Good!liishwashing starts
with H(ITwater.
Togetdishescleananddry,you
needhotwater.Tohelpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourdishwasherautomatically
heatsthewaterinthewashcycle.
Forgoodwashinganddrying,the
enteringwatermustbeatleast
120°F.Topreventdishdamage,
inletwatershouldnotexceed15001?.
Howto test water temperature:
Checkthewatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyormeatthermometer.
Letthedishwasherrunthroughone
fillandpumpoutcycle,thenlet
thedishwasherfillwithwaterthe
secondtime.
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.
Measurethetemperatureof the
waterin thebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyor meatthermometer
in thewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.If thetemperatureis less
than120°F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededtodissolve
greaseandactivatepowder
detergents.
Helpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or if
yourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterheaterto dishwasher,
youmayneedto setyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.If youhave
notusedhotwaterfor sometime,
thewaterin thepipeswillbecold.
Turnon thehotwaterfaucetatthe
sinkandallowit torun untilthe
6
waterishot.Thenstartthe
dishwasher.Ifyou’verecentlydone
laundryorrunhotwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityif the
waterislessthan120°Fandyou
cannotadjustyourwaterheater:
Selectalongercycleandfillboth
detergentcupsatleasthalf-full
withdetergent.
How to use arinseagent...
Arinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashingperformance,
useof arinseagentsuchasJET-
DRYbrandisrecommended.
Rinseagentscomein eitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usestheliquidform.
Howto fill the rinse agent
dispenser. Unscrewthecap.Add
theliquidrinseagentuntilitjust
reachesthebottomofthelipinside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.
Myou accidentally spill:Wipeup
therinseagentwithadampcloth.
Don’tleavethespillin the
dishwasher.It cankeepyour
detergentfromworking.
If you can’t find any rinse agent,
write:
13ENCKISERCONSUMER
PRODUCTS,INC.
(“JET-DRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,CT06830
How to choose anduse the ~
rightdetergent. ~
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First, use onlypowderor liquid
detergentspecificallymade for
use in dishwashers,Other types
wilicause oversdsing.
Second,checkthe phosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthasto work
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.If thephosphatecontentis
low(8.7fZoorless),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartment can tell
you how hardyour water is. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
How muchdetergentshouldyou
use?Thatdepends.Is yourwater
“hard”or “s~ft”?Wi~hhardwater,
youneedextradetergentto get
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,it canbe
harmful.Itcancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerof
glassisetchedaway!Butwhytake
achancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keep your detergentfreshand
dry. Underthesinkisn’tagood
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadytowashdishes,either.
(Rwon’tbefreshORdry.)
Ifyour powder detf?l.ygel-ltgets old
Or hllll~y,thnl)lvit ~Wt3y.Old
detergentoftenwon’tdissolve.If
youusealiquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”as theyageor come
in contactwithwater. Q
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