GE GSD900 Use and Care Manual

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Air Gap Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning

china, Crystal,Sterling

Cycle Features

Detergent, Detergent (hide 6,7

Dispenser Cups Energy SaverSwitch

Energy-Saving Tips Front Panel Color Change

Loading Model and Serial Numbers

Operating Instructions

Cycle Selection

Drying Options

PCYHXRUBBERCycle

4,5,7

Built-h Model

4,5

4,.5

8,9

4,5

Problem Solver

Repair Service Rinse Agent

SafetyInstructions User Maintenance Instructions 14

Warranty

WaterTemperature Winter Storage

Back Cover

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Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewdishwasher properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY4022.5

writedmvnme

andserial

You’llfindthemonalabelfastened tothetubwalljustinsidethe

dishwasherdoor.

‘Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourdishwasher.Beforesending inthiscard,pleasewritethese numbershere:

received

43 Q e

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)thatsoldyouthedishwasher.

timeand

$ikve

you

Swvicea@a

ChecktheI?mblemSolver(pages

11through13).Itlistscausesof

minoroperatingprobkmsthatyou

cancorrectyourself’,

Toobtaina Spanishlanguage versionofthisbook, call GEAnswerCenter@

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice. Pm-aobtenerlaversi6nen

espafioldeestemanual, Hamea GEAnswerCenter?

serviciode.informaci6n paraelconsurnidor, tek%ono800.626.2000.

The powerconsumptionof’your ‘e–”

dishwasheram beminimizedif youM1OWthesesuggestions:

dishwasher.Whefiyouput inonly apartialkMd,usetheRINSE& HOLDcycletorinseoffheavysoih+, Be suretolatchthedoorwhen waitingforafullload. Thishelps keepsoilsmoist,easiertoremove,

@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishesright away,uuwyour No-heatdrying feature thatturns the dryingheateroffautomatically+ Dishesdry naturallyoveralonger periodsuchasovernight.

oAlwayssek!t the Cjdf3that WWJ M%wtWmn.mt removethe soil Seepagm4 and5.

ofwater that will

fromw! load.

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethese numbersin.any correspondenceor servicecak concerningyourdishwasher.

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appliance,@waysexercisebasic safetygmxautkms,including*e

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in ‘withthe

it is tmedaU’ycmdid not

amInstalkxiorlInstructions

withyourdishwasher,you.

d3t6ain(mebyCWltllctingthe servicekxationnearestyou.

—Thisapplkmcemustbe WmmXtedtoagK?LmCkdmetal,

pemanent wiringsystem;or.an

AZ@z%?&

mustberimwiththecircuit conductorsandcomectedtothe

or kid offk appliance.

–ChmxX toa properlyrated,

protectedandsized circuittoavoid overload.

* use onlypowderm ky.lid

detergentsor recomemkd foruseina.

dishwasher.

@DOIIOtwash plasticitemstmkss

marked “dishwashersafe”ortie

marked, check tie

W~ttiIl~agents

ForpklsticitemsKK$tso

usingthis

dy for

mJ“@~

Mill%)

receive

sheet

can

(xmdllctor

terminal

@bd @ht @MtiCi[f31”MSO

theyWN

and drop

notbcxmneL--idodfyd

tothebottomofthe

dishwasher--theymightcome intocontactwiththeheating unitandbfi

‘lb the of

o ~v~Ej-j~(j~(jinghX?RISRIbe

W’”fMkd:

daIIla&XL

Locatesharpitemssothat theyarenotlikelytodamage thedwxseal,and

B. Loadsharpkniveswiththe handlesuptoreducethe

of cut=typeinjurks.

@Do not touch.tie heating

element

duringor immediately

risk

afteruse. @Donotoperateyourdishwasher

Wdessa~lenckxwrepanelsare

properlyinplace. @Donottamperwithcontrols. @Donotabuse,siton,m stand

onthedoorordishrackofthe dishwasher.

@Closesupervisionisntxxwary ifthisapplianceisused.byornear Chikkm.Do’MNMowCiikkm toplayinside,cmor withthis

or anydiscarded

appliance.Disposeofdiscarded appliancesandshippingor packingmaterialproperly. Beforediscardinga

removethe door of the

dishwasher’,

w’ashing

@Keepall washing

and Wixting reachd’children, in a kicked cabinet.CNxWv&EN warnings’on ConMirierMMkto

agemmu(#the

avoidpersonalinjury.

@ GASk

prdwxl 13ythe i.kmiwdaction withinyourwW3IMater.ItGan accumulateinthewaterheater and/m-waterpip~sifhotwater hasnotbeenwwdforaperiodof twoWmk$orkmg~l”o GASIS

EXPLCMW3.‘Toprevent

thepossibilityofdamageor igjury,ifyouhavenotusedhot vwdfirfortwoweeksormore,m+ moveintoaresidenceinwhich thehotwatersystemmaynot havebeenusedforsmmtime, turnonallhotwaterfaucetsand allowthemtorunforseveral

minutesbefbreusingany

electricalappliancewhichis

connectedtothehotwater

system. ‘His willallowmy

hydrogengastoescape.Also,

sincethegasisfkumnabk,do notMno’keorWeanopenflame orappkmceChlrhlgthisprocess.

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VaporVent

DoorLatch (Unlocked)

DoorLatch

(Locked)

cycle lndicaior Dial

(Turnto Start)

STEP10Loadyourdishwasher

withdishes,

pans, bowls, etc. according to

sikmwm, pots,

instructionsonpages8,9 and10. STEP2*Adddetergent

to the’

detergentdispenser.Makesurethe CycleIndicatorDialisat(NT positionbeforeaddingdetergent. (seepages6’and7.)

USCrinseaidagenttohelpprevent

spotting.Chxasia-xdlycheckto makesuretherinseagentcontainer

isatleasthdffull. (seepage6+)

STEP3.SekxtDrying(lpticm.

IMTfKI ENEMY

DRYING

H13Y.I’EDDRYING.‘Mnsthe dryingheateronforfastdrying.

ENERGYSAVER(no-heatdrying). humsthedryingheaterofftosave energy.Disheswilldrynaturally overakmgcrperiodsuchas overnight.

Ifyouneedyour dishessooner, openthedishwasherdoorafterthe cycleis completetoreducethe

n-aturddryifigtime.

Use ofthis optionreducesthe

electricalenergyusedbythis mode~approximately7% forthe NORMALWASHcycle.

I!mP 4.

Sdw’tthecycle,seecycle

fkhxtionHintscmnextpage. HyourUishwmhcrdrainsintoa

fooclwfistedisposer,operatethe di!;poseruntilitisemptybdix”c

startingthedishwasher.

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POT- NORMALI.MHT RIME

SCIWNMRWASH VA$ti &HtNtl

S’HW’5,Latchthedoor,

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STEP6. Startyourdishwasher. 1=”- ‘-

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Slowlyturnthe CycleIndicator

tOthe ON positiontostartthe ‘---

Diai

cyck3. Youwillhearthemotorstart. ,.

Thereisa timedelaybetweenstart- ~~. upandwaterfillsoyouwiHnot

any wash actionrightaway. ;-

hcm

TOobtin the benefits da complete ::-

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cyde, becarefulthatyoudo n~$ @rERthe dial anyfwl’therthin. mxxssal*ytostartthedishwasher.

Thedishwasherwillcompietethe cyclesequenceautmnaticailyand thedialwilladvancetotheC$FP position.

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cycleSektim hints

-‘== aspots,pans andcasseroleswith

Itisimportant to follow the loading

instructionsonpages8,9 and10.

“mm

---- P(lNMX_JBBER-Foritemssuch ,,-,dried-onorbaked-on.seils.

13verydaydishesmaybeincluded.

NCRMALWASFI-–Forloads ofeverydaydishes,glasses

and cookware.

LIGHT ?MASH-Fcm dishes

that

are lightlysoiledwithsoilsthat

havenot driedon.Alsofor

e~)erydaydishesthathaveextra preparationbeforeloading.

RINSE&HOLD-—-Forrinsing partialloadswhichwillbewashed later.Do

not usedetergent.

ineachqde

~You’llhearoccasionalclicking sounds:

–Soft fooddisposershredding

action.

—Drainvalveopeningtopump

waterout.

–Timer controlm cycle

professes.

—Detergentcupopening.

@Duringthe

dryingperiod:

—Themolorstops. —Watervaporcomesthroughthe

ventbythedoorlatchduring dryingandwhenwaterisbeing pumpedcwt.

wash

3.4

CycleTime

Minutes

(approx.)

65* pg-l[RzqmWIFlpq[i=]

,,. ~HH~FIFIFl

,o. Fl~”~Rl[_~+Fl

10 WF]

may & increasedUp~071/2minutes if rfecessarYforyOIJr

Dishes dry WitUdy.

WaterUse

wash cycles

N@l.n”ML WASH

LIGHT WASH

Gallons

(approxo)

12.1

10.5

RINSEBzHG’UD

~:uncxten~e~~imes.~~esecycle~i~~s

dishwashertoheatthewatertopropertemperaturefor good washability.

options:

Drying

HEATEDDRYING.

cycletime. ~~~~~~ ~A~~~. ~~ing heaterist~rne~off,

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AvailableonallwashcyclesexceptRINSE&HOLD.AM 2!5minutestowash

CycleSequence

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Togetdishesdeanariddryyou

needhotwater.TOhelpyouget waterofthepropertemperature, yourdishwasherhasawaterheating

featurethatautomaticallysenses the temperatureofthewaterinthe washcycleandheatsit, Hnecessary,

tothepropertemperature.This waterheatingfeaturemayallow youtoturndownyourhousehold waterheaterand

you’r-ewillingtolet thedishwasher runa Me longerwhileitheats watertothe propertemperature. Fm.goodwashinganddrying,the

enteringwatermustbeat least

120°F.Topreventdishdamage,

Metwatershouldnotexceed150”F.

Howtotestwater Checkyourwatertemperature insideyourdishwasherwitha

candyormeatthermometer. Letthe dishwasherrunthrough

one fillandpumpoutcycle,then letthe dishwasherfillwithwater thesecondtime.

WhenYouhearthewaterstop filling,-w-datchthedoorand~lowly

openit. Measurethetemperatureofthe

waterinthe bottomofthetubthis

way:

Removethesilverwarebasketand

place a.candyormeatthermometer inthewatertowardsthemiddleof thetub.Hthe temperatureis less

than120”F,youwillnotgetgood washingresults.Higherwater temperatureisneededto dissolve

greaseandactivatepowder detergents.

saveenergyif

hints:Hotltside temperaturesareunusuallylow,or ifyourwatertravelsa longdistance fromwaterhea~ertodishwasher,

youmayneedtosetyourwater heater’sthermostatup.If youhave notusedhotwaterforsometime, thewatminthe pipeswillbeCQM. llmnonthe hotwaterfnucetatthe sinkandallowittorununtilthe waterishot.Then startthe dishwasher.Ifyou’verecentlydone

laundryor runhotwaterfor

showers,giveyourwaterheater tkneto

dishwasher.

Toimprovewashabilityifthewater islessthan120°Fandyoucannot adjustyouwaterheater:Selecta longercycleandfill bothdetergent cupsatleasthaM-fuUwithdetergent.

recoverbeforeoperatingthe

H(W‘toU$eaI“imfl

Arinseagentmakeswaterflow offdishesquickerthanusual.‘This lessenswaterspottingandmakes dryingfaster,too.

Forbestdishwashingperformance, useofarinseagentsuchasJ13”L DRYbmndisrecommended.

Rinseagentscomeineither liquid or solidform.Yourdishwasher’s

dispenserusestheliquidform. E!klwt(,)

dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add. theliquid.rinseagentuntilitjust

reachesthe bottomofthelipinside thedispenseropening.Replacethe cap.Thedispenserautomatically releasestherinseagentintothe finalrinsewater.

If you spill:

uptherinseagentwithadamp cloth.Don’tleavethespillinthe dishwasher.Rcankeepyour detergentfromworking.

mlthe rinseagent

wipe

Yourdishwasher’srinseagent containerholds4%ounces,This shouldlmtabout3months.Fill as~eeded,Donotoverfill.

m and we

B?M,we onlypowderor

madefor’ we in $WMtrtypes willCWUW

second, checkthe

content.Phosphatehelpsprevent

hard-watermaterialsfromforming spotsorfilmonyour dishes. If yourwateris hard(7grainsor more),yourdetergenthastowork harder.Detergentswithahigher phosphatelevelwillprobablywork better.Nthe phosphatecontentis low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto useextradetergentwithhardwater.

Your’water can tell youhowhmll your water is. so

canyour countyextension~gent. Or yourarea’swatersoftener compamy.Justcallandaskthem howmany“grainsofhardness” therearein yourwater.

HowrWWh Sholddyou use?’Thatdepends.1syourwater

“hard” or “soft”?YVithhard youneedextradetergexltto get dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you

needlessdetergent.

Toomuchdetergentwith softwater

not only

hmful. It cancauseapermanent

cloudinessofgl.mswam,called

“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass

isetchedaway!CMcourse,this

takesScmletime. But whyWe a

chamxwhenit’seasyto firedCM

theI-Wall-lessofyourwater.

wastes money, itcan be

water,

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dry.underthe

sink isn’ta good

GRASPI+3NDLE,

placetostoredetergent.Toomuch

.-. moisture,Don’tputpowder

.=:’ detergentintothedispenseruntil

you’reRadJ’tOwashdishes,

-., @ won’tbe

freshCRdry.j

I!fymr pmw.kr

Ulrhmpy$ it m’vay.Rwon’t

washwell.old Cktergent

won’t dissolve.

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gets‘dd

Ofkm

Ifyouusea liquiddishwasher

detergent,theseprecautions

arenot

.rx3cessavbecauseliquiddetergents

don’t“hiinp”as they-ageorcome

incontactwithwater.

find two

ontheimide doorof

ym.w Two,because

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dose themainCUP$Mifht

Wh6viiti..firndy lcmhedjw-wi~i

heara clickingsound Do not

overtightent NOTE:Detergentcupmy be

openedPwmdly with

handlecounterclockwiseuntil

Turn

itreleases.A snapping normalwhenitopens.

m hafgm

so~4miis

somecyclesusetwowashes.

How to

the

for

Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,or

OPENCLIP

ifyou’rereplacingamucholder model,youmaywonderhowmuch ~re~~ationyourdishes

~tdo

ActuaUyverylittle.Me-rinsingof normalfoodsoilsis not necessary.

Withcommonsenseandalittle practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat. foodstoremove.Herearesome

See‘ZMeget=d L&age Guide’’ below.

guidelines:

1. Scrapeoffbcmes,seeds,skins, toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It isalsobesttoremovehardshelled

vegetables,meattrimings, leafy vegetablesandcrusts.Remove excessivequantitiesofoilor grease.

Umge Qw’

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

CYCLES

PCWSCRUBBERand NORMALWASHcycles

LIGHTWASHcycle 1 Tablespoon

RINSE&HOLDcycle

*12grainsandupisextremelyhardwater.Awatersoftenerisrecornmerdd. %~itholltit,

limecanbuildup inthewatervalve.Thewatervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.

$FilkxiMainCupholds3 tablespoons;FilledOpenCupholds2tablespoons.

MainCup I Opencup MainCup 1Tablespoon.~ 1 Tablespoon

minimum

-Usemlldetergent

‘::”’”

MEDIUMW.47YR

Hdf-1%111.J HalfFull CornpIetely ‘-

“tie

use no detergent

,_-

Remove huge qumtitit% ofany

Yourdishwashwhasa buih-in

f-xxi.

softfooddisposerthatpukerim softfood

R can handle smd amotin~ of

soft

bits and flushes them away.

foods,builargeamountswiH

bedifficulttohandle.

3. Trytoremovefoodscrapstind placedishesindishwasherbefore soilhasnchancetodryandbecome hard.Disheswithdried-onsoilare moredifficult not comecleaninthaNORMAL WASHcycle.Remembertouse yourRIN$lE!& HOLDcyclefar

small“lmkiing”loads. Note:‘TMfbodsmentionedhere

areforexamplesonly.Other foods not mentionedmayalsoneedtobe removedfromyourdishes.YOU mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving foodssuchasmustard,mayonnaise, vinegar,lemonjuice andother foodsthat cancausediscoloration ofstainlesssteelif allowedto remainondishesforalongperiod oftime.

Wkrnusingthe

kmpreparationisrequired

qde9

beforeloading.ThePCJIXCRUBB15R cyclecanwashheavily-soiled dishesandremovedried-onand baked-onsoilsfrompotx,pansand casseroles.Itemswithburned-cm

soilsmaynotcomeclean.Andthe dishwashercannotremoveb,wn marksor restorefadingcaused byoverheatingduringcooking.

HARDWATER (7-12grains*)

I ‘Opencup MainCup$

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Howtoh-d

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Thisisa randommixedload,the mostcommontypeyou

willhave.

Makesuredishes watercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewasharminthe bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthat risesinthe centersendswateroutoverthe dishestowashtheitems

in upperrack.A sprayarminthetopwashesdownalso. Makesuretoplace talliternstotheoutsidesotheupper washarmisnotblocked.

are properly 10MMto insure that

HOWw tk.

+=’7?...

The toprackisbestforglatiscs,cupsandsaucers,Cups anclglassw~ltbestalongthesides,Thisistheplacei’br dishwasher-safeplastics,too.Makesuresmallplastic itemsarelodgedintightlysotheycan’tMl ontothe Calrod@heatingunit.Arrangestemwaresothatit cannotmoveeasily.Don’tlettheglassestoucheach other,

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Pwn2H

(9U7”FOR?-HIS.

Thewashertowerrisesthroughthecenterofthebottom rackduringthewashandrinseportionsofthecycle. .LXm’tblockitorkmiita~lfhingsnexttoit. Also,be carefulnottoletaportionofan itemsuchasa potor

dishhandleextendth’ollghthebmm’nrim. Thiscould blocktk

wash arm and.cause pow washing results.

Saucepans,mixingbowlsandother

placed-—face dowti-in thetoprack.Thetoprackis

smdi items maybe

handyforallkindsofodcishapes.Besuretheforceof wateranddetergentcanreachsoiledsmfaces.

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Fitplates andsaucersbetweenthepins.Placeitemsso thatwaterand.detergentfromwash armcanreachsoiled

surfaces.

Loadplatters,pots,pansandbowlsalongthe sides,in cornersor in theback.AUlargeitems,suchaspitchers, saladbowls,andmixingbowls,shouldbe

lower rack.

washed im.the

Asshownhere,this

plate is being plmx.!withthe SOW

sidefacingtheccmte~aoftherackso w[~tcranddetergent fromwasharmcanreachsoiledsurfaces.

Heavilysoiledpots,pans andcasseroles.MUSTbe

loadedinthebottomrack,facingclown.Propbroiler

I%tflatwareinthe removablebasketwithhandlesupto protectyourhands.Mixknives,forksandspoonsso theydon’tnesttogether.Distributeevenly.Smallplastic items,suchasmeasuringspoonsandlidsfromsmall

containersarenot recommendedfir automatic dishwashing.Hplaced inthedishwasher,theyshould.go inbottomofthesilverwarebasketwithsilverwareon top.

outanythingthatmayfallorextendthroughthe

Take bottomOftkebasket.

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‘t.JSwmy

sd’e speci$ilhst!mctk)?ls

YEM Somecoloredanodized

a-kind Smwware

Nora-di$bwm”e

items—such

asdemonic

airckanm

filters,furnace filters,paiM !m$hes,etc.

mass

hwfi PewteE-

!Ph?lstk..

Stam%ssteel YEN

W“od

YES

No Wm3dcanwarp,crackorlose

alurniritirricanfade. Antique,metal-trimmed,hand-

paintedorovm-the-glazeptitterns fatie.(Md leafwilldiscolor+

Antique.,metal-trhimxxlor hand-

paintedptittornsfade,(Midleaf willdiscolor.

,——,—

Milkglassmayyellow. Ironwillrust, Pewtertarnishes,

———

Don’tputirksamesilverware

basketwithstainless steel, Contactbetweenmetalscan

damagesilver. IXm’twashcopperutensilsin

thesameload,Silvermaygeta brownfilm.

Adhesiveusedtoattachsome hollow-handleknivescanloosen.

can rust.Ml

Tin

itsfinishwithanytypewashing.

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dwkefiingorspewingpossitie.I+emmwhy

&mw

scouringwithso@lkxi steelwoolpads.

-——.. ,Ifindouht,checkwhhthemanufmturer.Orte-stwtish

onepiecedailyibratleastumonth,C.orrymmwith[h~ restof theset.

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I.mdsecurelyto Chc.ckmanufacturer’sinstructionsforyourciyxal.

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Donotwashindishwasher.Damagemdishwasher nnddiwolomtionorstainingofdishwashernmyresult,

Ifitdowm’tsayI)EN-IWAWWRSAFE!,testoncpiece beforedishw[ishinflanentireset,Washintoprackonly,

RinseifnotwashingimrncdiatclyoSaltyoracidfoods caristainifleftcm,

Rinseifnotwashingirrimediatcly.Snkyoracidfoodscan stainiflefton,Drydetergentcancausedifficult-to-lsef’llovc blackspots.Placeinbacksectionofsilvcrwmvbasketto avoidexposuretodotcrgeritfromthedetergentcup.

Afterwashing,wipethenon-stickcoatingareawith vegetableoiltokeepit fromlosingitsnon-siickquality.

preventmwemmt+

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Fkmgi?ta&h? Ekm?$Wd’Mm

y#B!.i&3naddit.

Add.dishesanytimeduringa

m“NsE&HOLDcycle.with other washcycles,youcanadd.dishesat anytimeB1.3F0RElthemain

detergentwashportionoftheuycle.

However,openingthedoorduring anycyclelessenscleaningpower. Sotry toload everythingat the

beginning.

2. Waita fewsecondsuntilthe watercahns.Thenopenthedoor,

3, Adddishesyou’ve

forgotten.

4. close thedooram!.pushthe

Hem’showto addaforgottendish:

latchtothefarright.Whenthe

1. Pushthedook”latchto theleft. door islocked,w’ashinswill

IJ1/ashingwill~tOp.

continue.

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Afuseinyourhomemaybeblown,orthecircuitbrmtkmIripped.Replacefiw m

resetcircuitbreaker.klermmmyotherapplkmtxsfromtheQimuit.

Utensilsmaynotbesecureonrackpins,orsmnethingsmallmayhave from the rack.VVateriscausinguttmsilsiorattle+IVMmsureeverythirkgissecurdyplaced indishwmher.

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Makesureinletwatertemperatureiscmrcct,(Seepage6,) Unloadthe bottomrackfirst.Waterfromdishesinthetoprackmaybe intothe

bottomracku Checkforimproperloading.Dishesshouldn’tnesttogether,Avoidoverloading,

ChecktherinseagentCiispensqrtoseethatit’snot empty.

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LA~H

CheckinletwatertempmattmzNshouklbeatleast120”F.(To

Waterpressuremaybetanporarilylow,‘Nrnon afaucet.1swatercomingoutslower thanusual?Hso, waituntilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyourdishwasher.

Pluggedairgap.(Seepage14.) Improperrackloading.(Seepages8and9.)

—. Aluminumdepositsoftenleavemarkswhentheyrubagainstotherthings.Remove

markswithamildabrasivecleanser.

VVatermaynotbereachingthedetmgentcups.MovedislwsthatmaybeMocking ~etergentcup.

~hedispensercover

te~s. IfYou used a ~owxler cleter~ent, open t~~ CUPand remove any calced-cm

~etergent. Ht~e cup

Mergentmaybeold.Ifthepowderdetergentishard.orcakedin$hebox,throwit lway.The deterg~ntmaynotbeworkingwell.Tryanotherbrand.

;ycleIndicatordialmustbeinOFFpositionforcupM tocloseandlatchpropufy.

unlatch the doorandopenittodry yourdishes,theCycleIndicatorckws

fyou

may not be openingormaybeMockedbyimproperlyloaded

stilldoesn’topenautornaticdly,callforservice.

test,we page6.)

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POSSIBLECAUYEAND

SPOTSAND ONCWASS13SAND FLATWARE

Spottingcanbe causedbyallthesethings:

Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6.) Lowinletwatertemperature.(’lbtfist,seepage6,) Overloadingthedishwasher,

ihnpmperloading.(Seepages8 and9.) old or damppowderdetergent! Phosphatelevelindetergenttoolow,(fkwp~ge6,) Rinseagentdispenserempty.(SCCpage6.)

~ Toolittle

detergent,(Seepage7.)

Localwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferencesvary.‘Tryseveralbrandsofdetergcn[s

tofindonethatgivesthebestresultsforyou.A liquiddishwasher-detergentmay

reducefilming. ToXw#nove spots$Mld!fHmfrom ‘@Wwm?:

Removeallmetalutensi]sfromthedishwasher.

Donotadddetergent.

Meet PUHUU.JBBH?cycle.

Startthedishwasherandallowto runforN to20minutes.Thedishwasherwillnow

be in themainwash. Thenopenthedoorandpour2 cups (500ml)ofwhitevinegarintothebottomof

5. the dishwasher,

help

‘0?$

LASSWARE

W-Pmn OF CHINA

Closethe doorandallowtocompletethecycle.

6* !lvinegar rinse doesn’twork:Repeatasabove,exceptuse 1/4cup(60mI)

afcitrk

acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.Ifyours doesn’t,callG13FactoryService.)

Usingavinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsemorethantwiceamonth?Considerahome

watersoftener.

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Hvinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsedoesn’twork,thecloudinessis “etching:’Thefilm cannotberemoved.

Mctmbe Useless dettwgentifyou.havesoftwater.Washglasswarein tl.w shortestcyclethatwillgetthemclean.

WatertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceedsMYF.

—.

Roughhandlingcan

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cat~~echipping.Loadwithcare.Makesureglasswareand china

aresecureandcan’tjarloose.(Seepage8forcorrect waytoloadgkwsw-are.)Make s~retallglassesandstemwarewillclearthe topofthetubwhenyoupushthe rackinlo

thedishwasher. .4Llwaysusethetoprackfordelicateitems.

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SMALLAMOUNT OF WATERSTANDING INTHEBmmM

OFTHETUB

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POSSIBLECAUSEAND

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Vbterw-mm!theoutlet on the tubbottomNthebackofthe?ubisnormal.Risclean water,N’sthemtokeepthewatersmiluhricakxl.

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W4.TERWON’T’PUMP

OUTOFTHE

TUB

Hthe enth%bottomofthetubhaswater,ycmmayhaveadrainproblem.Cleantheair

gap,ifyouhavecm. (Seepage14,) Checkthe

Ifdishwadwx drains into disposer, run difq30ser to dear, Be sum disposer is not

Cloggwi.

—.

SUDSm

THETUB

Sudsingdetergentsamnotmeantfordishwdmrs. UN?CINLY’ DISHWASHERDWIT!RGENTS‘IDAVOIDSUDSINClt

TOremovesmdsfrom the tub: Openthe dishwasher.Letsudsevaporate.Add1gallon ofcoldwatertothetub.Closeandlatchthedishwasher.PumpoutwaterbyS1OW1Y turningthecontroldialuntila drainperiodisreached.

Repeatifnecessary.

LEAKS

Sudscancauseunittooverflow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttouscadetergentthat’s

designedforautomaticdishwashers. SpiMngtherinseagentcancausefoamduringwashing,Thiscanleadtooverflowing.

Wipeupaccidentalspillofrinsc agentwithadampcloth.

yowlIReedmore I-Ape.Am, tonfree:

M’

GE Center’@

swvice

kitchen sink, Isit drainingwell?Mmmaynetxiaplumber’.

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care

I.JSER

clam theCmtrd pmd witha

Dry

dotha thoroughly.Donot useabrasives or sharpobjectsonM panel.

‘lky candamageit. CkxantheOutsiddwitha good

polishwax,Theoutside cabinetfinishisdurable,M itcan scratch.SOusenoscouringpads,

orharshorgrittycleaners. AppliancePolishWkx&Cleaner

(Cat.No.WR97X0216)isavailable

fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.

TheinsideRMw$Wytakes6!tir’e ofitieif. Hit shouMeverneed cleaning,useamildcleansing

powder.Scouringpadsandharsh cleanerscanmarthefinish.

Ifyouhavem airgap,checkit atleastoncea month.ITISNOT

PARTOF’YOI.JRDISHWASHER, IT1SNOTCOVHWDIi’dY(3UR WARRANTY,

Theair gap iswlfiytoCkmn. Withmosttypes,firstturnoffIlw

dishwasher,theniiftoffthe chrome cover,Thenunscrewtheplasticcap andcheckforanybuildupofgrit, Atoothpickmakescleaningeasy.

check the all’gapanytimeymm dishwasherisn’tdrainingWM.

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T- -1

oftenusem airgap.

KkepitCkxm.

Anairgapisaplumbingdevice.

Itprotectsyour dishwasheragainst waterbackingupintoitif adrain clogs.Theairgapisnota partof

thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot evenhaveon~.Notallplumbing codesrequireair gaps.

are redecorating,youcan

If you

changeyourdishwasher’sfront panelsto matchor blendwith.your newcolors.

‘Mepmek are heldinplacebytk doortrim andthetrimonthepanel below-thedoor.Eachsideofeach

panelisadifferentcolor.CMyou canpainta panelwiththecolorof yourownchoice.

R“dw%your

If yourclishwasherisleftinan unheatedplaceduringthewinter, aska servicetechnicianto:

@Cut offelectricpowertothe dishwasher.Removefusesor trip circuitbreaker.

How

tochangethe ‘doorpanel:

10‘E&eoutthree trimscrewson

eitherside ofthedishwasherdoor. Removethesidetrim.

2. Slidethedoorpanelout. (Careful–edgesmaybesharp.)

3. Turnthedoorpanelaroundand

putthe coloryouwantinfront.

4. Replacethedoor panel,side

trimandscrews.

1..Rmmvefourpunelattachment screws.(Twoabovethepanel,two bdow thepane l.)

4. Slide the door panel out.

5.Turnthe panelaroundandput

thecoloryouwantinfront.

6. Replacethelowerpanel,toptrim andscrews.

‘7.Replacetheentirepanelandfour attachmentscrews.

Removetheenikcpad.

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Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty onthebackpage.ofthisbook.

We’reproudofourserviceand

wantyoutobepleased,If forsome reasonyouarenothappywithihe serviceyoureceive,herearethree stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST, contactthe peoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem, NEX~,ifyouarestillnotpleased,

writeallthedetails-–including yourphonenumber—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

Appliances AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,if yourproblemis still not resolved,write:

MajorAppliance ConsumerActionPanel

20NorthWackerDrive Chicago,Illinois60606

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Save proof of original purchase date suchasyoursalesslip c)rcanceHec{check to estakdish warran~y period.

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FULL

Forone purchase,wewill provide,freeof charge,parts andservicelaborin

your hometo repairor replaceany pat of the dishwasher that fails becauseof a manufacturingdefecL

Flu”

For ten yearsfrom dateof original

purchase,wewill provide,freeof charge, partsand servicelabor in ‘0 your hometo repair orreplacethe ~

Permdl.da tub or cfcmr!lmr if it fails to containwater becauseof a manufacturing defectsuch as cracking, chipping, peeling or rusting.

yearfromdate oforiginal

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Farthe secondvearfrom dateof original

purcha~e,wewill provide,

freeofcharge,r~placernentpartsfor

anypart CMthe Water

System (as illustratedbelow)that

fails becauseof a manufacturing defect.Associatedinletand drain plumbing parts arenotcovered by this warranty.Youpayfor the serviceIrio to vow homeand servicelabor6harges.

ion Iy

FoodDisposer ‘

WaterDistribution System

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This warrantyisextendedto the original purchaser

md my

succeedingownerforproducts purchasedfor ofdinar~home UW3 intho48 mainland states,Hawaii andWashington,DC. MAlaskathe warrantyis the samoexceptthat it is LIMITEDbecauseyou must payto ship the productto the serviceshop

or for the servicetechnician%travel

coststoyourhome.

All warrantyservice wiil b~ provided

byourFactoryService Centersor byour authorized Custom@rGareCd) servicxm during rmrrmalworking hours.

Lookinthe White orYellowPagcM

of yourtelephonedirectory for

GENERAL ELECTRICUXVIPANY, GENERAL ELECTRICFACTORY

SERVICE,GENERALELECTl?\CHOTPCNNTFACJTNWSERVICEor GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER

cARE@SERVICE,

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@Servicetrips to your hometo

teach you howto usethe product.

yaw !&4?and mmWM?l’kid.

Read [fyouthen have anyquestions about operating the product,

please contact your dealerorour Consumer Affairs office at the address below,or call, toll free:

GE Answer Center@)

800.626.2000

consumer information service

@Improper installation.

have an installation problem,

If you

* Replacement of housefuses or

resetting of circuit breakers. @Cleaning or servicing of air gap

device in drain line,

* Failure of the product if it is used

for other than its intended

pt ~rpose

or used cornmerciaiiy.

~ Damage to product caused by

accident, fire, floods or acts of God. WARRANTOR!SNOTRESPONSIBLE

FOR CCNWY3XJENTIALDAMAGES.

contact your dealer or installer. Youare responsible for providing adequate electrical, plumbing and other connecting facilities.

Some statesdo not allowthe exclusion or limitation of incidental or cor~sequentialdamages, so the above limitation or exclusion

may notapply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you mayalso have other rights which vary from stat~to state.

Tuknowwhat your h?gairights are in your state, consult your local or slate consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.

C%xWx%3ilEieetl’ie

if further help i$?needed ibis write:

Atiairs, GE KY 40225

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