Whirlpool 9700 Dishwasher User Manual


 
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Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your
dishwasher, follow basic precautions including the following:
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Read all instructions before using
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DO NOT wash plastic items unless marked
the dishwasher.
“Dishwasher Safe” or the equivalent. If not
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Properly connect to electricity and water.
marked, check manufacturer’s
. DISHWASHER MUST BE ELECTRICALLY
recommendations.
GROUNDED. Read the Installation Instructions
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DO NOT use your dishwasher unless all
for details.
enclosure panels are properly in place.
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Be sure your dishwasher is installed on a
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DO NOT sit on, stand on or abuse the
level floor that will hold the weight, and in an
dishwasher door or dish racks.
area suitable for ils size and use.
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DO NOT tamper with controls.
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When discarding an old dishwasher, always
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If hot water has not been used recently
remove the door to prevent accidental (usually two weeks or longer), hydrogen
entrapment or suffocation.
gases may build up in the water heater
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REMEMBER, use your dishwasher only for
and the hot water pipes. HYDROGEN
the job it was designed to do.
GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. To prevent injury or
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Store dishwasher detergent in a cool, dry
damage, before using your dishwasher,
place WHERE CHILDREN CAN’T REACH IT
turn on all hot water faucets and allow
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Use ONLY detergents and rinse agents
water to run for several minutes. This
recommended for use in a dishwasher.
will allow gases to escape. Do not
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Locate sharp items and knives so that they are
smoke or use any open flame near the
not likely to damage door seal or cut the user.
faucet while it is open.
* DO NOT let children play in or on the
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Disconnect electrical power to the dish-
dishwasher.
washer before attempting to service.
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DO NOT reach into the area below the
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DO NOT store or use gasoline or other flam-
bottom rack until the heating element has
mable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this
cooled for at least 20 minutes.
or any other appliance. The fumes can create
a fire hazard or explosion.
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Operating Instructions
Using your dishwasher for the first time
When first installed, or after a power failure, “CA”
and “SEE DOOR LABEL” will show on the display.
Press the CANCEL pad twice to clear this display.
Then “SEE DOOR LABEL” and “‘ADD RINSE
AGENT” will show in the display. Fill rinse agent
dispenser (see page 20). Press CANCEL once to
clear the display.
Six program pads, a hidden lock-out pad and
the electronic display allow you to program and
monitor the dishwasher’s operation. A program-
ming tone sounds each time a pad is touched
under normal conditions.
The dishwasher is preset for Normal Cycle with
the Heat Dry Option. After each use, the dish-
washer remembers the last cycle and options
used and your selected favorite cycle. The next
time the display is lit up for programming, it will
show the last cycle that was run or your selected
favorite cycle if START/FAVORITE or SET
FAVORITE is pressed.
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