GE GSD2230L Use and Care Manual

Ail Gap
Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning

China, Crystal,Sterling

4,7, H

ConvenienceFeatures 2
CycleFeatures

Detergent, Detergent Guide 10,H
Dispenser Cups

EnergySaverSwitch

5,6 Winter Storage

Energy-SavingTips
Features

4,5

Front PanelColorChange

19 Problem Solver

2

Repair Service

16-18

RinseAgent
SafetyInstructions

SystemsMonitor

5,7-9

6 User MaintenanceInstructions 19

BackCover

11

Warranty

WaterTemperature 10

2

19

18
10

3

19

Loading
Modeland Serial hTurnbers

Operating Guide

CycleSelection
DishwashingShortcut

Drying Options 5,6

12-14

2

4,5

4

6

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Mime! your
read this book

Risintendedto helpyouoperate
andmaintainyour newdishwasher

properly.
Keepit handy foranswerstoyour

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or need more help, write(include

yourphone number):
ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances

AppliancePark

LouisviHe,KY40225

domthe

and serial

You’llfindthemonalabel
fastenedtothetubwalljustinside

thedishwasherdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
your dishwasher.Beforesendingin
thiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourdishwasher.

Ifyou received

a o*

Irnrnediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)that soldyouthe

dishwasher.

@‘operate only‘when

it’sfull. Letthedishesaccumulate
indishwasher.Whenyouputin
onlyapartialload,usethe RINSE
&HOLDcycletorinseoffheavy
soils.Besuretolatchthedoor
whenwaitir~gforafullload.This
helpskeepsoilsmoist,easier
toremove.

@Alwaysseuectthe

k?ast ofwaterthatwill
remove thesoilfrom theMd
see

page6.

‘cyclethatuses

@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishes
rightaway,useyourENERGY
SA~R drying

featurethatturns

the dryingheateroffautornatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.

saw!time

Beforeyou

SHwkee

ChecktheProblemSolver(pages

16through18).Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthatyou
cancorrectyourself.

@Letsyouselectfast,heateddrying

or energy-saving,no-heatdrying.
@A ~Y~~E~$ ~~~~~~ that

tells youwhat’shappeninginthe
dishwasherandif’something’s
wrong.

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t

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using this

appliance,alwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
lkdlowing:

use ‘this only for

@

its pw’posf+ 23sym.1
Wm fhd k this the

id care Book.
~ ‘m&l must be

properly and hated

in iwcmdmce WMn the

M k wed.

If youdidnotreceive

an Installation Instructions sheet

with your dishwasher, you can
obtain one by contacting the
service location nearest you.

—Thisappliance must be
connected to a grounded metal,

permanent wiring system; or an

uipment-grounding conductor

st lx run with the circuit
conductors and connected to the
equipment-grounding terminal

or lead of the appliance.

—~omxxt to a properly rated,
protected and sized power-supply
circuit toavoidelectrical overload.

* KJseonly powder or liquid

dctergcn~s or wetting agents

fix use in a

~D. not

IMU-lW~j

W2MiIpk3sticitems unless

safe” or the

(3.juhdmt.For-plasticitemsnotso

1“1’wkcd,

l“ccQl]]ine12{iati(3ns●

d-leek the

@

Load ~ightplasticitemsso

theywill notbwxm-wdislodged
and drop to the

dishwasher--they might come
into contact with the heating

unit and be damagtxl.
TO the of

bottom d the

@Whenh3adingitemstobe

washed:

A. Locate sharp itemssothat
theyare not likelyto damage
thedoor seal, and

B. Load sharpknives with the

handles up to reduce the risk

ofcut-type injuries.

@Ilo not touch.the heating

element during or

after use.

@Do not operateyour dishwasher
unlessall enclosure
properly in.place.

Do not tamper with controls.

~

~ Do not abuse, sit on, or stand

on the door or

dishwasher.
* close supervision is necessary

if this appliance isused by or near
children. IXJnot allow clddren
to play inside, on or with tis
appliance or any discarded

appliance. Dispose ofdiscarded

appliancesand or
packing material properly.
Beforediscarding a dishwasher,
remove-thedoor of the

immediately

panels am

dish.rack of tie

@Keepauwashing Ckteilpts

wttingagentsoutofthe

find.
reachofchikiren,preferablyin
a kmkd cabinet.ObserveW
warniagson containerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury.

t% $&4&ifj

prcdwed bythechemicalaction
withinyourwaterheatrmMcan
WxmN.&@in the waterheatxw
and/orwaterpips if hotwater
has notbeen mxxlfora periodof
twoweeksorlongel*@HYDROGEN
GAS~~~~~~~~~i%

possibilityofdamageor

the

~O~WCXlt

injury,if youhavenotused hot
waterfortwoweeksor mom, or
moveintoa residenceinwhich
the hot watersystemmaynot
have been used for

turn mall

hotwaterfaucets and

some the,

allowthem to run for several
minutesbeforeusingany
electricalappliancewhich is
connectedto tk hotwater
system.This willallowmy
hydrogen.gas to escape. Also,
sincethegasisflammable,do
not smokeor use

applianceduring thisprocess.

or

an open flame

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STEP 1

Loadyourdishwasherwi~hdishes,
silverware,pots,pafis,bowls,etc.
accordingtoinstructionsonpages
12through14.

STEP 2

Adddetergenttothe detergent
dispenser.

Userinseaidagenttohelpprewxt
spotting.(Seepage

CIoseand latchthedishwasherdoor,

10.)

a-.

STEP3

CYCLEWJamm

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select wash$3ycke

‘nlwhithe ‘mm!r Ofthepad.

@ isforitems
suchas pots,pansandcasseroles.
Everydaydishesmaybeinck.ded.

@ WMH is forhMdsof

everydaydisheswithmediumsoils.
Designedtoyield.high performance

onnormalloads.

@UK3#Hf’WASHisformost loads

ofeverydaydisheswithlightsoils
or soils

saveshot water overthe higher
performance cycles,thus saving
energy.

@ is for lightly

soiled china and crystal. The wash
action.is softenedby pumping air
along with the waterto protect your
delicate items. I%e-rinse

that havenot dried m. M

.dishwam

bqh-bf?loading.Followkm’hlg

m p!ges 12throughM.

@RINSE &HOLD isforrinsing

partialloadswhichwillbe

washed

kiter.DonolZZSedetergent.

To change

a setting,just touch

desiredpad.

Your dishwasher isnowautomatically

programmed.Anumberinthe
SYSTEMSMONITORwiHtell you
howlongthecyclewiHtake.(S3:
pages7-9.)

DOORLATCH

La*&:-”’-:-

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POSITION

“ON”

—

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——

STm? i

!sAecta drying

~HEATEDDRYINGprovides
fasterdrying.Canbechanged
whilecycleisrunning.

* ENERGYSAVERshutsoff’

drying heater. Dishes air-dry
naturally. It takes longer, but saves
energy. Youcan prop door open
about 3 inches after motor stops
to speed drying. Excellent for

overnightdrying.
Energy Saverhelps reduceekxtrical

mergy used.by this model

approximately %.

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STEP5

start the

~When you’reready to wash
dishes, touch the START’pad.
There isa time delay between

start-q? andwaterfillsoyouwill

not hearanywashactionright
away.Dishwasherwillproceed
throughyourentireprogramand
turnoff

To(Mmgsa ‘cycleafterWasmg!

starts,touch tile C1.JHd+/RE~~r~

pad to cancel cycle. After water is
pumped out arc!motor stops, you
can reprogram and

dishwasher.

automatically.

restart the

‘rim ‘m

CYCLE

CYCLE PHASE

——

This paneltellsyouwhat is

h:lppening

can

alertyou to sorncpossible

in the dishwdNI” md

problems.

@Selected wash cycle
@fkkc~ed dry opiion
@Minutes to end ofcycle

@Cyclephase, such as WASHING+
RIN!HN”Gor DRYING

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NORMA!..

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Thedishwasherremembersyour
lastcyck3*soyoudon’thaveto
.repmgrarneachtime.

Vvherlthe
and

pad willdisplaythelastsettings

you Sdected.

lfyou don’twanttochangeany of

thesettings, simplytouch

*~f&~r~ has been a powerfailure,

IWRN4ALWASHandHEATED
DRYwillautomaticallybe

pmgrammed.Makeanynew

selections as desiredand touch

START.

dishwasheris kwk?d

thedoorislatched,thecontrol

WNMING

STARTS

I

WaterUse

WASHCYCLES

LmmWASH

IRINSE& IKMJD

Wnexkmkd

times.Thesecycle

timesmay bebxeased up b 15
tinutesifmxx-xswyforym.m

dishwashertohemthe.water ‘to

proper teqx.mmeforgood

washability.

(Approx.)

11.0gal.

11.0gal. Pre-washl Pre”l?.inse Pre-Rime

93gal. Pre-Rinse’

7.7gal.

3.7gal. Pm?”mse I%e-Rinse

Cycle

Sequence

Pm-Wash/ Pre”l?..inse Pre-l?hse

Pl”e-mnse

Pr’e-Rinse

Pre-l?.inse

Pre-R.irk?& M-MM! Pre-mnse Main Rinse Rinse

Main Rinse Rinse
wash

— -

Main Rinse Mnw *Mminutes

wash
Main Rime Rinse

wash

wash

DryfD@ms:

HEATEDDRYD4G.
all

‘washcyclesHxceptRU?WE&

HOLD!Add33

cyclethrle.

HNERGI’SAVERDRYING.
Dryinghfxim’

dry Inatl.ldy”

istxmedoff.Djq-gfjs

Availableon

minutes$0wash

wash

Cyck Time

(Approx.)

*MI?-lhtes

*43 rnimms

43 minutes

10rnhwes

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—–

NLJMERALSFROM

1

to99
P~CRU~~ER
NORMAL
LIGHT WASH

CHINA
RINSE&HOLD
UNHEATEDDRY

WASHING

RINSING
DRYING
HEATING

Numberofrninutesleflincycle.

IndicatesPOITICRU~~ERcycle.
IndicatesNORMALWA~~cycle.
IndicatesLIGHTWASHcycle.

IndicatesCHINA-C~YS~ALcYcle”

IndicatesRINSE&HOLDcycle.Remainsonuntilthedoorisunlatched.

I

IndicatesENERGYSAVERDryOption.
IndicatesHEATEDDRYINGDryOption.
DisplayedduringMe-wash,Pre-rinseandMainWashperiods.
Display~duringRinseperiodsfollowingtheMainWash.

IndicatesHEATEDDRYINGhasbeenselected.

Indicateswater beingheated—inwashperiod
washability.The

minutescountdownisonholdforuptoamaximumof 15minuteswhen

—totemperaturenecessaryforgood

HEATINGisdisplayed.

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The

S are

TO Do

Ekctrical povverhasbeen
interruptedtothe dishwasherbutis
nowbackon.

Thedishwasherstakinglonger
thannorrnaltodrainthewaterout.
Thisisusuallycaused~ .aWckage

inthedrainair gap (seepage 19),a

kinkinthedrainhose,ora stopped
updrainpipe.

SimilartoblOcked&ainas
explainedabove,butthe~~
indicatesthatthedrainisso
cloggedthatthedishwashercannot
continuetooperateinasatisfactory
mmer. Dishwasherwillstop.

IF INUSEWHENTHE‘POWER
FAILURECKX2URRED:

1. Unlatchthedoor,Ift.hedetergentcklp
detergentandclosethecup.

2. ReMchthedoorandtouch“START”thenimmediately
touch“CLEAR/RESETV(Thiswillpumpanyremaining
wateroutofthemachine.)

~. Selectthedesiredcycleandrer~ntheload.
WDISFIWASHERWASIVOTINUSE:

1. Latchdoor.

2. Selectdesiredcycle.

Z1.Runcyclewhendesired.
Thisdishwasherisdesignedtoautomaticallycompensatefor

longerthannormaldraintimes,but cycletimewillbe

extended.Hthiscodecontinuestoappearfrequentlythen:

L Cleantheairgap(seepageE).

2. Checkforakinkint.hedrainhose.

3. Checkplumbingfors~owor~t~PPedupdrains.
@JCYEWiwrantyservicedoesnotcover‘household

drainproblems.)

Locateandremovetheblockageinthedrainsystemas
explainedabove.Topumpanyremainingwateroutofthe
machine:

L Latchdoor.

2. Selectanycycle.
~. Touch“START’’mdtienimm~iate~yt 0ucfi“CLEAR/

R.ESE’IY(IWTE:Warrantyservicedoesnotcover
householddrainprobhms.)

isopen,mid

Dishwasherwillnotgointo
W period.Dishwasherwillstop.

Thereistoomuchwaterinthe
dishwasher.HZ+ appearsaftera
powerfailure,thisisnormaland
thedishwasherwillcorrectitself.

adrain

Restartthecycle.If [~repeats, call forservice.

Thedishwasherisdesignedtoautomaticallypumpout extra
wateraslongasthe doorislatched.Whenyouhearthemotor
stoprunning:

L Unlatchthedoorandseeif a~~t~e~aterkgone. @is

nomal forasmallamountofwate~toremaininthebottom
oftubtokeepthewater

2. Ifyousee waterenteri~gthedi$h~a~her,cbseandla%ch
the door.Shutoffthewatersupplytothedishwasher.

3. Ifwaterisgoneand HQwate~~$~~t~ri~gthedishvvasher,
Kwartcycle.

4. Ifm’epeats, Shutoffthew’a$ersupply$othedishwasher.
Callfir service.

seal lubricated.)

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m

This can be causedby eitherof’

these’masons:

Notenoughwaterisenteringthe
dishwasher.

mm

Unlatchthedoor.Ifthereisnowaterinthebottomofthe

dishwasher,checkthewatersupplytothe dishwasher.

@Isthedishwasherwatersupplyturned

usuallylocatedunderthe sink.)

($.kWtI

@Isthe

@

Hthewatersupplyisadequate,trythecycleagain.If C5

hollsehoklwatersupplyturnd o~’?

Myouusewellorcisternwater,isthesupplyadequa@

repeats,cdl for service.

on?

Thedrain

ternpomrily

caused by
as cereal).

The
dishwasher is notfi.mctioning

properly.Dishwashermay
continuetobe used,butitwill

notheatwater automatica~~y.

p.unp couldbe

foodparticlessuch

temperaturesensorinthe

a

@Trythecycle againtoseeifthe

Codereappears.The

maycorrectitself.

@Electroniccontrolscanbe

affectedbyoutsideinterference.

@Sometimesshuttingoffthepower
tothedishwasher(atthe fise or
circuitbreaker)willcorrectthe
problem.

dishwaf+be~

Mocked (usually

~Jnlatchtheckmr.Ifthereisstandingwaterinthebottomof
the dishvmher,Matchthedoor.Touch‘WI’ART~’ then

immediatelytouchWXJ3AR/RES~~”tostartthepump.
IfL_5continw%i

timestobreakuptheblockage.
The temperatW”esensorneedstobereplaced.Callfor

service.
Ncm:

Youmaycontinuetouse yourdishwasher”.Forbestresult%

adjustyour househOMwaterheaterthermosmtto MO°F.

toappear,youmay needto do this sww~~

——-

@Restorepowerailer aboutfive
secondsand.trythecycleagain.

~ Checkthechartaboveforthings

you.candotocorrectthe problem.

9

[

lb getdisks cleananddryyou
needhotwater.Tohelpyouget
wateroftheproper

your dishwasherhas a waterheating
featurethatautomaticallysenses

thetemperature ofthewaterin the
washc@e andheatsit, if necessary,
tothe proper temperature. Ilk
waterheatingfeaturemayallow

youto turn downyour household
waterheater and saveenergyif
you’rewillingtoletthe dishwasher

runalittlelongerwhile itheats
waterto the proper temperature.
Forgood washingand drying, the

enteringwater must beat least

L?(l”l?.Toprevent dish damage,

inletwater shouldnotexceed

totest water

How’

temperature,

E50”F.

Checkyour watertemperature

inside

yourdishwasherwitha

candyor meat thermometer.

Letthedishwasherrunthrough

onefiIl and pump out cycle,then
letthe dishwasherfill with water

the secondtime.

Whenyou hearthewaterstop

fiHing,unlatchthedoorandslowly

openit.

,Measurethe temperature ofthe
waterin the bottomofthetubthis

way:

RernoYethe sikmvme basketand
~ia~ea

candy Or meatthermometer

;nthewater&vardsthemiddleof
thetub.Hthc temperatureis

km

than120”I?,youwill ml%get good
~$)as~~~g

R3SAS.Highertiat~r

fmq.xmtureisneededtodissolve
sreaseandactivate-powder

detergents.

hints If outside
temperaturestireunusuallyiow,m
ifyour

fromwaterheater todishwasher,
youmay needto setyourwater
heater’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave

not

thewaterinthepipes

watertmvelsa kmgdistance

usedhot waterforsomethne,

will be cold.

Turnonthehotwaterffiucetatthe
sinkandallowit torununtilthe

waterishot.Thenstartthe
dishwasher.Ifyou’verecentlydone
laundryorrunhotwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingtlw
dishwasher.

Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120°Fandyoucannot

adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycieandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.

touse a rinseagent.

Arinseagentmakeswaterfbw
offdishesquickerthanusual. This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes

dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashingperformance,

useofarinseagentsuchasU3T­DRYbrandisrecommended.

Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher’s

dispenserusestheliquidform.
H(YWto ml the rime agent

dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add
theliquidrinseagentuntil itjust

reachesthebottomofthelipinside
thedispenseropening,Replacethe
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.

IWym. spi~h‘Wipe
uptherinseagentwitha damp

cloth.Don’tleavethe.spillinthe
dishwasher.It can keepyour
detergentfromworking.

IfyoulWm’tfind my rinse agent,
write:
EENCI<ISERmNsuMER

UNc.

(“JETDRY”)

-vi?Putnam Ave.

411

Gram’%’ich,

m 06830

Yourdishwasher’srirwca~ent
contairwrholds4%ounc&.This
shouldlastaboutSmonths.Fill

M needed.Donotoverfill.

H4WVto $YMWSQ!and use

!Mrst,Ulsemly powdex’m“liquid
detergemx madefor
we in other types
willcause WWWMlg.

second, checkthe
mntwk Phosphatehelpsprevent

hard-watermaterialsfrbmforming
spotsor filmonyourdishes.If

ytiurwaterishard(7 grainsor

more),your detergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.If thephosphtitecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’lihaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.

Your‘water
you!R63VUhard your

Uxmtell

water is.so

canyourcounty extension agent.

Or your area’swatersoftener
company.Just call and ask them
how many “grains of hardness”
there are in your water.

Howmd! S1-mlwi.you

use?Thatdepends.Isyourwater

“hard” m “soW’?Withhardwater.

you needextradetergenttoget

dishescleaia.Withsoftwater:you

needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergent

I-mtonly Wastkxmoney, it cm be

harmful.It can cause a permanent

cloudiness of gkWWm, L’dkd

“ekhg.” .kl QUtSkk kyel” d ghSS

is etdwd away! of course. this

with soft wate:-

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q yfmr ‘detergentfreshand

dry. Underthesinkisn’tagood

placetostoredetergent.‘Momuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothe dispenseruntil

you’I-eready to washdishes, either.

(Itwon’tbe fresh Ol?dry.)

U’yolw powder get$old
or iumpy~throw itaway.It won’t
washwell+OMdetergentoften

won’tdissolve.

If youuse a liquiddishwasher
detergent,these precautionsare not
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump” astheyageor ccime
in contactwith water.

You’llfind two

0!3the inside door of
your Two,because
somecyclesusetwowashes.

i ,

See ‘DetergentUsageGuide”

below.

Ahwys closethemaincuptightly.

Whenitis~rmlylalchcdyw wi[i
hearaclickingsound.Itisnot
necekwarytoovertighten.

NOTE:Detergentcupmayh
openedmanuallywithnoharm.
I%rnhandlecounterclockwiseuntil
itreleases.A snappingsixmdis
normfdwhenitopens.

How to
the for

lfthk isyourfirstdishwasher,or

ifyou’rereplacingamucholder

model,youmaywonderhowmuch
pm-preparationyourdishesneed.
A.ctwd]yverylittle.l?re-rinsin,gof
normalfoodsodsisnotnecessary.
Withcommonsenseandalittle
practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat

#

foodstoremove.Herearesome
guidelines:

1. Scra~eoffbones,seeds,skins,
toothp&s andothe;hardsolids.It
isalsobesttoremovehardshelled

~,ege~b~es,meat

vegetablesand crusts. Remove
excessivequantitiesofoilor
grease.

trimmings, leafy

2. Removelargequantifiesofmy

fo~)d,Yourdishwaslwrhasabuik-in
softfooddisposerthat pulverizes
soft firedbitsand flushesthemmmy.
h can

hide small 2NI1OW1Rof

SOf’t hod$, bUt 1iiI”~C iiIllOUiltS WiIl

bedifilcuhtohandle.

Try to remove food scrapsand

3,

placedishesindishwasher before

soilhas achanceto dry andbecome
hard. Disheswithdried-onsoil are
moredifficultto washandmay
notcomeclean

intheNORMAL
WASHcycle,Remembertouse
yourRINSE&HOLDcyc!ofor
small“hoMing”loads.

Note:‘ilc foodsmcntiorwd

are for examples only.(lthcr foods
notmentionedmayalso need to be

removedfrom yourdishes. You
mayalsowantto considerremoving
foods

suchasmustard,mayonnaise,

ahw

vinegar,lemonjuiceandother
foodsthatcancausediscoloration
ofstainlesssteelifallowecito

remainondishesforalongperiod

oftime.
when usingthe

cyck+lesspreparationisrequired
beforeloading.TheP(YIXRUB~E~
cyclecanwashheavily-soiled
dishesandremovedried-onw-d
baked-onsoilsfrompots,pansand
casseroles.ItemswithIxnmxMn
soilsmaynotcomeclean.Andthe
dishwashercannotremoveburn
marksor restorefaclingcaused
byoverheatingduringcooking.

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SOFTWATER
(0-3grainshardness)

CYCLES

KYISCRLJBBER

NORMAL

CHULW3WSTALand
LIGHTWASHeyc]es

‘$::’?NSE &HOLDcycle

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g~a~~sandupisextremelyhardwater.Awatersdtener [e-mail]~u~~~,

limecanlmiklupinthewatervalve.Thewatervalvemaystickwhileopenandcausefloo~ing.
$FilleclMainCUPholds3tablespwms;FilledQJmCUPholds2takksjxxms.

and

WASHCyCkX

MainCup

1‘TablespoonJ 1Tablespoon

minimum
1Tablespoon

minimum

usenodetergent

I OpmCup MainCup ~Operlcup

minimum

None

~~~~~~ wATER—
(3”7grains)

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Thisisa randomnukedload,themostcommontypeyou
willhave.

Makesure

watercan-reachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewasharminthe

dishes are properlyloadedtoinsurethat “

. .

bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthatrisesmthe
centersendswateroutoverthedishestowashthe items

intheupper rack.Asprayarminthetopwashesdown
also.Make suretoplacetallitemstotheoutsidesothe
upperwasharmisnotblocked.

WA7’CH

The washertowerrises through thecenterof the bottom
rack duringthe washandrinse portionsof the cycle.
Don’tblock itor load tallthingsnextto it. Also, be

OUT.WRTHIS*

carefulnot to letaportionofan itemsuchasapotor
dishhandleextendthroughthebottomrack.Thiscoukl
blockthewasharmandcausepoorwashingresults.

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Thetoprackisbestforglasses,cupsand saucers.
Tworowsofcupscanbewashedwhenusing

shelf. Load

thebottomrowfirst,thenfolddownthe

the folding

shelfandloadthetoprow.Cupsandg~as~e~fitbest
:dongthesides.Thisistheplacefordishwasher-safe

~.lastics,too.Make

SUR smallplasticitemsareM&d

iIItightlyso theycan’tfall ontothe(2drod”heating

H?.it.Arrangestemwareso‘&.atitcannotmoveeasily.
‘f;]Q~9~~~~f-~fj$@ses touch eachother.

Saucepans,mixingbowlsandother
placed—facedown—

inthis toprack.Thetoprackis

handyfo~”allkindsofoddshapes.

small items my be

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Foldthe folding shelf’upforglassesandtallthings.

Placetallitemstothe outsidesotheupperwasharmis

ridblocked.

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Fit plates aridsaucers between the pins. Load platters,

potsandbowlsalongthe sides,incornersor intheback.

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The foldingshelf givesyouextra space forcups tind

kmgutensilson two levels.Load thelowerlevel first, =: ‘­thenfoldthe shelfdown.

As shown herethisplateisbeingplacedwiththe soiled

sidefacingthecent;r oftheracksowater

and deteigent

from wash arm can reach soiled surfaces.

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Pots,pans, casseroles, saladbowls,mixing bowlsand

lids

mustbe loaded inthebottomrack, facingdown.

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I-Ieavilvsoiled pots, pansandcasseroles MUSTbc

loaded-inthe b~ttom”rack,facingdown, Prop broiler
pansandracksalongthe edge. Shallowitemsmay bc
angledprovidedthelower

sidedoesnotshieldthe soiled

surfaceinsidefromthewater.

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I%ixawion!
Takeoutanythingthatmayfallor extendthroughthe
bottomofthebasket.

Putflatwareintheremovablebasketwithhandlesupto
protectyourhands.Mixknives,fo&sandspoonsso
theydon’tnesttogether.Distributeevenly.

IJmmy

$afe Exceptions(notsafe.)

YES

His

Somecoloredanodized

aluminumcanfide,

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Antique,metal-trimmed,

hand-@ntedwwer-the-@m
patternsfade.

Goldleafwillcliscolor.

crystal YES Antique,metal-trimmedor

No

items-such

asehwmmie

hand-paintedpatternsfade.

Goldhxfwill discolor.

airChw%?r

fhwe

fwr$,

rows,paint

brushes,etc.

Gkss

Iron

Pew@r’
Pklsties

Mrhss steel

YIN

No

No

Y-Es

YES

MilkGlassmayyellow.
Ironwillrust.

Pewtertarnishes.

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If indoubt,checkwiththe-nxmufwtumr.(3 testwash

onepiecedailyforat leastamonth.Comparewiththe
restoftheset+

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Loadsecurelyto

CHXNA-CIWS’ML(@e.

Sderx

mmutacuuw’sinstructionsforyourmystd.

Check
Donotwashindishwasher.Damagetotlifihwmher

anddiscolorationorstainingofdishwashermayresult,

Ifit doesn’tsay

19reventmwfmwnt.

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DISHWASHERSAFE,testonepk%ein

tietoprackbefiiredishwashirk~anentireset.
RinseifnotwashinghmnedhitelySaltyoracid@o&

canstainiflefton.

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‘terbgSilver
Id

silver

YES

M?

PJm-st’kk

Coathigf+

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Wodl

YES

No

No

Fori%t a tdish? Here’s wbm-B

JMIW%anadd it.

Add dishes my time during the

IUNSIZ& HOLll cycle. Viithother

wash

cycles, you canadddishesat

anytimeBEFOREtheWASHING

{;~;ijdlig,htgoes off.

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Don’tputinsamesilverware
basketwithstainlessstd.

Contactbetweenmetalscan
damagesilver.

Don’twashcopperutensilsin
tie sameload.Silvermaygeta
brownfdm.

Adhesiveusedtoattachsome
hollow-handleknivescanloosen.

Tin can rest.

can warp, crackor km

Wod

itsfinishwith any type washing.

However, opening the(km during

anycyclelessenstleaning power

because the temperature inside the
dishwasher is lowered. So try to
Ioad everything atthe beginning.

Here’showtoadda forgottendish:

1. Push the door latch.to the left.

Vilashingwill stop.

RinseifnotwashingimmediatelySaltyoracidfoodscan
stainiflefton.Drydetergentcancausedifficult-to-remove
blackspots.Placeinlmcksectionofsilverwmebasketto

avoidexposuretodetergentfromthedetergentcup.

./Mmwashing,wipethenon-stickcoatingareawith
vegetableoiltokeepitfromlosingitsnon-stickquality.

2. Waitafewsecondsuntilthe
watercalms.Thenopenthedoor.

3. Add dishes you’veforgotten,
~. ~~OSethe door and ~lIShthe

latchto thefar right.Whenthe
dooris locked,washingwill

contirme.

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Wcml’”1’

RUN

UNUSUALNOISE

Im%ms DON’TDRY

LHW3J3ANDISHES

AND FLATWAJ=

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NJM2.KCM?GRAY
‘MARKS0?4DISHES

LEFT

N ‘cm%

POTS AID
)NGLASSESAND
LM-W?ARE

I’hedispensercovermaynotbeopeningormaybeblockedbyimproperlybided
items.Hyol.1useda powderd$?A3rgent,Opwlthe cupandremoveanycaked-on
detergent.IfthecupNMdoesn’topen callforservice.

Detergerit

‘me detergent rlmynot be Wt?l’km$?jwell. my another brand.

may tmdde If thepmwkr detergent k had m caked k the box, throw it away.

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cant%causedb-yall thesethings:

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@7330littledetergent.(Seepage 10.)

Duef:~varying

dctergent~to findonethatgivesthebestresultsforyou.
mayhelpreducefilming.

TOI“ml!ml’espots and film from

Removeallmetal utensilsfrom thedishwasher,

1.

Do NOTADD DETER~13N~’.

2.

SelectPO’I’SC~U~~~~ cjde and13N13RGY

3.
Startthe

4’.

‘I’henopenthedoorand

5.
the dishwasher.

Closethedoorandallowthedishwashertocomp~etcthecycle.

6.

If vinegar10inw3doesn’twork:
acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.If’

~oesl~’t, call

Usingavinegaror citricacidcrystalrinse more thantwicea month’?Consider a home

water softener.

local water cOnciiti(MISand per$(lnal preikl”ence~,try WV~rtilbr:lnd~of

SAVERdryoption.

dishwasherandallowtorun until

c$~~”minutesto end ofcycleisdisplayed.

A liquiddishwasherdetergent

pour2 cups(500ml)ofwhitevinegarintothebottomof

. ,.. ,

Repeat as above,exceptuseU4cup(60@ ofc~trlc

General Hectric FactoryIService.)

yom

cmm~~~~~ON

GLASSM?ARE

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YELLOWOR BRO+W’J

FmJw

OF‘c.mls~

Ifvinegar or citricacid crystal rinsedoesn’twork,thecloudinessis“etching:’

Thefilmcannotberemoved.
It canbepreve~te~:Uselessdetergentifyouhavesoftwater.Washglasswareinthe

shortestcyclethatwillgetthemclean.

Watertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds150°F.

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Teaorcoffeecanstaincups,Removethestainsbyhand,usinga solutionof 1/2cup
bleachandScups warmwater.

Anoverall

ydbw orbrown filmondishesor glasswarecanbecausedbyirondqmsM

inwater.A specialfilterinthewatersupplylineistheonlywaytocorrectthis
problem.Yourwatersoftenercompanycantellyou.aboutthefilter.

Yellowfilmon sterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperutensilsinthesame

load.

Silverpolishwillusuallyremovethisstain.

Roughhandlill$gcancausechipping.

Loadwithcare.Makesureglasswareandchina

amsecureandcan’tjar’loose.(Ssepages12and 13forcorrectwaytoload.glassware.)
Makesure

tallglassesandstemwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhenyoupushthe

rackintothedishwasher..A.lwaysusethetop rackfordelicateitems.

IJse the CYIHNA.-e~Ys~~Lcyclefor fine china.

!3MAL~

f4.MoLJN~‘OF

W%.I’ERfn?irall~~

W4THEB“o’mo~

QFTHE mm

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WATERWONT PUMP

our OF ‘-n-m‘I’m

SLJDSIN THE TUB

DUU-IWASHERLEAKS

m mnw’1-’s

Nthe entirebottomof thetub haswater,youmy havea drainproblem.Clean theair
gap,ifyouhaveone. (Seepage 19.)

Checkthe kitchensink. Isit drainingwell’?YtHJmayneed a plumber.

If dishwasherdrainsintoa disposer, run thedisposertoclear. Be sure

~hedispuseris

notclogged.
Seethe SYSTEMSMONITKMl(pages7to9).

Sudsingdetergentsarenotmeantfordishwashers.USEONLYAtJKlh4ATIC
DUIHW4SHERDETERGENTS‘Ill A\KIIDSUDSIEJG.

IMremovesudsfromthetub: Openthedishwasher,Letsudseyaportite.

ofcoki waterto the tLdxClosetindlatchthedishwasher,Topump outwater,touch
STARTtwotimes, then

immediatelytouchCLEAR-RESET.

.

Add 1gallon

Repeatifnecessary.

Sudscan cause unitto overflow.That’s why it’i so importanttouscadetergentthat’s

designedforautomaticdishwashers.
Spillingtherinseagentcan

wiPe up accidentalspill ofrinseagentwith a damp cloth.

Shutoffpowerfromdishwasheratfuseor circuitbreaker.Wait5secondsandrestore

powerto

1-

dishwasher.Try inputpanelagain.

cause foamduring washing.Thiscan icadtOOVCXi~OWiI%”

Ifyoumed more help.,.dl, toll f~*ew

GE Answer Omtelmo

consumer

Toobtain service, see your warranty NEXT, if you iire stillnot pleased, FINALLY, if yourproblem is still
on [heback pageof this book.

}Ve’reproud of our service and
wantyou to be pieased. If for some
reasonyou are nothappy with

service you receive, here are three

stepsto followforfurther help.
FIRST, contact the people who

serviced your appliance. Explain

\;~hyyou are notpleased. In most

Luses.this will solve the m-oblem.

service

the

.

write all thedetails—including not resolved, write:

your phone number-to:

IManager,Consumer Relations

GE

Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky40225

Major Applkmcc
Consumer ActionP:iIi~l
20 PJorthWaclwr
Cllicagw Illinois 60606

Driic

Caremad

(m-anthe $xmtxd panel with a
lightly dampened!dome Dry

thoroughly.Do notuse abrasives

or sharpobjects on thepanel,

Theycan

am’! the with?a good

cabinet finish is durable, but itcan

scratch.SO useno scouringpads,
orharshor gritty cleaners.

Appliance

(Cat,No.WIW7X0216)isavailable
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.

TIN inside mmmy ‘takes care

d’itself.

cleaning,use a mildcleansing
powder.Scouringpads andharsh
cleanerscan mar the finish.

damageit.

WaXeTheoutside

PolishWax&Cleaner

If it shotddever need

~fYoLlhaveanair gap, checkit

atleast once a rnofitfi.IT IS NIT

PARTOFYOURDM+WASHER.

Is Nar C0W3REDINYOUR

IT
WARRANTY.

‘Ikeair gapiseasytoclean.
Withmosttypes,firstturnoffthe
dishwasher,-~henliftoffthechrome
cover.Thenunscrewthe pkisticcap
andcheckforanybuildupofgrit.
Atoothpickmakescleaningeasy.

check the air gap anytime your
dishwasherisn’tdrainingwe!!.

@Turn offthe watersupply.
@IM33nncctIhew@erinietline

fromthewatervalve.
@DrainWN3-i’mmthe inletline

andwatervalve.([Jsea pan to
catchthewater.)

*Ikxmnnectthewaterinletlineto
thewatervalve.

@Dminthecollectionchamberat
rear ofunitbelowfilter by
disconnectinghose to

pump,

Reconnectafterdraining.

@Removethephisticpmnpcoverin

h tub bottomand use a spongeto

soak

upwaterinthe rubberboot.

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air gap is a plumbing device.
It protectsyour dishwasheragainst
waterbacking up intoit if a drain
clogs.The air gap isnot a part of
thedishwasher.And youmaynot
evenhaveone. N-etaHplumbing
codesrequire air gaps.

Ifyouareredecorating,youcan

changeym.wdishwasher’sfront
panelstomatchorblendwithyour
newcolors.

Thepanelsareheldinplacebythe
doortrimandthetrimonthepanel

MOW thedoor. Eachsideofeach

panelisadifferentcolor+Oryou
canpainta panelwiththecolorof

yourownchoice.

your

If your dishwasherisleft in an

unheatedplace duringthewinter,
askaservicetechnicianto:

@Cutoffelectricpowertothe
dishwasher.Removefusesortrip
circuitbreaker.

Em’ todMu’Agethe door ‘pad:

L Takeoutthreetrimscrewson
eithersideofthedishwasherdoor.

Removethesidetrim.

2. Slidethedoorpanelout.
(Careful-edges maybesharp.)

~.Turn.thedoorpanelaroundand
putthecoloryou

want in front.

4.Replacethedoorpanel,side

trimand screws.

How tochange-thebw’er pamh

1.Removefourpanelattachment

screws.(Twoabovethepanel,two

belowthepanel.)

Renmvethe entire panel.

2.

3. Takeout three screws and

remove the top trim.

4. Hidethedoor panel out.

5.Turnthepanelaroundandput
thecoloryouwantinfront.

6.Replacethelowerpanel,toptrim
andscrews.

7.Replacetheentirepanel andfour
attachmentscrews.

DOnot.operatethe dishvashm

while changingpanels or when
lower mxess pad. ismmmd.

A wood panel trimkit contains

trimandinstructionsfor Kidiil:
decorativewooddoor panelor
loweraccesspaneltomatchkitchen

cabinets. The kitisan option at
extra cost and is availableMm
JON GE dealer. specirj’ G-PM(?.

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Save proof of originai purchase datesuchasyoursalesslip orcaricelled checkto establishwarrantyperiod.

1S

FLJLL

Foroneyearfrom date of

purchase,wewillprovide,freeof
charge,parts and service laborin
your hometo

part d the that fails
because of a manufacturing defect.

repair or replace any

FULL

Forten yearsfrom dateof original

purchase,we will provide,freeof PO
charge,partsandservicelaborin
your hometo repairer replace the 3
PermaTuf@tub

ordcmliner if it

fails to contain water becauseof
a manufacturing defectsuchas
cracking, chipping, peeling or
rusting.

original

adequate electrical, plumbing
and other connecting facilities.

Forthe secorrd yearfromdateof

original purchase, we will provide,

freeofcharge,replacementpartsfor
anypart’of the water’

$$ystfwn(as illustrated below) that
fails because
defect.

of a manufacturing

Associatedinlet anddrain

plumbing partsarenot cmmwd by
this warr%tity.YOUpayfor the
servicetrip to your homeand
service labor charges,

.r

Food Disposer

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Water Distribution System

* Service trips toyourhometo

teach you howto usethe product.

ytw ILkwIand Camnmaterial.

F%im!

Hyou then haveanyquestions
about operating the product,
please contact yourdealer orour
Consumer Affairs office atthe

address below,or call, toll free:
GE Answer Center”

&xN326.2(Nxl
consumer information service

@improper installation.

If you have an installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing

Thiswarrantyis ~xtendedto
the original purchaserandany

succeedingownerfor products
purchasedfor ordinaryhomeuse
inthe

48mainland states,Hawaii

andWashington,DC. InAlaskathe

warrantyis the same exceptthat it

is I.JMIT’EDbecauseyoumust payto

shipthe producttothe service shop
orfartheservicetechnician’stravel
coststo your home,

All warrantyservicewill beprovided

byour FactoryServiceCentersor

byour authorized CustomerCm@
servicersduring normalworking

hours.

Lookin the Whiteor YellowPages
of yourtelephone directoryfor

ion

GENERAL ELECTRIC(XXUIPANY,

Iy

GENERAL ELECTRICFACTORY
SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTRIC-

HC)TPOINTFACTORYSEWACEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER

CARE@SERVICE.

~ Replacement of housefuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.

* Cleaning or servicing of air gap

devicO in drain line.

@Failureof the product if it is used
for other than its intendedpurpose
or used commercially.

@Damageto product caused by
accident, fire,floods or acts of God.

WARRANTOR!SNOTHX3PONS15LE
FORC(XWXKNJENTV!LDAMAGES.

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Some statesdo not allow NWexclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, sothe above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to yOLLThis warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vaIy frc)mstate to state.

Toknow what your legal rights are inyour state,consult your local or stateconsumer affairs office or your state’sMorney General.

IEWWic

M WWKM Ik?#p is n(W’2C&Xl! this ‘Write:

M%?W%3,GE KY 40225

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