GE 49-5215 User Manual
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Automatic Dishwasher
Use and Care Book
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IMPORTANT things to know... and do
H yow receive a damaged dishwasher, immedi
ately contact the retail dealer <or builder) from
whom you purchased it. He has been informed
of the proper procedure to take care of such
matters and can handle it for you.
Read this Use and Care Book and the separate
Operating Instructions Sheet carefully, They
contain detailed information on the operation
and recommended maintenance of your new
dishwasher. Once you have read them, keep them
handy for answers to questions you may have.
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ing the operation of your dishwasher, write
including your phone number—to:
Consumers Institute
General Electric Company
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Louisville, Kentucky 40225
Before you call for service, check the Trouble
Shooting Guide on Pages 8-12 of this book. It
lists many minor causes of operating problems
that you can correct yourself and may save you
an unnecessary service call.
When you do need service, contact one of the
following:
1. General Electric Customer Care® Factory
Service offices, (listed on Pages 13-14). Call the
one nearest you to have a radio-controlled serv
ice truck dispatched to your home. These offices
are found in most metropolitan areas. If there
is not one in your community, contact...
2, General Electric Franchised Customer Care
Servicers. Youli find them in the Yellow Pages
under “Dishwashing Machines—-Repairing!’
LiOcate your dishwasher» inGuel and senai itUiTiher. Should you ever need to call for service you
will need these numbers. You’ll find them on a
plate on the side of the door,
Modfi! Number
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Serial Number.
Enter both of these numbers in the spaces above.
Give both these numbers if you ever need to
call for service.
You will also find it convenient to have the fol
lowing information:
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Date Purchased
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KEEP PURCHASE RECEIPT WITH THIS
BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
If you need service literature, parts lists, parts
or accessories, contact one of the Factory Serv-
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or your dealer.
Extended Service Contracts. The terms of your
warranty provide free service for a definite period
of time. (See the back cover of this book). After
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Modi'! and Serial Number Location
1 mpoi’lant Sab'ty information
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How To Wash Spccitil lioms
How To F’i!! the Dual Detergent Dispenser. . .7
Preparation of Dishwasher for
Winter Storage........................................................8
Caro and Cleaning
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IVoublc-Shooting Guide.....................................'3-12^^
F'aclory Service Offices...................................¡3-14
Dishwasher Warranty
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you use your dishwasher the first time
this warranty expires you may purchase an Ex
tended Service Contract which will enable you
to budget your service needs. This coverage be
yond warranty is available from our Factory
Service offices and from many franchised Cus
tomer Care Servicers. It is a good idea to apply
for this coverage before your warranty expires.
If you are dissatisfied with the service you re
ceived, here are three steps you should follow:
First, contact the people who serviced your
dishwasher. Explain why you are dissatisfied.
In most cases, this will solve the problem.
Next, if you are still dissatisfied, write all the
details—including your phone number—to:
Manager, Customer Relations
General Electric Company
Watterson City East - Room 316
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
Finally, if your problem is still not resolved,
write or telephone:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
This panel, known as MACAP, is a group of
independent consumer experts under the spon
sorship of several industry associations. Its
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industry of ways to improve customer service.
Because MACAP is free of industry control and
influence, it is able to make impartial recom
mendations, considering each case individually.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Use this appliance only for its in
tended purpose as described in this
Use and Care Book.
« Have your dishwasher installed and
properly grounded by a qualified in
staller. Have him show you the loca
tion of the dishwasher circuit breaker
' HYDROGEN GAS can be produced
and can build up in a water heater and
hot water pipes if you have not used
hot water for a period of two weeks
or more, HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE
EXPLOSIVE UNDER THESE CIR
CUMSTANCES. So to prevent the
possibility of damage or injury we rec
ommend that you turn on the kitchen
hot water faucet and allow it to run
several minutes before using your
dishwasher or any other electrical
appliance which is connected to a hot
water system that has not been in use.
This will altow any hydrogen to escape,
and if the gas is present, there may be
an unusual hissing or sputtering sound
as the gas escapes from the faucet as
the hot water begins to flow. There
should be no smoking or open flame
near the faucet at the time it is open.
3 Be careful not to touch the Calrod"
heating unit at the bottom of the tub
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is completed—it may be hot.
© Load light plastic items so they will
not become dislodged and drop to the
bottom of the dishwasher—they might
come into contact with the hGating
unit and be damaged.
« Use only special low-sudsing deter
gents developed especially for auto
matic dishwashers.
Dishwasher deiergents and weiting
agent compounds should not be taken
internally—keep them out of reach of
small children.
Loading the Upper Rack
' ASSES, CUPS, SAUCE DISHES
Load glasses, cups, saucers, dishwasher-safe
plastic and wood items in the upper rack of
your dishwasher, using these illustrations as a
guide.
Load shallow items such as cups and small
glasses along sides of upper rack. Tall, deep
glasses should be loaded in the second rows of
\ertical pins so they rest firmly against the
pins as shown.
UTENSILS AND BOWLS
Saucepans and lids, beaters, spatulas, mixing
bowls and other small food preparation items
may be placed at random in the upper rack.
Remember, when loading any item, it should
face toward the water source, in the center.
Notice deep items are loaded open-end down
so soiled surfaces face directly toward primary
wash arm.
Load small pots, pans and bowls along with
other items in upper rack.
Fosition stemware in the upper rack as shown
St) i iie flow! resis against tiie vertical pins .and
the base against (ho side. Do not allow items to
iiuich each other.
Long-handled cooking forks, spoons and other
flat utensils are placed flat in rack with soiled
surface facing dow'nward.
Loading the Lower Eack
IMPORTANT
Wash Tower rises through center of lower rack
during wash and rinse portion of cycle to wash
upper rack.
Do not block this area of lower rack,
or load tall items directly beside it.
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PLATES AMD SAUCERS
Plates and saucers fit between the pins, as
shown. Load platters along the sides, in cor
ners or in the back. Do not place large dishes
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from reaching the Dual Detergent Dispenser.
Placing glasses in the lower rack is not recom
mended due to the powerful water action.
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I’iaco silverware in basket with handles up to
proteei v'oUr lialluS wheii uruOadiiig. Best Wash
ing results are obfamed when silverwvare is
mixed and evenly flisiributed. not nested to-
yellier. Be sure slender iiimis do n.oi protriuk'
! hrough Ix'trom of basket.
ITEMS WITH HEAVY, DRIED-ON AND
BAKED-ON SOILS SUCH AS POTS, PANS
AND CASSEROLES MUST BE LOADED IN
THE LOWER RACK WITH THE OPEN END
DOWN, FACING DIRECTLY TOWARD THE
WASH ARM BELOW THE LOWER RACK.
Shallow items may be angled provided the lower *
side does not shield soiled surface inside from
direct water action.
You will probably have to tilt the broiler pan
to clear the upper rack.
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