GE GSCM02 User manual

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contents
Appliance Registration 2Repair Service 15
Care and Cleaning 15 Rinse Agent 6
China, Crystal,Sterling 10 SafetyInstructions 3
Conversion Kit 15 Unicouple 12
Cycle Features 4,5 User Maintenance Instructions 15
Detergent, Detergent Guide 6,7 Warranty Back Cover
Dispenser Cups 7WaterTemperature 6
Electrical Requirements 11 Winter Storage 15
Energy SaverSwitch 4,5
Energy-SavingTips 2
Loading 8,9
Model and Serial Numbers 2
Operating Instructions 4,5
Cycle Selection 5
Drying Options 4,5 GEAmw@rC@tVter@
Problem Solver 13,14 8@a6262f180
Convertible Model GSCM02

Mom* yourdkhwasheq
readthis bookeamfully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
..GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Ifyou!received
ladamaged*hWashere●.
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyouthedishwasher.
save time and money.
Beforeyou!canforSwvke.*
●
ChecktheProblemSolver(pages
13and 14).It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
writedownthemodelal-d
said IMunberse
You’llfindthemonalabeljust
insidethedishwasherdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcomeswith
yourdishwasher.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.
TOobtainHispanicversionof
thisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter@
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Pamobtenerlaversi6nen
espaiiolde6stemanual,
Hamea
GEAnswerCent.er~
serviciodeinformaci(jn
paraelconsumidor,
te16fono800.626.2000.
Thepowerconsumptionofyour --
dishwashercanbeminimizedif
youfollowthesesuggestions:
@Operatedishwasheronlywhen
full.Letdishesaccumulatein
dishwasher.Whenyouputina
partialload,useRINSEONLY
cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be
suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor
fullload.Thishelpskeepsoils
moist,easiertoremove.
@Selectcyclethat usesleast
amountofwater toremovesoil
fromkind.Seepage4.
~Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishes
rightaway,useyourENERGY-
SAWR no-heatfeaturethatturns
thedryingheateroffautomatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.
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inaecortieewiththe
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itk used.Ifyoudid
notreceive
anktilation Instructimssheet
withyourdishwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingthe
servicelocationnearestyou.See
page11forMkiitionalinstructions.
–Connecttoaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-
sqply circuittoavoidelectrical
overload.
—Thisappliancemustbe
groufidd. htheeventofa
~Useonlypowderorliquid
detmgentsCM wettingagents
nxxmmmmddforwwina
diskwakkr.
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marked“dimvasherSafk?”(Xthe
eqgivaknt.h= plasticitemsnotso
Imrk@,@e42kthemmukcmr’$
NXxMymendations.
@had’ lightplasticitems‘so’
theywiWnotbecomedishdged
anddroptothebottomofthe
dihvasher—-tkymightcork
intocontactwiththeheating
unitandbedamaged.
‘lb
-n tie~ssibmty of’
hjw.
@Whenloadingitemstobe
washed:
A. Locatesharpitemssothat
theyarenotlikelytodamage
thedoorseal,and
ELLoadsharplm.iveswiththe
hades uptoreducetie risk
ofcut-type@juries.
@Donottcmchtheheating
elementduringorimmediately
afteruse.
eDonotoperateyour
dishwasherunlessallenclosure
panelsareproperlyinplace.
@Donottamperwithcontrols.
%Donotabuseysitm, or stand
mthedoorordishrackofthe
disk]washer,
eClose Wpe.rvisicmis necessary
if this apphmm?is W%edby or
mixil-d’lmkm, Do I%3tallow
dtikkn to play imkk$ mor
Ivitththis appkrice uany
&~ca&?d.app]ifirg%.Dispose of
discardedappliancesand 5?E-
$Mppingor‘packingImwrid “=–
properly.I-3eforedkm.rdin~a“’ =-
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‘cmnpamiltmt. :%-
Lmg.
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Keepauwmhing cktergtmts,=-
andwet@gagentsbut d*C ., ‘.:’=
reachofchi.kkm,prefembly’~-~“”s “
akxkedcabinet,observeall ~‘”~.-;
warningsoncontairmM3ekktQ’),~,.=
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,avoidpersonalinjury. ,~~s_-
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@Topreventdiskwwherfrq ‘
tippingover,donotext4?ndboth
rackswhenloaded,anddoric$ ,‘-_
km orpushdownon:
—opendoor ,“
—upperrackwhenfilly --
extended.
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producedbythechemicalaction ~=--
withinyourwaterheater.1$can -------””
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and/orwaterpipesifhotwater .=.-:---
hasnotken usedforaperiod ~-
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How’$0operateyour dishwasher Door Latch Cvcle indicator Dial
(Locked) -(Turnto Start)
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Beforeusingyourdishwasherthe
firsttime,installtheFaucet
Adapteraccordingtoinstructions
onpage12.Thisisaone-time
onlychore.
STEP1. Loadyourdishwasher
withdishes,silverware,pots,pans,
bowls,etc.accordingto
instructionsonpages8and9.
STEP2. Adddetergenttothe
detergentdispenser.Makesurethe
CycleIndicatorDialisatOFF
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
Seepages6and7.
Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.Seepage6.
ConnectUnicoupleandelectricity
accordingtoinstructionsonpages
11and 12.
STEP3.SelectDryingHeat
Option.
I
NORMAI.WASH
H$EA; ENMEIUJY
❑’n
HEATEDDRYING.Turnsthe
dryingheateronforfastdrying.
ENERGYSAVER(no-heat
drying).llrns thedryingheateroff
to saveenergy.Dishesdrynaturally
overalongerperiodsuchas
overnight.
If youneedyourdishessooner,
openthedishwasherdoorailerthe
cycleiscompletetoreducethe
naturaldryingtime.
Useof thisoptionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythis
modelapproximately9%for
Normalcycle.
STEP4SelecttheCycleandstart
dishwasher.
Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilitisemptybefore
startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle
selectionhintsonnextpage.)
Toobtainthebenefitsofacomplete
cycle,becarefulthatyoudo not
turn the dialanyfurther than
necessarytostartthedishwasher.
~For NO-L WASH Cyck:
LIGHT
WASH
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(EimmswlO@
Otde
OFF @4*RIWWE
Usdgymlnlio
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-DRY I
a. Latchthedoor.
b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial
toONpositionto startthecycle.
@ForLIGHTWASHCJdK?:
LIGHT
WASH
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ON @
OFF @*F&l~lVyE
wE&jL-lRnllo
-DRY
a. Besure door is unlatched.
b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial
toLIGHTWASHposition.
c. Latchdoortostartthecycle.
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WASH
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OFF @!s ~R131~yE
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Besure door is unlatched.
SelectENERGYSAVERdrying
option.
SlowlyturnCycleIndicator
DialtoRINSEONLYposition.
Latchthedoortostartthecycle.

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cycleSA!ctkmlHints
NORMALWASWI—
Formostloadsofeverydaydishes,
glassesandcookware.
LIGHTWASH–
Fordishesthathavebeenpre-
rz’nsedbeforeloading.Also,for
washingverylightlysoileddishes
withsoilsthathavenotdriedon, “
RINSEONLY=
Forrinsingpartialloadswhichwill
bewashedlater.Donotuse
detergent.
matmWMMIShIEXhI
cycle
~You’llhearoccasionalclicking @Duringthedryingperiod:
sounds: —Themotorstopsduringdrying.
–Soft fooddisposershredding —Watervaporcomesthroughthe
action. ventunderthedoorlatchduring
——Drainvalveopeningtopump dryingandwhenwaterisbeing
waterout. circulated.
.—Timercontrolascycle
progresses.
—Detergentcupopening.
Wash
WaterUse CycleTime
Wash Gallons (approx.
cycles (approx.) minutes) CycleSequence
INORMAL WASH 10.7 56* EEIIEIMBIEIEEI
ILIGHTWASH 8.9 51 ~~lHFIFl
IM’+LSEONLY 5.1 15 ❑IE4EI
$HEA~ D~yIN(’jo Add ’28minutes,
ENERGYSAVER.
CalrodHeateristurnedoff.Dishesdrynaturally.
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Good*h-washing starts
with EKn’water.
TOgetdishescleananddry,you
needhotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
ofthepropertemperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
waterinthewashcycle.Forgood
washinganddrying,theentering
watermustbeat least120‘F.To
preventdishdamage,inletwater
shouidnotexceed150“F.
Howtotestwatertemperature:
Checkthewatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyor meatthermometer.
Letthedishwasherrunthrough
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime.
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.
Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
F&move thesilverware basket and
placeacandyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.If’thetemperatureisless
than120”F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureisneededtodissolve
greaseandactivatepowder
detergents.
Helpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterheatertodishwasher.
youmayneedtosetyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.If youhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewaterinthepipeswillbecold.
Turnon thehotwaterfaucetatthe
sinkandallowitto run untilthe
~vatcrishot. Thens[artthe
dishwwdmr.Ifyou’verecentlydone
laundryor runhotwaterfbr
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120”Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Help prevent spotting
witha rime agent.
Arinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofarinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
If youcan’tfind anyrinseagent,
write:
BENCKISERCONSUMER
PRODUCTS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
1210WCountyRoadE.
ArdenHills,MN55112
How tochooseandI!E3e
therightd$?tergent.
First,useonlypowderor liquid
detergentspecificallymadefor
useindishwashers.Othertypes
willcausecwersdsing.
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.
Yourwaterdepartmentcan tell
youhow hardyourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
Howmuch detergentshould you
use?Thatdepends.Isyourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.Itcancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.“Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keepyour detergent fresh and
dry. Underthesinkisn’tagood
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadytowashdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbefreshORdry.)
If your powder detergent gets old
or !kmq3y,throw it away.Itwon’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve,
If youusealiquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageor-come
incontactwithwater.
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—You’llfind twodetergent
dispensersontheinsidedoord
yourdishwasher.TWO,because
somecyclesusetwowashes.
See “DetergentUsageGuide”
below. (Besurethe CycleIndicator
Dial isat OFFposition before
addingdetergent.Otherwise,the
detergentcup willnotcloseand
latchproperly.)
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How toprepare
thedishesforWashing.
Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,orif
you’rereplacingamucholder
model,youmaywonderhowmuch
pre-preparationyourdishesneed.
Actuallyverylittle.Pre-rinsingof
normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary.
Withcommonsenseandalittle
practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat
foodstoremove.Herearesome
guidelines:
1. Scrapeoffbones,seeds,skins,
toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It
isalsobesttoremovehardshelled
vegetables,meattrimmings,leafy
vegetablesandcrusts.Remove
excessivequantitiesofoilor
grease.
2. Removelargequantitiesofany
food.Yourdishwasherhasabuilt-in
softfooddisposerthatpulverizes
softfoodbitsandflushesthemaway.
Itcanhandlesmallamountsof
softfoods,butlargeamountswill
bedifficulttohandle.
Closethe main cup.
NOTE: Detergentcup may be
opened manually withno harm.
Dete~entusageGuideQMYwdt!rorEquid)
3.Trytoremovefoodscrapsand
placedishesindishwasherbefore
soilhasachancetodryandbecome
hard.Disheswithdri~d-onsoilare
moredifficulttowashandmay
requireadditionalpreparationfor
goodresults.Remembertouse
yourRINSEONLYcycleforsmall
“holding”loads.
Note:Thefoodsmentionedabove
areforexamplesonly.Otherfoods
notmentionedmayalsoneedtobe
removedfromyourdishes.You
mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving
foodssuchasmustard,mayonnaise,
vinegar,lemonjuiceandother
foodsthatcancausediscoloration
ofstainlesssteelifallowedto
remainondishesforalongperiod
oftime.
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SOFTWATER MEDIUMWATER HARDWATER
(O-3
grainshardness) (3-7grains) (7-12grains*)
CYCLES MainCup IOpenCup MainCup IOpenCup MainCup$ IOpenCup*
NORMALWASHcycle 1Tablespoon ~1Tablespoon HalfFull ~HalfFull Completely JCompletely
minimum minimum Full IFull
LIGHTWASHcycle 1‘l%blespoon None HalfFull None ]Completely INone
-.. I
minimum IIPull I
RINSEON1..Ycycle Usenodetergent Wenodetergent lke nodetergent
*12grainsandupisextremelyhardwater.Awatersoftenerisrecommended.Withoutit,
IimccanbuiIdupinthewatervalve.Thewatervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.
$FillcdMainCupholds3tablespoons;FilledOpenCupholds2tablespoons.

How tobadyour dkhwmher How tohid theTOPFLACK
Thisisarandomnuked load, the most common typeyou
w“llhave.
Makesuredishesareproperlyloadedtoinsurethat
watercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewasharminthe
bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthatrisesinthe
centersendswateroutoverthedishestowashtheitems
intheupperrack.
Thetoprackisbestforglasses,cupsandsaucers.Cups
andglassesfitbestalongthesides.Thisistheplacefor
dishwasher-safeplastics,too.Makesuresmallplastic
itemsarelodgedintightlysotheycan’tfallontothe
Calrod@heatingunit.
WATCHUUTFOR THIS.
Thewashtowerrisesthroughthecenterofthebottom
rackduringthewashandrinseportionsofthecycle.
Don’tbIockitor loadtallthingsnexttoit. Also,be
carefulnottoletportionsofiternssuchasknives,
skewersor pothandlesextendthroughthebottomrack
orthesilverwarebasket.
Saucepans,mixingbowlsandothersmallitemsmaybe
placed—facedown—inthetoprack.Thetoprackis
handyforallkindsofoddshapes.Besuretheforceof
wateranddetergentcanreachsoiledsurfaces.

HOWbkWBdth ~mm~ RACK
Fitplatesandsaucersbetweenthepins.Loadplatters,
potsandbowlsalongthesides,incornersor inthe
back.
Heavilysoiledpots,pansandcasserolesMUSTbe
loadedinthebottomrack,facingdown.Propbroiler
pansandracksalongtheedge.Shallowitemsmaybe
angledprovidedthelowersidedoesnotshieldthesoiled
surfaceinsidefromthewater.
Takeoutanythingthatmightfallor extendthroughthe
bottomofthesilverwarebasket.

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Pewtertarnishes. i
~Ifitdoesn’tsayDEX-I’W4SHERS.M3Ft,testone@ce
Ibeforedishwa&nganentireset.Washintopra&only.
IRinse’ifnotwashingimmediately.%@oracidfds
canstainiflefi on.
Don’tputinsamesilverware I&&eifnotwashingimmediately.Saltymacidibodscan
basketwithstainlesssteel. stainiflefton.Drydetexgentcancab difficult-to-remove
Contactbetweenmetalscan blackspots.Placeinbacksectionofsilverwarebasketto
damagesilver. avoidexposuretodetergentfromthedetergentcup.
Don’tusecopperutensilsin
thesameload.Silvermaygeta
brownfihn.
I%hiXk tW2d to attachSOIW
hollow-handleknivescanloosen. #Afterwashing,wipethemm-stickcoatingareawith
vegetableoiltokeepitfromlosingitsnon-stickquality.
l%Carirust.
VVbodcanwarp,crackorlose
itsfinishwitharytypewashing. I
WwQ%Ytadki!f?H6X’W9Swhen-. However,openingthedoorduring 2. Waitafewsecondsuntilthe
jNN.l&canadd it. anycyclelessenscleaningpower. watercalms.Thenopenthedoor.
Adddishesanytimeduringthe Sotry to loadeverythingatthe 3. Adddishesyou’veforgotten.
RINSEONLYcycle.Withother beginning, 4. Closethedoorandpushthe
washcyckx,youcanadddishes l-lere’s howtoaddaforgottendish: latchtothefarright.Whenthe
XanytimeBEFOREthem8in 1. Pushthedoorlatchto theleft. doorislocked.washinpwill
detergentwashportionofthecycle. Washingwillstop. .G,
continue.

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HowtoConnectelectricity
MommT–PLmsE READCmmLY
Caution,forpermnd
safety: -
DO NOTUSEANEXTENSION
CXRDOR AN ADAPTERPIJUG
w~~ ~~~S.#!@~~~?i~E.
DO NOT,UNDERANY
CIMXJMSE4NCES,CUT
OR REMOVE THETHIRD
fGRommG PRONGFROM
THEPOWER CORD.
Dishwashermust be ekctrkaliy
groundedin accordancewith
ball codesand ordinances,or
inthe absence oflocal codes,in
accordancewiththe NATIONAL
ELECTRICALCODE,AIWl
mA No.7MN37.
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Ektricai reqairemenk
*Thisappliancemustbesupplied
with120V,60Hz,andconnectedto
anindividual,properlygrounded
branchcircuit,protectedbya15or
20ampcircuitbreakerortime-
delayfuse. n
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A\ ‘?
INSUREPROPERGROUND
EXISTSBEFOREUSE
Isfssw
~Iftheelectricsupplyprovideddoes —.
notmeettheabovespecifications,
itisrecommendedthatalicensed
electricianinstallanapprovedoutlet.
@Yourdishwashercircuitshould
notbeusedforanyotherappliance
whilethedishwasherisinoperation
asthedishwasherrequiresthefull
capacityofthecircuit.
~If the wallreceptacleyouplug
the dishwasher’spowercordinto
iscontrolledby aswitch9turn
OIlithe switch.

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HowtowetheUticouple
Beforeo~rathg your
tishwmher ‘thefmttime... Howtommect the
Uticoup!e
LPuUUnicmqdeanditshosesfrom
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Attachthe Aerator Emx?t. Adapter”
TheIspecialaeratorfimcetadapter
suppliedwithyourdishwashermust
beassembledtothesinkfaucet
beforeyoucanuseyourdishwasher.
@Itallowsyoutoflushcokiwater
outofthehotwaterlinesothatyou
canbetterregukiteyourwater
temperature.
storagecompartmenth3catedatrear
ofdishwasherandattachittothe
faucetadapter. ~Mallowsyouto testthe
@mperatureofthewaterbefore
startingyourdishwasher.
Thefaucetadapterisdesignedto
fitstandard
SpOUtS havinginterred
orexternalthreads.Youwillfmd
theadapterandtwowashersinthe
“HardwareforInstallation”packet
inyourdishwasher.
Ifyoumeal freshwaterfor
pers(mdwx!:
DisconnecttheUnic6uple.
Drawyourfreshwaterdirectly
Ilornyourfaucet.
Toinstallfaucetadapter,first
removetheoldaeratorortrimring
onyourfaucetspout, 2. AttachtheUnicoupleconnector
tothei%ucetadapterbydepressing
colkiratthetopoftheconnector.
WhenI.Jnicoupleisallthewayup
ontotheadapter,releasethecollar.
Itwillthensnapintopositionto
locktheUnicoupleinplace.
DonotdisconnecttheUnicouple
whilethedishwasherisoperating.
If f’imcet hasexternalthreads:
--=2!7 TheUnicouple’ssmallhosecarries
wXerfromtie fiwcettothe
dishwasher.Itslargehosecarries
drainwatertothesink.Besuredrain
hoseispointingtowardthesinkbowl
drainopeningandthesinkdrainis
openforwaterthatwilldrainfrom
yourdishwasher.Ifyourdishwasher
drainsintoadisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilitiscompletelyempty
beforestartingthedishwasher.
LTurnoffthehotwater.
2.Releasethewaterpressureby
depressingthepressurerelease —
lever.Thisrelieveswaterpressure
andprotectsyou,andtheroom,
fromseveresplashing.
3. ReleaseUnicouplefromfaucetby
depressingthecollaratthetopofthe
Unicoupleconnector.
Insertthethinnerofthetwo
washersintothefaucetadapterand
attachittothefhucetspout.
Hfaucet hasinternal!threads:
3. Tbmhotwaterfullyonbefore
startingthedishwasher.
HowtoW3e the
Faucet-nonozzle 1. Removethepowercordplug
fromthewallreceptacle.
2. DisconnectUnicouplefrom
faucetadapter.
Insertbothwashersintothefaucet
adapterandattachittothefaucet
spout.3.Shakeexcesswateroutof
Uticoupleandreturnitandits
hosestothedishwasherstorage
Iftk faucet adapterthreads do
notmatch your faucet spoutyyour
localhardwareorplumbingsupply
storenormallyhasadditionalfittings
toadaptyourfaucetspouttothe
specialaeratorfaucetadapter.
IV(HE:Asink sprayattac$menf
hose can burstifil is insldedon
thesame sink ~u”thyotirdihvashe~
Wesuggestthatycwdisconnectthe
sinksprayattachmentfyo14r sink
has one LHwiphg the Me.
compartment.
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(LEVER RKYIE:?Vhenmotorstematthe
endofthefinalrinse,the&Unicoupk3
canbedisconnectedand.returned
tostorage.
TheFaucet-F’lonozzleispartofthe
Unicoupleconnector.Operatethe
nozzlebydepressingthepressure
releaseleveronthesideofthe
LJnicoupleconnector.Youwillfind
tk Faucet-Flonozzleusefi.dfor
severalreasons.Forexample:
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PROBLEM
DISHWASHER
WON’TRUN
UNUSUALNOISE
DISHESDON’TDR..
W’+7C.LEANDISHES
ANDFLATW=
BLACKORG1
MARKsOND Al’
:SHES
SP(XSANDFILMING
(M4GLASSESAND
IFLATWARE
POSSIBLECAUSEm mm~~ ~
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A’fuseinyoiwImqw,maybeblown,orthecircuitbreakertripped.l?eplwwfuseor ~
resetcircuitbpaker. I@rmveanyotherappliancesfromthecircuit. _-
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Utensilsmaynot’besecureonrackpins.‘Orsomethingsmallmayhavedroppedhorn
therack.Wateriscatisingcoo-e tom~~.fvfa~ sw evfWthi.ng is s@~~~~Yd~~ed
in dishwasher. i
Makesureinletwatmtemperatureiscorrect.(Seepage6.)
Urdoadthebottomrackfirst.Waterfromdistiesinthe,toprackmaybespillingintothe
bottoinrack.
Checkforimproperloading.Dishes$~ou~dn’tnesttogether.Avoidoverloading.
Checkinletwatertemperatur~.Itshouldbeat least120W.(Totest,seepage6.)
Toobtainthebenefitsofa completecgcle,becarefidthatyoudonottwmthe dkdany
further thannecessary tostartthedishwasher.
Waterpressuremaybetemporarilylow.‘Ibrnonafaucet.Iswatercomingoutslower ~
thanusual?If so,waituntilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyourdishwasher.
Improperrackloading.(Seepages8-9.)
Ahminumdepositsoftenleavemarkswhentheyrubagainstotherthings.Remove
markswithamildabrasivecleanser.
Spottingcanbe causedbyallthesethings:
~Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6.)
@ILowinletwatertemperature.(Totest,seepage6.)
*Overloadingthedishwasher.
*Improperloading.(Seepages8-9.)
@Oldordamppowderdetergent.
@Phosphatelevelindetergenttoolow.(Seepage6.)
~‘ho littledetergent.(Seepage6.)
Duetovaryinglocalwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferences,try severalbrands
ofdetergentstofindonethatgivesthebestresultsforyou.Aliquiddishwastig
detergentmayhelpreducefilming.
mlremoveseverespotsand filmfrom giassmm:
1.
2*
3.
Removeallmetalcookwarefromthedishwasher.
Donotadddetergent.
SelectNOWAL WASHcycle.
Startthedishwasherandallowtorunfor 15to20minutes.Thedishwasher
willnowbe in themainwash.
Themopenthedoorandpour2.cups(500ml)ofwhitevinegarintothebottom
Dfthedishwasher.
Ch3s8thedcwrandallowtocompletethecycle.

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PROBLEM —
IPOSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY I
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DEr?iiti&fr’’cIJP
IYELLOWORBROWN
FILM
WatermaynotbereachingthedetergentCUPS.~w~ ~~sh~st~@ may @~~~~~~g
detergentcup.
~Thedispensercovermaynotbeopeningormay,beblockedby.ir&r@p&ly’,RMdwi’,.
items.Ifyouusedapowderdetergent,openthecupandreinmw@nydked-on “
detergent. Ifthecupstilldoesn’topenautornatica]ly?QaliforM@@&~‘ :, ~, ,~‘~
Detergentmaybeold.Ifthepowderdetergenti! hardorcake$in‘tieb~x~‘hmwit’,’.’‘;,
away.Thedetergentmaynotbeworkingwell,Try,apotherbqm~. ,. , ~, ~: ,-,-’ ~
CycleIndicatordialMustbeinOFFpositionforc~ptoclosean~’la~~@x$@i&jflytiu-‘
unlatchthedoorandopenittodryyourdishesitheCycleIndicatord~s @tQ$fihceto
OFFbyitself. ,,, -,h,,i. ~
,, !.:. rr~,
,.!”, ,,. , ), .,,
/,, ,”,(’,“z’,’~ ,. ::,!
If vinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsedoesn’twork,”the’&udin&s’~s’&&bi~g7,”,”‘~~:~
,.
Thefihncannotberemoved. .. . ,,
,,, ., ‘,
,-* ,.. ,,
It can be prevented:Useless deter-gentif’youhavesofiwater.W’@rg~a$swareinthe ~
shortestcyclethatwillgetthemclean. ~, . ,’1.. ,“::.,;:. , -
,-, ,
IWatertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds15WF. :~‘‘i:- ;‘ ~ ~ :‘
Teaorcoffeecanstaincups.Removethestainsbyhand;usingasolutioti@f1/2cvp~‘
bleachand3cupswarmwater. ,,. ,
Anoverallyelloworbrownfilmondishesorglasswarecanbecausedbyirondtiposits
inwater.Aspecialfilterinthewatersupplylineistheonlywaytocorrectthis
problem.Yourwatersoftenercompanycantellyouabcmtthe”filter. ~-
Yellowfilmonsterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperu~ensilsinthesii.meload.
Silverpolishwillusuallyremovethisstaifi.
ICHIPPINGOF CHINA
.
SMALLAMOUNTOF
WATERSTANDING
UN’THEBOTTOM
OFTHETUB
Roughhandlingcancausechipping.Loadwithcm. Makesur6glas- andchinaaresecure
andcan’tjar loose.(Seepages8and9forcorrectwaytoloadglassware.)Makesuretail
glassesandstemwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhenyoupwhtherackintothedishwasher.
Alwaysusethetoprackfordelicateitems.
Wateraroundtheoutletonthetubbottomatthebackofthetubisnormal.It isckxm
water.It’stheretokeepthewaterseallubricated.
WATER
WON’TPUMP
OUTOFTHE TUB If theentirebottomofthetubhaswater,youmayhaveadrainproblem.
Checkthekitchensink.Is itdrainingwell?Youmayneedaplumber.
Ifdishwasherdrainsintodisposer9rundisposertoclear.Besuredisposerisnotclogged.
SUDSINTHETUB
DISH$VASHERIwms
Sudsingdetergentsarenotmeantfordishwashers.USEONLYAIJTUVL4T’IC
DISHWASHERDETERGENTS‘IOAVOIDSUD!N.NG.
Toremovesuds from the tub: Openthedishwasher.Let sudsevaporate.Add1gallon
ofcoldwatertothetub.Closeandlatchthedishwasher.Pumpoutwaterbyslowly
turningthecontroldialuntiladrainperiodisreached.Repeatif necessary.
ISudscancauseunittooverflow.That’swhyit’sso importantto useadetergentthat’s
designedforautomaticdishwashers.
M’J’m.li need moreMD. a●CM, tollfree:
GEAnswerC&?nter@-

.careandCleatiw
–UsEl?~NmcE
sTRumoNs
C&WIthecontrol~anelwitha
lightlydampened~loth.Dry
thoroughly.Donotuseabrasives
orsharpobjectsonthepanel.
Theycandamageit.
Cleantheoutsidewithagood
ap~hancepolishwax.Theoutside
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c~~inetfidsh is durable,butitcan
scratch.Sousenoscouringpads
orharshorgrittycleaners.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WR97X216)isavailable
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.
Theinsideusuallytakescare
ofitself.If itshouldeverneed
cleaning,useamildcleansing
powder.Scouringpadsandharsh
cleanerscanmarthefinish.
CmversiollKit
Aspecialkit(Cat.No.WD35X5073)
forchangingaconvertible
dishwashertoapermanentbuilt-in
installationisavailablefromyour
ealeror serviceorganization.
How toprepare‘your
tihwasher forwinter
storage
Ifthedishwasheristobeleft
unusedinan unheatedlocation
duringthewintermonths,havea
servicetechniciantakethe
followingstepstopreventthe
machinefromfreezing:
@Removefusesortripcircuit
breakersto removeelectricpower
fromthedishwasher.
@Turnoffwatertodishwasher.
Disconnectthewaterinletline
fromthewatervaiveanddrain.
@Removewatervalvefromthe
dishwasherandblowon small
plasticoutlettoremovewater.
Replacewatervalveandwaterline.
‘?@Removepluginbottomofrubber
boutwil draincompletely.Replace
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RemoviwthewoodTop
Removethetwomountingscrews
asshownandpullthetoptowardyou
toremoveitfromthedishwasher.
Toremovetheprotectivecover,
useascissortocutthebagfromthe
underside.Thenreinstallthetop
takingcaretoengagetherear
bracketsasshown.
DONUI’operatethedishwasher
withoutthewoodtopinplace.
‘careofthewoodtop
Beforeusing,wipewellwitha
dryclothtoremovesutiacedust.
Saturateacleanclothwithmineral
oilandpolishallexposedwood
surfacesuntiltheygleam.Allow
woodtoptostandovernighttoabsorb
theoilandrepeatthetreatmentthe
nextday.Allowtostandfor4to6
hoursandwipeoffexcessoilwitha
SOfi, dry cloth.
Woodtopsshouldnotbeusedas
ap~aceforthawingfrozenfoods,
evenwhenprotectedbyasheetof
aluminumfoil.Neverletwater
standonthewoodtop.
Toremovewaterstains,rubwith
aclothsaturatedwithnon-toxic
mineraloil(availableat most
drugstores).
&10i3kf yO1.WtO~becometOO
stained,dirtyor cut, sandwith
MHIO(150)o; #WOO(220)sandpaper
and.thenwip~witt aclothsaturated
withnon-toxicmineraloil.
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If YouNeedsertice
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,hereamthree
stepstofollowforfimtherhelp.
I?HU3T,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem,
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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YOURGENERALELEmRncAuToMATic DISHWASHER
WARRANW
Saveproofoforiginalpurchasedatesuchasyoursalessliporcancelledchecktoestablishwarrantyperiod.
WHAT[sCOVERED FLU, OSWSYEARWAFIRAN’W Thiswarrantyisextendedto
Foroneyearfrom dateoforiginal the origins! purchaserand any
purchase,wewill provide,freeof succeedingownerfor products
charge,partsand servicelabor purchasedfor ordinaryhomeuse
inyour hometo repairor replace inthe 48 mainlandstates,Hawaii
anypartof thedishwasherthat andWashington,D.(2.InAlaskathe
fails becauseof amanufacturing warrantyisthe sameexceptthat it is
defect. LIMITEDbecauseyoumust payto
shi~the moduct tothe serviceshop
orf’orthe servicetechnician’stravil
coststoyour home.
All warrantyservicewill be provided
byour FactoryServiceCentersor
byour authorizedCustomerCare@
.servicersduring normalworking
hours.
Lookinthe White orYellowPages
of yourtelephone directoryfor
GENERALELECTRIC(X) MPANY,
GENERALELECTRICFACTORY
SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTRIC-
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE” SERVICE.
WHAT1sNm COVERED ~Servicetrips to your hometo
teach you howto usethe product.
Readyour‘L& andCarematerial.
Ifyouthen haveanyquestions
about operating the product,
pleasecontact your dealer orour
ConsumerAffairs office at the
address below,or call, toll free:
GEAnswer Cente@
800.626.2000
consumer information service
~Improper installation.
If you havean installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical, plumbing and
other connecting facilities.
@Replacementof housefuses or
resettingof circuit breakers.
~Cleaning or servicing of air gap
device indrain line.
~Failureof the product if it is used
for otherthan its intended purpose
or usedcommercially.
~Damageto productcaused
by accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WAR13AN10RIS/VC?TRESPONSIBLE
FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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Some statesdo not allow the exclusion or Iim’tation of incidental or consequential damages, sothe above limitation or exclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which varyfrom stateto state.
Toknow what your legal rights are in your state, consuii Yourlocal or state consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.
Warfintor: Gerieral!Ekctric Company
Nfurther help is needed concerning this warranty, write:
Manager–Consuimer Affairs,GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225