GE 165D3080P049 Dishwasher User Manual


 
You’llfindtwodetergent
dispew!rs on the insidedoord’
yourdishwasher.TWO,because
somecyclesusetwowashes.
See “.DetergentUsageGuide”
below. (Besure the CycleIndicator
Dial is at OFFposition before
addingdetergent. Otherwise,the
detergentcup willnot closeand
latchproperly.)
Ebv toprepare
thedidw$fix’washing.
Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,or if
you’rereplacinga mucholder
model,youmaywonderhowmuch
pre-preparationyourdishesneed.
Actuallyverylittle.Ike-rinsingof
normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary.
Withcommonsenseanda little
practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat
foodstoremove,Herearesome
guidelines:
L Scrapeoffbones,seeds,skins,
toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It
isalsobesttoremovehardshelled
vegetables,meattrimmings,leafy
vegetablesandcrusts.Remove
excessivequantitiesofoilor
grease.
2. Removelargequantitiesofany
food.Yourdishwasherhasabuilt-in
softfooddisposerthatpulverizes
SORfoodbitsandflushesthemaway.
Rcanhandle
small amountsof
softfoods,butlargeamountswill
bedifficulttohandle.
.
Closethe main cup.
NOTE: Detergentcup may be
opened manually with no harm.
DetergentusageGuide(pmder or liquid)
~.Trytoremovefoodscrapsand
placedishesindishwasherbefore
soilhasachancetodryandbecome
hard.Disheswithdried-onsoilare
moredifficulttowashandmay
requireadditionalpreparationfor
goodresults.Remembertouse
yourRINSEONLYcycleforsmall
“holding”loads.
Note:Thefoodsmentionedabove
areforexamplesonly.Otherfoods
notmentionedmayalsoneedtobe
removedfromyourdishes.You
mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving
foodssuchasmustard,mayonnaise,
vinegar,lemonjuiceandother
foodsthatcancausediscoloration
ofstainlesssteelifallowedto
remainondishesfora longperiod
oftime.
SOFTWATER MEDIUMWATER l-IARDWATER
(O-3
grainshardness)
(3-7grains)
(7-12grains*)
CYCLES
MainCup
I OpenCup
MainCup I OpenCup MainCup~
I OpenCup*
NORMALWASH
CYC]C
1
Tdb]cspoon~ 1Tablespoon HalfFull ~ HalfFull Completely
~ Completely
minimum
minimum
Full
Full
LIGHTWASH
CyCiC
1
Tablespoon None HalfFull None Colypletely None
minimum
RINSEONLYcycle Useno
detergent Usenodetergent Usenodetergent
*I2 grainsandupisextremelyhardwater.Awatersofteneris recommended.Withoutit,
limecanbuildupinthewatervalve.Thewatervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.
$FillcdMainCupholds3tablespoons;FilledOpen(lip holds2 tablespoons.
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