GE GSD1250 Use And Care Manual

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Air Gap

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IYYTNXUJBBERCyck 4,6,9

ApplianceRegistration

2

ProblemSolver 14-16

C &D

5 RinseAgent

8

CareandCleaning

17

SafetyInstructions

3

china, Crystal,Sterling

5,13 UserMaintenanceInstructions 17

ColorPanels

18

Warranty BackCover

ConsumerServices

WaterTemperature

8

CycleFeatures

4::

WinterStorage 17

Detergent,DetergentGuide 8,9
Dispensercups

9

EnergySaver

4,6,7

Energy-SavingTips

7

Loading

10-12

ModelandSerialNumbers

2

OperatingInstructions

4,5

DryingOptions

4,6

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isintendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewdishwasher

properly,
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffhirs

GEAppliances
Appliancepark
Louisville,KY40225

writedolfvnthemodel

and

sem.mbem

You’llfindthemonalabeli%stened
tothetubwalIjustinsidethe
dishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesending

inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:

M N

If you re

a

damaged

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Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)that soldyouthe

dishwasher.

S t an
Be
i?*@

ChecktheProblemSolver
(pages14-16).Itlistscausesof

minoroperatingproblemsthatyou
cancorrectyourself.

ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthis book,call
GEAnswerC!ente@

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice.
I%raobtenerlaversi6nen

espaiioldeestemanual,
W.mea
GEAnswerCenter$
serviciodeinforrnaci6n

paraelconswnidor,
tel~fono800.626.2000.

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Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.

I’M?ed

Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook -

We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serv~ceyoureceive,herearethree
stepsto followforfhrtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnot pleased,

writedl thedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
not resolved,write:

MajorApplianceConsumer

ActionI?anel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

ReadaHinstructionsbeforewingthisappliance.

using@s

appliance,alwaysexercise,biisic ~
safbtyprecautionsjincluc!ig~~e

following: ‘ , ‘ , : ~“ . ‘

~~ ~fj ~ti~e ‘‘,, ‘, “‘ ‘,-‘-
I Thisdishwasher ~Iwt“

pqf?rjy illstgmxitid “

hiaccmimawith the
Ihswation Instrudimsbeh’e
it

used. If youdid’notkceive

anInstallation

Instructionssheet

withyour dishwasher,youcan ~

obtainonebycontactingthe
servicelocationnearestyou.

—Thisappliancemustbe

connectedtoa

groundedmetal,

permanentwiring system;or an
equipment-groundingconductor
mustbe run with the circuit

- conductors

andconnectedtothe

equipment-groundingterminal
or lead of the appliance.

–Comect toaproperly rated,

protectedand sizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

e Do not store or Use

orother vaporsmd

in the vicinity ‘dthis or

my other
@Use onlypowderor liquid

detergentsor wettingagents
recommended for use in a

dishwasher.
~DOnot

T plasticitm

marked“dishwashersafe”orthe
equivalent,Forplasticitemsnotso

marked,checkthemamd%cturer’s

@Loadlightplasticitemsso

MMywillnotbewmedislodged

anddrop.tothebottomofthe
dishwashe~-theymightcome
inti,contactwiththeheating

-~nit-a.ixlbedamaged.

A.

Locatesharpitems so that
theyare ~otlikelyto damage
the

doorseal,and ,

B. Loadshaqjkniveswiththe
kindlesup,toreducetherisk
ofcut-typeinjuries.

@Donottouchtheheating
elementduringor immediately
afteruse.

~DOnoto~m~ yourdishwasher

unlessallenclosurepanelsam

properlyinplace.

@DOnot

tamper with cOntrOls.

@Do notabuse, siton, or stand

onthedoorordishrackofthe

dishwasher.
~Closesupervisionisnecessary

ifthisapplianceisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildren
toplayinside,onorwiththis
applianceor anydiscarded

appliance.Disposeofdiscarded

appliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialproperly:
Beforediscardinga dishwasher,
removethedoorofthewashing

*~p ~1washing

detergents

and.wettingagentsoutofthe

reachofchildren,preferablyin
a lockedcabinet, Observeall
warningson containerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury,

* Tominimizethepossibilityof
electricshock, disconnectthis
appliancefrom the powersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance

~Note:

Thrningthecontroldialto
theOFFpositiondoesnot
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.Werecommend
havingaqualifiedtechnician
s&viceyourappliance.

‘ GAS

isproducedbythechemical
actionwithinyourwaterheater.

Itcanaccumulatein thewater
heaterand/orwaterpipesifhot
waterhas~otbeenusedfora
periodoftwoweeksorlonger.
HYDROG13N(?L4SIs
EXPLOSIVE.Topreventthe
possibilityofdamageor injury,
ifyouhavenotw3edhotwaterfor
twoweek or more,ormoved
intoaresidenceinwhichthehot

watersystemmaynothavebeen
usedforsometime,turnonall
hotwaterfimcetsandallowthem
torunforseveralminutesbefore
usinganyelectricalappliance
whichisconnectedtothehot
watersystem.Thiswillahw
anyhydrogengastoescape.Also
sincethegasisflammable,do
notsmokeoruseanopenflame
orapplianceduringthisprocess.

to your

STEP1

Loadyourdishwasherwithdishes,
silverware,pots,pans,bowls,etc.,
accordingtoinstructionsonpages
10-12.

STEP2

Adddetergenttothedetergent
dispenser.

Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent

spotting.(Seepage8,)

STEM

L SelectDryingOptions.

H E

S

(MO HEAT BOOSn

m

HEATEDDRY.Tbmsthedrying
heateronforfastdrying.

ENERGYSAYER (noheatboost).

Turnsthedryingheaterofftosave
energy.Dishesdrynaturallyovera
longerperiod,suchas overnight.

Ifyouneedyourdishessooner,
openthedishwasherdoorafterthe
cycleis completeto reducethe

naturaldryingtime.

—.

—

N H N L C R C W H H E

SCW W W C &H &D B

IWOHEATBOOSTI

ml ~: 1 1 1.1 m

1

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PRESSBUllONFIRMLYTOSTART

Note:Thisoptionwillcancelthe
WASHHEATBOOST.However,
WASHHEATBOOSTmaybe
selectedafterthisoptionischosen
providingyouwiththeWASH
HEATBOOSTwithoutHEATED

DRYOption(seepage7).

STEP4

2. WA$HHEATBOOSToption.

W

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Whenselected,the washcyclewill
beextendedfor20minuteswhilethe
dishwasherheatsthewaterforgood
washinganddrying.Theentering

watermustbeat least120°F.
Whenthisoptionisnot selectedthe

enteringwatermustbeat leastk$O°F.

Totestwatertemperature,seepage8.

30Selectdesiredcycleandstart
dishwasher.

Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntil it isemptybefore
startingthedishwasher.

Pushthe CycleSelectorbuttonall
thewayinto startthe dishwasher.
Thereis atimedelaybetween
startupandwaterfillsoyouwillnot
hearanywashactionrightaway.

P

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ForitemsSW.%.

aspots,pansandcasseroleswith

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Potscru4iberV50

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HEAVYWASH.For itemssuchas

pots,pansandcasseroleswith

heavilysoiled,dried-onfoods.
Everydaydishesmaybeincluded.

IL!

FWXRMALWASH. Forloadsof

everydaydishes,glassesand
cookwarewithmediumsoils.
Designedtoyieldhighperformance

onnormalloads.

L
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LIGHT’WASH.Formostloadsof
everydaydishes, withlight soilsor
soilsthathavenotdried-on.It
saveshotwateroverthehigher

performancecycles.

C

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CYHDRLAICRYS’J2!$JL.Forlightly
soiledchinaandcrystal.Thiscycle

is similarto LightWashcycle
exceptthewashactionissoftened
bypumpingairalongwiththe
watertoprotectyourde~icateitems.
I%e-rinsebeforeloading.

mJsE

& H

n

RINSE &IHOLDoForrinsing
partialloadswhichwillbe washe{
later.Donot usedetergent.

C

& D

n

fCAIWCEL&mi2meForcancellin~

operationafterdishwasherhas

started.Thedishwashertimerwill
rapidlyadvancethroughadrain
periodandthentoOFF.

* You’llhearoccasional.clicking

-Timer

mntmlasoycle

@Duringthedryingperiod:

scunds;

plwgr’estm%

—Themotorstops.

–Sofi fooddisposershredding

-Detwgent cupcqxming.

--Watervaporcomesthroughthe

action,

+inse ~gmitdispenserapwating,

ventbythe doorlatchduring

—Drainvalveopeningtopump

dryingandwhenwaterisbeing

waterout.

pumpedout,

.

waterWe

Approx?wash

W?hacycles

Gallons

CycleTime

CycleSequence

(approx,)

[inminutes)

I

PCYISCRUBBER

12.6
79* E!E!IBHHBB

13EAYY

11.9

NORMALWMH

11.9
63*

MH ‘riseE

LIGHTWMH

8.9
36” EIIB

CHINA CRYSTAL 6.1

3’” mm

my= dkHOLD

3.0
‘ EH

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Rinse

•1

Rinse.

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Rinse

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Rinse

*Unextendedtimes.Thesecycletimeswillbe increasedapproximately20minutesif WASHHEAT1300STOptionis
selected.

DryingOptions:

HEATEDDRY.Availableon allwashcyclesex~eptRINSE&HOLD.Add32minutestowashcycletime.
ENERGYSAVER.Dryingheateristurnedoff,Dishesdry naturally.

/’”

/4

ACYCLEINDICATIIRDISPLAY

showswherethedishwasherisin
thecycle.Theindicatorwillpause
duringthe maindetergentwash

portionofthecycles.

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