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What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you can’t.
Usually
Material Safe Exceptions (not safe) Special Instructions
Aluminum
YES
Some colored anodi~
Some darkening
or
spotting possible.
Remove by
dumiaum
can
Me.
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
China/
YES Antique, metal-trimmed,
Stoneware
If
in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
hand-painted or over-the-glaze
one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the
patterns fade.
rest of the set.
Gold leaf will discolor.
Crysti
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed or
Load securely to prevent movement.
hand-painted patterns fade.
Check manufacturer’s instructions for your
crysd.
Gold leaf will discolor.
Non-dishware
NO Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher
items-such
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
as electronic
ah
cleaner
filters,
furnace
filwrs,
paint
brushes, etc.
Glass YES
Milk Glass may yellow.
Iron
NO Iron will rust.
-r
NO
Pewter tarnishes.
Pktjcs
YES If
it
doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece
before
dishwashing
an
entire set. Wash in top rack
ody.
Stainless steel YES
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Sterlhg Silver
YES Don’t put in same silverware Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods can
and
SUver
basket with stainless steel. stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause difficult-to-remove
plate
Contact between metals can
black spots. Place in back section of silverware basket to
damage silver.
avoid exposure to detergent from the detergent cup.
Don’t wash copper utensils in
the same load. Silver may get a
brown
film.
Adhesive
usd
to attach some
hollow-handle knives can loosen.
Non-stick
YES After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
coatings
vegetable oil to keep it from
losing
its non-stick
quatity.
~n
NO Tin can rust.
Wood
NO
Wood can warp, crack or lose
its finish with any type washing.
Fo~et
a dish? Here’s when
However, opening the door during
2. Wait a few seconds until the
you can add it.
any cycle lessens cleaning power.
water calms. Then open the door.
Add dishes any time during the
So try to load everything at the
3. Add dishes you’ve forgotten.
RINSE HOLD cycle. With other
beginning.
wash cycles, you can add dishes
Here’s how to add a forgotten dish:
4. Close the door and push the
latch to the far right. When the
at any time BEFORE the main
1. Push the door latch to the left.
door is locked, washing will
detergent wash portion of the cycle.
Washing will stop.
continue.
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