Toget dishescleananddry,you
needhotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
ofthepropertemperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
walerinthewashcycle.Forgood
washinganddrying, theentering
watermust beat least 120%.To
preventdishdarnage,inletwater
shouldnotexceed150“F.
Howtotestwater temperature:
Checkthewatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyormeatthermometer.
Letthe dishwasherrun through
onefill and pump out cycle,then
letthe dishwasherfill withwater
thesecond time.
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.
.Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyor meatthermometer
in thewatertowardsthemiddleof
{hetub.If thetemperatureisless
than120°F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureisneededtodissolve
~’reaseandactivatepowder
Detergents.
Helpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
if yourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterheatertodishwasher,
JOUmayneedto setyourwater
~water’sthermostatup.If youhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
d]ewaterin thepipeswillbecold.
Turnon thehotwaterfauce~at the
sinkand allowittorun untilthe
~)ateris hot. Thenstartthe
dishwasher.If you’verecentlydone
l:iumjryor run hoiwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120°Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsalleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Help prtWent spotting
with $3rin$eagent.
Arinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofarinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
If youcan’tfind anyrinseagent,
write:
BENCKISER
CONSUMER
PRODUCTS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,CI’06830
Howto$hooseanduse
the rigmddmgente
First,useonlypowderor liquid
detergentspecificallymadefor
usein dishwashers.other types
wiilcauseowmudsing.
$ecmd, deck thephosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-w~termaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.If thephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantell
youhowhard yourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatelsofkner
company,Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
Howmuch detergentshouid you
use?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 detergentfresh and
dry. Underthesinkisn’tagood
placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadyto washdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbefreshORdr-y.)
Eyour powder detergent gets old
or hmpy9 throw it away.Itw-on’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If youusealiquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageor come
incontactwithwater.
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