GE 165 D3080P027 Installation instructions

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AirGap 11
ApplianceRegistration 2
CareandCleaning 15
China,Crystal,Sterling 10
ICycleFeatures 5
Detergent,DetergentGuide 6,7
IDispenserCups 7
DoorLatch 4
IEnergySaver 4,5
Energy-SavingTips 2
IFeatures 4
Loading 8,9
IModelandSerialNumbers 2
OperatingGuide 4,5
ICycleSelection 5
ProblemSolver 12-14
IRepairService 15
RinseAgent 6
‘SafetyInstructions 3
Warranty BackCover
WaterTemperature 6
WinterStorage 11
UseandCareof
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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmainminyournewdishwmhqr
properly.
Keepithandyforanpwerstoyou!
questions,
Ifyoudon’tundtmtan?twmwt!?ing
orneedmorehe~p,wr@(iq~lu$e
yourphonenumber): :
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GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225 ‘
writedown then’l(ldd
and!wx”idnumbers.
You’llfindthemonal~~djust
insidethedishwasherdoor,
Thesenumbersarpalsoorlthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesendingin
thiscard,pleasewrit$these
numbershere:
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thi$book,call
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serviciodeinformacibn
paradcons~midor,
tek$fmm8(?0.626.2000.
Thepowerconsumptionofyour
dishwashercanbeminimizedif
y(.NJfollowthesesuggestions:
~(@rate dkhwsher Ody WhWi
ML Letdishesaccumulatein
dishwasher.Whenyouputina
partialload,use.RINSEONLY
cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be
suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor
fullload.Thishelpskeepsoils
moist,easiertoremove.
*Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishes
rightaway,useyourENERGY
SAWRno-heatfeaturethatturns
thedryingheateroffautomatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.
@sdect Cyck!thatUsesleast
mmuntofwatertoremoveMm
fromhid. Seepages4and5.
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ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.

MPOaW’MTSAFETY~STRUCTIONS
ead allimtmctions beforeusingthisappliance.
~DO~0~Washplasticitemsunless
marked“dishwashersafe”orthe
equivalent.Forplasticitemsnotso
marked, checkthernanufkcturer’s
recotiendations.
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HowtoOpemkyour*hWasher DoorLatch CycleIndicatorDial
(Locked) (TurntoStart)
STEPLLoadyourdishwasher
withdishes,silverware,pots,
pans,bowls,etc.accordingto
instructionsonpages8and9.
STEP2. Adddetergenttothe
detergentdispenser.Makesure
theCycleIndicatorDialis atOFF
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(Seepages6and7.)
Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.(Seepage6.)
STEP3. SelectDryingOption.
HEATED %AENERGY
DRYING SAVER
HEATEDDRYING.Turnsthe
dryingheateronforfastdrying.
ENERGYSAVER.Turnsthe
dryingheaterofftosaveenergy.
Dishesdry naturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.
Ifyouneedyourdishessooner,
openthedishwasherdoorafterthe
cycleiscompletetoreducethe
dryingtime.
Useofthisoptionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythis
modelapproximately9%for
lNormalCycle.
Estimatedyearlysavings,depending
onyourlocalelectricalrates,are:
ElectricRate
(perKwh) $.05 $ .08$ .11
Estimated
YearlySavings $6.25 $10.00 $13.75
STEP4. SelecttheCycleandstart
dishwasher.
Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilitisemptybefore
startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle
selectionhintsonnextpage.)
Toobtainthebenefitsofacomplete
cycle,becarefulthatyoudonot
turn the dialanyfurtherthan
necessarytostartthedishwasher.
@ForNORMALWASHcycle:
@
LIGHT WASH @
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ON %)
OFF @BY. eRINSE
ONLY
@DRYING
a. Latchthedoor.
b. Slow~yturnCycleIndicatorDial
toONpositiontostartthecycle.
@ForLIGHT’
WASHcycle:
LIGHT WASH
ON 6)
oFF @eRINSE
ONLY
61DRYING
a. Besure door is unlatched.
b. Slowlyturn CycleIndicatorDial
toLIGHTWASHposition.
c. Latchdoorto startthecycle.
@ForRINSEONLYcycle:
LIGHT WASH
ON @
OFF @0RINSE
ONLY
@DRYING
a.
b.
c,
d.
Be suredoorisunlatched.
SelectENERGYSAVER
dryingoption.
S1OWNturnCycleIndicatorDial
toRINSEONLYposition.
Latchthedoortostartthecycle.

cycleSE!kdiollMm
ORMALWASH—Formostloads
feverydaydishes,glasses
LIGHT_WASH—Fordishesthat
havebeenpre-rinsedbefore
loading.Also,forwashingvery
lightly-soileddisheswithsoilsthat
havenotdriedon.
RINSEONLY—Forrinsingpartial
loadswhichwillbewashedlater,
Donotusedefqgent.
whathqqm’lsilleachcycle
@You’llhearoccasionalclicking @Themotorstopsduringdrying.
sounds:
—Softfooddisposershredding @Watervaporcomesthroughthe
ventbythedoorlatchduring
action. dryingandwhenwaterisbeing
—Drainvalveopeningtopump pumpedout.
waterout.
—Timercontrolascycle
progresses.
—Detergentcupopening.
IWater II/IDDrOX.
Use Wash
Wmh Gallons CycleTime
cycles (approx.) CycleSequence (inminutes)
hJOIWIALWASH “4 mlzzlBmEB “
DryingOptions:
HEAT%D”DRYING.Add30minutestowashcycletime.Availableonallwashcyclesexcept
RINSEONLY.
ENERGYSAVER.NoHeatDryingtosaveenergy.
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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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Yiiuw findtwodetergent
dispensersontheinsidedoorof
yourdishwasher.TVO,because
somecyclesusetwowashes.
See “DetergentUsageGuide”
below,”(BesuretheCycleIndicator
DialisatOFFpositionbefore
addingdetergent.Otherwise,the
detergentcupwillnotcloseand
latchproperly.)
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Howtopqxwe
the.dishesforwashing,
Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,orif
you’rereplacinganwchokier
model,youmaywonderhowmuch
pre-preparationyourdishesWxxL
ActuallyverylittleiPro-rimingof
normalfoodsoilsMnotnecessatyo
Withcommonsenseandalittle ~
practiceyou’llsoofiknowWhttt
foodstoremove.Herearosome
guidelines:
LScrapeoffbones,seeds,Wins,
toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It
isalsobesttoremovehardshelled
veget~bks,meattrimmifigjs,leafy
vegetablesandcrusts.Remove
excessivequantitiesofOilor
grease.
2. RemovelargequantitiesOfany
food.Yourdishwasherhasiibtiilt~in
softfooddispdserthatpulverizes
soflfoodbitsandflushestheiniiwy,
Itcanhtmdlesmallamountsof
softfoods,butlargeamoufitsWill
bedifficulttohandle.
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Closethemaincup.
NOTE:Detergentcupmaybe
openedmanuallywithnoharm.
Dete~ent usage Guide(powder or liquid)
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placedishesindishwasherbefore ~
soilh~ achancetodryandbecome —.
hard,Disheswithdried-onsoilare ~
nmredifficulttowashandmay =-
requireadditionalpreparationfor
goodrewdts+Remembertouse
yourRINSEONLYcycleforsmall
“holding”loads,
Note:T’hbfoodsmentionedabove -–
areforexamplesonly,Otherfoods ‘
ttotmentitmdmayalsoneedtobe
removedframyourdishes.You
trltl~alsowatitMconsiderremoving
fdo(ksuchasmustard,mayonnaise,~A
~iti6gar,lemonjuiceandother =-
food~thqtcancausediscoloration =,
ofstaitilessSWifialldwedto =.
remtiiticmdishesforalongperiod =.
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oftime,
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SOFTWATER MEDIUMWATER HARDWATER
(O-3grainshardness) (3-7grains) (%12/grains*)
CYCLES MainCup IOpenCup MainCup MainCtip$,
NORMALWASHcycle 1Tablespoon ~1Tablespoon HalfFull Cwhpletdy
minimum minimum Fukj , ,
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LIGHTWASHcycle 1Tablespoon None HalfFull None chl~pidtdy None
minimum ‘J.
RINSEONLYcycle Usenodetergent Usenodetergent, Ikemdetergent

Howto!oadlyourdishwasher HowtoloadtheTOPRACK
Thisisarandommixedload,themostcommontypeyou
willhave.
Makesuredishesareproperlyloadedtoinsurethat
watercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewasharminthe
bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthatrisesinthe
centersendswateroutoverthedishestowashtheitems
intheupperrack.
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Thetoprackisbestforglasses,cupsandsaucers.Cups
andglassesfitbestalongthesides.Thisistheplacefor
dishwasher-safeplastics,too.Makesuresmallplastic
itemsarelodgedintightlysotheycan’tfallontothe
Calrod@heatingunit.
WAIC’HOUTFORTHIS.
Thewashtowerrisesthroughthecenterofthebottom
rackduringthewashandrinseportionsofthecycle.
Don’tblockitor loadtallthingsnexttoit. Also,be
carefulnottoletportionsofitemssuchasknives,
skewersor pothandlesextendthroughthebottomrack
orthesilverwarebasket.
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Saucepans,mixingbowlsandothersmallitemsmaybe
placed—facedown—inthetoprack. Thetoprackis
handyforallkindsofoddshapes.Besuretheforceof
wateranddetergentcanreachsoiledsurfaces.

HowtohwlltheB~~M RMX
Fitplatesandsaucersbetweenthepins.Loadplatters,
potsandbowlsalongthesides,in cornersor inthe
back.
Heavilysoiledpots,pansandcasserolesMUSTbe
loadedinthebottomrack,facingdown.Propthebroiler
panandrackalongtheedge.Shallowitemsmaybe
angledprovidedthelowersidedoesnotshieldthesoiled
surfaceinsidefromthewater.
Don’tletany
itemextend ~;
through bottom. ;
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Putflatwareintheremovablesilverwarebasketwith
handlesuptoprotectyourhands.Mixknives,forksand
spoonssotheydon’tnesttogether.Distributeevenly.
Smallplasticitems,suchasmeasuringspoonsandlids
fromsmallcontainers,arenotrecommendedfor
automaticdishwashing.Ifplacedinthedishwasher,they
shouldgointhebottomofthesilverwarebasketwiththe
silverwareontop.
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Takeoutanythingthatmightfallor extendthroughthe
bottomofthesilverwarebasket.

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hollow-handleknivescanloosen. ,,, ,,, ,,. -b
Afterwhshing$wipethenon-stickcoatingatdawith
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Forgetadid-i?Heregswhen However,openingthedoorduring 2. wait afew secondsuntilthe
ww!lUim add it. anycyclekssfmsckarii~g ptxvtx. water calms. Then Open the CkkWb
kiddishesanytimeduringthe Sotry toloadeverythingatthe 3. Add.dishesyou’veforgotten.
beginning.
RINSEONLYcycle.‘Withother 4. close thedoorandpush‘&w
was~ cyckx, you can ackl dishes .Here’showtoadd.aforgottendish: latchtothefarright.‘Whenthe
atanytimeBEFOREthemain 1.pushthedoorlatchtotheleft. doorislocked,washingwill
Tf.?2shingwillstop.
detergentwashportionofthecycle. continue.
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SW’?MmTENANcE
msTRumIoNs Bw”intdkhwashersOM’TI
U.lseam airgap KeepitCk!m
ArIairgapisaplumbingdevice.It
protectsyourdishwasheragainst
waterbackingupintoitifadrain
clogs,Theairgapisnotapartof
thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot
evenhaveone.Notallplumbing
codesrequireairgaps.
Notwingymnl’tishwmher
inwinter?Protectagainst
freezing.
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Cleanthe controlpanelwitha
lightlydampenedcloth.Dry
thoroughly.Doriotuseabrasives
orsharpobjectsonthepanel.
Theycandarnageit.
Ifyourdishwasherisleftinan
unheatedlocationduringthewinter
months,haveaservicetechnician
takethefollowingstepstoprevent
themachinefromfreezing:
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CWRnthe(M&k withagood
.appIiancepoiishwax.Theoutside
cabinetfinishisdurable,butitcan @Removefusesortripcircuit
breakerstoremoveelectricpower
fromthedishwasher.
scratch.Sousenoscouringpads,
orharshorgrittycleaners. —.
@Thrnoffwatertodishwasher.
Disconnectthewaterinletline
fromthewatervalveanddrain.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WR97X216)isavailable
fromGEandHotpointAppliance
PartsMarts. @Removewatervalvefromthe
dishwasherandblowonsmall
plasticoutlettoremovewater.
Replacewatervalveandwaterline.
TheinsideWN.KWytakescareof
itse~f.If itshouldeverneed
cleaning,useamildcleansing
powder.Scouringpadsandharsh
cleanerscanmarthefinish.
Ifyouhaveanairgap,checkitat
leastonceamonth.THEAIR
GAPISN~ PARTOFYOUR
DISHWASHER.ITISN~
COVEREDINYOURW~.
Theair gapiseasy@clean, With
mosttypes,firstturnoffthe
dishwasher,thenlift.offthechrome
cover.Thenunscrewtheplasticcap
andcheckforanybuild-upofgrit.
Atoothpickmakescleaningeasy.
Cheekthe airgapanytimeyour
dishwasherisn’tdrainingweR
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bootanddraincompletely.Replace
theplug.
HowtoChawecolorpanek .-
Ifyouareredecorating,youcan
reverseyourdishwasher’sfront
panelstochangecolor.
Thepanelisheldinplacebythe
doortrim. Youhaveachoiceof
threecolors;oneoneachsideof
theremovablepanelandathirdon
thepermanentpanelunderneath.
Oryoucanpaintthepanelwiththe
colorofyourownchoice.
Howto change door panel insert:
LTakeoutthethreetrimscrewson
eithersideofthedishwasherdoor.
Removethesidetrim.
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‘l%E?Slideoutthepanel.
3. Putthecoloryouwantinfront;
or leavetheremovablepaneloffif
youwanttheBlackpanelshowing.
(Handlethepanelcarefblly.The
edgesmaybesharp.)
4Replacesidetrimandscrews.
Ifyourdishwasherdoesnothave
trimthatacceptsl/4-inchthick
woodinsert,anAccessoryTrim
KitGPF18canbepurchasedfor
thatpurpose. Changecolorinminutes.Just
removetrimandchange.
Dimensionsfor l/4-inchwood
insert:
23%wide x17)&”high
Note:Donot$qmY.3tedishwasher
while Changing‘pmdlm’when
hwr accesspad isIN3mYw?de
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*4 Questions?
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UNUSUALNOISE
E?EMES DON’TDRY
UNCLEANDISHES
ANDFLATWARE
IBLACKORGRAY
MARKSONDISHES
DETERGENTLEFT
IN DISPENSERCUPS
DETERGENTCUP
WON’TLATCH
AFTERADDING
DETERGENT
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
Afuseinyourhomemaybeblown,orthecircuitbreakertripped,Replacefuseor
resetcircuitbreaker.Removeanyotherappliancesfromthecircuit+
Utensilsmaynotbesecureonrackpins,orsomethingsmallmayhavedroppedfrom
thereck.Wateriscausingutensilstorattle.Makesureeverythingissecurelyplaced
indishwasher.
Makesureinletwatertemperatureiscorrect.(Seepage6.)
Unloadthebottomrackfirst.Waterfromdishesinthetoprackmaybespillingintothe
bottomrack,
Checkforimproperloading.Dishesshouldn’tnesttogether.Avoidoverloading.
Checkinletwatertemperature.Itshouldbeatleast120°F.(Totest,seepage6.)
Toobtainthebenefitsofacompletecycle,becarefulthatyoudonotturn the dialany
furtherthannecessarytostartthedishwasher.
Waterpressuremaybetemporarilylow.Turnonafaucet,Iswatercomingoutslower
thanusual?If’so,waituntilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyourdishwasher.
Pluggedairgap.(See,page11.)
Improperrackloading.(Seepages8and9.)~
Aluminumdepositsoftenleavemarkswhentheyrubagainstotherthings.Remove
markswithamildabrasivecleanser,
Watermaynotbereachingthedetergentcups.Movedishesthatmaybeblocking
detergentcup.
Thedispensercovermaynotbeopeningormaybeblockedbyimproperlyloaded
items.Ifyouusedapowderdetergent,openthecupandremoveanycaked-on
detergent.If thecupstilldoesn’topenautomatically,callforservice.
Detergentmaybeold.If thepowderdetergentishardorcakedinthebox,throwitaway.
Thedetergentmaynotbeworkingwell.Tryanotherbrand.
CycleIndicatordialmustbeinOFFpositionforcuptocloseandlatchproperly.
Ifyouunlatchthedoorandopenittodryyourdishes,theCycleIndicatordoesnot
advancetoOFFbyitself.

PROBLEM
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ONGLASSESAND
FLATWARE
LOU.DINESSON
LASSWARE
POSSIBLECAUSEANIDREI$IEDY
Spottingcanbecausedbyallthesethings:
@Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6$)
Lowinletwatertemperature.(Totest,seepage6.)
Overloadingthedishwasher.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
5.
~Improperloading.(Seepages8and9.)
IOldor damppowderdetergent.
Phosphatelevelindetergenttoolow.(Seepage6.)
Toolittledetergent.(Seepage7.)
Duetovaryinglocalwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferences,tryseveralbrands
ofdetergentstofindonethatgivesthebestresultsforyou.Aliquiddishwashing
detergentmayhelpreducefihning.
Toremovestubbornspotsandfilmfromglassware:
Removeallmetalutensilsfromthedishwasher.
Donotadddetergent.
SelectNORMALWASHcycle.
Startthedishwasherandallowtorunfor 15to20minutes.Thedishwasher
willnowbeinthemainwash.
Thenopenthedoorandpour2cups(500rrd)ofwhitevinegarintothebottom
ofthedishwasher.
Closethedoorandallowtocompletethecycle.
If vinegarrinsedoesn’twork:Repeatasabove,exceptuse1/4cup(60ml)ofcitric
acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.If yours
doesn’t,callGEFactoryService.)
Usingavinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsemorethantwiceamonth?Considerahome
watersoftener.
If vinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsedoesn’twork,thecloudinessis “etching:’
Thefilmcannotberemoved.
It can be prevented:Uselessdetergentifyouhavesoftwater.Washglasswareinthe
shortestcyclethatwillgetthemclean.
WatertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceedsHO°F.
Teaor coffeecanstaincups.Removethestainsbyhand,usingasolutionof 1/2cup
bleachand3cupswarmwater.
b. overallyellowor brownfilmorIdishesor glasswarecanbecausedbyirondeposits
[nwater.Aspecialfilterinthewatersupplylineistheonlywaytocorrectthis
~roblem.Yourwatersoftenercompanycantellyouaboutthefilter.
Yi40wfilmonsterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperutensilsinthesameload.
lilve~polishwillusuallyremovethisstain.

PROBLEM
amPPING OFCHIN
SMALLAMOUNT01
WKIT3RSTANDING
m mm IKYrmM
OFTHETUB
WATERWON’TPUMF
OUTOFTHETUB
SUDSIN THETUB
DRXIWASHERLEAKS
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
Roughhandlingcan.causechipping.Loadwithcare.Maimsureglasswareandchina
aresecureandcan’tjar10WW.(Seepage8forcorrectwaytoloadglassware.)Make
sure,tallglassesandstemwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhimyoupushtherackinto
thedishwasher.
Alwaysusethetoprackfordeiicateiteins.
Wateraroundtheoutletonthetu~bottomat.thebacktithe tubisnormal,Itisckxm
water.It’stheretokeepthewiiterseallubricated,
Iftheentirebottomofthetubhaswater,youmayhaveadrainproblem,Cleantheair
gap,ifyouhaveone.(Seepage11,)
Checkthekitchensink,Isitdrainingwell?Youmayneedaplwnber.
Ifdishwasherdrainsintodisposer,fin disposertoclear.Besuredisposerisnotclogged.
Suckingdetergentstie notmeantfordishwashers.USEONLYAIYIXIMATIC
DISHWASHERDETERGENTS~AVOIDSUDSING.
TOremovesudsfrom the tub: Opentkedis~washer.Letsudsevaporate.Add1gallon
ofcoldwatertothetub.CloseandIatihthedishwasher.Pumpoutwaterbyslowly
turningthecontroldialuntiladra@periodisreached.
Repeatifnecessary. . .
Sudscancauseunittooverflow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttouseadetergentthat’s
designedforautomaticdishwashers.
If you need imore help. ..Cdl,M! free:
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The GEAnsrwxW&”
800.626.2000
consumer information service
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HYOUNeedservice
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
orIthebackpageofthisbook.
llkfmproudofourserviceand
want.yiu tobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstof’llawforfurtherhelp.
FIRST’,contactthnpeoplewho
servicedyourappliance,Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblwn,
NEXT’,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
ym.uphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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YOURGENERALELEmRucAuToMAT#cDISHWASHER
WARRANW —
Saveproofof originalpurchasedatesuchasyoursalesslip orcanceliedchecktoestablishwarrantyperiod. a
WHATIs COVERED FULL ONE-YEARWARRANTY Thiswarrantyisextendedto
F&one yearfrom dateoforiginal the original purchaserandany
purchase,wewill provide,freeof succeedingownerfor products
charge,partsandservicelabor purchasedfor ordinaryhomeuse
in yourhometo repairor replace inthe 40mainlandstates,Hawaii
anypart @the cf@hwas19erthat andWashington,D.C,InAlaskathe
fails becauseof amanufacturing warrantyisthe sarne.exceptthat it Is
defect. LIMITEDbecauseyou must payto
shi~the ~roducttothe serviceshop
orf’orth6 servicetechnician’strav61
coststo your home.
All warrantyservicewill be provided
byour FactoryServiceCentersor
byour authorizedCustomerCare”
servicersduring normalworking
hours.
Lookinthe White orYellowPages
of yourtelephone directoryfor
GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFACTORY
SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTRIC-
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@SERVICE.
~Replacementof housefuses or
WHAT1SN~ COVERED ~Servicetrips to your hometo
teach youhowtq usethe product.
ReadyourWeand Carematerial.
Hyouthen haveanyquestions
about operating the product,
pleasecontact yourdealer orour
ConsumerAffairs office at the
addressbelow,or call, toll free:
TheGEAnswerCenteF
800.626.2000
consumer information service
@Improper installation.
Ifyou havean installation problem,
contact your dealeror installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical, plumbing and
other connecting facilities.
rese~tingof circuit breakers.
@(leaning or servicing of air gap
device in drain line.
@Failureof the product if it is used
for other than its intended purpose
or usedcommercially.
@Damage to product caused
byaccident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WARRANR3RKNOTRESPONSIBLE
FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusion
maynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
Toknowwhatyourlegalrightsareinyourstate,consultyourlocalorstateconsumeraffairsofficeoryourstate’sAttorneyGeneral.
Warr2wW3r: GeneralElectricCompany
Hfurtherhelpisneededconcerningthiswarranty,write:
Manager–consumerAffairs,GEEAppliances,Louisville,IO’40225 kg
IPart No. 165D3080P027 GSD400Y
/p~~. pk).49-5389
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