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Togetdishescleananddryyouneed
hotwater.Tohelpyougetwaterof
thepropertemperature,your
dishwasher
hasaWA~R HEAT
BOOSTfeaturethatautomatically
sensesthetemperatureofthewaterin
thewashcycleandheatsit,if
necessary,tothepropertemperature.
Thiswaterheatingfeaturemayallow
youto turndownyourhousehold
waterheaterandsaveenergyifyou’re
willingtoletthedishwasherrun a
littlelongerwhileit heatswatertothe
propertemperature.Forgood
washinganddrying,theentering
watermustbeat least 12001?.To
preventdishdamage,inletwater
shouldnotexceed150°F.
How to testwatertemperature:
Check thewatertemperatureinside
yourdishwasherwithacandyor
meat thermometer.
Let the dishwasherrun throughone
filland pumpoutcycle,thenlet the
dishwasherfill with waterthe
secondtime,approximately5
minutesafterstig themachine.
When you hearthe waterstop
filling,unlatchthe door and slowly
open it.
Measure thetemperatureof the
water in thebottom of thetub this
way:
Remove thesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyormeatthermometer
in thewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.Ifthetemperatureisless
than 120°F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Raiseyourwater
heatertemperature,wait30minutes
andtestagain.Higherwater
temperatureis neededtodissolve
grea&andactivatepowder
detergents.If thewatertemperature
islessthan 140°F,usetheWASH
HEATBOOSTOption(seepage4).
Helpfu]hints: If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,orif
yourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterheatertodishwasher,you
may needto setyourwaterheater’s
thermostatup.If youhavenotused
hotwaterfor sometime,thewaterin
thepipeswillbe cold.T1.mnon the
hotwaterfaucetatthesinkand
allowittorununtilthewaterishot.
Then startthedishwasher.If you’ve
recentlydonelaundryorrun hot
waterfor showers,giveyourwater
heatertimeto recoverbefore
operatingthedishwasher.
How to use aRDSe Agent
Arinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswater spottingand makes
dryingfaster,too.
For bestdishwashingperformance,
useofarinseagentsuchasJET-
DRYbrandis recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquidor
solidform. Yourdishwasher’s
dispenseruses theliquidform.
How to filltherinseagent
dispenser.
Unscrewthe cap.Add the
liquidrinse agentuntilitjust reaches
the bottomof the lipinsidethe
dispenseropening.Replacethe cap.
The dispenserautomaticallyreleases
therinseagentinto the finalrinse
water.
If you accidentally spill:Wipeup
therinseagentwithadamp cloth.
Don’tleavethe spillin the
dishwasher.It can keep your
detergentfrom working.
If you can’t find anyrinseagent,
write:
13ENCKIS13R
CONSUMER
PRODUCTS, INC.
(“JET DRY”)
411 W.Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
Yourdishwasher’srinse agent
containerholds 4fi ounces. This
shouldlast about 3months.Fill as
needed, Do not overfM
Howtodmxx? andl.lse
detergent
First,useonly powder or liquid
detergentsspecificallymadefor
useindishwashers,Othertypes
willcauseoversudsing.
Second,checkthephosphate
content.
Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.Ifyour
waterishard(7grainsor more),your
detergenthastoworkharder,
Detergentswithahigherphosphate
levelwillprobablyworkbetter.Ifthe
phosphatecontentislow (8.7%or
less),you’llhavetouseextra
detergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantell
youhowhardyourwateris.So
carI
yourcountyextensionagent
oryourarea’swater softener
company.Justcall and askthem how
many “grainsof hardness” there are
inyourwater.
How much detergentshouldyou
use?T’hatdepends.Is yourwater
“hard” or “soft”? With hard water,
you needextradetergentto get
dishesclean.With soft water,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”An outsidelayerof glass
isetchedaway!Of course,thistakes
sometime.Butwhy takeachance
whenit’seasyto findoutthehardness
ofyourwater.