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What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you can’t.
Material
Aluminum
China/
Stoneware
Crystal
Non-dishware
items—such
as electronic
air cleaner
filters, furnace
filters, paint
brushes, etc.
Glass
Iron
Rwter
Plastics
Stainless steel
Sterling Silver
and Silver
plate
Non-stick
coatings
Tin
Wood
Usually
Safe
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
Exceptions (not safe)
Some colored anodized
aluminum can fade.
Antique, metal-trimmed,
hand-painted or over-the-glaze
patterns fade.
Gold leaf will discolor.
Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-painted patterns fade.
Gold leaf will discolor.
Milk Glass may yellow.
Iron will rust.
Pewter tarnishes.
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.
Tin can rust.
Wood can warp, crack or lose
its finish with
any
tvpe washing.
Special Instructions
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
Load securely to prevent movement.
Check manufacturer’s instructions for your crystal.
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
If it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece
before
dishwashing an entire set. Wash in top rack only.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
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.
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick quality.
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
Ieisenscleaning
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
qcle.
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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