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How to Test Water Temperature
Higher water temperature is needed to dissolve grease
and
activate powder detergents. Check water temperature
with a
candy
or
meat thermometer. Turn on
the
hot water
faucet nearest dishwasher. Put the thermometer in a glass
and let the
water
run continuously into the
gloss
until the
temperature stops rising. If the water temperature is
below
120°F.,
adjust your water heater.
Helpful hints:
If
outside temperatures
are
unusually low,
or if your water travels
a
long distance
from
wuter
heater
to dishwasher, you
may
need to set your water heater’s
thermostat up.
If
you have not used hot water for some
time, the
water
in the pipes will be cold. Turn on the hot
water
faucet
at sink and allow it to run until water is hot.
Then start dishwasher.
lfyou’ve recently done laundry or
run hot water
for
showers, give your water heater time to
recover before operating the dishwasher.
To improve washability if
water
is less than
120°F.
and you cannot adjust your
water
heater: Select
a
longer
cycle
and
fill
both detergent
cLIps
at least
half-full with detergent.
How to Use a Rinse Agent
The rinse agent makes water
flow
off dishes quicker
than usual. This lessens water spotting and makes
drying faster, too.
For best
dishwashing
performance, use of
a
rinse
agent such
as
JET-DRY brand is recommended.
Rinse agents come in either liquid or
solid
form.
Your dishwasher uses the liquid form.
How to fill rinse agent dispenser.
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Unscrew the cap. Add liquid rinse agent
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until it just reaches the bottom of the lip
inside the dispenser opening. Replace the
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cap. The dispenser automatically releases
FULL
the rinse agent into the final rinse water.
If you accidentally spill:
Wipe Lip the rinse
agent with a damp cloth. Don’t leave the
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in the
dishwasher.
It
can
keep
your detergent from working.
If
you
can’t find any rinse agent, write:
BENCKISE;R
CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
(“JET-DRY”)
Corporate Centre 1
55 Federal Road
P.O.
Box
1991
Danbury, CT 06813-1991
How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent
First, use only powder or liquid detergent
specifically made for use in dishwashers.
Other types will cause
oversudsing.
Second, check the phosphate content. Phosphate
helps prevent hard-water materials from forming
spots or film on your dishes. If your water is hard
(7 grains or more), your detergent has to work
harder
Detergents with a higher phosphate level will
probably work better.
If
the phosphate content is
low
(8.7~0
or less), you’ll have to use extra detergent
with hard water.
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
tind
ask them
how many “grains” of hardness there
are
in your
water.
How much detergent should you use? That
depends. 1s your water “hard” or “soft”? With
hard water, you need extra detergent to get dishes
clean. With soft water, you need less detergent.
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. (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
necessary because
liquid
detergents don’t “lump” as
they age or come in contact with moisture.
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