GE GSD4610 User Manual

GE Appliances

CleanSensor

WASHING

RINSING

DRYING

CLEAN

SENSING

STATUS

Owner’s Manual

GSD4610

GSD4620

GSD4630

GSD4910

GSD4920

GSD4930

GSD4940

Dishwashers

GE Answer Center®800.626.2000

Part No. 165D4700P174 Pub. No. 49-5845-1

3-99 CG

Congratulations!
You Are Now Part of the GE Family.

Welcome to the GE family.
We’re proud of our quality
products and we are
committed to providing
dependable service. You’ll
see it in this easy-to-use
Owner’s Manual and you’ll
hear it in the friendly voices
of our customer service
department.

Best of all, you’ll experience
these values each time you
use your dishwasher. That’s
important, because your
new dishwasher will be part
of your family for many
years. And we hope you will
be part of ours for a long
time to come.

We thank you for buying
GE. We appreciate your
purchase, and hope you
will continue to rely on us
whenever you need quality
appliances for your home.

Important!

Fill out and return the Consumer Product
Ownership Registration card that is packed
with this product. If you cannot find it,
please send in the duplicate card printed in
the back of this manual.

Write the model and serial
numbers here.

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#

You can find them on the tub wall just
inside the door.

Staple sales slip or cancelled check
here.

Proof of the original purchase date is
needed to obtain service under the

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warranty.

GE & You,
A Service Partnership.

Ask any GE appliance owner and they will
tell you we stand behind our products with
unmatched quality service. However, did
you know that most questions result from
simple problems that you can easily fix
yourself in just a few minutes? This
Owner’s Manual can tell you how.

Read this Manual

Inside you will find many
helpful hints on how to use and
maintain your dishwasher
properly. Just a little preventive
care on your part can save you a
great deal of time and money
over the life of your dishwasher.

Review the Section on
Troubleshooting Tips

Safety Information . . . . . . .4–7

Operating Instructions

Control Panel and Settings . .8, 9

Dishwasher Door . . . . . . . . . . .12

Loading the Racks . . . . . .14–16

Optional Accessories . . . . . . . .17

Care and Cleaning . . . . . . .18–19

Troubleshooting Tips

Before You

Call For Service . . . . . . . . . 20–24

You’ll find many answers to
common problems here.
If you review our chart of
Troubleshooting Tips first,
you may not need to call for
service at all.

If You Need Service

If you do need service, you can
relax knowing help is only a
phone call away. A list of toll-free
customer service numbers is
included in the back section.
Or you can always call the
GE Answer Center

800.626.2000, 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.

® at

Customer Service

Product Registration . . . . . . . .29

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Service Telephone

Numbers . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be

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followed to minimize the risk of fire, explosion, electric
shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury,
or loss of life.

WATER HEATER SAFETY

Under certain conditions hydrogen gas may be produced in
a water heater that has not been used for two weeks or
more. HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE.

If the hot water has not been used for two weeks or more, prevent
the possibility of damage or injury by turning on all hot water
faucets and allow them to run for several minutes. Do this before
using any electrical appliance which is connected to the hot water
system. This simple procedure will allow any built-up hydrogen gas
to escape. Since the gas is flammable, do not smoke or use an open
flame or appliance during this process.

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Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as
described in this Owner’s Manual.

PROPER INSTALLATION
AND MAINTENANCE

This dishwasher must be properly installed and located in
accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used.
If you did not receive an Installation Instructions sheet with
your dishwasher, you can receive one by calling us toll-free
at the GE Answer Center

®

, 800.626.2000.

■ Connect to a grounded

metal, permanent wiring
system; or run an equipment­grounding conductor with
the circuit conductors and
connect to the equipment­grounding terminal or lead
of the appliance.

■ Improper connection of the

equipment-grounding
conductor can result in a risk
of electric shock. Check with
a qualified electrician or
service representative if you
are in doubt whether the
appliance is properly
grounded.

■ Dispose of discarded

appliances and shipping or
packing material properly.

■ Do not attempt to repair or

replace any part of your
dishwasher unless it is
specifically recommended in
this manual. All other
servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.

■ To minimize the possibility of

electric shock, disconnect
this appliance from the
power supply before
attempting any maintenance.

NOTE:

Turning the
dishwasher off does not
disconnect the appliance
from the power supply. We
recommend having a
qualified technician service
your appliance.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

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DO NOT…

■ Do not tamper with controls.

■ Do not abuse, sit on, or stand

on the door or dish rack of
the dishwasher.

■ Do not discard a dishwasher

without first removing the
door of the washing
compartment.

■ Do not store or use

combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other
appliance.

■ Do not allow children to play

inside, on or with this
appliance or any discarded
appliance.

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WHEN USING YOUR DISHWASHER

■ Use only powder, tabs or

liquid detergents or wetting
agents recommended for use
in a dishwasher and keep
them out of the reach of
children. Cascade®
Automatic Dishwashing
Detergent has been approved
for use in all GE dishwashers.

■ Locate sharp items so that

they are not likely to damage
the door seal.

■ Load sharp knives with the

handles up to reduce the risk
of cut-type injuries.

■ Do not wash plastic items

unless marked

or the equivalent. For

safe

plastic items not so marked,
check the manufacturer’s
recommendations.

dishwasher

■ Non-Dishware Items: Do not

wash items such as electronic
air cleaner filters, furnace
filters and paint brushes in
your dishwasher. Damage to
dishwasher and discoloration
or staining of dishwasher
may result.

■ Do not touch the heating

element during or
immediately after use.

■ Do not operate your

dishwasher unless all
enclosure panels are properly
in place.

■ Close supervision is necessary

if this appliance is used by or
near children.

■ Load light plastic items so

they will not become
dislodged and drop to the
bottom of the dishwasher—
they might come into contact
with the heating element and
be damaged.

Read and follow this
Safety Information carefully.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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About the dishwasher control panel.

LOAD SELECTIONS

OPTIONS

STATUS

NORMAL

SENSING

WASHING

RINSING

DRYING

CLEAN

START

RESET

GLASSES

POTS
PANS

CHINA

CRYSTAL

RINSE

& HOLD

POWER

PRESOAK

HI TEMP

RINSE

HEATED

DRY

LOCK

(2 TIMES)

DELAY
START

CleanSensor

2 4 8

You can locate your model number on the tub wall just inside the door.

Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.

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2

Control Settings

The Status

1

The Status display tells you what’s happening while the

is in operation and also any malfunctions if they

SENSING Displayed during periods using CleanSensor technology to

WASHING Displayed during prewash and main wash periods.

RINSING Displayed during rinse periods.

DRYING Displayed during

CLEAN Displayed when cycle is complete. Light remains ONuntil

NORMAL

GLASSES For loads of glassware. Especially good to reduce spotting

dishwasher
occur. The lights will come
operation the dishwasher is in.

Load Selections

2

The light above the selected pad will be ON to indicate which LOAD
SELECTION has been selected.

POTS PANS For heavily soiled dishes or cookware with dried-on or

CHINA CRYSTAL

RINSE & HOLD For rinsing partial loads that will be washed later.

3

ON

indicating the sequence of

measure the amount of soil in the load and decide if another
prewash is needed.

HEATED DRYING

door is opened.

For loads of everyday dishes, glasses and cookware with
medium soils.

baked-on soils. Everyday dishes may be included. This
cycle will not remove burned-on foods.

For lightly soiled china and crystal.

and filming.

Do not use detergent with this cycle.

.

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Options

3

The light above the selected pad will be ON to indicate which OPTION has been selected.

POWER For use with heavily soiled and/or dried-on, baked-on soils. This option

PRESOAK

HI TEMP RINSE Turns on the heater in all prerinse and final rinse cycles to help prevent

HEATED DRY Shuts off the drying heat options. Dishes air dry naturally and energy is

HEATED DRY Turns the heater on for fast drying. This cycle will extend the time

DELAY START You can delay the start of a wash cycle for up to 8 hours. Press and hold

MUST

be selected

minutes to the cycle time.

spotting on dishware. This option may be turned
wash cycle.

OFF

saved. You can prop the door open after the light goes ONnext to the
word

CLEAN

ON

to your wash cycle by 30 minutes.

RINSE & HOLD

LOCK

When the
inoperative.

Or you can lock the controls after you have

START so the cycle or DELAY START is not interrupted.

Children cannot accidentally start dishwasher by touching pads
with this option selected.

To unlock the dishwasher after it has been locked, touch the
within 3 seconds. The light above the

the

DELAY START

the start of the cycle. The machine will count down and start automatically
at the correct time.
will beep until you do so.

RESET To change a cycle after washing starts, touch the

cancel the cycle. After water is pumped out and motor stops, you can
reprogram and restart the dishwasher.

PRIOR

to starting the cycle.

which appears in the

cycle.

LOCK

pad is touched twice within 3 seconds, all pads become

You can lock the controls to prevent any selections from being made.

pad to choose the number of hours you want to delay

NOTE:

STATUS

NOTE:

LOCK

If you forget to lock the door a reminder signal

This option adds 16

ON orOFF

display for faster drying.

Cannot be selected with

started a cycle or selected DELAY

pad will be off.

START/RESET

during the

LOCK

pad twice

pad to

Start

4

Close the door until it locks into place and touch the

START/RESET

begin the cycle. There is a time delay between start-up and water fill so you
will not hear any wash action right away.

The cycle is complete when the light is ONnext to the word

STATUS

display.

NOTE:

The dishwasher remembers your last cycle so you don’t have to

reprogram each time. When the dishwasher is loaded and door latch is

ON

in the locked position, the control panel lights will be

and display the

last settings you selected.

If you don’t want to change any of the settings, simply touch the

START/RESET

Also, if a power failure occurs,
be programmed. Make any new selections and touch the

pad to begin the cycle.

NORMAL

and

HEATED DRY

will automatically

START/RESET

pad to begin the cycle.

CLEAN

pad to

in the

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Flashing display lights.

STATUS

SENSING

WASHING

RINSING

DRYING

CLEAN

STATUS

SENSING

WASHING

RINSING

DRYING

CLEAN

STATUS

SENSING

WASHING

RINSING

DRYING

CLEAN

STATUS

SENSING

WASHING

RINSING

DRYING

CLEAN

Status Lights What It Means What To Do

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PLUS A
BEEPING

SOUND

PLUS A
BEEPING

SOUND

CLEANSENSOR

Error If the sensing light doesn’t come on

during the
cycles, the

NORMAL

or

POTS PANS

CLEANSENSOR

is not
working. Call for service. The
dishwasher will continue to work
without the

NOTE:

CLEANSENSOR.

This light will not stay on the

entire cycle.

START/RESET

pad has Allow dishwasher to drain and reset

been pressed before selecting a new cycle.

Control Error Press the

off the beeper. But the

START/RESET

pad to turn

RINSING

light will continue to flash. If this
continues call for service.

Control Error Press the

START/RESET

pad to turn
off the beeper and the dishwasher
will attempt to reset. Then restart the
wash cycle. If this error continues
call for service.

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