GE ZBD3000R45BW User manual

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AirGap . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . ..2l
ApplianceRegistration.........2
Careand Cleaning. . . . . . . . ...21
China,Crystal,Sterling. . ...4.17
ConsumerServices..........23
ConvenienceFeatures.........2
CycleFeatures . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ll
DetergentGuide. . . . . . . ...12.13
DispenserCups .............13
EnergySaver ................5
Energy-SavingTips..........11
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4.5
FrontPanelColorChange. . ...22
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l4-l6
LockSafetyFeature. . . . . . . . ...6
Model&SerialNumbers. . . . ...2
OperatingGuide.. . . . . . . . ...4.5
CycleSelection.............4
DishwashingShortcut........6
DryingOptions. . . . . . . . . . ...5
SoilLevel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4
P~SCRUBBER ..........4.13
ProblemSolver.. .........18-20
RinseAgent ................12
SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . . . ...3
SaniON-OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5
SystemsMonitor. . . . . . ...5.7-10
Warranty ...........BackCover
WaterTemperature...........U
WinterStorage..............21
GEhswercenter@
800.626.2000
Beforeusi~yow *hwmher,
readthkbookcarefully.
It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedom themodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelfastened
tothetubwalljust insidethe
dishwasherdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesendingin
thiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.
If youreceived
ahm~ed fihwasher...
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dishwasher.
Savetimeandmoney,
Beforeyoucalifor
service. o●
ChecktheProblemSolver(pages
18-20).It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
IfYouNeedsenice
Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouaresti~notpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
Convenience
features
Thisdishwasherhasmanyconvenient
features.Amongthemare:
@Controlsarearrangedlefttoright
asyouusethem.
~Automatic“beep”responsesto
yourinstructionsandalighted
displayletyouknowthedesired
finctionhasbeenselected.
@Letsyouadjustyourwashingcycle
totheamountofsoilonyourdishes.
oLetsyouselmthst, heateddrying
or energy-saving,no-heatdrying.
~ASYSTEMSMONI~R that
tellsyouwhat’shappeninginthe
dishwasherandifcertainthings
arewrong.
@LetsyouLOCKthecontrolsto
preventaccidentaltampering.
@Remembersyourlastcyclesoyou
don’thavetoreprogrameachtime.
SeeSHOR~UT onpage6.
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PORTANT SAFETYmsTRucTIoNs
Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.
WARNING—When
usingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:
eusethisapptianceonlyfor
itsintendedpurpose,asyou
willfinddescribedinthisUse
andcare Gtide.
~Thisdishwashermustbe
properlyinstalledandlocated
inaccordancewiththe
Instantiationhstructionsbefore
itis used. Ifyoudidnotreceive
anInstallationInstructionssheet
withyourdishwasher,youcan
obtainonebycalling,tollfree,
theGEAnswerCenter!
800.626.2000.
—Thisappliancemustbe
connectedtoagroundedmetal, ~
permanentwiringsystem;oran
equipment-groundingconductor
mustberunwiththecircuit
conductorsandconnectedtothe
equipment-groundingterminalor
leadoftheappliance.
—Connecttoaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidelectrical
overload.
~Donotstore~~use
combustiblematerials9gasoHne
orotherflammablevaporsand
liquidsinthevieidtyofthisor
anyotherappliance.
5Useonlypowderorliquid
detergentsorwettingagents
recommendedforuseina
dishwasher.
~Donotwashplasticitems
unlessmarked“dishwashersafe”
ortheequivalent.Forplastic
itemsnotsomarked,checkthe
manufacturer’srecommendations.
~Loadlightplasticitemsso ~Tominimizethepossibility
theywillnotbecomedislodged ofelectricshock,disconnect
anddroptothebottomofthe thisapptiancefromthepower
dishwasher—theymightcome supplybeforeattemptingany
intocontactwiththeCalrod@ maintenance.Note:Turningthe
heatingelementandbedamaged. controldialtotheOFFposition
doesnotdisconnecttheappliance
TOtitimize thepossibfli~ fromthepowersupply.We
Ofhju~. recommendhavingaqualified
technicianserviceyourappliance.
~Whenloadingitemstobe
washed: Aw-&mRoGEN
A.Locatesharpitemssothat GAS is producedbythechemical
theyarenotlikelytodamage actionwithinyourwaterheater.
thedoorseal,and Itcanaccumulateinthewater
B.Loadsharpkniveswiththe heaterand/orwaterpipesifhot
handlesuptoreducetherisk waterhasnotbeenusedfora
ofcut-typeinjuries.~periodoftwoweeksorlonger.
‘GDonottouchtie C~od@ HYDROGENGASIS
heatingelementduringor EDLOSIVE.Topreventthe
immediatelyafieruse. possiblhtyofdamageorinjury,
ifyouhavenotusedhotwater
~Donotoperateyourdishwasher fo~twoweeksormore,ormoved
u~essallenclosurepanelsye intoaresidencewhichthehot
properlyinplace. watersystemmaynothavebeen
usedforsometime,turnonall
@Donottamperwithcontrols.” hotwaterfaucetsandallowthe~
eDo notabuse, siton, or stand on torunforseveralminutesbefore
thedoor or dishrackofthe .usinganyelectricalappliance
dishwasher. vvhich~isconnectedto the hot
watersystem.Thiswillallow
*Closesupervisionisnecessary anyhydrogengastoescape.
ifthisapplianceisusedbyor .Also,sincethegasisflammable,
nearchildren.Donotallow donotsmokeoruseanopen
childrentoplayinside,onorwith flameorapplianceduring
thisapplianceoranydiscarded ~thisprocess.
a~oliance.Dis~oseofdiscarded ~
a~pliancesani shippingor
biscardngadishwa~her,”remove SAW TmSE
thedoorofthewashing
compartment. ~STRUCTIONS
~Keepallwashingdetergents
andwettingagentsoutofthe ‘
reachofchildren,preferablyin
alockedcabinet.Observeall
warningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury.
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Howtooperatethe dishwasher
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STEP1
Loadyourdishwasherwithdishes,
silverware,pots,pans,bowls,etc.
accordingtoinstructionsonpages
14through16.
STEP2
Adddetergenttothedetergent
dispenser.
Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.(Seepage12.)
Closeandlatchdishwasherdoor.
STEP3~
selectdesiredwashCj’cle
Touchthecenterofthepad.
@PmCR~BER is foritems
suchaspots,pansandcasseroles.
Everydaydishesmaybeincluded.
@NO-L WNH isforloadsof
everydaydisheswithmediumsoils.
Designedtoyieldhighpetiormance
on normalloads.
@SHORT’WASHisformostloads
ofeverydaydisheswithlightsoils
orsoilsthathavenotdriedon.It
saveshotwateroverthehigher
performancecycles,thussaving
energy.Pre-rinsedishwarebefore
loading.
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1( /CYCLESELECT(IR
~CHINA-CRYSTALisforlightly
soiledchinaandcrystal.Thewash
actionissoftenedbypumpingair
alongwiththewatertoprotectyour
delicateitems.Pre-rinsedishware
beforeloading. Followloading
instructionsonpages14through16.
~R~SE &HOL?J)isforrinsing
partialloadswhichwillbewashed
later.Do not use detergent.Do not
useDELAYSTARTwiththiscycle.
Tochangeasetting,justtouch
desiredpad.
Yourdishwasherisnowautomatically
programmedincludingaSoilLevel
Selection.CycleIndicatorLights
tellyouthecompleteprogram.
AndanumberintheSYSTEMS
MONI~R (atright)willtellyou
howlongthecyclewilltake.If
you’resatisfied,justtouchthe
STARTpad.
ICHINACRYSTAL
~RINSE&Htl
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STEP4~a
selectasoillevel
Ifyouwishtomakeprogram
changes,startwiththesoillevel. e
Youshouldselectachangewithin
30seconds,otherwiseallpanel
lightswillgo out.Torelight,touch
anypadoropenandre-closedoor.
@~D~ isautomatically
programmedwhenacycleis
selected.Youmaywanttochange
theselectiondependingonthesoil
onyourdishes.
@HEAVYEXTRARINSE should
beselectedwhendishesareextra
soiledorextragreasy.Thisgives
dishesanextrarinsein everycycle
exceptRINSE&HOLD.This
lengthenscycle.
@LIGHT ENERGYSAVERwill
savetimeandmoneyifyoupre-
rinseyourdishes.Thisshortensall
cyclesexceptRINSE&HOLD.

INDICATOR TIME TO DOORLATCH ENERGY
LIGHTS END OF CYCLE “ON” POSITION MONITCJR CYCLEPHASE
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IOPTIONS IISYSTEMSIWONITOR /
MEDIUM
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LIGHT
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Selectanoption
~~ATED DRYINGprovides
fasterdrying.Canbechanged
whilecycleisrunning.
@ENERGYSA~R shutsoff
dryingheater.Dishesair-dry
naturally.It takeslonger,butsaves
energy.Youcanpropdooropen
about3inchesaftermotorstops
tospeeddrying.Excellentfor
overnightdrying.
SANION-OFF.Selectwitheither
P~SCRUBBER orNORMAL
WASH.Heatswaterinfinalrinse
to 140°-1450F.Touchpadoncefor
ON,oncemoreforOFF.Thisoption
maybechangedatanytimebefore
or afierstartofcycle.
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LSTEP6
Stirt thetihwasher
@Whenyou’rereadytowash
dishes,touchtheSTARTpad.
Thereisatimedelaybetweenstart-
upandwaterfillsoyouwillnot
hearanywashactionrightaway.
Dishwasherwillproceedthrough
yourentireprogramandturnoff
automatically.
Todelaythestart,touchDELAY
STARTpad.TheSYSTEMS
MONI~R willread”1 hrsdelay:’
Touchpadonceagainforeach
hourdesiredupto9hours.The
machinewillcountdownandstart
automaticallyatthecorrecttime.
Note:Don’tforgettoputdetergent
incupandclosecup.Donotuse
DELAYSTARTwiththeRINSE&
HOLDcycle.
Tochangeacycleafterwashing
starti,touchtheCLEAR/RESET
padtocancelcycle.Afterwateris
pumpedoutandmotorstops,you
canrepr~gramandrestartthe
dishwasher.
Sytiem Monitor
Thispaneltellsyouwhatis
happeninginthedishwasherand
canalertyoutosomepossible
problems.
Informationdispiayed:
~Selectedwashcycle
~Selecteddryoption
@Minutestoendofcycle
~Cyclephase,suchasWASHING,
RINSINGor DRYING
~Diagnosticcodestoalertyouto
possibleproblems
~Relativeenergyusedbyeach
cycle.Letsyouchoosethecycle
youneedthatusestheleastenergy.
Seepages7-10forexplanationof
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Lommm HIWASHING
Vb MINUTES
Thedishwasherremembersyour If youdon’twanttochangeanyof
lastcyclesoyoudon’thaveto thesettings,simplytouchSTART.
reprogrameachtime. Note:Iftherehasbeena
Whenthedishwasherisloadedand powerfiilure,NORMALWASH,
thedoorlatchismovedtotheON MEDIUMSOILandHEATED
position,thecontrolpanelwill DRYINGwillautomatically
displaythelastsettingsyouselected. beprog~ed. Makeanynew
selectionsasdesiredand
touchSTART.
HowtolockdkhW~Sh~r controk
topreventmeby children
Yourdishwasherhasa“hidden”
controlpad.Whenthispadis
touchedtwicewithin3seconds,all
padsbecomeinoperativeandno
newselectionscanbemadeuntil
thelockisreleased.Theword
LOCKEDappearsintheSYSTEMS
ISYSTEMSMONI~R
LLomm- HI
LOCKED
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MONI~R. Childrencannot
accidentallystirt dishwasherby
touchingpads.Theonlycontrol
unaffectedistheDELAYSTART.
Ifthisselectionhasbeenmade,
dishwasherwillstartautomatically
afterwhateverdelayyouhave -Touchheretwice within 3seconds
selected. to lock or unlock the control panel.
/@
IfCyclekinterrupted dishwasher
remin*youto relakhdoor
Youmaywanttostopthedishwasher
toaddanextradish. . .or forsome
otherreason.Ifyoudoandyouforget
torelatchdoorthedishwasherwill
“beep”threeminuteslatertoremind
youthatthedoorisnotlatched.The
“beep”willrepeatat three-minute
intervalsuntilthedoorisrelatched.
Dishwasherwillnotcompletecycle
untildoorisproperlyclosed.
CYCLESELECTOR ISOILLEVEL OPTIONS .
W&B,p,
NORMALWASH DRYING
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TheSYSTEMSMOMTOR youwhat’shappening
I:;::fOR LO = = = = -HI ENERGYSAVER
BLOCKED DRAIN WASHING CUP I
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dH8WASHARM RESETDRYINGOPEN
HRS. DELAY CLEAN RINSED ONLY
MINUTES PLUS HEATING
DISPLAY mT ITmms
NUMERALSFROM
1to99MINUTES Numberofminutesleftinthecycle.
NUMERALSFROM
1to9HRS.DELAY Numberofhoursdelayuntilstartofcycle.
ENERGYMONI~R
LO–––––HI ShowsrelativeamountofenergyusedfromLO(onebarlighted)toHI(allfivebars
lighted).
ENERGYSAVER Indicatesenergy-efficientselectionmadesuchasSHORTWASH,LIGHTSOILor
ENERGYSAVER(UNHEATED)DRYING.
DisplayedduringPre-wash,Pre-rinseandMainWashperiods.
DisplayedduringRinseperiodsfollowingtheMainWash.
IndicatesHEATEDDRYINGhasbeenselected.
IndicatescompletionofRINSE&HOLDcycle.Remainsonuntildoorisunlatched.
Indicateswaterisbeingheated—inwashorrinseperiod—totemperaturenecessaryfor
goodwashability.Theminutescountdownisonholdforuptoamaximumof20minutes
when“HEATING”isdisplayed.
WASHING
RXNSE
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DRYING
RINSEDONLY
HEATING
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PLUSHEATING
CLEAN
IndicatesSANIONoptionwasselectedpriortostartofcycle.Cycletimemaybe
increased(uptoamaximumof20minutes)toheatfinalrinsewaterto145”F.
Indicatescompletedcycle(exceptRINSE&HOLD).Remainsonuntildoorisunlatched,
ILOCKED Indicatescontrolsarelockedtopreventunauthorizeduse.Seepage6.
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The SYSTEMSMONITORtellsyouifcertiin thingsarewrong
DISPLAY WHATIT ME~S mAT TODO
8:18: Electricalpowertothedishwasher IF DISHWASHERWASIN USEWHENTHEPOWER
## hasbeeninterruptedbutisnow FAILUREOCCURRED:
and
RESET backon. 1. Unlatchthedoor.If thedetergentcupisopen,add
detergentandclosethecup.
2. Relatchthedoorandtouch“START;’thenimmediately
touch“CLEAR/RESET~’(Thiswillpumpanyremaining
wateroutofthemachine.)
3. Selectthedesiredcycleandre-runtheload.
IF DISHWASHERWASNOT IN USE:
1. Latchdoor.
2. Selectdesiredcycle.
3. Runcyclewhendesired.
BLOCKED Anobstructionispreventingthe 1. Unlatchdoor.
WASHAm lowerwasharmfromturning. 2. Checkthelowerrackforanyitemthatcouldblockthe
Thisisusuallycausedbyautensil washarmandrepositionit.
stickingthroughthebottomofthe
silverwarebasketorapothandle 3. Relatchdoor.
throughthelowerrack. N~E:
If thewasharmisnotblockedand “BLOCKEDWASH
AM” displaystillappears,youmaystartwashcycleby
pressingSTARTpadasecondtime.
BLOCKED Thedishwasheristakinglonger Thisdishwasherisdesignedtoautomaticallycompensate
DRAIN thannormaltodrainthewater forlongerthannormaldraintimes,butcycletimewillbe
out.Thisis usuallycausedbyaextended.If thiscodecontinuestoappearfrequently:
blockagein thedrainairgap(see 1. Cleanthe airgap(seepage21).
page21),akinkinthedrainhose
or astopped-updrainpipe. 2. Checkforakinkinthedrainhose.
3. Checkplumbingforslowor stopped-updrains.
(NOTE:Warrantyservicedoesnotcoverhousehold
drainproblems.)
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BLOCKED Similartoblockeddrainas Locateandremovetheblockageinthedrainsystemas
DRAIN explainedonpage8,buttheC2 explainedonpage8.Topumpanyremainingwateroutof
and indicatesthatthedrainisso themachine:
mm
icloggedthatthedishwasher
~&- 1. Latchdoor.
cannotcontinuetooperateina
satisfactorymanner.Dishwasher 2. Selectanycycle.
willstop. 3. Touch“START”andthenimmediatelytouch“CLEAR/
RESET.”(N~E: Warrantyservicedoesnotcover
householddrainproblems.)
WI Dishwasherwillnotgointo Restartthecycle.If C3repeats,callforservice.
[:1 adrainoutperiod.Dishwasher
willstop.
u-~al Thereistoomuchwaterinthe Thedishwasherisdesignedtoautomaticallypumpoutextra
LI dishwasher.If C4appearsafterawateraslongasthedoorislatched.Whenyouhearthe
powerfailure,thisisnormaland motorstoprunning:
thedishwasherwillcorrectitself. 1. Unlatchthedoorandseeifallthewaterisgone.(It1s
normalforasmallamountofwatertoremaininthe
bottomoftubtokeepthewaterseallubricated.)
2. If youseewaterenteringthedishwasher,closeandlatch
thedoor.Shutoffthewatersupplytothedishwasher.
3. If waterisgoneandnowaterisenteringthedishwasher,
restartcycle.
4. If C4repeats,shutoffthewatersupplytothedishwasher.
Callfor service.
Thiscanbecausedbyeitherof
~=5-- thesereasons:
Notenoughwaterisenteringthe Unlatchthedoor.Ifthereisnowaterinthebottomofthe
dishwasher. dishwasher,checkthewatersupplytothedishwasher.
@Isthedishwasherwatersupplyturnedon?
(Valveusuallylocatedunderthesink.)
or @Isthehouseholdwatersupplyturnedon?
@If youusewellorcisternwater,isthesupplyadequate?
Ifthewatersupplyis adequate,try thecycleagain.If C5
repeats,callforservice.
Thedrainpumpcouldbe Unlatchthedoor.If thereis standingwaterinthebottom
temporarilyblocked(usually ofthedishwasher,relatchthedoor.Touch“STARTJ’then
causedbyfoodparticlessuch immediatelytouch“CLEAR/RESET”tostartthepump.
ascereal). If C5continuestoappear,youmayneedtodothisseveral
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DISPLAY
Thewatertemperatureinthe
dishwasherdidnotreachthe
properwashtemperature.This
isusuallycausedbylackofhot
watercomingfromthehousehold
waterheater.
Thetemperaturesensorin the
dishwasherisnotfunctioning
proprly.Dishwashermaycontinue
tobeused,butitwillnotheat
waterautomatically.
Beforeyou callforservice
~Trythecycleagainto seeifthe
Codereappears.Thedishwasher
maycorrectitself.
@Electroniccontrolscanbe
affectedbyoutsideinterference.
~Sometimesshuttingoffthepower
tothedishwasher(atthefise or
circuitbreaker)wil~correctthe
problem.
~Restorepowerafieraboutfive
secondsandtry thecycleagain.
@Checktheguideonpages8-10
forthingsyoucandotocorrectthe
problem.
wmT To Do
Avoidshowersorlaundryjustpriortorunningthedishwasher.
(Usethe“DELAYSTART”featuretostartdishwasher
whenthewaterheaterisuptonormaltemperature.)Adjust
householdwaterheaterthermostatto 120°F.minimum.
If C6appearsnearlyeverycycleandyouknowthewater
fromthehouseholdwaterheateris hot(120”F.ormore),call
forservice.
Thetemperaturesensorn~s tobereplaced.CMforservice.
N~E:
Youmaycontinuetouse yourdishwasher.Forbestresults,
adjustyourhouseholdwaterheaterthermostatto 140”F.
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