GE GSD2800G Use and Care Manual

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ProblemSolver

RinseAgent SafetyInstructions

SystemsMonitor I..JserMaintenanceInstructions 21

Warranty

WaterTemperature

Air Gap ApplianceRegistration 2 RepairService

CareandCleaning China,Crystal,Sterling

CycleFeatures Deter~ent,Deter~entGuide 12,13

DispenserCups

Energy-SavingTips 2 FrontPanelColor Change WinterStorage

Lock ControlsFeature 6 ModelandSerialNumbers

OperatingInstructions 4-6

CycleSelection

DishwashingShortcut DryingOptions

18-20

7-10

BackCover

12 21

SoilLevel

Potscrubber

Model GSD2800G

4, 13

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Beforeusingyour fihwashery

madthisbookCWl#i.my

Risintendedtohelp youoperate andmaintainyournewdishwasher

properly. Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions. Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthe model

serial numbem.

and

You’llfindthemonalabeljust insidethedishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourdishwasher.Beforesending inthiscard,pleasewritethese numbershere:

Ifym redved

a ti~ed dkhwasher. o @

Immediatelycontactthedealer (orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe dishwasher.

Savetimew-dmoney.

Beforeyoucdl for

service. e ●

ChecktheProblemSolver(pages

18-20).Itlistscausesofminor operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself.

Thepowerconsumptionofyour dishwashercanbeminimizedif youfollowthesesuggestions:

@Owmatethe wh& it’sfull. Letthedishes accumulateinthedishwasher, Whenyouput inonlyapartial load, usetheRINSE&HOLD Cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be

suretolatchthe doorwhenwaiting forafullload.Thishelpstokeep soilsmoist,easiertoremove.

Always theleastamountof waterthat

willremovethesoilfromthehad.

See

page11.

@SelecttheSOILLEVELthatwill removesoilfromload.

~ If youdon’tneedyourdishes rightaway,

SAYERDRYING

dryingheateroffautomatically. Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger periodsuchas overnight.

@WatchtheSYSTEMSMONITOR formoreideas.Seepage7.

dishwasheronly

selectthecy~l~~~~~~$~~

useyourENERGY

thatturnsthe

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourdishwasher.

conveniencefeatures

Thisdishwasherhasmanyconvenient

-...-. -.

features.Amongthema}e: @Controlsarearrangedlefttoright

asyouusethem.

e Automatic“beep”responsesto

instructionsanda lighteddisplay let youknowthedesiredfunction

hasbeenselected. @Letsyouadjustyourwashingcycle

K)theamountofsoil onyourdishes.

~IAtSyouselectfast,heateddrying orenergy-saving,no-heatdrying.

@A SYSTEMSMONITORthat tells youwhat’shappeninginthe dishwasherandifcertainthings arewrong.

@LetsyouLOCKthecontrolsto preventaccidentaltampering.

@Remembersyourlastcyclesoyou don’thavetoreprogrameachtime. SeeSHORTCUTonpage6.

-–.*-=...

-NG–When usingthis

pliance,alwaysexercisebasic sifietyprecautions,includingthe following: ‘

@use $W apptimae onlyfor

ikl htended pwpse, asyou willfind deserabedin this Use

and cam! Book* e This dishw~her must be-

properly hstilied and lmted h mxxwcklneewith the hwation btmctions before

it is uxx!. If youdid not receive anInstallationInstructionssheet withyour dishwasher,youcan obtainonebycontactingthe

servicelocationnearestyou.

—Thisappliance must be connectedto a groundedmetal, permanentwiring system;or an

equi~ment-groundin~conductor

. .

mustberun with the circuit

conductorsand connectedto the

uiprmmt-groumiingterminal

lead of theappliance.

–Connect to a properly rated,

protectedandsizedpower-supply

circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

@Use only powderor liquid detergentsor wettingagents reco~mended foruse in a

dishkvasher. ~Dc3M-Jt

WMJI plasticitcnisunk2SS

marked “dishwashersafe” or the

Cquivakmt+Forplastic itemsnotso marked,checktheIl]anufactl]rer’s rccollllllendations.

@Load!lightplasticitemsso

theywillnotbecomedislcldged andChmpto thebottom of the dishwasher—theymightcome intocontactwiththeheating

unitandbe damaged,

minimizethe possibilityof

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~Whenloadingitemsto be

washed:

A. Locatesharpitemsso that theyare not likelytodamage thedoor seal, and .

B. Load sharp knives with the handles up to reducetherisk ofcut-type injuries.

@Do nottouchthe heating

elementduring or immediately after use.

@Do notoperateyourdishwasher unlessall enclosurepanelsare properly in place.

@Do not tamper with controls. ~Do not abuse, sit on, or stand

on the door or dish rack ofthe dishwasher.

@Close supervision is necessary

ifthisapplianceisusedbyor near children. Do not allowchildren to play inside, on or with this applianceor any discarded

appliance. Dispose of discarded appliancesand shippingor pack-ingmaterial properly+

Beforediscmding a dishwasher, removethe door of the washing cmnpartnmt.

Kkepall vmhing detergents>

andwettingagentsoutd?the z-– reach ofc@ikh+engpr&xably5n - EM a kxktid cabinet. CN3serveW ‘ ,- = warningson :OritainerIql?qlsto ; ‘:, ‘&: avoidpembnalinjury. , ‘..”.

.,, .

.,,’ m;__ @’mRoGENGMis’ ““ ‘‘‘ ‘=” pK?duc@”bythfi

dl’h-kd-actkq, j !i2Tfm

withinyour Watei’he&w,Man” “,’:=”. accumulatein thewaterheatiw ‘ =“” andk3rwaterpip%iifhotw@2i ‘ ~=

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has notbeen used‘f&aperiod of.’ ~y- “ twoweeksO1’lonjyx+HmR~EN “=~ GASISEX3?LOS,If@lb prevqt”- ‘- ‘

thepossibilityofdarna~eor ~,,’, injury,if you haven@’uw@hot,=’ , ----------

waterfor,twoweeksor more,Qr”, move into a residenceinwhich.” ‘ --

the hotwater systeti may not -‘ havebeen tisedfor soti,etime; . ~turn on all hot water faucets”’an~ allowthem to rup fbr several minutesbeforeusing any electricalappliancewhich is. connectedto the hot water system.This wilIMow any hydrogengas to escape. Also, sincethegas is flmable, do not smoke or use an open flame or applianceduring this process,

SAWTmsE

msTRucTIoNs

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HowtoOperak thedishwasher

STEP1

Loadyourdishwasherwithdishes, silverware,pots,pans,bowls,etc.

accordingtoinstructionsonpages

14through16.

STEP2

Adddetergenttothedetergent

dispenser. Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent

spotting.(Seepage 12.)

Closeandlatchdishwasherdoor.

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SELECTED CYCLE

LIGHTS

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select desiredwashcycle

‘1’’uchthe center ofthe pad.

@!P01XJCRKJl13BERisforiterns

suchaspots,pansandcasseroles.

Everydaydishesmaybeincluded.

NORMAL WASHis forloads of

@ everydaydisheswithmediumsoils. Designedtoyieldhighperformance

onnormalloads.

~ S!HOiR’I’WASHisfor mostloads ofeverydaydisheswithlightsoils or soilsthat havenotdriedon. It saveshot wateroverthehigher

performancecycles,thussaving energy.Pre-rinse

!ouding.

dishwarebefore

IBICEIH’NA-CIWSTALisforlightly

soiledchinaandcrystal.Thew-ash actionissoftenedbypumpingair alongwiththewatertoprotectyour delicateitems.

before[oading.

instructionsonpages14through

~EUNSE & HOLD

partialloadswhichwillbewashed later.Do useDELAYSTARTwiththiscycle.

change a setting,justtouch

To desiredpad.

Yourdishwasheris nowautomatically programmedincludinga SoilLevel Selection.CycleIndicatorLights tellyouthecompleteprogram. Anda number in theSYSTEMS

MONITOR(atright) willtellyou howlongthecyclewilltake.If you’resatisfied,just touch the STARTpad.

Pre-rinsedishware

Followloading

16.

isfor rinsing

not use detergent.Donot

STEP41

select a sonk!vd -

Ifyouwishtomakeprogram changes,startwiththesoillevel. Youshouldselectachangewithin 30seconds,otherwiseallpanel lightswill goout.Torelight,touch

anypador openandre-closedoor. @IVIEDKJIVIisautomatically

programmedwhena cycleis selected.Youmaywanttochange theselectiondependingonthesoil onyour dishes.

~ HEAVYEXTRAIWNS13should

beselectedwhendishesare extra

soiledor extragreasy.Thisgives

dishesanextrarinseineverycycle

exceptRINSE& HOLD.This lengthenscycle.

@LIGHT’RNERGYSAVERwill

savetimeandmoneyifyouprerinseyourdishes.Thisshortensall cyclesexceptRINSE&HOLD.

DOORLATCH “OFF” POSITION

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—r

TIME TOEND ENERGY OFCYCLE MONITOR

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---- ..— . . . .

CYfLE PHASE

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ed an option

HEATEDDRYINGprovides fasterdrying.Canbechanged whilecycleisrunning.

ENERGY SAVERshutsoff

dryingheater.Dishesair-dry

naturally.It takeslonger,butsaves energy.Youcanpropdooropen about3inchesaflermotorstops

tospeeddrying.Excellentfor

overnightdrying.

EnergySaverhelpsreduceelectrical energyusedbythis model approximately6%. Estimated

yearlysavings,dependingon yourlocalrates,are:

ElectricRate

(perKwh)

Est.Yearly

Savings

$,05

1$3351$5361$737

$.08

$.11

SMWION-OFF. Selectwitheither

–.. POT’SCRUBBERor NORMAL

=+JIIK$FIOHeatswaterinfinalrinse‘.-,

‘---i~+>14-0°-145“F.Touchpadoncefbr

&_3jJ,oncemoreforOFF.“I’Moption

“r?i:~yix changedatanytimebefore

m-afterstartofcycle.

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STEP6

startthed.i$hwasher

~ Whenyou’rereadytowash dishes,touchthe STARTpad.

Dishwasherwillproceedthrough yourentireprogramandturnoff automatically. ,

TO Ckkly the $ht, touchDELAY

STARTpad. TheSYSTEMS MONITORwillread “1hrsdelay:’

Touchpadonce againforeach hourdesiredupto machinewillcountdownandstart automaticallyatthecorrecttime. Note:Don’tforgettoputdetergent

incupandclosecup.Donotuse DELAYSTARTwiththeRINSE&

HOLDcycle.

TOchangea cycleafter washing starts, touchtheCLEAR/RESET padto cancelcycle.Afterwateris

pumpedoutandinotorstops,you canreprogramandrestartthe

dishwasher.

Y V6 Mmums

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9 hours.The

WASHING

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B I

System Monitor

Thispaneltellsyouwhatis

happeninginthedishwasherand canalertyouto somepossible problems.

Information

Selectedwashcycle

displayed:

@Selecteddry option ~Minutesto endofcycle ~Cyclephase,suchasWASHING,

RINSINGor DRYING ~Diagnosticcodestoalertyouto

possibleproblems @Relativeenergyusedbyeach

cycle.Letsyouchoosethecycle youneedthatusestheleastenergy.

Seepages7-10forexplanationof displaysandcodes,

DkhwashiwShomut

Ll)iiEasEsfaa HI

Thedishwasherremembersyour lastcyclesoyoudon’thaveto reprogrameachtime.

Whenthedishwasherisloadedand

thedoorlatchismovedtotheON position,thecontrolpanelwill

displaythelastsettingsyouselected.

MI’WES

WASHING

Ifyoudon’twanttochangeanyof

thesettings,simplytouchSTART. Note:Iftherehasbeena

powerfailure,NORMALWASH, MEDIUMSOILandHEATED

DRYINGwillautomatically be programmed.Makeanynew selectionsasdesiredand touchSTART.

topreventusebyCtildren

Yourdishwasherhasa “hidden” controlpad.Whenthispadis touched-twicewithin3seconds,all

padsbecomeinoperativeandno newselectionscanbemadeuntil the lockisreleased.Theword

LOCKEDappearsintheSYSTEMS

MOIWK)R.Childrencannot

accidentallystartdishwasherby touchingpads.Theonlycontrol unaffectedistheDELAYSTART. Ifthisselectionhasbeenmade, dishwasherwillstartautomatically afterwhateverdelayyouhave selected.

Touchheretwice within,3 seconds

tolock

or unlock the control pane!.

SYSTEMSMC)NIlOR

LOE!SES?sza H{

LOCKED

L-

If cyclek inkrrupteddishwasher

remin* youtorelatehdoor

Youmaywanttostopthedishwasher toaddanextradish. . .or forsome otherreason.Ifyoudoandyouforget torelatchdoorthedishwasherwill “beep”threeminuteslatertoremind

youthatthedoorisnot latched.The

“beep”willrepeatatthree-minute intervalsuntilthedooris relatched, Dishwasherwilinotcompletecycle

untildoor isp~operlyclosed.

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K* +.+,.’..;.

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TheSYSTEMSMoMmR *Ikyouwhat’shappeniw

SEEDOORLO= = = = = HI ENERGYSAVER LABEL

13LOCIWI DRAIN WASHIMCUP

WA$HARM RESET DRYINGOPEN HRS,Oi?LAY ~LEI’4NRINSEDONLY MINUTES PLUSHEATING

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—

Em&c.

I DISPLAY

NUMERALSFROM

1to99MINUTES

NUMERALSFROM

1to9I-IRS.DELAY

ENERGYMONIlOR LO–––––HI

ENERGYSAVER

RINSE

RINSEDONLY IndicatescompletionofRINSE&HOLDcycle.Remainsonuntildoorisunlatched.

HEATING

)

vvH.AT ITMWS

Numberofminutesleftinthecycle.

Numberofhoursdelayuntilstartofcycle.

ShowsrelativeamountofenergyusedfromLO(onebar lighted)toI-II(allfivebars

lighted). Indicatesenergy-efficientselectionmadesuchasSHORTWASH,LIGHTSOILor

ENERGYSAVER(UNHEATED)DRYING.

DisplayedduringPre-wash,Be-rinseandMainWashperiods. Displayed IndicatesHEATEDDRYINGhasbeenselected.

Indicateswaterisbeingheated-in washorrinseperiod—totemperaturenecessaryfor goodwashability.Theminutescountdownisonholdforuptoamaximumof20minutes whenHEATINGisdisplayed.

duringRinseperiodsfollowingtheMainWash.

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Eawr —.

Eimz. —. —.

—

PLUSHEATING [ndicatesSAN ONoptionwasselectedpriortostartofcycle.Cycletimemaybe

,ncreased(uptoamaximumof20minutes)toheatfinalrinsewaterto145”F.

CLEAN Indicatescompletedcycle(exceptRINSE&EK3LD).Remainsonuntildooris unlatched.

LOCKED Indicatescontrolsarelockedtopreventunauthorizeduse.Seepage6.

ImmA3J?

wmTH-’ ImM.Pw3

WHAT’ To Do

@:J@:

and

RESET

CUPIOPEN Thedetergentcupwasopenatthe

3LOCKED VASHARM IQwerwasharmfromturning.

Electricalpowerhasbeen IF DISHWASHERWASINUSEWHENTHEPOWER interruptedtothedishwasherbut isnowbackon.

startofacycle.

Anobstructionispreventingthe L Unlatchdoor. Thisis usuallycausedbya utensil

Stickingthroughthebottomof the

siIverwarebasketorapothandle

throughthe lowerrack.

FAILUREOCCURRED:

1. Unlatchthedoor.Ifthedetergentcupisopen,add detergentandclosethecup.

2. Relatchthe doorandtouch“START”thenimmediately touch“CLEAR/RESET?(Thiswillpumpanyremaining wateroutofthemachine.)

3. Selectthedesiredcycleandrerunthe load.

IF DISHWASHERWASNOTINUSE:

1. Latchdoor.

2. Selectdesiredcycle.

3. Runcyclewhendesired.

1. Unlatchthedoor andadddetergentifspilled.

2. Closecup.

3. Latchdoorandselectcycle.

4. Touch“START:’ NOTE:

If cupislatchedproperlyand“CUPOPEN”repeatsyou maystartwashcyclebypressingSTARTpada secondtime.

2. Checkthelowerrackfor anyitemthatcouldblockthe washarmandrepositionit.

3. Relatchdoor.

N(YI’E: If thewasharmisnotblockedand“BLOCKEDWASH ARM”displaystillappears,youmaystartwashcycleby pressingSTARTpada secondtime.

LOCKED

RAIN

Th edishwasheristakinglonger Thisdishwasherisdesignedtoautomaticallycompensate than normaltodrainthewater forlongerthannormaldraintimes,but cycletimewillbe out.Thisis usuallycausedbya extended.If thiscodecontinuestoappear frequentlythen: blockageinthedrainairgap(see

page21),akink in thedrainhose, ora stoppedupdrainpipe.

1. Cleantheairgap(seepage21).

2. Checkforakinkinthedrainhose.

3. Checkplumbingforslowor stoppedupdrains. (N~E: Warrantyservicedoesnotcoverhousehold

drainproblems.)

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