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Thermador Dishwasher Model DW44Z www.thermador.com
Important
Before you wash anything in the dishwasher, check the materials chart shown in the table below.
Some materials are not dishwasher-safe and should be hand-washed. Others require special load-
ing considerations. Before washing any dishware or cookware, contact the manufacturer of the
material to confirm that it is dishwasher-safe.
Materials Chart
MATERIAL DISHWASHER USE
COMMENTS AND/OR
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Crazing may occur.
Items joined by adhesives, whether plastic, wood,
bone,steel, copper or tin, etc. may be loosened.
Colored anodized aluminum may fade over time. Min-
erals in the water may cause spotting or darkening of
aluminum. This can usually be removed by scouring with a
soap filled steel wool pad.
Handles may separate.
Decorated china, stoneware, and crystal that is hand-
painted or trimmed may discolor, fade, or spot. You should
hand-wash these items. Position fragile glassware so that
it will not topple over or come in contact with other
dishes during the wash cycle. If you are not sure whether
a particular item is dishwasher safe, contact the dish manu-
facturer.
Milk glass may yellow.
Iron will rust. Wash by hand and dry immediately.
The Thermador dishwasher is only intended for use in
cleaning standard household dishware items.
After drying the non-stick coating should be covered with
a light coating of vegetable oil.
Pewter will tarnish. Wash by hand and dry immediately.
Wash only “dishwasher-safe” plastics. Decorated plas-
tics may fade.
Do not let stainless steel items contact copper, sterling
silver, silverplate, or dissimilar metal items.
Do not let sterling silver or silverplate items come in con-
tact with dissimilar metal items.
Tin will rust. Wash by hand and dry immediately.
Wooden bowls, wooden utensils and wood handled uten-
sils can warp, crack, or lose their finish.
ACRYLIC NOT RECOMMENDED
ADHESIVE NOT RECOMMENDED
JOINED ITEMS
ALUMINUM USUALLY SAFE
BONE HANDLED NOT RECOMMENDED
UTENSILS
CHINA, CRYSTAL, USUALLY SAFE
& STONEWARE
GLASS USUALLY SAFE
IRON NOT RECOMMENDED
NON- NOT RECOMMENDED
DISHWARE ITEMS
NON-STICK USUALLY SAFE
COATINGS
PEWTER, BRASS, NOT RECOMMENDED
& BRONZE
PLASTIC USUALLY SAFE
STAINLESS USUALLY SAFE
STEEL
STERLING SILVER USUALLY SAFE
& SILVERPLATE
TIN NOT RECOMMENDED
WOOD NOT RECOMMENDED
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