ffkmdd$h%vashingstarts
with KY-r water.
Togetdishescleanand dry,yoL~
needhotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
oftheproper temperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
waterin the washcycle.Forgood
washingand drying, theentering
watermustbe atleast120‘F.To
preventdishdamage,inletwater
shouldnot exceed 150“F.
Howtotestwatertenlpemhm!:
Checkthe watertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyor meat thermometer.
Letthedishwasherrun through
onefilland pumpout cycle,then
Ietthedishwasherfill withwater
thesecondtime.
Whenyouhear the waterstop
illing, unlatchthedoor and slowly
openit.
.Measurethe temperature ofthe
tvaterin the bottomof the tubthis
Ivay:
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewa[er
islessthan120°1?andyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Help prevent spotting
with arime agent.
Arinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofarinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
Myoucan’tfindany rinseagent,
write:
13EPJCK.ISERCONSLJI’VIER
PRODUCTS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,Cl’06830
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.If thetemperatureislCSS
than120”F,youwillnotgetgood
uushingresults,Higherwater
temperatureisneededtodissolve
(~reaseandactivatepowder
fictergents.
Ifelpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
if!our watertravelsaIongdistance
/’rllmwaterheatertodishwasher,
lou mayneedtosetyourwater
kc:~ter’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
mvusedhotwaterforsometime,
dlcwaterin thepipeswillbecold.
Turnonthehotwaterfaucetalthe
sinkandallowittorun untilthe
Ui][erishot. m~i~startthe
Liishwasher.If you’vercccntlydone
l:~undryor run hotwaterfor
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How tochooseandl.lse
theright detergent.
First,useonlypowderorliquid
detergentspecificallymadefor
usehdishvashm. Othertypes
willcauseoversudsing.
Second,checkthephosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(’7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
~OU~ waterdepartmentcm teii
youhowhardyourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
Howmuch detergentshouldyou
me? Thatdepends.Isyourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keepyour detergent fresh and!
dry. Underthesinkisn’tagood
placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadytowashdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbefreshORdry.)
H’your powder detergent getsW
or lumpy, throw it away.Itwon’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If yoLlusealiquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsare no{
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageor come
incontactwithwdter.
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