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with Hm water.
‘Fogetdishescleananddryyou
needhotwater.Tohelpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourHotPointdishwasherhasa
WATERTEMPBOOSTfeature
thatautomaticallysensesthe
temperatureofthewaterinthe
washcycleandheatsit, if
necessary,totheproper
temperature.Thiswaterheating
featuremayallowyouto turndown
yourhouseholdwaterheaterand
saveenergyifyou’rewillingto let
thedishwasherruna Iitie longer
whileit heatswaterto theproper
temperature.Forgoodwashingand
drying,theenteringwatermustbe
atleast 120°F.Topreventdish
damage,inletwatershouldnot
exceed150°F.
Howto testwatertemperature:
Checkyourwatertemperaturewith
a candyor meatthermometer.Turn
onthehotwaterfaucetnearestthe
dishwasher.Putthethermometerin
a glassandletthewaterrun
continuouslyintothe glassuntilthe
temperaturestopsrising.Ifthe
watertemperatureis below120°F.,
adjustyourwaterheater.
Helpfulhints:If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
if yourwatertravelsa longdistance
fromheaterto dishwasher,youmay
needto setyourheater’sthermostat
up.If youhavenotusedhotwater
for sometime,thewaterintile
pipeswillbe cold.Turnontie hot
waterfaucetatthesinkandallowit
to rununtilthewateris hot.Then
startthedishwasher.Ifyou’ve
recentlydonelaundryor runhot
waterforshowers,giveyourwater
heatertimeto recoverbefore
operatingthedishwasher.
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Helppreventspotting
witha rinseagent.
A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspotting.Makes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofarinse
agentis recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusestheliquidform.
Here’showto fi~ therinseagent
dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add
theliquidrinseagentuntilitjust
reachesthebottomofthe lipinside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.
If youaccidentallyspill:Wipe
up therinseagentwitha damp
cloth.Don’tleavethe spillinthe
dishwasher.It cankeepyour
detergentfromworking.
~ youcan’tfindanyrinseagent,
write:
ECONOMICSLABORA~RY,
INC.
(“JET DRY”)
OsbomBuilding
St. Paul,Minnesota55102
Yourdishwasher’srinseagent
containerholds4
Y2ounces.This
shouldlastabout3 months.Fill
as needed.Donotoverfill.
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Howto chooseand use -
theright detergent.
~rst,useonlydetergent
e
specificallymadeforusein
dishwashers.Othertypeswill
causeovemudsing.
Second,checkthe phosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsor filmonyourdishes.If
yourwateris hard(7 grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswitha higher
phosphate.levelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantell
youhowhardyourwateris. So
canyourruralcountyagent.Or
yourarea’swatersoftenercompany.
Justcallandaskthemhowmany
“grains”ofhardnessis inyour
water.
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Howmuchdetergentshodd you ~
use?Thatdepends.Is yourwater
“hard” or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergentto get
e
dishesclean.Withsofiwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,it canbe
harfil. It cancausea permar)tint
cloudinessof glassware,callo~.
“etching.’’.Anoutsidelayerofglass
is etchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasyto findout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keepyourdetergentfreshand
dry.Underthesinkisn’tagood
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputdetergentinto
thedispenseruntilyou’rereadyto
washdishes,either.(It won’tbe
freshOR,dry.)