GE GSD1130L Use and Care Manual

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Air Gap Appliance Registration 2

Care and Cleaning

China, Crystal, Sterling Consumer Services

Cycle Features

Delay Start Detergent, Detergent Guide 6,7

Dispenser Cups

EnerW Saver Switch Energy-Saving Tips 2

Features

Front Panel Color Change Loading

JModcland Serial hTmnbers

Operating Guide

Cycle Selection 5 I)rYing Options

8-10

4,5

15 Problem Solver

Rinse Agent

15 Safety Instructions 11

19 Warranty

5 4 Winter Storage

User Maintenance Instructions 15

Water Temperature

12-14

6 3

Back Cover

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IfVou needservice

BeforeWingJmJr whwher~ red thisbookemeftiy.

It is intended tohelp you operate

andmaintainyournewdishwasher

properly.

Keep it handyforanswerstoyour

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

writedom themodel

andWI-Mnmben.

You’llfind themona labelfastened tothetubwalljustinsidethe dishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourdishwasher.Beforesending inthis card,pleasewritethese

numbershere:

Mdol Number

Serial Number

Uscthesenumbersinany c(mxpmkncc or servicecalls concerningyourdishwasher.

Immdiatcly f(~rkildcr)

(iishwashfx’.

contactthedealer

that sold you the

saw?!tb.-neandmoney. Bdime

y(lu Nqua

Servk’e.e.

ChecktheProblemSolver (pages1143).Itlistscausesof minoroperatingproblemsthatyou cancorrectyourself.

Toobtaina Spanishlanguage versionofthisbook,call GEAnswerCente~

800.626.2000 consumerinformationservice.

Paraobtenerlaversionen espaiioldeeste manual, namea GEAnswerCenter$ serviciodeinformaci6n paraelconsurnidor, tel~fono800.626.2000.

EneWy”sa* tips

Thepowerconsumptionofyour dishwashercanbeminimizedifyou followthesesuggestions:

~operatedishwasherOdy VVhf2n

Ml. Letdishesaccumulatein dishwasher.Whenyouputinonlya partialload,useRINSE &HOLD cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Besure tolatchdoorwhenwaitingforfull load.Thishelpskeepsoilsmoist, easiertoremove.

@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishesright away,me yam ENERGYSAYER no-heatfeature thatturnsthe dryingheateroffautomatically. Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger

periodsuchasovernight.

@$&jj&tcyclethat usesk-ast

amountd watertoHwTmwesoil ffomlQa&Sixpages4.and5.

TOobtainservice,seethe

ConsumerServicespageinthe – backofthisbook.

We’reproudofourserviceandwant youtobepleased.Iffar some

reasonyouarenothappywiththe

serviceyoureceive,herearethrm stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance.Exphiin whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,ifyouarestilInotpleased,

writeallthe details-inclhdingyour phonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstiU notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance

ConsumerActionPanel 20NorthWackerDrive Chicago,Illinois60606

womMT smETY msTRucTIoNs

.% WA~WG—When usingthis

% app~~ance,alwaysexercisebasic

safetyprecauticms,includingthe fomlwillg:

use-thisapptianceonly fix

its

inte%ldedpurpose,asyou

Wiufind dmtibed inthis I.Jse ad careBook.

* ‘HA &hw%ber

mustbe

properlyhhned ad hated

inawmkmx with the

w@E8tion hmctiom befbre

it is used. If youdid not receive an InstallationEistructicmssheet withyourdishwasher,youcan

obtainone bycontactingthe servicelocationmxmst you.

—Thisappliancemust be connectedto a groundedmetal,

permanentwiring system;or an equipment-groundkg conductor mustbe run withthecircuit conductorsand connectedto the equipment-groundingterminal m kxidof the appliance.

–-Ch-meet

prokxkd andsized power-suppIy

ma pmpdy rated,

@Load lightplasticitemsso

theywillnot becomedislodged anddrop to thebottomofthe dishwasher-they mightcome intocontactwith the heating unitand be damaged.

To-im the

iiqjmye * Whenloading

washed:

A. Locate sharp itemsso that theyare notlikely to damage the door seal, and

B. Loadslmrpkniveswith the handlesup to reduce the risk of M-type injuries.

@Do not touch the heating elementduring or immediately after use.

s Do notoperateyour dishwasher unlessall enclosure panek are properly in p~ace.

@Do nottamper with controls. ~Do not abuse, siton, or stand

on the door or dish rack of the dishwasher.

~Close supervision is necessary

ifthis applianceis used byor near chiIdmn. Do notallowchildren to play inside, on or with this applianceor anydiscardsd appliance. Dispose appliances and Sh@iRg or

packing material properly. Beforediscarding a dishwasher, removethe door of the viashing Conlplfimcnt,

pssib%ty of

itemsto be

of discarded

~ Keepall washingdetergents

andwettingagentsout ofthe reach ofchildren,preferablyin a lockedcabinet, Observeall warningson containfirlabelsto avoidpersonalin..wry.

~Tominimizeth~possibilityof electricshock, disconnectthis appliancefrom thepowersupply” beforeattemptinganymaintman~. Note: Turningthe controldial to the OFF positiondoes not disconnect the appliancefrom thepowersupply.Werecommend havinga qualifiedtechnician

serviceyour appliance.

w~GmRoGm

is producedbythe chemical actionwithin yourwater heater. Rcan accumula@inthe water heater andor water pipesif hot waterhas notbeen used for a period of two weeks or kmger. HYDROGEN GASE EXPLOSIVE. lb preventthe possibilityof damage

if youhavenot used hot waterfor

two weeksor more, or moved

intoa residence in which the hot water systemmay not havebeen used for some time, turn on all hot water ftmcetsand allowthem to run for severalminutesbefore using any electrical appliance

which is connectedto the hot water system. This will allow any hydrogengas to escape. Also, since the gas is fl-able, do not smoke or usean openflame or appliance

duringthisprocess.

orinjury,

EIOWtoopemk yourdishwasher

STEP1. Loadyourdishwasher withdishes,silverware,pots, pans,bowls,etc.,accordingto

instructionsonpages 8and9.

STEP2. Adddetergenttothe detergentdispenser.Makesure

the CycleIndicatorDialisatOFF positionbeforeaddingdetergent. (Seepages6and7.)

rime aidagentlohelpprevent

Use spotting.Clccasionallycheckto insurethat

rinseagentcontainer

isat leasthzdffull.(Seepage6.)

STEP3.

HEATED DRYING. Turns the

drying heater m b- kt drying.

SM3ctdryingoption.

HEATEO ENERGY DRYING SAVER

ENERGYSAVER(n{]-heatdrying).

‘1’urnsthe drying heater off to save mcrgy. Disks will dry naWrally owx a lonjgcrperiod such us

ow.might.

STEP4. Selectthecycleandstart the dishwasher.(SeeCycle SelectionHintsonnextpage.)

Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa foodwastedisposer,operatethe

disposeruntilitisemptybefore

startingthedishwasher. ~WhenN~

START(for

usingDELAY

allcycles):

a. Besure door isunlatched. b. Pushselectedcyclebutton.

‘ @sTAf7T

.“”2, \

j“

4,’

OFF @

DRYING

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:6:

WASHING

c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toSTART.

d. Latchthedoortostartthe

dishwmhx.Thereisatimedelay betweenstart-upandwaterfill soyouwillnothearanywash actionrightaway.

@When usingDELAYSTART (forallcycles):

Note:

STARTcanbedelayed

automaticallyfor-upto6 hours. a. Besure door isunlatched. b. Pushselectedcyclebutton.

@ START

.“”;

OFF @

DRYING

.=3,’ ‘

,5: %3

.WASHiNG

c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

todesireddelaytime.

d. Latchdoortostarttimer.The

DELAYlightwillcomeon and stayonuntildishwasherstarts. Dishwasherwillstartautomatically atendof selecteddelaytime.

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Cyck selectionhints

Itisimportanttofollowtheloading

instructionsonpages8and9. POI’SCRUBBER-Foritemssuch

aspots,pansandcasseroleswith dried-onorbaked-onsoils. Everydaydishesmaybeincluded.

NOIVVIALWASH—For loads of everyday dishes, glasses and cookware with medium soils. Designed to yield high performance on normal soils.

LIGHT WASH—For most loads

ofeverydaydisheswithlightsoils

or soilsthathavenotdriedon. It

saveshotwateroverthehigher performancecycles,savingenergy.

RINSE&HOLD—Forrinsing partialloadswhichwillbewashed !ater.Dono[ usedetergent.

what lla~}pens h each cycle

You’11hear occasionalclicking

sounds: –Soft fooddisposer shredding

;wtion.

—D2in vaivcopening to pLtnlp

!Witei”out,

@Duringthedryingperiod: —Themotorstops. —Watervaporcomesthroughthe

ventby

the-doorlatch during

dryin~andwhenwaterisbeing pumpedout.

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‘RIgetdishescleananddryyou

needhotwater.Tohelpyouget

waterofthe propertemperature, yourdishwasherhasa waterheating featurethatautomaticallysenses thetemperatureofthewaterirkthe washcycleandheatsit,ifnecessary,

tothepropertemperature.This

waterheatingfeaturemayallow

youtoturndownyourhousehold waterheaterandsaveenergyif

you’rewillingtoletthedishwasher

a little longerwhileitheats

run watertothepropertemperature. Forgood

a%ering

washing and drying, the

watermustbeatleast

120QF.Topreventdishdamage,

inletwatershouldnotexceed150°F. Howtotest

water temperature:

Checkyourwatertemperature insideyourdishwasherwitha

candyormeatthermometer.

Letthedishwasherrunthrough onefillandpumpoutcycle,then letthedishwasherfillwithwater thesewnd time.

When you hear the water stop

filling:unlatchthedoorandslowly

openit.

Measure the temperature ofthe w~terin the bottom of’

thetubthis

way:

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Helpfulhints:If outside temperaturesareunusuallylow,or ifyourwatertravelsa longdistance fromwaterheatertodishwasher, youmayneedtosetyourwater heater’sthermostatup.If youhave notusedhotwaterforsometime, the waterinthepipeswillbecold. ‘Ibmonthe hotwaterfaucetatthe sinkandallowittorununtilthe waterishot.Thenstartthe dishwasher.If you’verecentlydone laundryorrunhot waterfor showers,giveyourwaterheater timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe dishwasher.

Toimprovewashabilityifthewater islessthan120”Fandyoucannot adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta longercycleandfillbothdetergent cupsatleasthalf-fillwithdetergent.

How

tousearimeagent.

Arinseagentmakeswaterflow offdishesquickerthanusual.This lessenswaterspottingandmakes dryingfaster,too.

Forbest dishwashingperformance, useofarinseagentsuchasJETDRYbrandis recommended.

Rinse agentscomeineitherliquid

or solidform.Yourdishwasher’s dispenserusestheliquidform.

Howto!fiH

dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add

therinseagent

theliquid rinseagentuntilitjust reachesthebottomofthelipinside thedispenseropening,Replacethe cap.Thedispenserautomatically releasestherinseagentintothe finalrinsewater.

If youacciden~l!y spill:Wipe uptherinseagentwitha damp

cloth.Don’tleavethespillin the

dishwasher.Itcankeepyour

dc[ergeritfrom working.

Yourdishwasher’srinseagent containerholds4%ounces.This shouldlastabout3months.Fill asneeded.Donotoverfill.

How b chooseanduse

dem~ente

use only powder or liquid

I’imt,

detergentsspec~~caliymadefor usein dishwasher. Othertypes

willcauseovermlhg. Second, checkthephosphate

content.

Phosphatehelpsprevent

hard-watermaterialsfromforming

spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If yourwaterishard(7grainsor more),yourdetergenthastowork harder.Detergentswithahigher phosphatelevelwillprobablywork better.Ifthephosphatecontentis low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto useextradetergentwithhardwater.

waterdepartment cm M

Your

youhow hard yourwater is. so can

yourcountyextensionagent. Oryourarea’swatersoftener company.Justcallandaskthem

howmany“grainsofhardness” thereareinyourwater.

Howmuch detergentshouldyou use?Thatdepends.Isyourwater

“hard”or

“soft”? Withhardwater,

youneedextradetergenttoget dishesclean.VWhsoftwater,you

needlessdetergent.

Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater

notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe harmful.Bcan causeapermanent cloudinessofglassware,called

“etching.”An-outsidelayerofglass

isetchedaway!Of course,this takessome.time,But whytakea chance$vhenit’seasytofindout thehardnessofyourwater.

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