Toget dishescleananddry,you
needhotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
ofthepropertemperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
walerinthewashcycle.Forgood
washingand drying,the entering
watermust beat least
120%.To
preventdishdarnage,inletwater
shouldnotexceed150“F.
How
totestwater temperature:
Checkthe watertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyormeatthermometer.
Let
thedishwasherrun through
onefill and pump out cycle,then
letthe dishwasherfill withwater
thesecond time.
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
filling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.
.Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterinthebottomofthetubthis
way:
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandy or meatthermometer
in thewatertowardsthemiddleof
{hetub.Ifthetemperatureisless
than120°F,you willnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededtodissolve
~’reaseandactivatepowder
Detergents.
Helpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
if your watertravelsalongdistance
fromwaterheatertodishwasher,
JOUmayneedtosetyourwater
~water’sthermostatup.If youhave
notusedhotwaterforsometime,
d]ewaterin thepipeswillbecold.
Turnon thehotwaterfauce~at the
sinkand allowitto run untilthe
~)ateris hot. Thenstartthe
dishwasher.If you’verecentlydone
l:iumjryor runhoiwaterfor
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewater
islessthan120°Fandyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfill bothdetergent
cupsalleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Help prtWent
spotting
with $3rin$eagent.
Arinse agentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofa rinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
If youcan’tfind anyrinse agent,
write:
BENCKISER
CONSUMER
PRODUCTS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,CI’06830
Howto$hooseanduse
the
rigmddmgente
First,useonlypowderorliquid
detergentspecificallymadefor
usein dishwashers.other types
wiilcauseowmudsing.
$ecmd, deck thephosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-w~termaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthe phosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Your
waterdepartmentcantell
youhow
hardyourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatelsofkner
company,Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyour water.
Howmuch
detergentshouid you
use?Thatdepends.Isyourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
not onlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.It cancausea permanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasyto findout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keepyour detergentfresh and
dry.
Underthesinkisn’tagood
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadyto washdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbefreshORdr-y.)
E your powder detergent gets old
or hmpy9 throw it away.
Itw-on’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If youusea liquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyage or come
incontactwithwater.
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