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Built-indishwashers
oftenuseanairgape
?&et:pit clew.
Anair gapis aplumbingdevice.
It protectsyourdishwasheragainst
waterbackingupintoit if adrain
clogs.Theair gapis nota partof
thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot
evenhaveone.Notallplumbing
codesrequireairgaps.
If youhaveanair gap,checkit
atleastoncea month.THEAIR
GAPIS NOTPARTOF YOUR
DISHWASHER.IT IS N(YI’
COVEREDINYOUR
WARRANTY.
The air gap is easyto clean.With
mosttypes,firstturn offthedish-
washer,thenlifioffthechrome
cover.Thenunscrewtheplastic
capandcheckforanybuild-upof
grit. A toothpickmakescleaning
easy.
Checkthe airgapanytimeyour
tishw~~herisn’tdrainingwell.
Tokeepyourdshwmher
looting good
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Cleanthecontrolpanelwitha
lightlydampenedcloth.Dry
thoroughly.Donotuseabrasives
or sharpobjectsonthepanel.
Theycandamageit.
Cleantheoutsidewitha good
appliancepolishwax.Theoutside
cabinetfinishis durable,butit can
scratch.Souse noscouringpads,
harshor grittycleaners.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat. No.WR~X216)isavailable
fromHotpointApplianceParts
Marts.
Theinsideusuallytakescareof
itself.If it shouldeverneed
cleaning,useamildcleansing
powder.Scouringpadsandharsh
cleanerscanmarthefinish.
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IIOWtoprepareyour
dishwmher
fortiter
storage
If thedishwasheristobeleft
unusedinan unheatedlocation
duringthewintermonths,havea
servicetechniciantakethefollow-
ingstepsto preventthemachine
fromfreezing:
~ Removefusesortrip circuit
breakersto removeelectric
powerfromthedishwasher.
~ Turnoffwatertodishwasher.
Disconnectthewateritiet line
fromthewatervalveanddrain.
@Removewatervalvefromthe
dishwasherandblowonsmall
plasticoutlettoremovewater.
Replacewatervalveandwater
line.
o Removepluginbottomofrubber
bootanddraincompletely.
Replacetheplug.
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Yourdishwashercomeswith
reversibleandinterchangeable
frontpanels.Bothdoorandaccess
panelsareheldinplacebythe
paneltrim. Eachsideofeachpanel
isfinishedin a differentcolor.
Tochangecolorpanels:
1. Takeout
twoscrews
fromdoor
andtwo
screwsfrom
accesspanel.
Thenremove
thesidetrims
fromeither
sideofthe dishwasher.
2. Slideout
thepanels
andreplace
themwith
thecolor
youwantin
front.
3. Replace
thesidetrims.
NoteiDonotoperatedishwasher
whilechangingpanelsorwhen
loweraccesspaneiis removed.
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SpeciallA”thickwoodinserb can
replacethetwometalpanels.
Dimensionsfor %“woodinserts:
DoorPanel:23%“Wx 161~/H.
AccessPanel:23%’Wx 6%”H.
Otherspecialfinishescanbe
appliedto themetalpanelsto
matchyourkitchendecor.
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