GE GSD900 User manual

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Air Gap 14 Problem Solver 11”13
Appliance Registration 2Repair Service M
Care and Cleaning .
Rinse Agent 6
china, Crystal,Sterling :: SafetyInstructions 3
Cycle Features 4,5 User Maintenance Instructions 14
Detergent, Detergent (hide 6,7 Warranty Back Cover
Dispenser Cups 7WaterTemperature 6
Energy SaverSwitch 4,.5 Winter Storage 14
Energy-Saving Tips 2
Front Panel Color Change 14
Loading 8,9
Model and Serial Numbers 2
Operating Instructions 4,5
Cycle Selection 5
Drying Options 4,5
PCYHXRUBBERCycle 4,5,7
Built-h Model
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Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY4022.5
writedmvnme
andserial
You’llfindthemonalabelfastened
tothetubwalljustinsidethe
dishwasherdoor.
‘Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
received
43 Qe
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyouthedishwasher.
$ikvetimeand
you
Swvicea@a
ChecktheI?mblemSolver(pages
11through13).Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingprobkmsthatyou
cancorrectyourself’,
ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter@
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Pm-aobtenerlaversi6nen
espafioldeestemanual,
Hamea
GEAnswerCenter?
serviciode.informaci6n
paraelconsurnidor,
tek%ono800.626.2000.
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin.any
correspondenceor servicecak
concerningyourdishwasher.
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The powerconsumptionof’your ‘e–”
dishwasheram beminimizedif
youM1OWthesesuggestions:
dishwasher.Whefiyouput in only
apartialkMd,usetheRINSE&
HOLDcycletorinseoffheavysoih+,
Besuretolatchthedoorwhen
waitingforafullload.Thishelps
keepsoilsmoist,easiertoremove,
@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishesright
away,uuwyour
No-heatdrying feature thatturns
thedryingheateroffautomatically+ .-
Dishesdry naturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.
oAlwayssek!t the Cjdf3that WWJ
M%wtWmn.mt
ofwater that will -.
removethe soilfromw! load.
Seepagm4and5. -.

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withyour dishwasher,you.can
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servicekxationnearestyou.
—Thisapplkmcemustbe
WmmXtedtoagK?LmCkdmetal,
pemanent wiringsystem;or.an
(xmdllctor
mustberimwiththecircuit
conductorsandcomectedtothe
terminal
or kid offk appliance.
–ChmxX toaproperlyrated,
protectedandsized
circuittoavoid overload.
*use onlypowdermky.lid
detergentsorW~ttiIl~agents
recomemkd foruseina.
dishwasher.
@DOIIOtwashplasticitemstmkss
marked “dishwashersafe”ortie
ForpklsticitemsKK$tso
marked, checktie
@bd @ht @MtiCi[f31”MSO
theyWNnotbcxmneL--idodfyd
and drop tothe bottomofthe
dishwasher--theymightcome
intocontactwiththeheating
unitandbfidaIIla&XL
‘lb the of
o~v~Ej-j~(j~(jinghX?RISRIbe
W’”fMkd:
A. Locatesharpitemssothat
theyarenotlikelytodamage
thedwx seal,and
B. Loadsharpkniveswiththe
handlesuptoreducetherisk
of cut=typeinjurks.
@Do not touch.tie heating
elementduringorimmediately
afteruse.
@Donotoperateyourdishwasher
Wdessa~lenckxwrepanelsare
properlyinplace.
@Donottamperwithcontrols.
@Donotabuse,siton,mstand
onthedoorordishrackofthe
dishwasher.
@Closesupervisionisntxxwary
ifthisapplianceisused.byornear
Chikkm.Do’MNMowCiikkm
toplayinside,cmorwiththis
or anydiscarded
appliance.Disposeofdiscarded
appliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialproperly.
Beforediscardingadishwasher’,
removethe door of the w’ashing
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@Keepallwashing
and Wixting
agemmu(#the
reachd’children, in
akickedcabinet.CNxWv&EN
warnings’on ConMirierMMkto
avoidpersonalinjury.
@GASk
prdwxl 13ythei.kmiwdaction
withinyourwW3IMater.ItGan
accumulateinthewaterheater
and/m-waterpip~sifhotwater
hasnotbeenwwdforaperiodof
twoWmk$orkmg~l”o
GASISEXPLCMW3.‘Toprevent
thepossibilityofdamageor
igjury,ifyouhavenotusedhot
vwdfirfortwoweeksormore,m+
moveintoaresidenceinwhich
thehotwatersystemmaynot
havebeenusedforsmmtime,
turnonallhotwaterfaucetsand
allowthemtorunforseveral
minutesbefbreusingany
electricalappliancewhichis
connectedtothehotwater
system. ‘His willallowmy
hydrogengastoescape.Also,
sincethegasisfkumnabk,do
notMno’keorWeanopenflame
orappkmceChlrhlgthisprocess.
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DoorLatch cycle lndicaior Dial
VaporVent DoorLatch (Unlocked) (Locked) (Turnto Start)
STEP10Loadyourdishwasher STEP3.SekxtDrying(lpticm.
withdishes,sikmwm, pots,
pans, bowls, etc. according to
instructionsonpages8,9and10.
STEP2*Adddetergent
to the’
detergentdispenser.Makesurethe
CycleIndicatorDialisat(NT
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(seepages6’and7.)
USCrinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.Chxasia-xdlycheckto
makesuretherinseagentcontainer
isatleasthdffull. (seepage6+)
IIMTfKI ENEMY
DRYINGWM
L-J
H13Y.I’EDDRYING.‘Mns the
dryingheateronforfastdrying.
ENERGYSAVER(no-heatdrying).
humsthedryingheaterofftosave
energy.Disheswilldrynaturally
overakmgcrperiodsuchas
overnight.
Ifyouneedyourdishessooner,
openthedishwasherdoorafterthe
cycleiscompletetoreducethe
n-aturddryifigtime.
Use ofthis optionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythis
mode~approximately7%forthe
NORMALWASHcycle.
I!mP 4. Sdw’tthecycle,seecycle
fkhxtionHintscmnextpage.
HyourUishwmhcrdrainsintoa
fooclwfistedisposer,operatethe
di!;poseruntilitisemptybdix”c
startingthedishwasher.
POT- NORMALI.MHT RIME
SCIWNMRWASH VA$ti &HtNtl
S’HW’5,Latchthedoor, ----- --
STEP6.Startyourdishwasher. 1=”- ‘-
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Cmwlw --+ 1;.
SlowlyturntheCycleIndicator
DiaitOthe ON positiontostartthe ‘---
cyck3. Youwillhearthemotorstart. ,.
Thereisatimedelaybetweenstart- ~~.
upandwaterfillsoyouwiHnot .-
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hcmany wash actionrightaway. ;-
TOobtin the benefits da complete ::-
cyde, becarefulthatyoudo n~$
@rERthe dialanyfwl’therthin.
mxxssal*yto startthedishwasher.
Thedishwasherwillcompietethe
cyclesequenceautmnaticailyand
thedialwilladvancetotheC$FP
position. .

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cycleSektim hints
.Itisimportant to follow the loading
instructionsonpages8,9and10.
“mm
---- P(lNMX_JBBER-Foritemssuch
-‘== aspots,pansandcasseroleswith
,,-,dried-onor baked-on.seils.
.. 13verydaydishesmaybeincluded.
NCRMALWASFI-–Forloads
ofeverydaydishes,glasses
and cookware.
LIGHT ?MASH-Fcm dishes that
are lightlysoiledwithsoilsthat
havenotdriedon.Alsofor
e~)erydaydishesthathaveextra
preparationbeforeloading.
RINSE&HOLD-—-Forrinsing
partialloadswhichwillbewashed
later.Donot usedetergent.
ineachqde
~You’llhearoccasionalclicking @Duringthedryingperiod:
sounds: —Themolorstops.
–Soft fooddisposershredding —Watervaporcomesthroughthe
action. ventbythedoorlatchduring
—Drainvalveopeningtopump dryingandwhenwaterisbeing
waterout. pumpedcwt.
–Timer controlmcycle
professes.
—Detergentcupopening.
wash
WaterUse CycleTime
wash Gallons Minutes
cycles (approxo) (approx.) CycleSequence
12.1 65* pg-l[RzqmWIFlpq[i=]
[email protected]”ML WASH 12.1 ,,. ~HH~FIFIFl
LIGHT WASH 10.5 ,o. Fl~”~Rl[_~+Fl
RINSEBzHG’UD 3.4 10 WF]
~:uncxten~e~~imes.~~esecycle~i~~s
may & increasedUp~071/2minutes if rfecessarYforyOIJr
dishwashertoheatthewatertopropertemperatureforgoodwashability.
Dryingoptions:
HEATEDDRYING.
AvailableonallwashcyclesexceptRINSE&HOLD.AM2!5minutestowash
cycletime.
~~~~~~ ~A~~~. ~~ing heaterist~rne~off,Dishes dry WitUdy.
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Togetdishesdean ariddryyou
needhotwater.TOhelpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourdishwasherhasawaterheating
featurethatautomaticallysenses
thetemperatureofthewaterinthe
washcycleandheatsit, Hnecessary,
tothepropertemperature.This
waterheatingfeaturemayallow
youtoturndownyourhousehold
waterheaterandsaveenergyif
you’r-ewillingtoletthedishwasher
runaMe longerwhileitheats
watertothepropertemperature.
Fm.goodwashinganddrying,the
enteringwatermustbeat least
120°F.Topreventdishdamage,
Metwatershouldnotexceed150”F.
Howto testwater
Checkyourwatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyormeatthermometer.
Letthedishwasherrunthrough
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime.
WhenYouhearthewaterstop
filling,-w-datchthedoorand~lowly
openit.
Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placea.candyormeatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.Hthe temperatureisless
than120”F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededto dissolve
greaseandactivatepowder
detergents.
hints:Hotltside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterhea~ertodishwasher,
youmayneedtosetyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewatminthepipeswillbeCQM.
llmnonthehotwaterfnucetatthe
sinkandallowittorununtilthe
waterishot.Thenstartthe
dishwasher.Ifyou’verecentlydone
laundryor runhotwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
tknetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan 120°Fandyoucannot
adjustyouwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthaM-fuUwithdetergent.
H(W‘toU$eaI“imfl
Arinseagentmakeswaterflow
offdishesquickerthanusual.‘This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashingperformance,
useofarinseagentsuchasJ13”L
DRYbmndisrecommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusestheliquidform.
E!klwt(,)
mlthe rinseagent
dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add.
theliquid.rinseagentuntilitjust
reachesthebottomofthelipinside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.
If you spill:wipe
uptherinseagentwithadamp
cloth.Don’tleavethespillinthe
dishwasher.Rcankeepyour
detergentfromworking.
Yourdishwasher’srinseagent
containerholds4%ounces,This
shouldlmtabout3months.Fill
as~eeded,Donotoverfill.
mand we
B?M,we onlypowderor
madefor’
we in $WMtrtypes
willCWUW
second, checkthe
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsor filmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Nthe phosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Your’water can tell
youhowhmll your water is. so
canyourcountyextension~gent.
Or yourarea’swatersoftener
compamy.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grainsofhardness”
thereareinyourwater.
HowrWWh Sholddyou
use?’Thatdepends.1syourwater
“hard” or “soft”?YVithhardwater,
youneedextradetergexltto get
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastes money, it can be
hmful. It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessofgl.mswam,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!CMcourse,this
takesScmletime.ButwhyWe a
chamxwhenit’seasyto firedCM
theI-Wall-lessofyourwater.

Ei&p your detergent fms.k$~~~
dry.underthesink isn’tagood
placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
.-. moisture,Don’tputpowder
.=:’ detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’reRadJ’tOwashdishes,tither.
-., @won’tbe freshCRdry.j
I!fymr pmw.kr gets‘dd
Ulrhmpy$ it m’vay.Rwon’t
washwell.old Cktergent
Ofkm
won’t dissolve.
Ifyouusealiquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautions
arenot
.rx3cessavbecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“hiinp”as they-ageorcome
incontactwithwater.
find two
onthe imide doorof
ym.w Two,because
somecyclesusetwowashes.
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OPENCLIP
See‘ZMeget=d L&age Guide’’ below.
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Wh6viiti..firndy lcmhedjw-wi~i
heara clickingsound Do not
overtightent
NOTE:Detergentcupmy be
openedPwmdly withmhafgm
Turn handlecounterclockwiseuntil
itreleases.Asnapping
so~4miis
normalwhenitopens.
How to
the for
Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,or
ifyou’rereplacingamucholder
model,youmaywonderhowmuch
~re~~ationyourdishes~tdo
ActuaUyverylittle.Me-rinsingof
normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary.
Withcommonsenseandalittle
practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat.
foodstoremove.Herearesome
guidelines:
1. Scrapeoffbcmes,seeds,skins,
toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It
isalsobesttoremovehardshelled
vegetables,meattrimings, leafy
vegetablesandcrusts.Remove
excessivequantitiesofoilor
grease.
2. Remove huge qumtitit% ofany
f-xxi. Yourdishwashwhasabuih-in
softfooddisposerthatpukerim
softfoodbits and flushes them away.
Rcan handle smd amotin~ of
soft foods,builargeamountswiH
bedifficulttohandle.
3. Trytoremovefoodscrapstind
placedishesindishwasherbefore
soilhasnchancetodryandbecome
hard.Disheswithdried-onsoilare
moredifficultto washandmay
notcomecleaninthaNORMAL
WASHcycle.Remembertouse
yourRIN$lE!&HOLDcyclefar
small“lmkiing”loads.
Note:‘TMfbodsmentionedhere
areforexamplesonly.Otherfoods
notmentionedmayalsoneedtobe
removedfromyourdishes.YOU
mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving
foodssuchasmustard,mayonnaise,
vinegar,lemonjuiceandother
foodsthatcancausediscoloration
ofstainlesssteelifallowedto
remainondishesforalongperiod
oftime.
Wkrnusingthe
qde9
kmpreparationisrequired
beforeloading.ThePCJIXCRUBB15R
cyclecanwashheavily-soiled
dishesandremovedried-onand
baked-onsoilsfrompotx,pansand
casseroles.Itemswithburned-cm
soilsmaynotcomeclean.Andthe
dishwashercannotremoveb,wn
marksor restorefadingcaused
byoverheatingduringcooking.
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Howtoh-d
Thisisarandommixedload,themostcommontypeyou
willhave.
Makesuredishesare properly 10MMto insure that
watercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewasharminthe
bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthatrisesinthe
centersendswateroutoverthedishestowashtheitems
in upperrack.Asprayarminthetopwashesdownalso.
Makesuretoplacetalliternstotheoutsidesotheupper
washarmisnotblocked.
Pwn2H(9U7”FOR?-HIS.
Thewashertowerrisesthroughthecenterofthebottom
rackduringthewashandrinseportionsofthecycle.
.LXm’tblockitor kmiita~lfhingsnexttoit. Also,be
carefulnottoletaportionofanitemsuchas apotor
dishhandleextendth’ollghthebmm’nrim. Thiscould
blocktk wash arm and.cause pow washing results.
HOWwtk.
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Thetoprackisbestforglatiscs,cupsandsaucers,Cups
anclglassw~ltbestalongthesides,Thisistheplacei’br
dishwasher-safeplastics,too.Makesuresmallplastic
itemsarelodgedintightlysotheycan’tMlontothe
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cannotmoveeasily.Don’tlettheglassestoucheach
other,
Saucepans,mixingbowlsandothersmdi items maybe
placed-—face dowti-in thetoprack.Thetoprackis
handyforallkindsofodcishapes.Besuretheforceof
wateranddetergentcanreachsoiledsmfaces.

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Fitplates andsaucersbetweenthepins.Placeitemsso Asshownhere,thisplate is being plmx.!withtheSOW
thatwaterand.detergentfromwasharmcanreachsoiled
surfaces.
Loadplatters,pots,pansandbowlsalongthesides,in
cornersor intheback.AUlargeitems,suchaspitchers,
saladbowls,andmixingbowls,shouldbewashed im.the
lower rack.
I%tflatwareintheremovablebasketwithhandlesupto
protectyourhands.Mixknives,forksandspoonsso
theydon’tnesttogether.Distributeevenly.Smallplastic o
items,suchas measuringspoonsandlidsfromsmall
containersarenotrecommendedfir automatic
dishwashing.Hplaced inthedishwasher,theyshould.go
inbottomofthesilverwarebasketwithsilverwareontop.
Takeoutanythingthatmayfallor extendthroughthe
bottomOftkebasket.
sidefacingtheccmte~aoftheracksow[~tcranddetergent
fromwasharmcanreachsoiledsurfaces.
Heavilysoiledpots,pansandcasseroles.MUSTbe
loadedinthebottomrack,facingclown.Propbroiler
f-n.
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sd’e speci$ilhst!mctk)?ls (
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&mw
dwkefiingorspewingpossitie.I+emmwhy
scouringwithso@lkxi steelwoolpads.
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Ifindouht,checkwhhthemanufmturer.Orte-stwtish
onepiecedailyibratleastumonth,C.orrymmwith[h~
restoftheset.
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I.mdsecurelytopreventmwemmt+
Chc.ckmanufacturer’sinstructionsforyourciyxal.
YEM Somecoloredanodized
alurniritirricanfade.
Antique,metal-trimmed,hand-
paintedorovm-the-glazeptitterns
fatie.(Md leafwilldiscolor+
a-kind
Smwware YES
YES Antique.,metal-trhimxxlorhand-
paintedptittornsfade,(Midleaf
willdiscolor. —..— —-. .
Donotwashindishwasher.Damagemdishwasher
nnddiwolomtionorstainingofdishwashernmyresult,
Nora-di$bwm”e
items—such
asdemonic
airckanm
filters,furnace
filters,paiM
!m$hes,etc.
mass ,——,— Milkglassmayyellow.
hwfi
PewteE-
!Ph?lstk..
Ironwillrust,
Pewtertarnishes,
N? Ifitdowm’tsayI)EN-IWAWWRSAFE!,testoncpiece
beforedishw[ishinflanentireset,Washintoprackonly,
YES
RinseifnotwashingimrncdiatclyoSaltyoracidfoods
caristainifleftcm,
Stam%ssteel YEN ———
Don’tputirksamesilverware
basketwithstainlesssteel, Rinseifnotwashingirrimediatcly.Snkyoracidfoodscan
stainiflefton,Drydetergentcancausedifficult-to-lsef’llovc
blackspots.Placeinbacksectionofsilvcrwmvbasketto
avoidexposuretodotcrgeritfromthedetergentcup.
Contactbetweenmetalscan
damagesilver.
IXm’twashcopperutensilsin
thesameload,Silvermaygeta
brownfilm.
Adhesiveusedtoattachsome
hollow-handleknivescanloosen.
Afterwashing,wipethenon-stickcoatingareawith
vegetableoiltokeepit fromlosingitsnon-siickquality.
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Tincan rust.Ml
W“od No Wm3dcanwarp,crackor lose
itsfinishwithanytypewashing.
Fkmgi?ta&h? Ekm?$Wd’Mm However,openingthedoorduring 2. Waitafewsecondsuntilthe
y#B!.i&3naddit. anycyclelessenscleaningpower. watercahns.Thenopenthedoor,
Add.dishesanytimeduringaSotry toloadeverythingat the 3, Adddishesyou’veforgotten.
beginning.
m“NsE&HOLDcycle.with other 4. close thedooram!.pushthe
washcycles,youcanadd.dishesat Hem’showto addaforgottendish: latchtothefar right.Whenthe
anytimeB1.3F0RElthemain 1. Pushthedook”latchtotheleft. door islocked,w’ashinswill
detergentwashportionoftheuycle. IJ1/ashingwill~tOp. continue.

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UNUSUALNONE
DEMH3SDON’TDRY
UNCLEANDM-ms’
A?+mHATW.ARE
-6 BLACKORGRAY
MARKSONDN’ms
IDETERGENTLEFT’
D-iDEPENSER Cul?s
ImrrERGENT CUP
ID WON’TLA~H
II.MYITRGENT
WMxYw ORBROWN
m.M
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CL4USEMill
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Afuseinyourhomemaybeblown,orthecircuitbrmtkmIripped.Replacefiw m
resetcircuitbreaker.klermmmy otherapplkmtxsfromtheQimuit.
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Utensilsmaynotbesecureonrackpins,orsmnethingsmallmayhave from
therack.VVateriscausinguttmsilsiorattle+IVMmsureeverythirkgissecurdyplaced
indishwmher.
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Makesureinletwatertemperatureiscmrcct,(Seepage6,)
Unloadthebottomrackfirst.Waterfromdishesinthetoprackmaybe intothe
bottomracku
Checkforimproperloading.Dishesshouldn’tnesttogether,Avoidoverloading,
ChecktherinseagentCiispensqrtoseethatit’snotempty.
CheckinletwatertempmattmzNshouklbeatleast120”F.(Totest,we page6.)
Waterpressuremaybetanporarilylow,‘Nrnonafaucet.1swatercomingoutslower
thanusual?Hso, waituntilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyourdishwasher.
Pluggedairgap.(Seepage14.)
Improperrackloading.(Seepages8and9.)
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Aluminumdepositsoftenleavemarkswhentheyrubagainstotherthings.Remove
markswithamildabrasivecleanser.
VVatermaynotbereachingthedetmgentcups.MovedislwsthatmaybeMocking
~etergentcup.
~hedispensercovermay notbeopeningor maybeMockedbyimproperlyloaded
te~s. IfYou used a~owxler cleter~ent, open t~~ CUPand remove any calced-cm
~etergent. Ht~e cup stilldoesn’topenautornaticdly,callforservice.
Mergentmaybe old.If thepowderdetergentishard.or cakedin$hebox,throwit
lway.Thedeterg~ntmaynotbeworkingwell.Tryanotherbrand.
;ycleIndicatordialmustbeinOFFpositionforcupMtocloseandlatchpropufy.
fyouunlatch the doorandopenittodryyourdishes,theCycleIndicatorckws
IotadvancetoOFTbyitself.

SPOTSAND
ONCWASS13SAND
FLATWARE
‘0?$
LASSWARE
W-Pmn OF CHINA
POSSIBLECAUYEAND
Spottingcanbecausedbyallthesethings:
Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6.)
Lowinletwatertemperature.(’lbtfist,seepage6,)
Overloadingthedishwasher,
ihnpmperloading.(Seepages8and9.)
old ordamppowderdetergent!
Phosphatelevelindetergenttoolow,(fkwp~ge6,)
Rinseagentdispenserempty.(SCCpage6.)
~Toolittledetergent,(Seepage7.)
Localwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferencesvary.‘Tryseveralbrandsofdetergcn[s
tofindonethatgivesthebestresultsforyou.Aliquiddishwasher-detergentmayhelp
reducefilming.
ToXw#nove spots$Mld!fHmfrom ‘@Wwm?:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6*
Removeallmetalutensi]sfromthedishwasher.
Donotadddetergent.
Meet PUHUU.JBBH?cycle.
Startthedishwasherandallowto runfor Nto20minutes.Thedishwasherwillnow
beinthemainwash.
Thenopenthedoorandpour2cups(500ml)ofwhitevinegarintothebottomof
thedishwasher,
Closethedoorandallowtocompletethecycle.
!lvinegar rinse doesn’twork: Repeatasabove,exceptuse 1/4cup(60mI)afcitrk
acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.If yours
doesn’t,callG13FactoryService.)
Usingavinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsemorethantwiceamonth?Considerahome
watersoftener. ..—
Hvinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsedoesn’twork,thecloudinessis “etching:’Thefilm
cannotberemoved.
Mctmbe Useless dettwgentifyou.havesoftwater.Washglasswareintl.w
shortestcyclethatwillgetthemclean.
WatertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceedsMYF.
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Roughhandlingcancat~~echipping.Loadwithcare.Makesureglasswareandchina
aresecureandcan’tjarloose.(Seepage8forcorrectwayto loadgkwsw-are.)Make
s~retallglassesandstemwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhenyoupushtherack inlo
thedishwasher.
.4Llwaysusethetoprackfordelicateitems.
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SMALLAMOUNT OF
WATERSTANDING
INTHEBmmM
OFTHETUB
W4.TERWON’T’PUMP
OUTOFTHETUB
SUDSmTHETUB
LEAKS
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POSSIBLECAUSEAND
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Vbterw-mm!theoutlet on thetubbottomNthebackofthe?ubisnormal.Risclean
water,N’sthemtokeepthewatersmiluhricakxl.
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Htheenth%bottomofthetubhaswater,ycmmayhaveadrainproblem.Cleantheair
gap,ifyouhavecm. (Seepage14,)
Checkthekitchen sink, Isitdrainingwell?Mmmaynetxiaplumber’.
Ifdishwadwx drains into disposer, run difq30serto dear, Be sum disposer is not
Cloggwi.
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Sudsingdetergentsamnotmeantfordishwdmrs. UN?CINLY’
DISHWASHERDWIT!RGENTS‘IDAVOIDSUDSINClt
TOremovesmdsfrom thetub: Openthedishwasher.Letsudsevaporate.Add1gallon
ofcoldwatertothetub.Closeandlatchthedishwasher.PumpoutwaterbyS1OW1Y
turningthecontroldialuntiladrainperiodisreached.
Repeatif necessary. ———
Sudscancauseunittooverflow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttouscadetergentthat’s
designedforautomaticdishwashers.
SpiMngtherinseagentcancausefoamduringwashing,Thiscanleadtooverflowing.
Wipeupaccidentalspillofrinsc agentwithadampcloth.
M’
yowlIReedmore I-Ape.Am, tonfree:
GE Center’@
swvice
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care
I.JSER
clam theCmtrd pmd witha
dothaDry
thoroughly.Donotuseabrasives
or sharpobjectsonMpanel.
‘lky candamageit.
CkxantheOutsiddwithagood
polishwax,Theoutside
cabinetfinishisdurable,Mitcan
scratch.SOusenoscouringpads,
orharshorgrittycleaners.
AppliancePolishWkx&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WR97X0216)isavailable
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.
TheinsideRMw$Wytakes6!tir’e
ofitieif. Hit shouMeverneed
cleaning,useamildcleansing
powder.Scouringpadsandharsh
cleanerscanmarthefinish.
oftenusemairgap.
KkepitCkxm.
Anairgapis aplumbingdevice.
Itprotectsyourdishwasheragainst
waterbackingupintoitif adrain
clogs.Theairgapisnotapartof
thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot
evenhaveon~.Notallplumbing
codesrequireairgaps.
Ifyouhavemairgap,checkit
atleastonceamonth.ITISNOT
PARTOF’YOI.JRDISHWASHER,
IT1SNOTCOVHWDIi’dY(3UR
WARRANTY,
Theair gap iswlfiytoCkmn.
Withmosttypes,firstturnoffIlw
dishwasher,theniiftoffthechrome
cover,Thenunscrewtheplasticcap
andcheckforanybuildupofgrit,
Atoothpickmakescleaningeasy.
check the all’gapanytimeymm
dishwasherisn’tdrainingWM.
R“dw%your
If yourclishwasherisleftinan
unheatedplaceduringthewinter,
askaservicetechnicianto:
@Cutoffelectricpowertothe
dishwasher.Removefusesor trip
circuitbreaker.
If youare redecorating,youcan
changeyourdishwasher’sfront
panelstomatchorblendwith.your
newcolors.
‘Mepmek areheldinplacebytk
doortrimandthetrimonthepanel
below-thedoor.Eachsideofeach
panelisadifferentcolor.CMyou
canpaintapanelwiththecolorof
yourownchoice.
Howtochangethe ‘doorpanel:
10‘E&eoutthreetrimscrewson
eithersideofthedishwasherdoor.
Removethesidetrim.
2. Slidethedoorpanelout.
(Careful–edgesmaybesharp.)
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3. Turnthedoorpanelaroundand
putthecoloryouwantinfront.
4. Replacethedoorpanel,side
trimandscrews.
1..Rmmvefourpunelattachment
screws.(Twoabovethepanel,two
bdow thepane l.)
2. Removetheenikcpad.
4. Slide the door panel out.
5.Turnthepanelaroundandput
thecoloryouwantinfront.
6. Replacethelowerpanel,toptrim
andscrews.
‘7.Replacetheentirepanelandfour
attachmentscrews.
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Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpage.ofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased,Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywithihe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST, contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem,
NEX~,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-–including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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1s
FULL Farthe secondvearfromdateof
Foroneyear fromdate oforiginal
purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,partsandservicelaborin
your hometo repairor replaceany
pat of the dishwasher that fails
becauseof amanufacturingdefecL
original purcha~e,wewill provide,
freeofcharge,r~placernentpartsfor
anypart CMthe Water
System (as illustratedbelow)that
fails becauseof amanufacturing
defect.Associatedinlet anddrain
plumbing partsare notcoveredby
Flu” this warranty.Youpayfor the
serviceIrio to vow homeand
For ten yearsfrom dateof original service labor6harges.
purchase,wewill provide,free of
charge, partsand servicelabor in ‘0
your hometo repair or replacethe ~
Permdl.da tub or cfcmr!lmr if it
fails to containwater becauseof
amanufacturing defectsuch as ion
cracking, chipping, peelingor Iy
rusting.
FoodDisposer ‘
WaterDistribution System
This warrantyisextendedto
the original purchasermd my
succeedingownerfor products
purchasedfor ofdinar~home UW3
intho 48 mainland states,Hawaii
andWashington, DC. MAlaskathe
warrantyisthe samoexceptthat it
is LIMITEDbecauseyoumust payto
ship the productto the serviceshop
or for the servicetechnician%travel
coststoyour home.
All warrantyservicewiil b~provided
byour FactoryServiceCentersor
byour authorizedCustom@rGareCd)
servicxm during rmrrmalworking
hours.
Lookin the White orYellowPagcM
of yourtelephone directory for
GENERAL ELECTRICUXVIPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFACTORY
SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTl?\C-
HOTPCNNTFACJTNWSERVICEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
cARE@SERVICE,
4
1S @Service trips to your hometo
teach you howto usethe product.
Read yaw !&4?and mmWM?l’kid.
[fyou then haveanyquestions
about operating the product,
please contact yourdealer or our
Consumer Affairs office atthe
address below,or call, toll free:
GE Answer Center@)
800.626.2000
consumer information service
@Improper installation.
If you have an installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical, plumbing
and other connecting facilities.
*Replacement of housefuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.
@Cleaning or servicing of air gap
device in drain line,
*Failureof the product if it is used
for other than its intended pt ~rpose
or usedcornmerciaiiy.
~Damageto product caused by
accident, fire, floods or acts of God.
WARRANTOR!SNOTRESPONSIBLE
FOR CCNWY3XJENTIALDAMAGES.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or cor~sequentialdamages, so the above limitation or exclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty givesyou specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from stat~to state.
Tuknow what your h?gairights are in your state, consult your local or slate consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.
C%xWx%3ilEieetl’ie
if further help i$?needed ibis write:
Atiairs, GE KY 40225
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