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Gooddishwashingstarts
with HOT water,
T(Jgetdishescleananddry.you
needhotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
ofthepr~]pcrtemperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
waterinthewdshcycle.Forgbod
washinganddrying,theentering
watermustbeat least 120“F.To
preventdishdamage,inletwater
shouldnotexceed150”F.
How
totestwatertemperature:
Checkthewatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyor meatthermometer.
Letthedishwasherrunthrough
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime.
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.
Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placea candyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub. If thetemperatureis less
than 120°F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureisneededtodissolve
greaseandactivatepowder
detergents.
Helpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesare unusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertrdvelsa longdistance
fromwaterheatertodishwasher,
youmayneedtosetyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewaterinthepipeswillbecold.
Turnonthehotwaterfaucetat the
:;inkandallowitto run untilthe
waterishot.Thenstartthe
dishwasher.If you’verecentlydone
laundryor run
hot water for
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorccovcrbef’orcoperatingthe
dishwasher.
TIJimprovewashabilityif’thewdtcr
is lessthan 120”Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwdterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Helppreventspotting
with arinse~ellte
A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofa rinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
If youcan’tfindanyrinseagent,
write:
BENCKISERCONSUMER
PRODU~S, INC.
(“JETDRY”)
1210W CountyRoadE.
ArdenHills,MN 55112
detergentspecificallymadefor
useindishwashers.Othertypes
willcauseoversudsingo
Second,checkthephosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsor filmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7 grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantell
youhowhardyourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Or yourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
Howmuchdetergentshouldyou
use?Thatdepends.Is yourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
e
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
o
notonlywastes-money,itcanbe
harmful.It cancausea permanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keepyourdetergentfreshand
dry.Underthesinkisn’ta good
placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadytowashdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbefreshORdry.)
If’yourpowderdetergentgetsold
orlulnpy9throwitaway.Itwon’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If youusea liquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageor come
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incontactwithwater.