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You’ll find two detergent dispensers on the inside
door of your dishwasher. Two, because some cycles
use two washes.
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MAIN CUP
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Close the main cup.
NOTE: To open detergent cup after it has
been closed, unlatch the
the Cycle Indicator Dial
to the OFF position.
When the closed cup
contains soap it is
best that the door
be in a partially
open position before
NDLE,
rotating the Cycle Indicator
ROTATE AND
Dial. This will
help
reduce the amount cLosE
“GHTLY
of detergent and rinse aid
agent
spillage into the tub.
Detergent Usage Guide
(powder or liquid)
SO~
WATER
MEDIUM WATER
HARD WATER
(O-3 grains hardness)
(3-7 grains)
(7-12 grains*)
CYCLES Main Cup Open Cup Main Cup Open Cup
Main
Cup~
Open
Cup*
POTSCRUBBER
Half Full
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Half Full
Completely
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Half Full Completely
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Completely
NORMAL WASH
Full
Full
Full
LIGHT WASH
Half Full None
Half Full
None
Completely
None
Full
I I I
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
[f this is your first dishwasher, or if you’re replacing 3. Try to remove food scraps and
place
dishes in
a much older model, you may wonder how much
dishwasher before soil has a chance to dry and
preparation your dishes need. Actually very little.
become hard. Dishes with dried-on soil are more
Pre-rinsing of normal food soils is not necessary. With difficult to wash and may not come clean in the
common sense and a little practice you’ll soon know
NORMAL WASH cycle. Remember to use your
what foods to remove. Here are some guidelines:
RINSE & HOLD cycle for small “holding” loads.
1. Scrape off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks and other
NOTE: The foods mentioned are examples only.
hard solids. It is also best to remove hard-shelled Other foods not mentioned may also need to be
vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy vegetables and removed from your dishes. You may also want to
crusts. Remove excessive quantities of oil or grease.
consider removing foods such as mustard, mayonnaise,
2. Remove large quantities of any food. Your
vinegar, lemon juice and other foods that can cause
dishwasher has a built-in soft food disposer that
discoloration of stainless steel if allowed to remain
pulverizes soft food bits and flushes them away.
on dishes for a long period of time.
It can handle small amounts of soft foods, but
large amounts will be difficult to handle.
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