Gooddishwa$hi~$tarts
withHOTwater.
Togetdishescleananddry,you
needhotwater.TOhelpyougetwater
oftheproperternper@re,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
waterinthewashcycle’.Forgood
washingaid ,drying,‘t~eeritering
watermustbeat]eqst120‘F,To
preventdishdarnagejinletwater
shouldnotexceed150°F.
Howtotestwakrtemperature:‘ ‘
Checkthewatertemperature
.insideyourdishwasherwitha‘
candyormeatthermometer.
Letthedishwasher,~unthrough
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime. ,., ;
Whenyouhearthewaterstop ~
fiiling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit,
Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyormeatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.If thetemperatureisless
than120°F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureisneededtodissolve
greaseandactivatepowder
detergents.
I{elpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterheatertodishwasher,
youmayneedtosetyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewaterin thepipeswillbecold.
Turnon thehotwaterfaucetatthe
sinkandallowittorun untilthe
waterishot. ‘I’henstartthe
dishwasher.If you’verecentlydone
kwndryor runhotwaterfor
showers,giveyourwater’heater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120°Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Helppreventspotting
with a -rhlseagent.
Arinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofarinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
orsolidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesqlidform. ~
Eyoucan%findanyrinseagent,
write:
13ENCKISERCONSUMER
PRODU(XS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
1210WCountyRoadE.
ArdenHills,MN55112
How tochoose and use
therightdetergent.
First,useonlypowderorliquid m
deteqgeritspecificallymadefor
useindishwashers.CNhertypes
willcauseowwsudsbg.
Second,checkthephosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsor filmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartment.cantell
youhowhardyourwateris.SO
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
Howmuchdetergentshouldyou
use’?That,depends.Isyourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.Itcancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyour-water.
Keepyourdetergentfreshand
dry.Underthesinkisn’tagood
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadyto washdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbefreshORdry.)
If yourpowderdetergentgetsold
orBumpy,throwit away.Kwon’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If youusealiquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageor come
incontactwithwater.
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