GE GSD400YK Use And Care Manual

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AirGap 11 RepairService

ApplianceRegistration

RinseAgent

Careand(leaning

11 SafetyInstructions

China,Crystal,Sterling

10 UserMaintenanceInstructions

CycleFeatures

Warranty

BackCover

Detergent,DetergentGuide 6,7

WaterTemperature

DispenserCups

7 WinterStorage

DoorLatch

EnergySaver

4,5

Energy-SavingTips 2 Features

8,9

ModelandSerialNumbers 2

OperatingGuide

4,5

mm-in ModelGSD400YK

Helpw

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewdishwasher properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.

Hyoudon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

wri@dawnthemodel

andserialnumbem.

You’llfindthemona labeljust insidethe dishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourdishwasher.Beforesendingin thiscard,pleasewritethese numbershere:

If you!received a awed dkhwmhere

Xrnrnediatelycontactthe dealer (orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe

dishwasher.

save the and money.

Before ‘youl%!queti

service.● e

Checkthe ProblemSolver(pages

12-14).Itlistscausesofminor operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself.

ToobtainHispanicversionof this book,call GEAnswerCenter” 8Q0.626.2000

consumerinformationservice.

Paraobtenerlaversibnen espaiiolde&temanual, namea GEAnswerCenter? serviciodeinformacibn

paraelconsumidor, telifono800.626.2000

Ene~y”saviUtips

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Thepowerconsumptionofyour dishwashercanbeminimizedif youfollowthesesuggestions:

~qmate dishwasherdy when

full.Letdishesaccumulatein dishwasher.Whenyouputina partialload, useRINSEONLY cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor fullload.Thishelpskeepsoils moist,easiertoremove.

@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishes rightaway,Weym.wENERGY SAYERno-heat featurethatturns thedryingheateroffautomatically. Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger periodsuchasovernight.

@soled eyde thatWes kast

mmmt of watertoremove !30i!

fromload. Seepages4 and5.

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Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourdishwasher.

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ms~~uc~~o~s

Readallimtruetiombef$xeusingthi$appliance.

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w~G–men using this

appMmce,alwaysexercisebasic

ditty prectiuticins,includingthe

fibtving: @use MS appfiance only for

its ktinded #urpse, m you till find dmcrikd.b this use ZMldcam Book.

~‘I’M mhwmher must be

properly

hstiued and hated

in mxxmkm? with the Inswation Wtmctiom before it is used. H’you

didnotreceive anInstallationInstructionssheet withyourdishwasher,youcan obtainonebycontactingthe

servicelocationnearestyou. —Thisappliancemustbe

connectedtoagroundedmetal,

permanentwiringsystem;oran

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equipment-groundingconductor mustberunwiththecircuit

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conductorsafidcomectedtothe equipment-groundingterminal orleadoftheappliance.

–Comect toaproperlyrated, protectedandsizedpower-supply circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

@Useonlypowderorliquid

detergentsorwettingagents recommendedforuseina

dishwasher. *DoMN

WMh plasticitemsunless

marked“dishwashersafe”orthe equivalent.Forplasticitemsnotso marked,checkthemanufacturer%

recomn~endations.

“Load.@lMplasticitemsso ‘

*8YWWnot

Wrrkdimldged

and(h’qi$0thetmtoq?id’the

d@vas&2r-they I@ght come

iito CXMitf!Ct!x@h the

heating ‘

Wittid bpd@ged. ‘

- ‘ A. Loctt*”slIiu@items$0that

, th~y*e noi-likelyto,damage

thedoor,spal;and‘ -

~. Loadsha@ kniveswiththe ~ handles,uptored~cgtherisk ~~ ofcut-typeinjuries.

@Donottouchtheheating elementduringorimmediately afteruse. -

~Donotoperateyourdishwasher

unlessallenclosurepanelsare properlyinpl~ce=

*Donottamperwithcontrols.

@Donotabuse,siton,or stand onthedoorordishrackofthe dishwasher.

@(Hosesupervisionisnecessary

Mthisapplianceisusedbyornear children.Donotallowchildren toplayinside,onor withthis applianceor anydiscarded

appliance.Disposeof

discarded

appliancesandshippingor packingmaterialproperly. Beforediscardinga dishwasher, removethedoorofthewashing compartment.

*Keepallwashingdetergfints’ _

andwettingagentsoutofthe s.=

reachofchildren,preferablyin =–

tiiihiriyati~wate~heater.Rcm ‘ s-r

aeeuqlate in the,wate~!!water -W= and/orwa~r pipes’if

hotwater; :__=

hasnotbeenusedfora

periodof =

two

weeks orlonger.m~.~~ m“

GASM

EXPLOSIVE.TOprevent -thepossibilityofdamageor inju~,ifyouhavenotusedhot -- .-. waterfortwoweeksormore,or ,‘

moveintoaresidenceinwhich thehotwatersystemmaynot havebeenusedforsometime, turnonallhotwaterfaucetsand allowthemto.mnforseveral minutesbeforeusingany ekxtricalappliancewhichis connected-tothehotwater

system.Thiswillallowany hydrogengastoescape.Also, sincethegasisflamab~e, do notsmokeoruseanopenflame :----:‘-

orapplianceduringthisprocess.

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Howtoopem@your Whwasher

Door Latch CWc!eIndicatorDial

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(Locked) - (TurntoStart)

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!lTIW1.Loadyourdishwasher withdishes,silverware,pots, pans,bowls,etc.accordingto instructionsonpages8and9.

STEP2. Adddetergenttothe detergentdispenser.Makesure theCycleIndicatorDialisatOH?

positionbeforeaddingdetergent.

(Seepages6 and7.)

Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent spotting.(Seepage6.)

STEP3. SelectDryingOption.

STEP4. SelecttheCycleandstart dishwasher.

Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa foodwastedisposer,operatethe disposeruntilitisemptybefore startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle selectionhintsonnextpage.)

Toobtainthebenefitsofacomplete cycle,becarefhlthatyoudo not

turn

the dialany further than

necessary

tostartthedishwasher.

@ForNoliU&?JJWASHeych?:

‘HEATED

ENERGY

DRYING

SAVER

HEATEDDRYING.Turnsthe dryingheateronforfastdrying.

ENERGYSAVER.Turnsthe dryingheaterofftosaveenergy. Dishesdry naturallyovera longer

periodsuchm overnight.

Nyouneedyourdishessooner,

openthedishwasherdoorafterthe cycleis completetoreducethe dryingtime.

I_Jseofthisoptionreducesthe

electricalenergyusedbythis modelapproximately9%for

NrormalCycle.

a. Latchthedoor. b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toON-positio;to startthecycle.

~ For LIGHT’WASHcycle:

.IGHT WASH tI$

ON @

b’.,

OFF @

RINSE ONLY

63DRYING

Besure door isunlatched. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toLIGHTWASHposition. Latchdoortostartthecycle.

@For Rul’wmONLYcycle:

a. b.

BeS1.medoor isUnhatched. SelectENERGYSAVER

dryingoption. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toRINSEONLYposition. Latchthedoorto startthe cycle. ‘~

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cycle Sel=tionMm ‘

NORMALWASH—Formostloads

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ofeverydaydishes,glasses

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andcookware. LIGHTWASH—Fordishesthat

havebeen

pre-rinsedbefore

loading.A-lso,forwashingvery lightly-soileddisheswithsoils-that havenotdriedon.

RINSEONLY—Forrinsingpartial

loadswhichwillbewashedlater.

Donotuse

detergent.

mathappensineachcycle

@You’llhearoccasionalclicking @Themotorstopsduringdrying. sounds:

@Watervaporcomesthroughthe

—Softfooddisposershredding

ventbythedoorlatchduring

action.

dryingandwhenwaterisb&ng

—Drainvalveopeningtopump

pumpedout.

waterout.

—Timercontrolascycle

progresses.

—Detergentcupopening.

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Wash

WaterUseCycleTime

wash

Gallons (approx.

cycles

(approx.) minutes) CycleSequence

NORMAL WASH

10.7 5’* mm1331BBR

LIGHTWASH

8.9

RINSE0NL%

5.1 15

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*DRYING HJ2AT_(JN: Add 28 min~tes.

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