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WHAT YOU CAN USUALLY WASH SAFELY
IN YOUR DISHWASHER.
Usually
Safe
Material
Aluminum
Exceptions (not safe)
Some colored anodized
aluminum can fade.
Special Instructions
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
YES
Chinti
Stoneware
YES
Antique, metal-[nmmed,
hand-painted or over-the-glaze
patterns fade. Gold leaf
will discolor,
If in doubt,
check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece dtily for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
Crystal
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-painted patterns fade.
Gold leaf will discolor.
Load
securely to prevent movement. Check your
manufacturer’s instructions for your crystal.
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
Non-dishwasher
items—such
as
electronic
air cleaner
filters, furnace
filters, paint
brushes, etc.
NO
Glass
Iron
YES
NO Iron will rust.
Pewter
NO
Pewter tarnishes.
Plastics
YES
If it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece in
the top rack before
dishwashing an entire set.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Stainless steel
YES
Sterling Silver
and Silver plate
YES
Don’t put in same silverware
basket with stainless steel.
Contact between metals can
damage silver.
Don’t wash copper utensils in
the same load. Silver may get a
brown
film.
Adhesive used to attach some
hollow-handle knives can loosen.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods can
stain if left
on.
Dry detergent can cause difficult-to-remove
black spots. Place in back section of silverware basket to avoid
exposure to detergent from the detergent cup.
Non-stick
coatings
Tin
YES
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to
keep
it from
losing
its non-stick quality.
NO
Tin can rust.
Wood can warp, crack or lose
its finish with any
tv~e
of
wasbing.
Wood
NO
Forget a dish? Here’s when you can add it.
Add dishes
any
time during the RINSE & HOLD
Here’s how to add a forgotten dish:
cycle.
With other wash cy;les, you
can
add dishes
1.
Push the door latch to the left. Washing will stop.
at any time BEFORE the main detergent wash portion
of
the cycle.
2. Wait a
few
seconds until the water calms. Then
However, opening the door during any cycle
open the door. WARNING: Hot vapor may rise
lessens cleaning
power,
So try to
load
everything
from opened door.
at the beginning.
3. Add dishes you’ve forgotten.
4. Close the door and push the latch to the far right.
When the door is locked, washing will continue.
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