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ffkmdd$h%vashingstarts
with KY-r water.
Togetdishesclean and dry,yoL~
need
hotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
ofthe proper temperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
waterin the washcycle. Forgood
washingand drying, the entering
watermustbe
atleast120‘F.To
preventdishdamage,inletwater
shouldnot exceed 150“F.
Howtotest
watertenlpemhm!:
Checkthe water temperature
insideyour dishwasherwitha
candyor meat thermometer.
Letthe dishwasherrun through
one filland pump out cycle,then
Ietthe dishwasherfill with water
thesecond time.
Whenyouhear the water stop
illing, unlatch the door and slowly
openit.
.Measurethe temperature of the
tvaterin the bottomof the tub this
Ivay:
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewa[er
islessthan 120°1?andyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Help prevent
spotting
with a rime agent.
A
rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofa rinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
Myoucan’tfind any
rinseagent,
write:
13EPJCK.ISERCONSLJI’VIER
PRODUCTS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,Cl’06830
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.If thetemperatureislCSS
than120”F,youwillnotgetgood
uushingresults,Higherwater
temperatureis neededtodissolve
(~reaseandactivatepowder
fictergents.
Ifelpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesare unusuallylow,or
if!our watertravelsa Iongdistance
/’rllmwaterheatertodishwasher,
lou mayneedtosetyourwater
kc:~ter’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
mvusedhotwaterfor sometime,
dlcwaterin thepipeswillbecold.
Turnonthehotwaterfaucetalthe
sinkandallowittorun untilthe
Ui][erishot.
m~i~startthe
Liishwasher.If you’vercccntlydone
l:~undryor run hotwaterfor
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How to chooseand l.lse
theright detergent.
First, useonlypowderor liquid
detergentspecificallymadefor
useh dishvashm. Othertypes
willcauseoversudsing.
Second,checkthephosphate
content.
Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(’7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswitha higher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.If thephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
~OU~ waterdepartmentcm teii
youhowhard yourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
How
much detergentshouldyou
me?
Thatdepends.Is yourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keepyour
detergent fresh and!
dry.
Underthesinkisn’ta good
placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadyto washdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbefreshORdry.)
H’your powder
detergent getsW
or lumpy, throw it away.Itwon’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If yoLlusea liquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsareno{
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageor come
incontactwithwdter.
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