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How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent
Use only powder or liquid detergent specifically
made for use in dishwashers. Other types will cause
oversudsing.
How much detergent should you use?
That depends.
Is your water “hard” or “soft”?
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hard water, you
need extra detergent to get dishes clean. With soft water,
you need less detergent.
Your water department can tell you how hard your
water is. So
can your county extension agent or your
area’s water softener company. Just call and ask
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how many “grains” of hardness there are in your water.
Too much detergent with soft water not only wastes
money, it can be harmful. It can cause a permanent
cloudiness of glassware, called “etching.” An outside
layer of glass is etched away! Of course, this takes some
time. But why take a chance when it’s easy to find out the
hardness of your water.
Keep your detergent fresh and dry.
Under the sink
isn’t a good place to store detergent because there is too
much moisture. Don’t put powder detergent into the
dispenser until you’re ready to wash dishes, either. (It
won’t be fresh OR
dry.)
If your powder detergent gets old or lumpy, throw it
away.
Old detergent often won’t dissolve. If you use a
liquid dishwasher detergent, these precautions
are
not
necess~
because liquid detergents don’t “lump” as
they age or come in contact with moisture.
Detergent Dispensers
You’ll find two detergent dispensers on the inside
Close the
win
cup.
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NOTE: To open detergent cup after it
has
been
closed, unlatch the door and rotate the Cycle
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Indicator Dial
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turn to the OFF position.
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When the closed cup contains soap it is
Grasp handle,
best that the door be in a partially open
rotate and
position before rotating the Cycle
close
tightly
Indicator Dial. This will help reduce the amount of
detergent and rinse aid agent spillage into the tub.
Detergent
Usage
Guide
(powder or liquid)
SOFT WATER (O-3 grains hardness) MEDIUM WATER (3-7 grains)
HARD WATER (7-12 grains*)
CYCLES
Main Cup
Open Cup Main Cup Open Cup
Main
Cup$
Open
Cup*
POTSCRUBBER
Half
Full
+
Half Full
Completely
NORMAL WASH
+
Half
Full Completely
+
Completely
Full
Full
Full
SHORT WASH
Half
Full
None
Half
Full
None
Completely
None
Full
RINSE & HOLD
Use
no detergent
Use
no detergent
Use
no detergent
*12
grains and up is extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it, lime
~Filled
Main Cup holds 3 tablespoons;
can build up in the water valve. The water valve may stick while open and cause flooding.
Filled
Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons.
How to Prepare the Dishes for Washing
If this is your first dishwasher, or if you’re
NOTE: You may also want to consider removing
replacing a much older model, you may wonder
foods such as mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon
how much preparation your dishes need. Actually
juice and other foods that can cause discoloration of
very little. Scrape off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks
stainless steel if allowed to remain on dishes for a
and other hard solids. Remove excessive quantities of
long period of time.
oil or grease.
The POTSCRUBBER cycle can wash heavily soiled
dishes and remove dried-on and baked-on soils from
pots, pans and casseroles. Items with burned-on
soils need extra preparation.
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