GE GSD4410, GSD4420, GSD4430, GSD4910, GSD4920 Use and Care Manual

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Use and Care Guide

Dishwasher

Welcome to the GE family! Register your product today – call toll-free 800.626.2000 – 24 hrs. a day.

You’ll find the Model & Serial numbers located on a label fastened on the inside of your new dishwasher.

Safety Instructions.........................3

Operating Instructions, Tips

China, Crystal, Sterling...........................5, 15

Cycle Features ............................................4, 5

Cycle Selection Chart..................................10

Detergent Guide...........................................12

Dispenser Cups ............................................12

Drying Options............................................4, 5

Features........................................................4, 5

Loading ...................................................13, 14

Operating Instructions..............................4, 5

Rinse Agent...................................................11

Water Temperature.....................................11

Care and Cleaning

Air Gap............................................................16

Winter Storage.............................................16

Problem Solver.......................18–21

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GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000

Preparation

Front Panel Change.....................................17

Consumer Services...................23

Appliance Registration..................................1

Important Phone Numbers........................23

Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2

Repair Service...............................................22

Warranty ........................................Back Cover

Models: GSD4410 GSD4420

GSD4430 GSD4910 GSD4920 GSD4930 GSD4940

GE Appliances

A note to consumer—

We’d like to thank you and congratulate you for making the wise decision in purchasing your dishwasher. This User Guide is designed to be kept near your dishwasher at all times for quick and easy reference. Features

may vary on some dishwasher models. Please read the following tips to insure your dishwasher is operating at its best performance.

We care about you and your appliance and we want your dishwasher to do its job for you.

• HOT WATER—Your dishwasher needs hot water for best results. Water

entering the dishwasher should be at least 120°F. but your dishwasher

performs BETTER with HIGHER water temperatures not to exceed 150°F.

• WATER HARDNESS—The hardness of the water plays an important part in how well your dishwasher cleans. In areas where water is very hard (12 grains or more), it may be necessary to install a water softener. If you do not know the hardness of your water supply , contact your local water department.

• DETERGENTS—Only use detergents labeled for use in automatic dishwashers.

Never use laundry detergents or liquid soaps…that will cause oversudsing and leaks. The amount of detergent you use depends on the water hardness and the amount of soil on your dishes. In most cases, detergent amounts should be increased for hard water and heavy soil.

Before using your dishwasher, read this guide carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and

maintain your new dishwasher properly. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, call:

GE Answer Center

800.626.2000 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you received a

POT- NORMAL SCRUBBER

WATER

WASH

RINSE

SAVER

WASH HEAT

& HOLD

HEATED

BOOST

ENERGY DRY SAVER



( NO HEAT BOOST)

Cycles

START

Options

WASHING

Potscrubber 1125

OFF DRYING

DELAYED START

RINSING

Quiet Power

damaged dishwasher…

Immediately contact the dealer (or

builder) that sold you the dishwasher.

Save time and money. Before you request service…

Check the Problem Solver in the back of this guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

• RINSE AGENT—should always be used:

— to reduce water spotting. — to improve drying. Always check and refill the rinse agent when necessary.

• FOR BEST RESULTS—The cycles

and the options you choose have an effect on the results you get. The following are examples. (Please, see the Operating Instructions.)

• TEMP BOOST OPTION—

—

use with heavily soiled loads.

— provides additional heat for best

washing and drying.

• POTS PANS CYCLE—

— use with dried or baked-on heavily

soiled loads.

• HEATED DRY OPTION—

—

assures faster drying.

— be sure to use a rinse agent.

Write down the model

and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label fastened to the

tub wall just inside the dishwasher door. These numbers are also on the Consumer Product

Ownership Registration Card that came with your dishwasher. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your dishwasher.

Para obtener la versión en llame a GE Answer Center,

servicio de información para el consumidor,

teléfono 800.626.2000.

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IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

WARNING—When using this

appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions, including the following:

• Use this appliance only for its intended purpose, as you will find described in this guide.

• Use only powder or liquid detergents or wetting

agents recommended for use in a dishwasher . Keep all washing detergents and wetting agents out of reach of children, preferably in a locked cabinet. Observe all warnings on container labels to avoid personal injury .

• When loading items to be washed:

A. Locate sharp items so that they are not

likely to damage the door seal, and

B. Load sharp knives with the handles up

to reduce the risk of cut-type injuries.

• Do not wash plastic items unless marked

“dishwasher safe” or the equivalent. For plastic items not so marked, check the manufacturer’s recommendations.

• Do not touch the heating element during or

immediately after use.

• Do not operate your dishwasher unless all enclosure

panels are properly in place.

• Do not tamper with controls.

• Do not abuse, sit on, or stand on the door or dish

rack of the dishwasher .

• Close supervision is necessary if this appliance

is used by or near children. Do not allow children to play inside, on or with this appliance or any discarded appliance. Dispose of discarded appliances and shipping or packing material properly . Before discarding a dishwasher, remove the door of the washing compartment.

POT- NORMAL

SCRUBBER

WATER

WASH

RINSE SAVER & HOLD

WASH HEAT

HEATED

BOOST

ENERGY DRY SAVER

 ( NO HEAT BOOST)

Cycles

START

Options

WASHING

Potscrubber 1125

OFF

DRYING

RINSING

Do not store or use combustible

DELAYED START

Quiet Power

materials, gasoline or other flammable

GAS

vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

• 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.

• T o minimize the possibility of electric shock,

disconnect this appliance from the power supply before attempting any maintenance. NOTE:T urning the dishwasher off does not disconnect the appliance from the power supply . We recommend

having a

qualified technician service your appliance.

• Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of your dishwasher unless it is specifically recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

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 obtain one by calling, toll-free, the GE Answer Center®, 800.626.2000.

• This appliance must be connected to a grounded metal, permanent wiring system; or an equipmentgrounding conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the equipmentgrounding terminal or lead of the appliance.

WARNING—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.

WARNING—HYDROGEN GAS

is produced by the chemical action

within your water heater. It can

accumulate in the water heater and/or water pipes if hot water has not been used for a period of two weeks or longer. HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. To prevent the possibility of damage or injury , if you have not used hot water for two weeks or more, or moved into a residence in which the hot water system may not have been used for some time, turn on all hot water faucets and allow them to run for several minutes before using any electrical appliance which is connected to the hot water system. This will allow any hydrogen gas to escape. Also, since the gas is flammable, do not smoke or use an open flame or appliance during this process.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Important Safety Instructions

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Your dishwasher is designed to give maximum performance on loads with normal and heavy soils.

The Display

This display tells you what is happening in the dishwasher and can alert you to some possible problems. It also remembers your last cycle so you don’t have to reprogram each time. See Shortcut section.

Information displayed:

• Load Selection

• Options

• When the dishwasher is sensing the amount of soil in the load.

• Cycle phase, such as WASHING, RINSING or DRYING

LOAD SELECTION

AUTO CHINA POTS PANS NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR.

ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

SENSING

HILO SOIL LEVEL CLEAN

NORMAL

POTS PANS

CHINA

CRYSTAL

• Diagnostic codes to alert you to possible problems

• Time remaining in the cycle will be displayed approx. 10-15 minutes after cycle has started.

• The amount of soil in the load.

See the display section for explanation of displays and codes.

The Active Vent—The vent will close during washing to retain heat and reduce noise. After washing it will open to vent moisture and help the dishes dry faster.

Features and appearance may vary.

OPTIONS

RINSE

HOLD

ENERGY

SAVER

DRY

DELAY START

RESET LOCK

START

Before you Begin

• Load dishware. (See Loading section.)

• Add detergent. (See Detergent Dispensers and Detergent Guide sections.)

• Check rinse agent level. (See Rinse Agent section.)

• Close and latch the door.

NOTE: If dishwasher drains into a garbage disposal, operate the disposal until it is empty before starting the dishwasher.

Select Cycle/Option

Touch the center of the pad to select your desired Load Selection and Options.

Starting the Cycle

Touch the START pad to begin the cycle.

NOTE: There is a time delay between start-up and water fill so you will not hear any wash action right away. The dishwasher will proceed through your entire program and turn off automatically.

Load Selections Descriptions

NORMAL

For loads of everyday dishes, glasses and cookware with medium soils. Designed to yield high performance on average soils.

NOTE: Many dishes have lighter soil than normal. Choosing a cycle other than NORMAL WASH will save water.

POTS PANS

For heavily soiled dishes or cookware with dried-on or baked-on soils. Everyday dishes may be included. This cycle will not remove burned-on foods.

Options Descriptions

ENERGY SAVER DRY on

Turns off heating unit. Dishes airdry naturally. It takes longer, but saves energy. You can prop the door open after the word CLEAN appears in the display. Excellent for overnight drying.

ENERGY SAVER DRY off (HEATED DRY) Provides faster

drying.

DELAY START

You can delay the start of a wash cycle for up to 14 hours. T ap or press and hold the DELAY START pad to choose the numbers of hours you want to delay the start of the cycle. The machine will count down and start automatically at the correct time.

NOTE: If you forget to latch the door a reminder signal will beep until you do so.

CHINA CRYSTAL

For lightly soiled china and crystal. Water is aerated for a gentle wash.

RINSE HOLD

For rinsing partial loads that will be washed later. Make sure ENERGY SAVER DRY is selected. Do not use

detergent or the DELAY START with this cycle.

RESET

To change a cycle after washing starts, touch the RESET pad to cancel cycle. After water is pumped out and motor stops, you can reprogram and restart the dishwasher.

LOCK

See page 6 on how to use this valuable feature.

Operating Instructions

(continued next page)

Dishwashing shortcut

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

AUTO NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING

ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

The dishwasher remembers your last cycle so you don’t have to reprogram each time.

When the dishwasher is loaded and the door latch is moved to the ON position, the control panel will display the last settings you selected.

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

NOTE: If there has been a power wash

and HEATED DRY will automatically be programmed. Make any new selections as desired and touch START.

How to lock dishwasher controls to prevent use by children

LOCK

Your dishwasher has a locking feature. When the LOCK pad is touched twice within 3 seconds, all pads become inoperative. You can lock the controls to prevent any selections from being made. Or you can lock the controls after you have started a cycle or selected DELAY START so the cycle or delay start is not interrupted.

The

word LOCKED appears in the display.

AUTO NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING

ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

Children cannot accidentally start dishwasher by touching pads.

To unlock the dishwasher after it has been locked, touch the LOCK pad twice within 3 seconds. The word LOCKED will disappear from the display.

failure, NORMAL

Example of what will be displayed when a Normal Cycle with Energy Saver Dry off (Heated Dry) is selected

AUTO CHINA



POTS PANS

NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING

TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR.

ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

AUTO CHINA

POTS PANS

NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING

TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR.

ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

AUTO CHINA

POTS PANS

NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING

TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR. ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

AUTO CHINA

POTS PANS

NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR. ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

SENSING

HILO

SOIL LEVEL

CLEAN

HILO

SOIL LEVEL

CLEAN

HILO SOIL LEVEL

CLEAN

HILO

SOIL LEVEL

CLEAN

Cycle selected

Cycle started and the soil level is being sensed

Soil level determined

Main Wash and minutes remaining in the cycle

AUTO CHINA

POTS PANS

NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING

TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR.

ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

AUTO CHINA

POTS PANS

NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING

TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR.

ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

AUTO CHINA POTS PANS NORMAL ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING

TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR.

SENSING

HILO

SOIL LEVEL

CLEAN

HILO

SOIL LEVEL

CLEAN

HILO

SOIL LEVEL



CLEAN

Rinse cycle and minutes remaining in the cycle

Drying

Dishes clean and dry

THE DISPLAY TELLS YOU

WHAT’S HAPPENING

AUTO CHINA POTS PANS NORMAL

ADD RINSE AID LOCKED WASHING TEMP WATER HEATED RINSING HR.

ENERGYSAVER DRY AIR DRYING RESET DELAY

DISPLAY WHAT IT MEANS

AUTO NORMAL NORMAL cycle has been selected. AUTO POTS PANS POTS PANS cycle has been selected. AUTO CHINA CHINA CRYSTAL cycle has been selected. RINSE RINSE HOLD cycle has been selected.

HEATED DRY Displayed when ENERGY SAVER DRY is not selected.

ENERGY SAVER Displayed when ENERGY SAVER DRY is selected. DRY

SENSING SOIL LEVEL Displayed when the dishwasher is determining the amount of soil in the load and

LO — — — — HI Shows the amount of soil in the load from LO (one bar lighted) to HI (all four SOIL LEVEL bars lighted).

SENSING

HILO

SOIL LEVEL

CLEAN

calculating the amount of wash time needed.

Short Cut How to Lock Controls The Display

NUMERALS FROM Number of minutes left in the cycle. 1 to 99 MINUTES

WASHING Displayed during Pre-wash, Pre-rinse and Main Wash periods. RINSING Displayed during Rinse periods following the Main Wash. DRYING Displayed during heated drying. CLEAN LOCKED Indicates controls are locked to prevent unauthorized use. NUMERALS FROM Number of hours delay until start of cycle.

1 to 14 HRS. DELAY RESET The RESET pad was touched. PF RESET Indicates a power failure occurred.

Indicates completed cycle. Remains on until door is unlatched.

THE DISPLAY TELLS YOU IF CER TAIN

THINGS ARE WRONG

DISPLAY WHAT IT MEANS WHAT TO DO

Electrical power to the dishwasher IF DISHWASHER WAS IN USE WHEN THE POWER has been interrupted but is now FAILURE OCCURRED:

RESET

back on.

1. Press the RESET pad and wait approximately 30 seconds.

2. Unlatch and open the door. A) If the detergent cup is open and empty and the

dishwasher was set for the NORMAL, POTS PANS or CHINA CRYSTAL cycle, close door and put the load through a RINSE HOLD cycle. After the RINSE HOLD cycle is completed, add detergent and reset the load for the washing cycle you want.

If the detergent cup is closed and the dishwasher was set for the NORMAL, POTS PANS or CHINA CRYSTAL cycle, reset the dishwasher for the wash cycle you want.

C) If the dishwasher was set for the RINSE HOLD cycle,

reset the dishwasher for RINSE HOLD.

IF THE DISHWASHER WAS NOT IN USE when power failure occurred, use dishwasher as you normally would.

Slow draining. The dishwasher is This dishwasher is designed to automatically compensate taking longer than normal to drain for longer than normal drain times, but cycle time will be the water out. This is usually caused extended. If this code continues to appear frequently: by a

blockage in the drain air gap

(see

Air Gap section), a kink in the

drain hose, or a stopped-up pipe.

Drain is blocked. Similar to slow Press the RESET pad to stop the beep. drain. This indicates that the drain

RESET

RESET extra water as long as the door is latched. When you hear

is so clogged that the dishwasher cannot continue to operate in a satisfactory manner. Dishwasher will stop.

Drain sensor is not functioning. Dishwasher will continue cycle

along with a fixed drain period. There is too much water in Press the RESET pad to stop the beep.

the dishwasher.

1. Clean the air gap (See Air Gap section).

2. Check for a kink in the drain hose.

3. Check plumbing for slow or stopped-up drains. (NOTE:

Warranty service does not cover household drain problems.)

Locate and remove the blockage in the drain system. To pump any remaining water out of the machine:

1. Latch door.

2. Select any cycle.

3. Touch “START” and then immediately touch RESET.

(NOTE: Warranty service does not cover household drain problems.)

If repeats for the next cycle, call for service.

The dishwasher is designed to automatically pump out the motor stop running:

1. Unlatch the door and see if all the water is gone.

2. If you see water entering the dishwasher, close and latch

the door. Shut off the water supply to the dishwasher.

3. If water is gone and no water is entering the dishwasher,

restart cycle.

4. If repeats, shut off the water supply to the

dishwasher. Call for service.

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