GE GSD1000M User Manual

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Diskasher

contents

Air Gap
ApplianceRegistration

CareandCleaning
China,Crystal,Sterling

ConsumerServices
CycleFeatures

Detergent,DetergentGuide 6,7
DispenserCups

EnergySaverSwitch

Energy-SavingTips
FrontPanelColor Change

Loading

Model andSerialNumbers
OperatingInstructions

CycleSelection
DryingOptions

4,5 Warranty

4,5

8-10

4,5

4,5

15 POTSCRU13BERCycle

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15

11 SafetyInstructions
19 UserMaintenanceInstructions 15

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17

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ProblemSolver
RinseAgent

WaterTemperature
WinterStorage

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BackCover

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GSDIOOOM

IfyouneedSetiee

Beforewing-your&hwmher,

r’eadthis book

Itisintendedtohelp youoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances

AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

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dom theB310del

carefu~ly.

andsaid numbemo

You’llfindthemona labelfastened
tothetubwalljustinsidethe
dishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.

Hyou received
a *mWed *hwmhere ee

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dishwasher.

savethe and money.

Before

you Rquem

service.@o

ChecktheProblemSolver(pages

12-14).Itlistscausesofminor

operatingproblemsthatyoucan

correctyourself.

ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCente@

800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.

I?araobtenerlaversi6nen
espaiioldeestemanual,
lkirnea
GEAnswerCentefl

serviciode informaci6n
paraelconsurnidor,
tek$fono80M26.2QOQ.

Enewy”satiutips

Thepowerconsumptionofyour
dishwashercanbe minimizedifyou
followthesesuggestions:

e (@fjnte ~~~~mher onlywhen

M. Letdishesaccumulatein
dishwasher.Whenyouput ina
partialload,useRDJ$EO~L~
cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be
suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor
fill load. Thishelpskeepsoils

moist,easiertoremove.
eIfyoudon’tneedyour

away,uRseyour

~m~mfSAVER

no-heatfeature

dryingheateroffautomatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger

periodsuchasovernight.

~&kd qdethatUwska$t

amountof

from load. Seepages4 and5.

Vl%3txxl’toBwmYVe soil

dishesright

thatturnsthe

Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.

We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe

serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT, ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentuclq40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemis still
not resoived,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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~G—Wen usingthis

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appliance,alwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:

@usethisnpptianeeonlyfor

itshwnded

purpose, asyou

willriddescrihd illthisme

andcareBook.

@‘I’his

pm~rly titiued and

in

Immation
it
anInstallationInstructionssheet

withyourdishwasher,youcan

obtain

servicelocationnearestyou.

—Thisappliancemustbe

connectedtoagroundedmetal,
permanentwiringsystem;or an
equipment-groundingconductor

mustberunwiththecircuit
conductorsandcomectedtothe

orleadoftheappliance.

–Connect toaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidekctricaloverload.

@Useonlypowderor liquid

detergentsor wettingagents

recommended for use in.a

dishwasher.

6DOnotwashplasticitemsunless

iwwked

equivaknt.Forplasticitemsnotso
ndmd, checkthemmufac~rer’s
reconlnlendatiolls.

tishwwher must be

bcatd.

WXm.’kmce withthe

Wtmctions before

isused.If youCMnotreceive

onebycontactingthe

uipment-groundingtermina~

“dishwashersafe”orthe

@Load lightplasticitemsso

theywillnotbecomediskx!ged
anddroptothebottomofthe
dishwasher-theymightcome
intocontactwiththeheating

unitandbedamaged.

3?0mimmthepossibilityof

injury

a men loadingitemstObe

washed:

A. Locatesharpitemssothat
theyarenotUkelytodamage
thedoorseal,and

B. Loadsharpkniveswiththe
handlesuptoreducetherisk
ofcut-typeinjuries.

SIDo nottouchtheheating

elementduringorimmediately
afteruse.

~DOnotoperateyourdishwasher

unlessallenclosurepanelsare
properlyinplace.

@Donottamperwithcontrols.

@Do notabuse,siton,orstand

onthedooror dishrackofthe

dishwasher.
@Closesupervisionisnecessary

ifthisapplianceisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildren
toplayinside,onorwiththis
applianceor anydiscarded
appliance.Disposeofdiscarded
appliancesandshippingor

packingmaterialproperly.
Beforediscardinga dishwasher,
removethedoorofthewashing
compartment.

@Keepallwashingdetmgents

andwettingagentsoutofthe
reachofchildren,p~eferablyin
alocked.cabinet.CHxxxveall
warningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury,

*Tominimizethepossibilityof
ekctricshock,disconnectthis
appliancefiwrnthepowersupply
befoRattemptinganymaintenance,
Note:Thrningthecontroldialto
theOI?Fpositiondoesnot
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.Werecommend
havingaqualifiedtechnician
serviceyourappliance.

w-&mRoGm GJ4S
isproduced‘&ythechemical

actionwithinyourwaterheater.
Itcanaccumulateinthewater
heaterand/orwaterpipesifhot

waterhasnotbeenusedfora
periodoftwoweeksorlonger.

HYDROGENGASIS

13XI?IXMTW3.TOpreventthe

possibilityofdamageor injury,

ifyouhavenotusedhotwaterfor

twoweeksor more,ormoved

intoaresidencek whichthehot

watersystemmaynothavebeen

usedforsometime,turnonall

hotwaterfaucetsandallowthem

torunforsevemlminutesbefore

usinganyelectricalapplimce

whichiscomectedtothe

hot

watersystem.Thiswillallow
any13yckogengastoescape.A&w,
sincethe

not smoke

gasis flmabls, do

oruseanopenflame

orapplianceduringthisprocess.

SAWTmSE
mSTRUCTIONIS

3

Vap~rVent

DoorLat:h (Unlocked)

CycleIndicatorDial

(TurntoStart)

STEP1. Loadyourdishwasher
withdishes,silverware,pots,
pans,bowls,etc.,accordingto
instructionsonpages8-10.

STEP2. Adddetergenttothe

detergentdispenser.Makesure
the CycleIndicatordialisatOFF
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(Seepages6 and7.)

Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.OccasionaHycheckto
insurethatrinseagentcontainer

isatleast halffull.(Seepage6.)

STEP3. SelectIX.yingHeatOption.

HEATED ENERGY
DRYING SAVER

ma

HEATEDDRYING.Mrns the
dryingheateronforfastdrying.

ENERGYSAVER(no-heatdrying).
Turnsthedryingheaterofftosave
energy.Dishesdry naturallyovera
longerperiodsuchasovernight.

Ifyouneedyourdishessooner,open

thedishwasherdoorafterthecycle
iscompletetoreducethenatural
dryingtime.

Useofthisoptionreducesthe

electricalenergyusedbythis
modelapproximately7%for
Normalcycle.

S’H!T4. Selectthecycleandstart
dishwasher.

Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilitisemptybefore
startingthe dishwasher.(SeeCycle
selectionhintsatright.)

~FO~

~mc~u~~E~tu-Id
NOWALVVA$HandENERGY
SAVER

a.
b.
c.

cycles:

POT-

SCRUBBER WASH

DDD

lilORMA1. ENERGY

SAVER

Pushselectedcyclebutton.
Latchthedoor.

TurnCycleIndicatordialto
startcycle.Thereisa timedelay
betweenstart-upandwaterfill

soyouwillnothearanywash

actionrightaway.

~For EWSJSE(MwL3Jfcycle:

WASHhlG

DRYING

a.

Besure $&misunlatched.

Sekxt HWRGY SAVERdq@2j

b.

@

RiNSEONLYUSE&/f;DRYINrI

‘option.
slowlyturn cycle Indicatordial i$$$;

c.

toRINSEONLYposition.

d.

0

,“>s

Q-de se~eationhints

his importanttofollowtheloading
instructionsonpages8-10.

H3TSCRUBBERisforitemssuch

aspots,pansandcasseroleswith
dried-onorbaked-onsoils.
Everydaydishesmaybeincluded.

NORMAL‘WASHisforloadsof
everydaydishes,glassesand

cookware.

ENERGYSAVERis fordishesthat
havebeenpre-rinsedbeforeloading.
Also,forwashingverylightly
soileddisheswithsoilsthathave
notdriedon.

IUNSE ONLYisforrinsingpartial
loadswhichwillbewashedlater.

Donotusedetergent.

Wat happm hi

You’llhearoccasionalclicking

o

sounds:
–Soft fooddisposershredding

action.

—Drainvalveopeningtopump

waterout.

—Timercontrolascycle

progresses.

—Detergentcupopening.

eachcycle

~ Duringthedryingperiod:
—Themotorstops.
—Watervaporcomesthroughthe

ventbythedoorlatchduring
dryingandwhenwaterisbeing
pumpedout.

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Wash

11.7

4.9

CycleTime

Minutes

(approx.)

‘ash’

Flrlrlnnrlrl

,6*

,1*

w~mnnrlrl

51*

15

n-laybe increased Upto10minutesifnecessaryforyOUr

Rinse Rinse Wash Rinse Rinse Rinse

‘ash’

Rinse Rinse Wash Rinse Rinse Rinse

Rinse Rinse Wash Rinse Rinse Rinse

nnzIlc3

CycleSequence

HHFI

WaterUse

Gallons

WashCycles

PmcRLJBBER

NORMALWASH 11.7

ENERGYSAVER

MW3EONLY

*unextendedtimes.Thesecycletimes

dishwasherto heatthewatertopropertemperatureforgoodwashability.

mvhw ODtims:

“v.

HEATEDDRYING.Availableonall washcyclesexceptRINSEONLY.Add24 minutestowash
cycletime.
ENERGYSAVER.Dryingheateristurnedoff.Dishesdrynaturally.

(approx.)

10.4

.

Tempratm SemorSystem

TOget dishescleananddryyou
needhotwater.Tohelpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourdishwasherhasawaterheating

featurethatautomaticallysenses
thetemperatureofthewaterinthe
washcycleandheatsit, ifnecessary,”
tothe propertemperature.This
waterheatingfeaturemayallow

youtoturndownyourhousehold
waterheaterandsaveenergyif
you’rewillingtoletthedishwasher
runalittlelongerwhileitheats

watertothepropertemperature.
Forgoodwashinganddrying,the
enteringwatermustbeat least

120°F.Topreventdishdamage,

inletwatershouldnotexceed150°F.

Howto test watertemperature:

Checkyourwatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha

candyormeatthermometer.
Letthe dishwasherrunthrough

onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime.

Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly

openit.

Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:

Removethesilverwarebasketand
placea candyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof

thetub.Hthetemperatureisless
than120”I?,youwiHnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater

temperatureis neededtodissolve

qease andactivatepowder

&tergents.

Helpfd hints:Ifoutside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravelsalongdistance

fromwaterheatertodishwasher,
youmayneedtosetyourwater
heater’sthermostatup. Ifyouhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
thewaterinthe pipeswillbecold.
Turnonthehotwaterfaucetatthe
sinkandallowit to rununtilthe
waterishot.Thenstartthe
dishwasher.Ifyou’verecentlydone

laundryorrunhotwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.

Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120°Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfill bothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.

How to we a rime t3$&nte

Arinseagentmakeswaterflow
offdishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.

Forbestdishwashingperformance,
useofarinseagentsuchasJET­DRYbrandis recommended.

Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusestheliquidform.

How

tofilltherinseagent

dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add

theliquidrinseagentuntil itjust
reachesthebottomofthelipinside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.The dispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.

If youaccidentallyspiH:Wipe
uptherinseagentwithadamp
cloth. Don’tleavethespillinthe
dishwasher.It cankeep your
detergentfromworking.

If you

em% findanyrinse agent,

write:
BENC.KISERCONSUMER
PRODUCTS,Ih?c.
(“JETDRY”)

411W.PutnamAve.

Greenwich,CT06830

Yourdishwasher’srinseagent
containerholds4?6ounces.This
shouldlastabout3months.Fill
asneeded.Donotoverfill.

How to choose and we
dem~ente

First, useonlypowder

detergentsspecificallymadefor

usein dishwashers.Othertypes
willcauseowmmdsing.

Second, dheckthe phosphate
content.

Phosphatehelpsprevent

orliquid

hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7 grainsor
more),yourdetergenthasto work
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork

better.Ifthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’Hhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.

Yourwater department can tell
youhow hard yourwater k %3

canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.JustcaHandaskthem
howmany“grainsofhardness”
therearein yourwater.

Howmuch

use?

“hard”or

Uk!tel-gentshould you

That depends.1syourwater

“soft”?Withhardwater,

youneedextradetergentto get

dishesclean.V/M softwater,you
needlessdetergent.

Toomuchdetergentwith softwater
notonlywastesmoney,it canbe
harmful.It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessof glassware,called

“etching.”An-outsidelayerofglass

isetchedaway!Of course,this

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