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PROBLEM
Dishes not dry
Black marks on
china or white
utensils
Chipping of
breaking
glassware
Cloudy film on
glassware,
etching -
permanent
corrosion
Dishes &
interlor of
dlshwasher
yellow or
brown
Rust spots on
stalnless steel
-OR-
Dark spots on
tlatware -
stainless steel,
sliver plate, or
sterling
Bronze tarnish
on silverplate
Water lett in
bottom of
dishwasher
CAUSED BY
Water IS not hot
enough
mproper roadrng
ho rrnse ald
AIR DRY Settrng used
Alumtnum utensils
rubbrng agarnst Items
during washrng
Improper toadrng
loo much detergent
In soft water
fnadequate rinsing
Iron or manganese In
water
Allowrng soily or
acrdrc foods such OS
mayonnarse vrnegor
frurl jurces salad
dressrngs mrlk
products to reman on
flatware
Undissolved
detergent coming IP
contact wrth flatware
Srl\/erplate IS worn 08
Exposed base metal
to kes on a brOnZed
hue
Dishwasher cycle not
completed
Clogged drain al’
goP
SOLUTION
Water temperature should be at least 140 F (60 C]. Set
water heater thermostat to a hrgher settrng Run water at
sink until hot before starting
Make sure dashes and glassware are loaded so spray
reaches all surfaces and Items drain properly Do not ov-
erload Do not nest Items
Try a solid rinse aid. such as Solid Jet DRY.’ Follow package
directions
Allow more trme when using AIR DRY Optfon or use HEAT
DRY Flastrc items may need towel dryrng
Use care in loadlng alumfnum utensils, especially any
lightweight foil container. Place so they do not touch
dishes. Remove black marks wrth plastrc scouring pad
and a mrld abrasive cleanser
Do not overload. Load glasses In top rack only. Load small
glasses between prongs, not over them. Glasses loaded
over prongs WIII not be supported and may chip or break.
Check for ranbow hue on glasses A rainbow hue IS the
frrst sgn of erchrng (corrosron of glass) Reducethe amount
of dishwasher detergent Use a detergent wfth a
lower
pnosphorus content
If water pressure IS low do not use water for other purposes
while drshwasher IS runnrng [to assure correct water flffs)
Make sure dishes and glassware are loaded properly to
assure adequate rinsing and drainrng Do not overload
Temporary remedy:
* Set empty dishwasher for a one wash” cycle
2 Start dIshwasher and unlatch door to stop it when it has
fIlled for the wash part of the cycle
3 Add , to i cup (120 to 240 ml) of crtrrc acid crystals
(usuarly available in drugstores]
4 C!ose and latch door to complete cycle
Permanent solution: Install an iron or manganese filter to
iome water supplv
Rinse flatware that
IS
to stanc for several hours before
washing [use Rinse & Hold] Clean starned items with silver
polish and re-wash Do not put stalnless steel and sliver
tlatware In the same sllverware basket compartment.
Direct contact between these metals can cause perma-
nent damage to the sliver.
Remove spots with silver polish Avoid spilling concentrated
detergent on wet flatware
Rem:i,e tor~~~sh with sliver polish Have silver replated
Allorv dishwflsher to complete cycle
Some pi,imbrng codes require use of a drain afr gap be-
tween an undercounter dishwasher and the drawn system
of the house The air gap
IS
usually located above the sink
or 0’3 the top of the counter near the drshwasher to prevent
the possibrl~ly of water backrng up from the drain into the
drshwcsher due to a plugged drain The drain air gap IS
NOT a part of the drshwasher and IS NOT covered by the
dishwasher warranty The dram air gap should be kept
clear to insure proper draining of the dishwasher