GE GSD600L Use and Care Manual

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Air Gap
Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning 14 Rinse Agent

China, Crystal,Sterling

Cycle Features 4, !5
Detergent, Detergent Guide 6, ‘7

Dispenser Cups

Energy Saver Switch 4,5
Energy-Saving Tips

Front Panel Color Change 14
Loading

Model and Serial Numbers
Operating Instructions 435

Cycle Selection

Drying Options

.POTSCRUBBERCycle

14 Problem Solver 11-13

2

10

Repair Service

SafetyInstructions
?JserMaintenance Instructions 14

Warranty

7 WaterTemperature

Winter Storage 14

2

8,9

2

5

4,5
4,5

Bum-in Model L-

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Back Cover

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Beforewingytm=

thisIbfmk

Misintended to helpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

downthe

a-d serial-

You’llfindthemon alabelfastened
tothetubwalljustinsidethe
dishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

_Registrati~nCardthatcamewith

yourdishwasher.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:

Myou.
a

h-mediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsokiyouthe
dishwasher.

S2RWttilllt?$MRtl

t!w”vkes “ e

Checkthe ProblemSolver
(pages11-13).Blistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthatyou
cancorrectyourself.

TOobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerlaversi6nen

espaiioldeestemanual,
Harnea
GEAnswerCenter$

serviciodeinformaci6n
paraelcomwunidor,
te16fono800.626.2000.

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it’sML Letthe dishesaccumulate
indishwasher.Whenyouputin
onlya partialload,usethe RINSE
ONLYcycletorinseoffheavysoils.
Besuretolatchthedoorwhen
waitingfora M load.This helps
keepsoilsmoist,easiertoremove.

@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishesright

use jUNW ENERGY~~~E~

away,
no-heatdrying featwe thatturns

the dryingheateroffautomatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyavera longer
periodsuchasovernight.

@A]WaysSAMthe cyclethat us~~

kast amountof“waterthat will

rml?love the soilfromthebad.

Seepages4 and5.

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onlywhen

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ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.

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2

@Load lightplasticitemsso

theywill not!xxx?mt>diskxiged
anddrop tothe bottomofthe
dishwashm+-—-+mymight come
intocontactwith the heating

unitand be damaged.

a

‘*

w kid d the appliance.

–Cmmxt toa properly rated,

pmt$ctedand sized

circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

@Useonly powderor

detergentsor wettingagents

for use in.a.

dishwasher.

nf)t wash-plasticitemsUdess

@DO

mdwd safe”03-the

quiva.knt. Fcmpkwticitem notso
marked,check tie

terminal

RI the d’

whenloadingkm tok

@
washed:

A. Locate sharp itemsso that
theyare IN-Nlikelyto damlg?
thedoor wA, and

B. LAMdsharp knives with the
hantllesLlpto NxhJcethe risk
Ofcut-typeinjuries,

@Do not touchthe heating
elementduring or immediately
after’use.

0DOnotq3erateyourdishwasher

unlessall enclosurepanelsam

propfxly in.place,
@Do not tamper withcontrols.

@Do not abt.lse,sitm-l,Orstand
on th~door or dish rack of the
dishwasher.

@Close supervision is necessary

iftiis appliance.isusedbyor near
&iMren. Do not allowchildren

to play inside, on or with this
applianceor anydiscarded
appliance. Dispose of discarded

app&NNxxand shippingCM
pac~ng material properly.

Beforediscarding a dishwasher,
Im3K?vethe’door of the ‘washing
compartment.

@ GAS is

producedbythechemicalaction
w~thi~~JK)uf”wiltel’h~i~t~r,ItG3n

Mxxumfkltcin thewatei.heater
and/or water

pipes if hot water

has notbeen usedfhr a pxiod of
twowwksor longer.
GASIs

KWu.kmm.Toprevmt

thepossibilityofdamageor
in.ury,if youhavenot used hot
waterfir two weeksor more, or
moveintoa residencein which

the hot watersystcmmaynot

hW(5 ?x%n ustidfi)rS(JMCtirrw,
turn on all hut

waterfaucetsand
allowthem to run fbr several
minutesbeforeusingany
electricalappliancewhich is
connectedto the M waW
system.This willMow any
hydrcgcngas Wtxcape. Also,
sinceI“hegas k fhmmabk, do
not Smokeor w%’an qml i%me

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STEP1.Load yourdishwasher

with dishes, silverware, pots, thedishwasher,SecCycleSelection

pans, bowls,etc.accordingto

instructions onpages8and9.

STEP2. Adddetergentto the

detergentdispenser.Makesurethe
CycleIndicatorDialis at(XW
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(Seepages6and7.)

Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting,OccasionaHycheckto

inakesuretherinseagentcontainer

isatleasthalffull.(Seepage6.)

STEP3.

L

HEATEDDRYING.Turnsthe
dryingheateronforfastdrying.

ENERGYSAVER(no-heatdrying).

Turnsthe dryingheateroffto save
energy.Disheswilldrynaturally
overalongerperiodsuchas
overnight.

Myou.needyour dishessooner,
openthedishwasherdoorafterthe
cycleiscompletetoreducethe
naturaldryingtime.

Useofthisoptionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythis
~210delapproximately7%fix the
NORMALWASHcycle.

SelectDryingOption.

HEATED ENERGY
I’JRYINGSAVER

4

STEP4. Selectlhecyc!eandstart

Hintsonthenextpage.
Ifyourdishwasher

foodwastedisposer,opmltcthe
disposeruntilitisemptybefore
startingthedishwasher.

SCNJBBKRWASH

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a. Pushselectedcyclebutton,
b. Latchthedoor.

DRYING

r

G.

SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

to(xipositioito startthecycle.

“YouwiHhearthemotorstart.

‘I’hereis atimedelaybetween
start-upandwaterfillsoyouwill

nothear anywash action right
away.

~0 ob~in ~he benefh

cycle,becarefulthatyoudo not
tl.wnl‘thedid my further bnl

mixessawyto s~rt thedishwasher.

drainsintoa

PoT- NORMAI.

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ofa complete

~For LIGHT WASH$!yck!:
a, Desure dom”is Wdatchwi,

PUS}INORMAL WASHbutton.

b,

O*Fe @ON

CXIYING

LIGHT

@

‘\ WAt3H

@ RINSE ONLY USE

f$;:yoiwltlc

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c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicator

Dialto LIGHT

d. Latch door tostart thecycle.

I?ol”RINSE ONLYCydo:

@
a, !&sure doorisunlatclwd.

b. SelectENERGY

option.

DRYING

c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicator

DialtoRINSEONLYposition.

d. Latchthedoorto

WASHposition,

SAVERdrying

.——.

startthe cycle.

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it is importantto follow the loading
‘instructionson pages8

PCYTSCRUBBER-Foritemssuch

aspots,pans andcasseroleswith
dried-onor baked-onsoils.
Everydaydishesmay be included.

NORMAL WASH—FOI-loads
ofeverydaydishes, glasses

andcookware.
LIGHT WASH—Fordishesthat

are lightlysoiledwith soilsthat

havenot dried on, Also for

everyday dishesthat haveextra

preparationbeforeloading.
RINSE ONLY—Forrinsingpartial

loadswhich willbe washedlater.

Do

nol usedetergenl.

ineachcycle

and9.

o You’llhear occasional clicking
sounds:

—

–Sofi food disposer shredding

action.

—Drainvalveopening topump drying and when water is being

waterout.

—Timercontrol as cycle

progresses.

–Detergent

wash

cycles

NORMALWASH

LIGHT’WASH

RINSEONLY

‘*Unexten~edtimes,Thesecycletimesmaybeincreasedupto *hmirmtw’ifnecessaryforyQUr

dishwasherto heatthewatertoproper temperatureforgoodwashability.

options:

Drying

~~ HEATEDDRYING.Availableonall washcyclesexceptIWWEONLY.Add25minutestowash

.+. -1

J cycletime.

.-

--;/

‘~&a,ENERGYSAVER.Dryingheateristwinedoff.Dishesdrynatui”ally.

cLpopening.

WaterUse

Gallons

(approx,)

12.1

12.1

10.3

4.9

Wash

CycleTime

Minutes

(approx.) CycleSequence

~’”

50”wmmII!iiilmBm

45*

14

QDuring thedrying period:
—Themotor stops.
—Watervapor comes through the

ventby the door latchduring

ptmlpedout.

.

HBIIEIIZZIBEIB

mmll!zilmmEil

❑mm

TO getdishescleanand dryyOU

%.:.,—

:.-=;.;

;;;:-.

~~.~;

,?””-

needhotwater.TOhelpyouget

oftheproper temperature,

water

yourdishwasherhasa waterheating
featurethat autmnaticali)’senses
thetemperatureofthe waterin the

washcycleandheatsit, if necessary,
K9!hepropertemperature. This
waterheatingfeaturemayal!ow
youto turndown your household
waterheaterand saveenergyif

you’rewillingto letthe dishwasher
run a Mtk longer while ithents

watertothe proper temperature.
Forgood washingand drying, the
enteringwatermustbe atleast

i~~~~.

TO prevent dishdamage,

inletwatershouldnotexceed150”F.

How’totest water

Checkthewatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyormeatthermometer.

Letthedishwasherrunthrough

one fillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasherfillwithwater
thesecondtime.

Whenyou

hear the waterstop

fiHing,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit.

Measurethe temperatureof

the water

inthe bottomofthetubthisway:

Removethesilverwarebasketand
place a candyor meatthermometer
&the vwtertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.If thetern~emttmeiShX

than MI°F,youwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededtodissolve

greaseand

activalepcwwierdetergtmts.

hints: Ifoutside
temperaturesare unusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravels a longdistance
(mm waterheater todishwasher,

yellmay ‘needto set’

heater’s &Kmnosw up. Ifyw have
uot Nscd INN

thewater inthe pipes will be dci.

IJ.wnon the hoiwater fawxt atthe
sinkanclallowitto run until the.

wateris hot. Thenstart th{:

waterforsometime,

yolll’ W:igcl”

dishwasher,Ifyou’verecentlydone

laundryorrunhotwaterfbr
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorwmvmMm operatingthe
dishwasher,

‘hUweail”hs$i?

Arinseagent.makeswaterflow
[e-mail]
lessenswatmspottingandmakes
dryingMm, too.

Forbestdishwashingperfi)rmance,
useofa rinsetqyntsuchasJET-DRY

brandis recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid

orsolidibrm.Y@.dishwtisher’s

dispenserusestheliquidform.

tomthe rhix?agent

How
dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add
theliquid rinseagentuntilitjust

reachesthebottomofthelipinside
thedispenseropening.Repkm the
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrime water.

Ifym $@:
uptherinseagentwitha damp
cloth.Don’tleavethespill in the
dishwasher.It cankeepyour
detergentfromworking.

wipe

hard-watersnaterialsfromfiwrning

—

spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwtitcrishard(7grainsor

-—

nwc), yourdctcrgcnthastowork
harder.EMe.rgentswitha higher
phosphatekwclwillprobablywork ---

better.If’thephosphatecontent.is Q-- ---

~...._.M

low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.

Mm’water winb%!
ym!lhowIhnrdlyourwater is.so
canyour countyextensiona~:cnt.
or yourarea’swatersoftener

company.Justcallandaskthem

howmany“grainsofhardness”

thereareinyourwater.

HOWmuch Shoukly’o= : “

use?Thatdepends. Is yourwater

“hard”or “sofi”?Withhardwafer, ,---

youneedextradetergenttoget

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dishesclean.With soilwatm,you ~-=--

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needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater

notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.It can causea permwl~rlt
Ckmdinessofglassware,Caikx!

“W%ing.”

~n {}1.lt$kiclayerofglass ,

isetched.away!Of couwc,this

takessome

chancewhen

the .hardm$sof J4xwWats:”.

time.Butwhy We H

it>setisyto 11.nclGut

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Keepyourdetergentfreshand

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ih”yUmkrthesinkisn’tagood

placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
~-=+ moisture.Don’tputpowder
Y:> detergentintothedispenseruntil

@

.,

you’rereadytowashdishes,either.

(Itwon’tbefreshORdry.)

Ifytw pmwk-

or WOW’it away.Itwon’t
washwell.OMdetergentoften
won’tdissolve,

Ifyouusealiquiddishwasher

detergent,theseprecautionsarenot
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageorcome
incontactwithwater.

‘y~~’~~fi~~ ~w@

dispexnser$on‘theinsidedoorof

your Therearetwo,

becausesomecyclesusetwowashes.

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1

See“DeteqentUsageCkkie’’bekw

(BesuretheCycleIndicatorDial

isat OITposition beforeadding
detea~ent.otherwise,thedelergent
cupM willnotcloseandlatch

properly.)

getsdd

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GRASPHANDLE,

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Ht.hisisyourfirstdishwasher,or
ifyou’rereplacingdmucholder
model,youmaywonderhowmuch
p-e-preparationyourdishesneed.
Actuallyverylittle.Pre-rinsingof

normalfoodsoilsis notnecessary.
Withcommonsenseanda little
practice,you’llsoonknowwhat

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fbodstoremove.Herearesome
guidelines:

1. scrape offbones,seeds,skins,

toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It
isalsobesttoremovehardshelled
vegetables,meattrimmings,leafy

vegetablesandcrusts.Remove

1

2. P=enmwklrgc?qllaniitk%d any
ib(d. !f’btli”dishwasher h~!$:+kxlih-h

ftxxldispmwrihatpulverizes

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SOhfoodbitsandfhlshesthemaway.
ItcanhandieSm{dlIHHMMSof
soilfoods,hut hwgeamow?tsWiii

difficul(to handler

be

3, Try to

place

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soilhis achance to (iryand hworw
hard. Disheswith dried-onsoilarc
moredifficultto vwsham.!

notcomedean ink NORMAL
WASHcycle.Remembermme

yourRINSE ONLY’cyclef(}rma]}

“holding”loads.

NJotwTIwfoodsmentionedhere
arcfbr

not

renwvcdtlom yourtiishcti.Mu
may01s0wanttocf9nsidcrrtmmving

Ibmhisuchasmustmi, mayonnaise,
vinq.yr,lemon.juiceantiol.hw-fbods
thatcanctiuscdiscolorationof
stainlesssteelifallowedtorcrnain
ondishesfara longperiodoftime,

VUu!nusiulgtilt
cyclt~MSpreparationis required
Mi)rcloading.TheP(MXJNJ}3BER
cyclecanwashhetivdy-soikxl
dishestindrmovc drifxhn and
baked-onsoilsfrom
casseroles.Itemswithburned-on
soilsmaynotcome dean. And{he
dishwashercannotrmovc burn
marksor restorefadingcausal
overheatingduringcooking.

Iwww f’mx! scrkqxiaid

dishesin dishwdmr bfhv

cxamphx only,(lhcr l(mcki

mmthmd nmyNWneedtohe

pots, pans and

my

by

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CYCLES
WI’SCRUBBERand 1Thbkspocm ~ 1‘Ihblespoon

NORMALWASHcycles

LIGHTWASHcycle 1 Tablespoon

RINSEONLYcycle

SOFT’WATER r MEDIUMWATER

!

(0-3grainshardness) (3-7grains)

MainCup$ I ‘@enCup$

rniainmm

minimum

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Wem detergent

‘::um

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MainCup+
HalfFull

OpenCup*

+

~ HalfFull

l“a]f6’=--–

1

usenodetergent

——— —-—.

completely
Full

7Gp131ctcly “

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use S?odetfirj.:wlt 4

.&conq)lckly

Full
N(MW

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Thisisa randommixedload,themostcmmon typeyou

~T~/~/laj7f?e

.Makesure dishesare

properlyloadedtoinsurethat

watercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewmharminthe
bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthatrisesinthe
centersendswateroutoverthedishestowashtheitems

intileupper

rack. On some models,asprayarminthe

topwashesdownalso.Makesuretoplacetallitemsto
the outsidesotheupperwasharmis notblocked.

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“K’hctO~rackis bestf’OrRlasstx,WINmiW.m’S4 Cups

andgl&smfittmstLthmithesides~Thisistheplticefor
dishwasher-safeplastics,too.Makesuresmallplastic
itemsareMged intightlysothey can’tfallontothe
(Mrodti)heatingunit.Arrangestcmwarcsothat itctinnot
moveeasily.Don’tlettheglassestoucheachothcrt

..—-.

-—

WAIT. QUTFO.RZiw3’.

Thewashtowerrisesthroughthecenter of thebottom
~a~j<duringthewashandrinsepC)rtiOIMoftheCjWle.

Don’tblockitor loadtallthingsnextto it. Also,be
carefulnotto M aportio~lofm itemsuchas a pt or
dishharMeextendthroughthe.‘bottomrack. Thiscould
blockthewasham andcausepoorwashingmwhs.

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Thisrackis idealfordishwasher--safeplastics-When

loading,place

that em,%plastic tumbler issecured overtwo fingers.

plastic itemsakmgthebackandbesum

Thiswi~!preventdislodging;tumblerwi~inot.t.+ii

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Saucepans,mixing bowlsand othersmallitemsmaybe
placed—facedown—inihetoprack Thetoprackis
handyforallkindsofoddshapes.

Fitplatesandsaucersbetweenthe pins.Placeitemsso

thatwateranddetergentfromwasharmcanreachsoiled

surfaces.

cornci”s01’intheback.Allkugcitems,such

ii~ pkhm,

salaclbowlsd mixingbowls,shouldbe washd in thti

10WWrack,

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Heavilysoiledpots,pansandcasserolesMU$Wbe
loadedinthebottomrack,facingdc}wn.Propbroiku­pansandracksalongtheedge.

m

Put flatwareintheremovablebasket withhandlesupto

protectyourhands.Mixknives,forksandspoonsso
theydon’tnesttogether.Distributeevenly.Smallplastic ~

items:suchas measurmgspoonsand.hdsfromsmall

.... - ..

containersarenotrecommendedforautomatic
dishvvashing.Hplaced inthedishwasher,theyshouMgo

inthe bottomofsilverwarebasketwi’hsihmwareontop.

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mex”s,paint

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No h-cmwillrust,
No

Milkmissmy yellow,

Pewtertarnishm.

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sterlingWver

ad silver plate

YEN

YES Don’tputinsamosilverware

YEs

NO

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Fbq@$3dish?”Here9swhwll

YOUC2URadd it.

-,

Adddkhes anythe ldw”ingthe
~]p+JsEONLYcycle.with other

ivashcycles,youcanadddishesat

anytimeBEFOREthemaindetergent

wash portion of thti

cycle.

basketwithstainless sM,
$MWctbetweenmetalscan

damagesilver.

Don’twashcopperutensilsin
thesameload,silver maygeta
brownfihn.

Adhesiveusedtoattachsome
!Mow-hamileknivescanloosen.

‘I’incanrust.

VWOOdCti~Wfmqcrackor lose

itsfinishwithany typewashing.

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.

However,openingthedoorduring
anycycleh3sserIscleaningpower

becausethetemperaturemsIcicthe
dishwasherisfowered.$30try to
loadeverythingatthebeginning.

Here’showto adda Ik.mg’otteildish:

1. Push the door latch m theleft.

$YashirlgwillSKID

u l!

Afterwashirig,wipethenon-stickcoatingar~wwith
vegetableoiltoIwepitfromlosingitsnon-stickquality.

2. Waitafewsecondsuntilthe

. . .

watercalms.Thenopenthedoor,
~. AdddiSheSy(m’vcforgotten.

4. close thedoorandptlshthe
latchtothe farfight,VV’hcnthe
dooris k}cked,

W2Ahii3:v~ili

continue.

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DRN-ESDON’TDRY

RUN

Checkthe rinw agentdispensertoseethatit’snotempty.

UNCZEMN’DKN-UY!I

ANDFLAT’VVARE

ELACKOR.GRAY

DkrrERGENTLEFT
IN C-UPS

DETERGENTCUP

I..(n)

DETERGENT

YELLOW‘ORBROWN

FILM

Checkinletwatertemperature.It shoukibeatkmst120*I?(T’teat,secpage6.)

Toobtainthebenefitsofa completecycle,becarefulthatyoudo notturn the

than m?ceslm’ytostartthedidnvasher.

Watmpressuremaybctxmqxmwilylow,‘IMrnona faucet,Iswatercomingau!.slower

thanusual?Ifso, waituntilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyourdishwasher.
Pluggedair gap.(fleepage14.)
Improperrackloading.(fleepages8and~.)

Ah.m3irwrJ.depositsoftenleavernaks whentheyrubagainstotherthings+Remove

rmarkswitha mildabrasivecleanser.

Watermaynotbe reachingthe detergentcups.Movedishesthatmaybeblocking

detergentcup.
Thedispensercovermaynot‘beopeningor maybeblockedbyimproperlyloaded

items,Hyouuseda powderdetergent,optmthecupandremoveanycaked-on
k%xgent.Iift%ecupstilldoesn’tqxm automatically,callforservice.

Detergentmaybe old.Hthe powderdetergentis hardorcakedinthebox,throw it
lway.Thedetergentmaynotbewdk.ingwell.Tryanotherbrand.

CyckIndicatordialmustbe inOFF positionforcupM to close andlatchproperly.

Myouunlatchthedoorandqxm ittodry yourdishes,thecycle Indicatordoesnot
advancetoOFF byitself.

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Team coffeecanstaincups.Removethestainsbyhand,usinga mh~$kx]of’1/2cup
bleachand3 cupswarmwatme

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dialan,y

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Extremelyhardwater.(~eepage6.)
Lowinletwatertempcratum.(Tbtest,seepage6+)

CNwrloadingthedishwasher.
improperloading.(Wepages8and~,)
CMordamppowderdetergent,
Phosphatehd indetergenttoo]OW,(~ee page6.)

Rinseagentdispensercmpty.(seepage6,)
Toolittledetergent.(fleepage7$)

.Rmoveall metal utensilsfromthedishwasher.

1.

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2.

3.

EMectPURXXUBBHRcycle.

4.

startthedishwasheranddow torunfor 15to

beinthemainwash+

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5.

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doorandallowtocompletethecycle.

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acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.Ifyoiu+s
bxn’t, cailGE Factoryfkvice.)

Usingavinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsemorethantwicea month?Considerahome

watersoftener.

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cannotberemoved.

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shortestcyclethat wi{lget themclean.

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scratch.$3Qusenoscouringpads,

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AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner

(Cat,No.WR!HX0216)isavailable

fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.

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WARRANTY.
Theair g~piseasytoAm.

Withmosttypes,firs!turnoffIhe
dishwasher,thenliftoffthechrome
cover.Thenunscrewtheplasticcap
andcheckforanybuildupofgrit,
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clogs.Theairgapisnotapartof
thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot
evenhaveone.NotW plumbing

codesrequireair gaps.

lf youareredecorating,youcan

changeyourdishwasher’sfront
panelsto matchor Mendwithyour
Dewcolors.

Thepanelsareheldin placebythe
doortrim andthetrimon.thepanel

belCNVthe door.Eachsideofeach
panelis a differentcolor.or you
canpainta panel.withthecolorof

your ownchoice.

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unheatedplaceduringthewinter,
aska servicetechnicianto:

~Cutoffelectricpowertothe
dishwasher.Removefusesortrip
circuitbreaker.

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tod’mngt!‘h? door panel:

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eithersideofthedishwasherdoor.
Removethesidetrim.

2. $lIidethedoorpanel cwt.
(Carefid-edges maybesharp)

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putthecoloryouwant in front.

4. Replacethtidoorpanel,side
trimandscrews.

tod%mge‘thebwer panel:

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fourpanelattachment

screws.(Twoabove‘thepanel,two

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thecoloryou wantin fron~.

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Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty

cmthebackpageofthisbook,

We’reproudofour service and

WMNJU3Ut(.)be

reasonyouare nothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,M-c methree
stepsto followforfurther help,

plemXl, If forSOliW

FIRST,contactthe~fi’?Opkwho

servicedyourappliance,Explain

whyyouare notpleased, In IIIOSI

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouamstillfmtpleased,

writealithedetails—iduding

yourphonenumber--to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GE$@iances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky

FINALLY,

ifyourproblemisstill

notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance

ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthW“ckerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

40225

Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancel led check to establish warranty ~eriod.

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FULL Forthe secondYearfromdate of
Forone yearfrom dateof original

purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,parts arm’servicelabor in
your hometo repair or replaceany

part of the that fails
becauseof a manufacturingdefect.

Forten yearsfrom date oforiginal
purchase,we will provide,free of
charge,parts and service labor in

your hometo repairor replacethe
$%wrnallif” tub orckxwliner if it
fails to contain water becauseof
a manufacturing defectsuchas

cracking, chipping, peelingor
rusting.

original purchase,wewill provide,
freeof charge, replacement partsfar

my part of the Water

System (as illustratedbelow)that

fails becfiuse of a mmwfacturing
defect, Associatwf irlet and drain
plumbing parts are notcovwwdby
this warranty.Youpayfor th~
servicetrip toyour hom~and

servicolabor charges.

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Washarm

(spray arm) Y

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Thiswarrantyisextendedto
the original purchasw andany

succeeding owner for products
purchwed b’ ordirmryhome LKW

inthe 48 mainland states,Hawaii
andWashington,DC. {nAlaskath@
warranty isthe

EXMIIOexceptthat it

is LIMITEDbecauseyoumustpayto
shiptho productto the service~hOP

orfor the service technician’stravel
coststoyour home,

All warrantyservic~will lm provided
byour FactoryService(33ntersor
byour authorizedCustomerCare”)
wwvicers during normalworking
hours,

Lookin the Whito or YellowPages
of yourtelephone directoryfor

GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFA(TKN”?Y
SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTRIG­HCITPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE’!”SERVICE.

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Service trips toyour hometo

teach you howto usethe product,

!J%?adVclwruse and cam Iv’MX’kd.

If you~henhaveanyquestions
about operating thti product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below,or call, toll free:

GE Answer Center@

800.626.2000
consumer information service

@improper installation.

@Fteplaccwnentof housefuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.

* Cleaning orservicing of air gap
device in drain line,

* Failureof the product if it is used
for other than its intended purpose

or used commercially,

@Damageto productcaused by

accident, fire,floods oractsof God.
WARRANTORISNO?”RESPONS!6LE

FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

If you have an installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical, plumbing
and other connecting facilities.

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Some states do notallow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the abovelimitation or exclusiutl

may not apply toyou. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from stateto state.

Toknow what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.

GWM?RN Hf3@lriG

H $L!WWN h@ip is IrW%X!ed this write:

Affairs, GE KY 43225

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