GE GSD1000L User manual

-Diskasher
contents
Air Gap 15 POTSCRU13BERCycle 4,5,7
ApplianceRegistration 2ProblemSolver 12-14
CareandCleaning 15 RinseAgent 6
China,Crystal,Sterling 11 SafetyInstructions 3
ConsumerServices 19 UserMaintenanceInstructions 15
CycleFeatures 4,5 Warranty BackCover
Detergent,DetergentGuide 6,7 WaterTemperature 6
DispenserCups 7WinterStorage 15
EnergySaverSwitch 4,5
Energy-SavingTips 2
FrontPanelColor Change 17
Loading 8-10
Model andSerialNumbers 2
OperatingInstructions 4,5
CycleSelection 5GEAMwer&?fltt?P
DryingOptions 4,5 8oa8262000
(gSmwh
GSDIOOOM

Beforewing-your&hwmher,
r’eadthis bookcarefu~ly.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
~~i~~ dom theB310del
andsaid numbemo
You’llfindthemonalabelfastened
tothetubwalljustinsidethe
dishwasherdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.
Hyou received
a*mWed *hwmhere ee
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dishwasher.
savethe and money.
Beforeyou Rquem
service.@o
ChecktheProblemSolver(pages
12-14).Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCente@
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
I?araobtenerlaversi6nen
espaiioldeestemanual,
lkirnea
GEAnswerCentefl
serviciodeinformaci6n
paraelconsurnidor,
tek$fono80M26.2QOQ.
Enewy”satiutips
Thepowerconsumptionofyour
dishwashercanbeminimizedifyou
followthesesuggestions:
e(@fjnte ~~~~mher onlywhen
M. Letdishesaccumulatein
dishwasher.Whenyouputina
partialload,useRDJ$EO~L~
cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be
suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor
fill load.Thishelpskeepsoils
moist,easiertoremove.
eIfyoudon’tneedyourdishesright
away,uRseyour~m~mfSAVER
no-heatfeature
thatturnsthe
dryingheateroffautomatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.
~&kd qdethatUwska$t
amountofVl%3txxl’toBwmYVe soil
from load. Seepages4and5.
IfyouneedSetiee
Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentuclq40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresoived,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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~G—Wen usingthis
appliance,alwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:
@usethisnpptianeeonlyfor
itshwnded
purpose, asyou
willriddescrihd illthisme
andcareBook.
@‘I’his
tishwwher must be
pm~rly titiued and bcatd.
in
WXm.’kmce withthe
Immation Wtmctions before
itisused.If youCMnotreceive
anInstallationInstructionssheet
withyour dishwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingthe
servicelocationnearestyou.
—Thisappliancemustbe
connectedtoagroundedmetal,
permanentwiringsystem;oran
equipment-groundingconductor
mustberunwiththecircuit
conductorsandcomectedtothe
uipment-groundingtermina~
orleadoftheappliance.
–Connect toaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidekctricaloverload.
@Useonlypowderor liquid
detergentsor wettingagents
recommended for use in.a
dishwasher.
6DOnotwashplasticitemsunless
iwwked
“dishwashersafe”orthe
equivaknt.Forplasticitemsnotso
ndmd, checkthemmufac~rer’s
reconlnlendatiolls.
@Load lightplasticitemsso
theywillnotbecomediskx!ged
anddroptothebottomofthe
dishwasher-theymightcome
intocontactwiththeheating
unitandbedamaged.
3?0mimmthepossibilityof
injury
amen loadingitemstObe
washed:
A. Locatesharpitemssothat
theyarenotUkelytodamage
thedoorseal,and
B. Loadsharpkniveswiththe
handlesuptoreducetherisk
ofcut-typeinjuries.
SIDo nottouchtheheating
elementduringorimmediately
afteruse.
~DOnotoperateyourdishwasher
unlessallenclosurepanelsare
properlyinplace.
@Donottamperwithcontrols.
@Do notabuse,siton,orstand
onthedoorordishrackofthe
dishwasher.
@Closesupervisionisnecessary
ifthisapplianceisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildren
toplayinside,onorwiththis
applianceor anydiscarded
appliance.Disposeofdiscarded
appliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialproperly.
Beforediscardingadishwasher,
removethedoorofthewashing
compartment.
@Keepallwashingdetmgents
andwettingagentsoutofthe
reachofchildren,p~eferablyin
alocked.cabinet.CHxxxveall
warningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury,
*Tominimizethepossibilityof
ekctricshock,disconnectthis
appliancefiwrnthepowersupply
befoRattemptinganymaintenance,
Note:Thrningthecontroldialto
theOI?Fpositiondoesnot
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.Werecommend
havingaqualifiedtechnician
serviceyourappliance.
w-&mRoGm GJ4S
isproduced‘&ythechemical
actionwithinyourwaterheater.
Itcanaccumulateinthewater
heaterand/orwaterpipesifhot
waterhasnotbeenusedfora
periodoftwoweeksorlonger.
HYDROGENGASIS
13XI?IXMTW3.TOpreventthe
possibilityofdamageor injury,
ifyouhavenotusedhotwaterfor
twoweeksormore,ormoved
intoaresidencekwhichthehot
watersystemmaynothavebeen
usedforsometime,turnonall
hotwaterfaucetsandallowthem
torunforsevemlminutesbefore
usinganyelectricalapplimce
whichiscomectedtothehot
watersystem.Thiswillallow
any13yckogengastoescape.A&w,
sincethegasis flmabls, do
not smoke oruseanopenflame
orapplianceduringthisprocess.
SAWTmSE
mSTRUCTIONIS
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Vap~rVent DoorLat:h (Unlocked) CycleIndicatorDial
(TurntoStart)
STEP1. Loadyourdishwasher
withdishes,silverware,pots,
pans,bowls,etc.,accordingto
instructionsonpages8-10.
STEP2. Adddetergenttothe
detergentdispenser.Makesure
theCycleIndicatordialisatOFF
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(Seepages6and7.)
Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.OccasionaHycheckto
insurethatrinseagentcontainer
isatleasthalffull.(Seepage6.)
STEP3. SelectIX.yingHeatOption.
HEATED ENERGY
DRYING SAVER
ma
HEATEDDRYING.Mrns the
dryingheateronforfastdrying.
ENERGYSAVER(no-heatdrying).
Turnsthedryingheaterofftosave
energy.Dishesdrynaturallyovera
longerperiodsuchasovernight.
Ifyouneedyourdishessooner,open
thedishwasherdoorafterthecycle
iscompletetoreducethenatural
dryingtime.
Useofthisoptionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythis
modelapproximately7%for
Normalcycle.
S’H!T4. Selectthecycleandstart
dishwasher.
Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilitisemptybefore
startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle
selectionhintsatright.)
~FO~
~mc~u~~E~tu-Id
NOWALVVA$HandENERGY
SAVER
cycles:
POT- lilORMA1. ENERGY
SCRUBBER WASH SAVER
DDD
a.
b.
c.
Pushselectedcyclebutton.
Latchthedoor.
TurnCycleIndicatordialto
startcycle.Thereisatimedelay
betweenstart-upandwaterfill
soyouwillnothearanywash
actionrightaway.
~For EWSJSE(MwL3Jfcycle:
WASHhlG
DRYING @RiNSEONLYUSE&/f;DRYINrI
a.
b.
c.
d.
Besure $&misunlatched.
Sekxt HWRGY SAVERdq@2j
‘option.
0
slowlyturncycle Indicatordial i$$$;
toRINSEONLYposition. ,“>s

Q-de se~eationhints
his importanttofollowtheloading
instructionsonpages8-10.
H3TSCRUBBERisforitemssuch
aspots,pansandcasseroleswith
dried-onorbaked-onsoils.
Everydaydishesmaybeincluded.
NORMAL‘WASHisforloadsof
everydaydishes,glassesand
cookware.
ENERGYSAVERisfordishesthat
havebeenpre-rinsedbeforeloading.
Also,forwashingverylightly
soileddisheswithsoilsthathave
notdriedon.
IUNSEONLYisforrinsingpartial
loadswhichwillbewashedlater.
Donotusedetergent.
Wat happm hi eachcycle
oYou’llhearoccasionalclicking ~Duringthedryingperiod:
sounds: —Themotorstops.
–Soft fooddisposershredding —Watervaporcomesthroughthe
action. ventbythedoorlatchduring
—Drainvalveopeningtopump
waterout.
—Timercontrolascycle
progresses.
—Detergentcupopening.
dryingandwhenwaterisbeing
pumpedout.
Wash
WaterUseCycleTime
Gallons Minutes
WashCycles (approx.) (approx.) CycleSequence
,6* Flrlrlnnrlrl
‘ash’
Rinse Rinse Wash Rinse Rinse Rinse
PmcRLJBBER 11.7
NORMALWASH 11.7 ,1* w~mnnrlrl
‘ash’
Rinse Rinse Wash Rinse Rinse Rinse
ENERGYSAVER 10.4 51* nnzIlc3
Rinse Rinse Wash Rinse Rinse Rinse
MW3EONLY 4.9 15 HHFI
*unextendedtimes.Thesecycletimesn-laybe increasedUpto10minutesifnecessaryforyOUr
dishwashertoheatthewatertopropertemperatureforgoodwashability.
mvhw ODtims:
“v.
HEATEDDRYING.Availableonall washcyclesexceptRINSEONLY.Add24minutesto wash
cycletime.
ENERGYSAVER.Dryingheateristurnedoff.Dishesdrynaturally.
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Tempratm SemorSystem
TOgetdishescleananddryyou
needhotwater.Tohelpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourdishwasherhasawaterheating
featurethatautomaticallysenses
thetemperatureofthewaterinthe
washcycleandheatsit,ifnecessary,”
tothepropertemperature.This
waterheatingfeaturemayallow
youtoturndownyourhousehold
waterheaterandsaveenergyif
you’rewillingtoletthedishwasher
runalittlelongerwhileitheats
watertothepropertemperature.
Forgoodwashinganddrying,the
enteringwatermustbeat least
120°F.Topreventdishdamage,
inletwatershouldnotexceed150°F.
Howto test watertemperature:
Checkyourwatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyormeatthermometer.
Letthedishwasherrunthrough
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime.
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.
Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.Hthetemperatureisless
than120”I?,youwiHnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededtodissolve
qease andactivatepowder
&tergents.
Helpfd hints:Ifoutside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterheatertodishwasher,
youmayneedtosetyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewaterinthepipeswillbecold.
Turnonthehotwaterfaucetatthe
sinkandallowittorununtilthe
waterishot.Thenstartthe
dishwasher.Ifyou’verecentlydone
laundryorrunhotwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120°Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
How to we arime t3$&nte
Arinseagentmakeswaterflow
offdishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashingperformance,
useofarinseagentsuchasJET-
DRYbrandisrecommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusestheliquidform.
Howtofilltherinseagent
dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add
theliquidrinseagentuntilitjust
reachesthebottomofthelipinside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.
If youaccidentallyspiH:Wipe
uptherinseagentwithadamp
cloth.Don’tleavethespillinthe
dishwasher.It cankeepyour
detergentfromworking.
If youem% findanyrinse agent,
write:
BENC.KISERCONSUMER
PRODUCTS,Ih?c.
(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,CT06830
6
Yourdishwasher’srinseagent
containerholds4?6ounces.This
shouldlastabout3months.Fill
asneeded.Donotoverfill.
How to choose and we
dem~ente
First, useonlypowderorliquid
detergentsspecificallymadefor
usein dishwashers.Othertypes
willcauseowmmdsing.
Second, dheckthe phosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsor filmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7 grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’Hhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwater department can tell
youhow hard yourwater k%3
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.JustcaHandaskthem
howmany“grainsofhardness”
therearein yourwater.
Howmuch Uk!tel-gentshould you
use? Thatdepends.1syourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.V/M softwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,it canbe
harmful.It can causeapermanent
cloudinessof glassware,called
“etching.”An-outsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Of course,this Pm

Keepyour detergentfreshand
o
‘-- dry.Underthesinkisn’tagood
>&:;
..: placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadytowashdishes,either.
(itwon’tbefreshORd~.)
Ifyourpowderdetergentgetsold
or IumpyJthrowit away.Itwon’t
washwell.Olddetergentoften
won’tdissolve.
Ifyouusealiquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageorcome
incontactwithwater.
~ou’~i
find tWO deter&nt
dispenserson the insidedoorof
yourdishwasher.Two,because
somecyclesusetwowashes.
OPENCUP
See‘DetementUsageGuide”below
(Besure&J Cycle~ndicatorDialis
atOFFpositionbeforeadding
detergent.Otherwise,thedetergent
cuplidwillnotcloseandlatch
properly.)
Alwaysclosethemaincuptightly.
Whenitisjirmlylatchedyouwill
hearaclickingsound.Dono~
overtighten.
NOTE:Detergentcupmaybe
openedmanuallywithnoharm.
Turnhandlecounterclockwiseuntil
itreleases.Asnappingsoundis
normalwhenitopens.
How bprepare
the di$hesforwmhi~
Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,or
ifyou’rereplacingamucholder
model,youmaywonderhowmuch
preparationyourdishesneed.
Actuallyverylittle.Pre-rinsingof
normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary.
Withcommonsenseandalittle
practiceycu’11soonknowwhat
foodstoremove.Herearesome
guidelines:
LScrapeoffbones,seeds,skins’
toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It
isalsobestto removehardshelled
vegetables,meattrimmings,leafy
vegetablesandcrusts.Remove
excessivequantitiesofoilorgrease.
Dete~ent US$l$jeGuide (powder or liquid)
E&ml
2. Removelargequantitiesofany S-
food,Yourdishwasherhasabuilt-in =.-. __
softfooddisposerthatpulverizes &#SIY-
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softfoodbitsandflushesthemaway. ~
Itcanhandlesmallamountsof -
softfoods,butlargearnoun~will s. --
bedifficuhtohandle.
3. Trytoremovefoodscrapsand
placedishesindishwasherbefore
soilhasachancetodryandbecome
hard.Disheswithdried-onsoilare
moredifficulttowashandmay
notcomecleanintheNORMAL
WASHcycle.Remembertouse
yourRINSEONLYcycleforsmall
“holding”loads.
Note:Thefoodsmentionedhere
areforexamplesonly.Otherfoods
notmentionedmayalsoneedtobe
removedfromyourdishes.You
mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving
foodssuchasmustard,mayonnaise,
vinegar,lemonjuiceandother
foodsthatcancausediscoloration
ofstainlesssteelif allowedto
remainondishesforalongperiod
oftime.
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Whenusingthe ~mc~m~E~
cycle,lesspreparationisrequired
Mix loading.Themawmm
cyclecanwashheavily-soiled
dishesandremovedried-onand
baked-onsoilsfrompots,pansand
casseroles.Itemswithburned-on m:
soilsmaynotcomeclean.Andthe S.-I
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dishwashercannotremoveburn s=.
marksorrestorefadingcaused m-..:
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SOFTWATER MEDIUMWATER HARDWATER
(o-3grainshardness) (3-7grains) (7-12grains*) .—
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MainCup IOpenCup MainCup* IOpenCup* ,=- :’:
CYCLES MainCup IOpenCup
PURXRUBBERand
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1Tablespoon ~1Tablespoon HalfFull ~HalfFull ~;l~pletely J, Completely
NORMALWASHcycles minimum minimum Full =s$~.; .-
ENERGYSAVERcycle 1Tablespoon None HalfFull None C&?pletely None F+-;.%inj-:. -
FFL%/:_.: >
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~I~SE ONLYcycle KJ!w?nOdetergent
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use nodetergent Usenodetergent ....
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W?grainsandupisextremelyhardwater.Awatersoftenerisrecommended.W.thoutit, ._.=..,,~.
limecanbuildupinthewatervalve.Thewatervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.
~j~~;g$$:;+
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Hov$’toloady-mmdishwasher
T+isisarandommixedload,themostcommontypeyou
willhave.
Makesuredishesareproperlyloadedtoinsurethat
watercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewasharminthe
bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthatrisesinthe
centersendswateroutoverthedishestowashtheitems
intheupperrack.Asprayarminthetopwashesdown
also.Makesuretoplacetallitemstotheoutsidesothe
upperwasharmisnotblocked.
Thewashertowerrisesthroughthecenterofthebottom
rackduringthewashandrinseportionsofthecycle.
Don’tblockitorloadtallthingsnexttoit.Also,be
carefulnottoaletaportionofanitemsuchasapotor
dishhandleextendthroughthebottomrack.Thiscould
blockthewasharmandcausepoorwashingresults.

HOWtcBbdi them~RACK
I
Thetoprackisbestforglasses,cupsandsaucers.Two
rowsofcupscanbewashedwhenusingthefokiingshelf.
Loadthebottowrowfirst,thenfolddowntheshelfand
loadthetoprow.Cupsandglassesfitbestalongthesides.
Thisistheplacefordishwasher-safeplastics,too.Make
suresmallplasticitemsarelodgedintightlysotheycan’t
MlontotheCalrod”heatingunit.Arrangestemwareso
thatitcannotmoveeasily.Don’tlettheglassestoucheach
other.
smm Dowr+d
Thefoldingshelfgivesyouextraspaceforcupsandlong
utensilsontwolevels.Loadthelowerlevelfirst,thenfold
theshelfdown.
Saucepans,mixingbowlsandothersmallitemsmaybe
place&facedown—inthistoprack.Thetoprackis
handyforallkindsofoddshapes.
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w-mm’ UP’
Foldthefoldingshelfupforglassesandtallthings.
Placetallitemstotheoutsidesotheupperwasharmis
not blocked.
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HOWiibikMd.the~mm~wc~
Fitplatesandsaucersbetweenthepins.Placeitemsso
tha~wateranddetergentfromwasharmcanreachsoiled
surfaces.
Loadplatters,pots,pansandbowlsalongthesides,in
cornersor intheback.Alllargeitems,suchaspitchers,
saladbowls,andmixingbowls,shouldbewashedinthe
lowerrack.
Putflatwareintheremovablebasketwithhandlesup to ~
protectyourhands.Mixknives,forksandspoonsso
theydon’tnesttogether.Distributeevenly.Smallplastic v
items,suchasmeasuringspoonsandlidsfromsmall
containersare notrecommendedforautomatic
dishwashing,If placedinthedishwasher,theyshouldgo
inbottomofthesilverwarebasketwithsilverwareontop.
Precailtioll!
Takeoutanythingthatmayfallor extendthroughthe
bottomofthebasket.
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Asshownhere,thisplateisbeingplacedwiththesoiled
sidefacingthecenteroftheracksowateranddetergent
fromwasharmcanreachsoiledsurfaces.
Heavilysoiledpots,pansandcasserolesMUSTbe
loadedinthebottomrack,facingdown.Propbroiler
pansandracksalongtheedge.
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