GE GSD490M Use and Care Manual

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Air Gap

ApplianceRegistration CareandCleaning

China,Crystal,Sterling ConsumerServices

CyckFeatures

RinseAgent SafetyInstructions

UserMaintenanceInstructions 11 Warranty

15 WaterTemperature

WinterStorage

(i 3

BackCover

Detergent,DetergentGuide 6,7 DispenserCups

Door Latch

Energy-%vingTips Loading

8,9

ilodei andSerialNumbers 2

OperatingGuide

4,5

CycleSelection Dryingoptions

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5 4

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nYouNwdSetice

Befilrewingyour mhwasher,

readthi$bookCarefullye

R is intendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewdishwasher properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.

Hyoudon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

write down the model and serial

You’llfindthemonalabelfastened tothetubwalljustinsidethe

dishwasherdoor. Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourdishwasher.Beforesending inthiscard, pleasewritethese numbershere:

Model Number

SwiaI Number

‘Usethesenumbersin any correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourdishwasher.

If you received

dam~ed Wnwasher...

Immediatelycontactthedealer (orbuilder)that soldyouthe dishwasher.

nmbers.

sawtime?m’dmoney.

BeforeyouIr’eqwx

services@e

ChecktheProblemSolver(pages

12-14).It listscausesofminor operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself.

ToobtainaSpanishlanguage versionofthisbook,call GEAnswerCenter”

800.626.2000 consumerinformationservice.

Paraobtenerlaversi6nen espafioldeestemanual, lkunea GEAnswerCenter? serviciodeinformaci6n paraelconsumidor, tek%ono800.626.2000.

Enewy”savingtips

Thepowerconsumptionofyour dishwashercanbeminimizedif youfollowthesesuggestions:

@operatedishwasher ‘onlywhim.

fuk Letdishesaccumulatein dishwasher.Whenyouputina partialload,useIIINSEHOLD cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor fill load.Thishelpskeepsoils moist,easiertoremove.

=saw cyclethatusesIk?ast

amount‘d’watertoremove soil

from load. Seepages4 and5. @If you don’tneedyourdishes

rightaway,use your DryingHeat OEE’feature thatturnsthedrying heateroffautomaticallyandsaves energy.Dishesdry naturallyovera longerperiodsuchasovernight.

Toobtainservice,seethe

ConsumerServicespageinthe

backofthisbook.

We’reproudofourserviceand wantyoutobopleased.Ifforsome reasonyouarenothappywiththe serviceyoureceive,herearethree stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased, writeallthedetails-including yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill not resolved,write:

NlajorAppliance

ConsumerActionPanel

20NorthFVackerDrive

Chicago,Illinois60606

~a Readautitructiombeforeawingthisappliance.

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W~G–When usingthis

appliance,alwaysexercis;basic safetyprecautions,includingthe following:

@Usethisapp~ianceonly for its

il%tendedpurpose$as youwiH finddescribedin thisuse and care Book*

@mis tihwasher mw$be properlyimbued and locatedin

Mx!ortincewiththebhnation lMtructionsbeforeitismed. If

youdidnotreceiveanInstallation Instructionssheetwithyour dishwasher,youcanobtainoneby contactingtheservicelocation

nearestyou.Seepage11for additionalinstructions.

–Connect toaproperiyrated, protectedandsizedpower-supply circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

–This appliancemustbegrounded. h theeventofamalfimctionor breakdown,groundingwillrducetie risk of electricshockby providing

apathofleastresistanceforelectric current.Thisapplianceisequipped witha cordhavinganequipment-

groundingconductoranda grounding piug. Theplugmust beplugged intoarkappropriateoutletthat.is installedandgroundedinaccordance withalllocalcodesaridordinances.

DMGER—hproper connection

theeq~ipment-grounding

ccmductorcanresultin a riskof

electricshock C%eclcwitha

qualifiedekct~icianorservice technicianifyouareindoubtasto wkther

groundd. Do notmodifythe plug

oroviciedwiththeappliance;ifit {;Nnotfittheoutlet,havea proper olltlctinstalledbyaqualified

theapplianceisproperly

@Use

onlypowderorliquid

detergentsorwettingagents

recomnxmdeclforuseina dishwasher.

@Donotwashplasticitemsunless nmrlced“dishwashersafe”orthe equivalent.Forplasticitemsnotso marked,checkthemanufacturer’s recommendations.

~had lightplasticitemssothey

W~ notbec(?rnedisk)dgedanddl’0~ to the

bottomofthedishwasher— theymightcomeintocontactwith theheatingunitandbedamaged.

Tomimze thepossibilityof i~”ury.

Whenloadingitemstobewashed: A.Locatesharpitemssothat

theyarenotlikelytodamagethe doorseal,and

B.Loadsharpkniveswiththe handlesuptoreducethe~iskof

cut-typeinjuries.

Donottouch!theheatingEkllent

duringorimmediatelyaft~ruse. ~Donotoperateyourdishwasher

unlessallenchxwrepanelsare

properlyinplace.

@Donottamperwithcontrols.

~Donotabuse,siton,orstandon thedoorordishrackofthe dishwasher.

@Closesupenisionisnecessaryif thisapplianceisusedbyornear

children.DonotMowcMdrento playinside,onorwiththisappfimw oranydiscardedapplimcee

Dispose ofdiscudd appliwces

ami

stipping or pacti~lg maktid

properly. E3eforsdiscarding a dishwasher, remove thedoor ‘dthe

Vlasiing Compmment.

@Keepallwashingdetergentsand

wettingagentsoutofthereachof chikken,preferablyinaIockd cabinet.Observeallwarningscm containerlabelstoavoidpersonal injury.

@7?0prtxentdishwasherilwrn tippingover,doriotextendboth rackswhenIoadtxl,anddoriotlean orpushdownon:

—Optmdoor —-upperrackwhenMy extended.

6~0minimizethepossibilityOf

ekctricshock,disconnectthis

appliancefromthepowersupply beforeattemptinganymaintenance. Note:Turningthecontroldialtothe (NWpositiondoesnotdisconnect theappliancefromthepowersupply. Werecommendhavingaqualified technicians$rviceyourappliance.

~m~-HYDRoGEN GAS

isproducedby thechemicalaction

withinyourwaterheater.Itcan

accumulateinthewakrheater and/orwaterpipesifhotwaterhas notbeenused.foraperiodoftwo weeksorlonger.HYDROGHN GASIs EXPLOSIVE!.TOprevent thepossibilityofdamageorinjury,

ifyouhavenotwwdhotwaterfor

twoweeksmmore,ormovedinto

residence in which thehot

water systemmaynothavebeenusedfor sometime,turnonallhot

water

faucetsand.allowthemtorunfor

severaltinutes beforeusingany

ekc$ricalapplimcewhichis

connectedtothehotwater”system. ThiswillWowanyhydrogengask? escape.Also,sincelhegas

flmable, do not snxike or US8an. !qEn flme or’appkHNx during *&is process.

Howtooperateyourdishwasher

Door Latch

(Locked)

Cycle indicator Dial

Start)

(Turn to

i~c~~ .=

STEP L Loadyourdishwasher withdishes,silverware,pots,pans, bowls,etc.accordingto

instructionsonpages8and9.

STEP2. Adddetergenttothe detergentdispenser.Nfakesurethe CycleIndicatorDialisatOH? positionbeforeaddingdetergent. Seepages6 and7.

Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent spotting.Seepage6.

STEP3.SelectDI?YE’+JGHEAT Option.ItmustbeONforPLATE WAIUVIERcycle,OFFforRINSE HOLDcvcle.It canbeONor OFF, atyouro~tion(seebelow),forany

ofthewashcycles.

ON: llmns

thedryingheateronfor

fastdrying.

OFF: Ttwnsthedryingheateroffto

saveenergy.Disheswilldry naturallyovera longerperiod,such asovernight.

Nyouneedyourdishessooner,

openthedishwasherdoorafterthe cycleiscompletetoreducethe naturaldryingtime.

I.Jseofthisoptionreducesthe

electricalenergyusedbythis modelapproximately10%for theNQNVIALITASHcycle.

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STEP4. SelecttheCJcltiandstart

dishwasher. If yourdishwasherdrainsintoa

foodwastedisposer,operatethe disposeruntilitisemptybefore startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle selectionhintsonnextpage.)

Toobtainthebenefitsofa complete cycle,becarefulthatyoudonot turn the ‘dialany further than necessarytostartthedishwasher.

@For NomAL WASHcycle: a. Latchthedoor.

I.IGHTWASH=

ON=_

OFFw

❑ RINSE&HOLD

~ PLATEWARNIER

DRYING

b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toONpositiontostartthecycle. Thereisa timedelaybetween start-upandwaterfillsoyouwill nothearanywashaction.right away.

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b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toLIGHTWANIposition.

c. Latchdoortostartthecycle.

@ForRINSEHOLDcycle: a. Besure doorisUniatchede

b, SelectDRYINGHIVW–OIW

dryingoption.

I.IGHTWASHH

❑

❑ -

OFF

c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicator

Dialto RINSEHOLDposition.

d. Latchdoorto startthecycie.

~ * B RINSE&I+JLO

PI-ATEWARfVIER

DRYING I

:A4i%%a$$ ~~~ p~fylm wmR cycle:

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a. Loadcleanplatesanddishesto

bewarmed.

b. SelectDRYINGHEAT–ON

dryingoption.

c. LeavethedoorIm!akhed.

LIGHTWASH=

ON@

OFF@

PI-ATEWARMER

s RINSE&HOIJI,

DRYING

d. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

clockwisetoPLATEWARMER position.

e. Latchthedoorto startthecycle.

cycle selectionHints

Itisimportanttofollowtheloading instructionsonpages8and9.

NORMALWASH—Formost loadsofeverydaydisks, glasses andcookwarewithmediumsoils,

LIGHTWASH--Fordishes thathavebeenpm-rinsedbefore loading.Also,forwashingvery lightlysoileddisheswithsoils thathavenotdriedcm.

RINSEHOLD–Forrinsing partialloadswhichwillbewashed later.SelectDRYINGHEAT-OFFdryingoption.Dono]use

detergenl.

PLATEWARMER—Forwarming cleandishesandservingplatesfor theservingofhotfood.

@You’llhearoccasionalclicking sounds:

—Softfooddisposershredding

action.

—Drainvalveopeningtopump

waterout.

—Timercontrolascycle

progresses.

—Detergentcupopening.

Wash

9.2

5.2

Cycle

(approx.

51*

WaterUse

wash

cycles

NOWAL WASH MGm WASH

RINSEHOLD

*DRYINGHEAT—ON:Add28 minutes.

Gallons

(approx.) minutes)

11.0

@Themotor stopsduringdrying. ~Watervaporcomesthroughthe

ventunderthedoorlatchduring dryingandwhenwaterisbeing

circulated.

Time

CycleSequence

mF]%ilFIFIF]

Fl~l~~Fl~~

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RinseI Rinse Rinse

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