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

Repair Service

16-18

RinseAgent SafetyInstructions

SystemsMonitor

5,7-9

6 User MaintenanceInstructions 19

BackCover

Warranty

WaterTemperature 10

18 10

Loading Modeland Serial hTurnbers

Operating Guide

CycleSelection DishwashingShortcut

Drying Options 5,6

12-14

4,5

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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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i. t

mPoRTmT smETYINsTRucTIoNs

ad d)i before wingthis

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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.

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.)

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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*&:-”’-:-

POSITION

“ON”

—

——

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!..

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

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

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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