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Built-indishwashers
oftenuseanairgap.
KePpit clean.
Anair gapis aplumbingdevice.
[tprotectsyourdishwasheragainst
waterbackingupintoitif adrain
clogs.Theair gapisnotapartof
thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot
evenhaveone.Notallplumbing
codesrequireair gaps.
Howtoprepareyour
dishwasherforwinter
storage
Theairgapiseasytoclean.With
mosttypes,firstturnoffthedish-
washer,thenliftoffthechrome
cover.Thenunscrewtheplastic
capandcheckforanybuild-upof
grit.Atoothpickmakescleaning
easy.
Ifthedishwasheristobeleft
unusedinanunheatedlocation
duringthewintermonths,have
aservicetechniciantakethe
followingstepstopreventthe
machinefromfreezing:
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Checktheairgapanytimeyour
dishwasherisn’tdrainingwell.
* Removefises or tripcircuit
breakerstoremoveelectricpower
fromthedishwasher.
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Tokeepyourdishwasher
loo~ng good. . .
e fim offwatertodishwasher.
Disconnectthewaterinletline
fromthewatervalveanddrain.
Cleantie controlpanelwitha.
lightlydampenedcloth.Dry
thoroughly.Do notuseabrasives
or sharpobjectsonthepanel.
Theycandamageit.
e Removewatervalveborn the
dishwasherandblowonsmall
plasticoutlettoremovewater.
Replacewatervalveandwaterline.
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Cleantheoutsidewitha good
appliancepolishwax.Theoutside
cabinetfinishis durable,butit can
scratch.Souse no scouringpads,
harshor grittycleaners.
e Removeplugin bottomofrubber
bootanddraincompletely.Replace
theplug.
If youhaveanair gap,checkit
atleastonceamonth.THEAIR
GAPISN~ PARTOFYOUR
DISHWASHER.IT ISNCYI’
COVEREDINYOUR
WARRANTY.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WR97X216)isavailable
fromHotpointApplianceParts
Marts.
Theinsideusuallytakescareof
itself.If it shouldeverneed
cleaning,usea mildcleansing
powder.Scouringpadsandharsh
cleanerscanmarthefinish.
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Howtochangecolorpanels
2. Slideout
thepanels
andreplace
themwith
thecolor
youwantin
front.
SpeciallA”thickwoodinser~ can
replacethetwometalpanels.
Dimensionsfor %“woodinserts:
DoorPanel:23%’Wx 161~/H.
AccessPanel:23%’Wx 6%”H.
Yourdishwashercomeswith
reversibleandinterchangeable
frontpanels.Bothdoorandac.ess
panelsareheldinplacebythe
paneltrim. Eachsideofeachpanel
isfinishedina differentcolor.
Otherspecialfinishescanbe
appliedtothemetalpanelsto
matchyourkitchendecor.
Tochangecolorpanels:
3. Replace
1. Takeout
twoscrews
fromdoor
andtwo
screwsfrom
accesspanel.
Thenremove
thesidetrims
fromeither
thesidetrims.
Note:Donot operatedishwasher
whilechangingpanelsorwhen
loweraccesspanelisremoved.
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