Hotpoint HDA-997 Dishwasher User Manual


 
Uy~)urdetergentgetsoldor
lumpy,throwit away.
Itwon’t
washwe~.Olddetergentlosesits
power.Lumpydetergentofien
won’tdissolve.
You’llfindtwodetergent
dispensersontheinsidedoorof
yourdishwasher.~o, because
somecyclesusetwowashes.
See “DetergentUsageGuide”
below. (Besurethe Cycle Indicator
Dial is at OFFposition before
at
addingdetergent.)
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Close themin cup.
N~E: Detergentcup my be
opened mn~lly withno-harm.
Dete~entUsageGuide
mat youcan
leaveontishes.
AndwhatyoushouIdn9t.
Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,orif
you’rereplacingamucholder
model,youmaywonderhowmuch
pre-preparationyourdishesneed.
Actuallyverylittle.Pre-rinsingof
normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary.
Withcommonsenseandalittle
practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat
foodstoremove.Herearesome
guidelines:
1.
Scrapeoffbones,seeds,skins,
tootipich andotherhardsolids.It
isalsobestto removehardshelled
vegetables,meattrimmings,leafy
vegetablesandcrusts.Remove
excessive‘quantitiesofoilor
grease.
2. Removelargequantitiesofany
food.Yourdishwasherhasa built-in
sofifooddisposerthatpulverizes
sofifoodbitsandflushesthemaway.
It canhandlesrruzllamountsof
sofifoods,butlargeamountsof
foodas softasmashedpotatoesor
applesaucewillbeWlcdt tohandle.
3.Trytoremovefoodscrapsand ~-
placedishesindishwasherbefore -
soilhasachancetodryand
becomehard.Disheswithdrid-on
soilaremoredifficulttowashand
maynotcomecleaninthe
NORMALWASHcycle.
Remembertouseyour~SE &
HOLDcycleforsmall“holding”
loads.
Note:Thefoodsmentionedabove
areforexamplesonly.Otherfoods
notmentionedmayalsoneedtobe
removedfromyourdishes.You
mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving
foodssuchasmustard,mayomaise,
vinegar,lemonjuiceandother
foodsthatcancausediscoloration
ofstainlesssteelifallowedto
remainondishesfora longperiod
oftime.
WhenusingtheP(YI’S&P~S
cycle,lesspreparationisrequired
beforeloading.TheP~S &PANS
cyclecanwashheavfly-soiled
dishes.Itemswithburned-onand
baked-onsoilsmaynotcome
clean.Andthedishwashercannot
removeburnmarksor restore
fadingcausedbyoverheating
duringcooking.
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CYCLES
RINSE&HOLD cycle
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I SOFTWATER
I MEDIUMWATER
I HARDWATER
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(O-3grainshardness)
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(3-7grains)
(7-12grains*)
MainCup I OpenCup MainCup
OpenCup MainCup~ I OpenCup$
1Tablespoon ~ 1~blespoon HalfFull + HalfFull
Completely
~”~:l~pletely
minimum minimum
Full
1~blespoon None HalfFull
None
Completely None
minimum
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Full-
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Usenodetergent Useno detergent
Usenodetergent
*12grainsandupisextremelyhardwater.Awatersofieneris recommended.Withoutit,
~ limecanbuildupinthewatervalve.Thewatervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.
_ $FilledMainCupholds3tablespoons;FilledOpenCupholds2 tablespoons.
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