wHOT
Togetdishescleananddryyou
needhotwater.Tohelpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourdishwasherhasaWASHHEAT
BOOSTfeature.Whenselected
(seepage4)thiswaterheating
featureallowsyoutoturndown
yourhouseholdwaterheaterand
saveenergyifyou’rewillingtolet
thedishwasherrunalittlelonger
whileitheatswater.Forgood
washinganddrying,theentering
watermustbebetween120°Fand
140”F.Topreventdishdamage,
inletwatershouldnotexceed150°F.
Howto testwatertemperature:
Checkthewatertemperatureinside
yourdishwasherwithacandyor
meatthermometer.
Letthedishwasherrunthroughone
fillandpumpoutcycle,thenletthe
dishwasherfillwithwaterthe
secondtime,approximately5
minutesafterstartingthemachine.
Whenyouhearthewaterstopftig,
unlatchthedoorandslowlyopenit.
Measurethetemperatureofthewater
inthebottomofthetubthisway:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleofthe
tub.If thetemperatureis lessthan
120”F,youwillnotgetgoodwashing
results.Raiseyourwaterheater
temperature,wait30minutesand
testagain.Higherwatertemperature
isneededtodissolvegreaseand
activatepowderdetergents,If the
watertemperatureislessthan
140”FusetheWASHHEAT
IKXMT’Option(seepage4).
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Helpfulhints:If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterheatertodishwasher,
youmayneedtosetyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewaterinthepipeswillbecold.
Turnonthehotwaterfaucetatthe
sinkandallowittorununtilthe
waterishot.Thenstartthe
dishwasher.Ifyou’verecentlydone
laundryor runhotwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Howti
Arinseagentmakeswaterflow
offdishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashingperformance,
useofarinseagentsuchasJET-DRY
brandisrecommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusestheliquidform.
Howtofillthe rinse agent
dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add
theliquidrinseagentuntilitjust
reachesthebottomofthelipinside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.
Myouaccidentallyspill:Wipe
uptherinseagentwithadamp
cloth.Don’tleavethespillinthe
dishwasher.It cankeepyour
detergentfromworking,
myoucan’tfind!any rinse agent,
write:
BENCKISERCONSUMER
l?RODUCTS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,CT06830
Yourdishwasher’srinseagent
containerholds4% ounces.This
shouldlastabout3months.l?il~
asneeded.Do notoverfill.
Hchoose!anduse
detergent.
Mrst,We
ody powderorliquid
detergentsspidficdly rnak for
useindishwashers.Othertypes
willcauseoverswhing.
Second,checkthephosphate
content.I?hosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfti onyourdishes.Ifyour
waterishard(7grainsormore),
yourdetergenthastoworkharder.
Detergentswithahigherphosphate
levelwillprobablyworkbetter.If
thephosphatecontentislow(8.7%
orless),you’llhavetouseextra
detergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantd!i
youhowhardyourwaterk. So
canyourcountyextensionagentor
yourarea’swatersoftenercompany.
Justcallandaskthemhowmany
“grainsofhardness”therearein
yourwater.
Howmuch detergentshouk.1you
me? Thatdepends.Isyourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent,
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmfhl.It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”An outsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Ofcourse,thistakes
sometime.Butwhytakeachance
whenit’seasytofindoutthe
hardnessofyourwater.
Keepyour tdebgent fresh and.
dry. Underthesinkisn’tagood
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowderdetergent
intothedispenseruntilyou’re
readytowashdishes,either.(It
won’tbefreshU? dry.)
Ifyowrpmwkw $y?tsdd
(h.m’q’l’ythrow it away.Mwon’t
wash.well.Olddetergentoften
won’tdissolve.
Ifym.usealiquid
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot ~~~
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
