GE GSD990L Use and Care Manual
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contents
Air Gap 15
Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning 15
China, Crystal,Sterling 11
CycleFeatures
Detergent, Detergent Guide 6,’7
Dispenser Cups
Energy SaverSwitch
Energ-Y-SavingTips
Front Panel Color Change 15
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Modeland Serial Numbers
(lperating Instructions
CycleSelection
Drying Options 4,5
Potscrubber 4,5
8-10
4,5
hilt-in Model GSD990L
Problem Solver
2 Repair Service 14
RinseAgent
SafetyInstructions
4,5
‘7 WaterTemperature
4,5
UserMaintenance Instructions 15
Warranty
Winter Storage 15
BackCover
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Helpw
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Before- yowMwher,
tmbulokWm!fuuy.
read
It k intendedto helpyouoperate
-andmaintainyour newdishwasher
properly.
Keepithandy for answersto your
questions.
If
youdon’tunderstandsomething
or need more help, write (include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemow
andserialnumbers,
You’llfindthemonalabeljust
insidethedishwasherdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesendingin
thiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Myounxx!hd
2%damagedtihwasher. *6!
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dishwasher.
save the and
money.
Bdim?!youiIrequest
Servicee
ChecktheProblemSolver(pages
12-14).Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
ToobtainHispanicversionof
this book,call
GEAnswerCenter”
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerlaversibnen
espaiioldet%temanual,
Mrnea
GEAnswerCenter$
serviciodeinformaci6n
paraelconwunidor,
tek$fono800.626.2000.
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Enemy-savingtips.
—
Thepowerconsumptionofyour
dishwashercanbeminimizedif
youfollowthesesuggestions:
@operatedMwvasheronlywhen
f’dLLetdishesaccumulatein
dishwasher.Whenyouputina
partialload,useRINSEONLY
cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be
suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor
fullload.Thishelpskeepsoils
moist,easiertoremove.
@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishes
rightaway,useyourDryingHeat
OFFfeaturethatturnsthe drying
heateroffautomatically.Dishes
drynaturallyoveralongerperiod
suchasovernight.
~$dect cyclethatusesleast
amountofwatertoremovesoil
fromload.Seepages4,50
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—
—
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.
2
m~omm~SmTYms~~uc~lo~s
3
Readd!h$tructionSh!fbreW&lgWSappliance.
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w~G—meH wing this -
appkimx,alwaysexercise’
safetyprecautions,including*6
following:
@Thisdishwasher m.lst be
pmprly hl$tmedand bcated
inaccordance with the
hmuation IIlstmctims before’
itisused.Ifyowdidnotreceive
anInstallationInstructionssheet
withyourdishwasher,youcan .
obtiinonebycontactingthe
servicelocationnearestyou.
—Thisappliancemustbe
connectedtoagroundedmetal,
permanentwiringsystem;oran
—
equipment-groundingconductor
mustberunwiththecircuit
—
conductorsandconnectedtothe
equipment-groundingterminal
orleadoftheappliance.
–Connecttoaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
*Useonlypowderor liquid
detergentsorwettingagents
recommendedforuseina
dishwasher.
~DOnotwashplasticitemsunless
marked“dishwashersafe”orthe
equivalent.Forplasticitemsnotso
marked,checkthemanufacturer’s
recomnlendations.
—.—
basic
———
~Donottouchtheheating
elementduringorimmediately
after use.
~Donotoperateyourdishwasher
unlessallenclosurepanelsare ‘“
properlyinplace.
@Donottamperwithcontrols.
*Donotabuse,siton,or stand
onthedooror dishrackofthe
dishwasher.
@Closesupervisionisnecessary
ifthisapplianceisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildren
toplayinside,onorwiththis
applianceoranydiscarded
appliance.Disposeofdiscarded
appliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialproperly.
Beforediscardingadishwasher,
removethedoorofthewashing
compartment.
,,
the,hotwatpr,3ystimrnayxwt.~~~”,’
~~~havebeenusedfor-sometifiej ~~~
turnq allhot,wtiter~ucptwnd -
allowtheintorun forseverid ,‘
rninutixbeforeusingany-~”“
.electricalap#iancewhichis -
connectkdtothehotWater
system.ThiQWill:alkxv
hydrogengastoescape.Also,
sinceth~gasisfkun.miible,do
notsmokeoruseanopenflame
orapplianceduringthisprocess.
any- -
SAWT-E
msTRucTIoNs
Howtoopemk your dkhwasher
STEP1.Loadyourdishwasher
withdishes,silverware,pots,pans,
bowls,etc.accordingtoinstructions
onpages8-10.
STEP2.
detergentdispenser.Makesurethe
CycleIndicatorDialisatOFF
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(Seepages6and7.)
Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.(Seepage6.)
STEP3.SelectDRYINGHEAT
Option.
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Adddetergenttothe
—
DRYltiGliEAT—
m
OFF
~OOfLatch
(Unl~cked)
STEP4. SelectWATERHEAT
Option.
— WiTElli!E14T—
t9N
ON.Thewashcyclewillbe
extendedwhilethedishwasher
automaticallyheatsthewaterfor
goodwashinganddrying.The
enteringwatermustbeat least
120°F.
OFF.The enteringwatermustbeat
least140!’
OFF
CycleIndicatorDial
(TurntqStart)
CBForPOTSCRtJBBER7
NORMALWASHand
ENERGY SA~R cycles:
POT-NORMALENERGY
SCRUBBERWASI!SAVER
a. Pushselectedcyclebutton.
b. Latchthe door.
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—
o
i
—
ON. Turnsthedryingheateronfor
fastdrying.
IOFF.Turnsthedryingheateroff
tosaveenergy.Disheswilldry
naturallyovera longerperiodsuch
asovernight.
Ifyouneedyour dishessooner,
openthedishwasherdoor afterthe
cycleiscompletetoreducethe
naturaldrying
Useofthis optionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythismodel
time.
approximately8%fortheNORMAL
WASHcycle.
STEP5.Selectthe cycleandstart
thedishwasher.
Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntil it is emptybefore
startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle
SelectionHintsatright.)
Toobtainthebenefitsofacomplete
cjrcle,becarefulthatyoudo not
turn the dialanyfurtherthan
necessaryto startthedishwasher.
I
c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial
toONpositiontostartthecycle.
~ Formm mm!! cycle:
a. Besure doorisunlatched.
b. SelectDRYINGHEAT-OFF
dryingoption.
SlowlyturnCycleIndicator
DialtoRINSEONLYposition.
Latchthedoorto startthecycle.
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RIMSEf3 ORLY “~fl:r
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Cycle.sekdkm mix
—
tisimportanttofollowtheloading
nstructionsonpages8-10,
POTSCIUJ13BER-Foritemssuch
aspots,pans,cookware,dishesand
glasseswithheavysoil.Everyday
dishesmaybeincluded.
NORMALWASH—Formost
loadsofeverydaydishes,glasses
andcookwarewithmediumsoils.
ENERGYSAVER—Fordishes
thathavebeenpre-rinsedbefore
loading.Also,forwashingvery
lightlysoileddisheswithsoils
thathavenotdriedon.
RINSEONLY—Forrinsing
partialloadswhichwillbewashed
later.SelectDRYINGHEAT–
OFFdryingoption.Donotuse
detergent.
—
whathappemineachCyck
* You’llhearoccasionalclicking
—
–Sofl fooddisposershredding
action.
–Drain valveopeningtopump
waterout.
-Timer controlascycle
progresses.
–Detergentcupopening.
WaterUse CycleTime
wash
Cycles
Gallons (approx,
(approx.) minutes)
E@$?F_-
~ Duringthedryingperiod:
—Themotorstops.
—Watervaporisreleasedthrough
theventunderthedoorhandle.
R maybevisible.
Minimum
wash
CycleSequence
P~CRUBBER
PK.)RMALWASH
ENnRGY
RmwmWWJY
*LJncxtcncledtimes.Thesecycletimesmaybeincreasedupto7Mminutesifyouselectthe
\\’aterHeatOn option.
~j~l+I>RYHW3HEAT—ON:Add24minutes,
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