i
nsert, w
hi
c
h
comes w
i
t
h
certa
i
n mo
d
e
l
s, can
b
e eas
il
y remove
d
to
p
rovide room for lar
g
e plates, saucepans, and
p
ots, or p
l
ace
d
i
n t
h
ree a
l
ternat
i
ve pos
i
t
i
ons
.
S
tand the silverware with handles downward
an
d
as sprea
d
out as poss
ibl
e.
E
nsure t
h
at
spoons are not rest
i
n
g
i
ns
id
e eac
h
ot
h
er.
D
o not put silverware made of different ma
-
t
e
r
i
a
l
s - suc
h
as s
il
v
e
r an
d
sta
i
n
le
ss st
eel
-
i
n
the same compartment
(
risk of
s
tains
)
.
T
he silverware basket has a foldin
g
flap in
the middle for small items or narrow shafts
,
such as
e
l
e
ctric whisks.
Place lon
g
silverware and carvin
g
knives
in the s
p
ecial knife box
(
if
p
resent
)
or in the
u
pp
er basket.
C
heck that the
s
pra
y
arms are able to
move freel
y.
S
ee the section entitled Fra
g
ile Dishes if you
want to wash objects that may be fra
g
ile.
D
i
shwash
i
n
g
deter
g
en
t
W
e recommend that you use
only unscented,
g
ranular automatic
d
ishwashin
g
deter
g
ent. Usin
g
the
wron
g
deter
g
ent could cause floodin
g
and/or dama
g
e your dishwasher. Do not
use deter
g
ent that has been wet and is
clumped. Also, check the expiration date
on th
e
contain
e
r.
The amount of deter
g
ent needed can vary
du
e
to diff
e
r
e
nc
e
s in wat
e
r hardn
e
ss. To
determine the water hardness in your area,
contact your local water utility or area water
softenin
g
company. The harder the water,
the more deter
g
ent you may need. Refer to
th
e
chart b
e
low for th
e
r
e
comm
e
nd
e
d d
e-
ter
g
ent amounts based on water hardness.
Remember, you should adjust the amount
of deter
g
ent you use by small amounts
until you find the correct amount
.
Twelve
g
rains and hi
g
her is extremely
hard water and deter
g
ent alone may not
be enou
g
h. You may need to use a water