GE Profile CDW9000 Series, Profile PDW8000 Series, Profile PDW9000 Series, PDW8100 Series, PDW8900 Series Owner's Manual

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Safety Instructions .......... 2,s

Operating Instructions

Care and Cleaning ................ 15

Control Panel and Settings ....... 4-7

Flashing Displag Lights .............. 7

Loading Place Settings ............ 14

Loading the Racks ............. 12-14

Using the Dishwasher ........... 8-11

Troubleshooting Tips ..... 16-18

Consumer Support

Consumer Support ................ 24

Product Registration ........... 19, 20

Warranty ......................... 23

CDWgO00 Series
PDW8000 Series
PDWgO00 Series

Write the model and serial
numbers here:

Model #
Serial #

Youcan find them on the tub wall

just inside the dooE

165D4700P361 49-55036 06-07 JR

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING --

SAVE THESEINSTRUCTIONS

WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire
or explosion, electric shock, end to prevent property damage, personal injury, or death.

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.4,WARNING! WATERHEATERSAFETY

'__ _ for two weeks or more. HYDROGEN GASIS EXPLOSIVE.

Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be produced in a water heater that has not been used

Ifthe hot water has not been usedfor two weeks or more, prevent the possibility of damage or injury
by turning on all hot water faucets and allow them to run for several minutes. Do this before usingang

electricalappliance which isconnected to the hot water system.This simple procedure will allow any built-
up hgdrogen gas to escape.Sincethe gas isflammable, do notsmoke or usean open flame or appliance

during this process.

PROPERINSTALLATIONAND MAINTENANCE

This dishwasher must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation

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Instructions before it is used. If you did not receive on Installation Instructions sheet with

gout dishwasher, you can receive one bg visiting our website at ge.com.

• Connect to a grounded metal, permanent wiring
system; or run an equipment-grounding

conductor with the circuit conductors and
connect to the equipment-grounding terminal

or lead of the appliance.

• Improper connection of the equipment-grounding
conductor can result in a risk of electricshock.

Checkwith a qualified electrician or service

representative if you are in doubt whether the

appliance isproperly grounded.

• Disposeof discarded appliances and shipping
or packing material properly.

CAUTION: Topreventminorinjurgorpropertgdamage

• Contentswashed in Anti-bacterial mode, if
available,may be hot to the touch. Usecare

before handling.

• Usinga detergent that is
not specifically designed

for dishwashers will cause
the dishwasher to fill with

suds.

• If your dishwasher is connected to a

wall switch, ensure that the switch is

on prior to use.

• On dishwasherswith electronic
controls, if you choose to turn the wall

switch off between wash cgcles,allow
5-10 seconds after turning the switch on before

touching START/RESETto allow the control to

reboot.

• Donot attempt to repair or replace any part
of your dishwasher unlessit isspecifically

recommended in this manual. All other servicing

should be referred to a qualified technician.

• Tominimize the possibility of electric shock,
disconnect this appliance from the power supply

beforeattempting any maintenance.

NOTE:Turning thedishwasher off doesnot
disconnect the appliancefrom thepower supply.

Werecommend having o qualified technician

serviceyour appliance.

• Non-Dishware Items: Donot wash items such
aselectronic air cleanerfilters, furnace filters and
paint brushes in your dishwasher Damage to

dishwasher and discoloration or staining of
dishwasher mag result.

• Closesupervisionis necessary ifthis appliance
isused bg or near children.

• Load light, plastic items so theg will not
become dislodged and drop to the bottom
of the dishwasher-theg might come into
contact with the heating element and be
damaged.

kWARNING/ RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT

PROPERDISPOSAL OF THE DISHWASHER

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Junked or abandoned dishwashers are dangerous...

evenif theg will sit for 'just afew dags/' If gou are
getting rid of gour old dishwasher,pleasefollow

the instructions to help prevent accidents.

Screw

(on some

models)

WARNING!

• Usethis appliance onlg for its intended purpose
as described in this Owner's Manual.

• Use onlg powder,tabs, liquid detergents or rinse
agents recommended for use in adishwasher and

keepthem out of the reach of children.Cascade®,
Cascade ®Complete and Electrosol ®Automatic

Dishwashing Detergents, and Jet-Dru ®and
Cascade Crustal Clear_ rinse agents have been

approved for use in a(IGE dishwashers,

• Do not mix any chlorine bleach-based automatic
dishwashing detergent with any dishwashing

detergent containing enzymes as this could
cause the detergents to congeal and lead to
blockage of the SmartDispense m system.

• Locate sharp items so that theg are not likelg
to damage the door seal.

• Load sharp knives with the handles up to reduce
the risk of cut-tgpe injuries.

• Do not wash plastic items unless marked
dishwasher safe or the equivalent. For plastic

items not so marked, check the manufacturer's
recommendations.

When using your dishwasher, follow basic precautions,
including the following:

Before You Throw Away Your Old Dishwasher

Take off the door of the washing compartment or

remove the door latch(asshown).

NOTE:CDW9000 Series and PDW9200-PDW9900

Series models also hove a latch screw which must be

removed (Step 1) as shown.

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• Donot touch the heating element during or
immediatelg after use.

• Donot operate gout dishwasher unlessall
enclosure panels are properlg inplace.

• Donot tamper with controls.

• Donot abuse, sit on or stand on the door or dish

rack ofthe dishwasher

• Donot allow children to plag around dishwasher
when opening or closing door dueto the possibilitg
of small fingers beingpinched in door

• Donot discard a dishwasherwithout first removing
the door of the washing compartment or the door

latch.

• Donot store or usecombustible materials,gasoline
or other flammable vapors and liquids in the

vicinitg of this or ang other appliance.

• Donot allow children to plag with, on or insidethis
appliance or ang discarded appliance.

READAND FOLLOW THISSAFETYINFORMATION
CAREFULLY.

SAVETHESE INSTRUCTIONS

About the dishwasher control panel.

Youcanlocateyourmodelnumberonthetubwalljustinsidethedoor.Throughoutthismanual,featuresandappearancemayvaryfromyourmodel.

PDW8100 Series-PDW8900 Series H _ r_ n

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PDW9200 Series-PDW9900 Series and CDW9000 Series

ENHANCEMENTS

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Control Settings

H Status Indicator Lights (Indicatorsvaryby models)

TheStatus displagtells gou what ishappening while the dishwasherisin operation and mag flash,
indicating a malfunction.Thelightswill come ONindicating the sequenceof thedishwasher operation.

LOWDETERGENTDisplagedwhen the SmartDispenseTM needsto be refilledwith liquid or gelautomatic

dishwasherdetergent.

NOTE:Ifgou are not usingSmartDispenseTM and gou want to tum the LOWDETERGENT
LEDlightoff,pressthe ADDEDHEATpad 5times within 3 seconds.Youwillhear 3

beeps;then the light will go off.Youcan turn the light back on bg pressingthe ADDED
HEATpad 5times within 3 seconds.

SENSINGDisplagedwhile the CleanSensorMismeasuring the amount of soil and temperature

of wate_Thedishwasher willadjustthe selectedcgcleto achieveoptimal performance.

ADD-A-DISH Displaged during prewash, indicating that dishes added now will still be cleaned.

WASHING Displagedduring prewash,main wash and rinseperiods.

RINSING Displaged during rinse periods.

DRYING Displagedduring HEATEDDRY.

SANITIZED Displagedwhen cgde hasmet sanitizationconditions,

CLEAN Displagedwhen a wash cgde iscomplete,

D Time Remaining Displag (onsomemodels)

Duringoperation,the displag showsthe minutes remaining until the cgcleiscomplete.Thedisplag mag
adjust the remainingtimewhile the Sensinglight ison.Thetime displagedat the start of eachcgcle mag

change from the factorg setting asthe unit customizesitself to home use.Duringa delag start, the displag
will show hoursof time remaining untilthe cgcle starts.

_lSelections

PDW8000Series:Pressthepodfor thedesiredwash cycle.
CDW9000Seriesand PDW9000Series:UsetheArrow Pods _ _ toscrollthrough thewash cycles.

NOTE:All cgcletimes and water usageinformation contained in the following sectionare approximate
values.Actual resultswill depend on severalfactors, includingbut not limited to inlettemperature,

householdwater pressureand amount ofsoil in thewash wate_
Thelight above or nextto the selectedpad will beONto indicate which WASHCYCLEhas been selected.

Selections (continued)

ANTFBACTERIAHeavg &8 gaL 105 rain.

Medium 7,5gaL 95 min,
Ught 6.3gaL 85 rain.

Thiscgcle raisesthe water temperature in the final rinseto sanitizegout dishware.The
cgcle lengthwillvarg depending on the temperature of gout inletwater.

NOTE:The Anti-Bacteriacycle ismonitored for sanitization requirements,ffthe cgcleis

interrupted during orafterthe main wash portion or ifthe incoming water temperature is
solow that adequate water heating cannot be achieved,the sanitizingconditionsmay

notbe met. Inthese cases,the sanitizedlight will not illuminate at theend of the cgcle.
NOTE:NSF-certifiedresidentialdishwashersare not intendedfor licensedfood

establishments.

COOKWARE

(POTS& PANS)

NORMAL WASH

SPEED CYCLE

(on some models)

CHINA CRYSTAL

GLASSES

(on some models)

PLASTmCSCYCLE

(on some models)

SINGLE RACK WASH

(on some models)

RINSEONLY

Heavg 10.0gaL 80 rain.
Medium 8.8 gaL 70 rain.

Light 7.5gal.,60 rain.

Thiscgcle ismeant for heavily soiled dishesor cookwarewith dried-on or baked-onsoils.
Thiscgcle mag not remove burned-on foods. Evergdag dishesare safeto beused in

this cgcle.

Heavg 8.8go!.,70 rain.
Medium 7.5 ga!.,60 min.

Light 5.0gal., 50 rain.

Thiscgcle isfor medium/heavilg soileddishes and glassware,

7.5go!.,35 min.

Thiscgcle isfor evergdag dishesand glassware,

7.5ga!.,35 min.

Thiscgcle isfor lightlg soiled china and crgsta!.

7.5go!.,30 min.

Thiscgcle isspecificallgdesigned for glasses.
Heavg 8.8 gaL 120min.

Medium 7.5 gal.,105 min.
Light 5.0gaL 90 min.

Thelonger time for this cgcle includes a builtdn drging portion that is specificallg
designedto reduce the risk of melting plastic items and improve plastic drging.

Forremoving redtomato-based stains,GErecommends the useof Cascade_>
PlasticBoosterrn.

Heavg 8.2go!.,70 min.
Medium 7.0gal.,60 min.

Light 4.6ga!., 50 min.

Thiscgcle washes lightlg soileddisheson the upper rack onlg.

2.5gal., 10 min.
Forrinsing partial loads that will bewashed later.Donot usedetergent with this cgcle.

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NOTE:Onthe PDWSO00Seriesmodels,theCHINACRYSTAL/PLASTICSselectorisa togglepad, pushpad
to switch between CHINACRYSTALand PLASTICS.

NOTE:Thisdishwasher isequippedwith CleanSensorr_with automatic temperature control,-therefore,
c£clelength and time ma£ vor£ depending on soiland water temperature conditions.

NOTE:Onl£the Anti-Bacteria c£cle hasbeen designedto meet therequirementsof Section6,NSF184 for
soilremoval and sonitization efficoc£.

About the dishwasher control panel.

_.l_ Enhancements

Thelight above the selected pad will be ON to indicate which ENHANCEMENThasbeen selected.

DELAYHOURS Youcan delay the start of a wash cgcle for up to 24 hours (dependingon model).Press

the DELAYSTARTpad to choose the number of hours you want to delay the start of
the cycle; then pressSTART/RESET,

PDW8000 Series:Themachine will count down and start automatically at the
correct time.

CDW9000 Seriesand PDW9000 Series:After closing the door,the machine will count
down and automatically start at the correct time.

NOTE:Tocancel the DELAYSTARTselection beforethe cycle begins, repeatedly press
the DELAYSTARTpad until the display isblank.

ADDED HEAT

IE×TRA HOT WASH}

PREWASH For usewith heavily soiledand/or dried-on, baked-on soils.Thisoption MUSTbe

(on some models) selectedPRIORto starting the cycle. Thisoption adds 15 minutes to the cycle time.

HEATEDDRY Shuts offthe drying heat option. Disheswill airdry naturally (PDW8900Series)or

Light Off fan dry (PDWg200-PDWg900Seriesand CDW9000Series)to save energy.

HEATEDDRY Turnsthe heater on for fast drying. Thiswill extend the total cycle time by 15 minutes

LightOn for the ANTI-BACTERIALcycle, 38 minutesfor the NORMAL,SINGLERACKWASH

RESETTochange a cycle after washing starts...

Start

PDW8000 Series
Closeand latch the dishwasher door and selectthe cycle and desiredenhancements.Touch the

START/RESETpad to beginthe cycle.Water fill begins immediately, and approximately 60 seconds later
the wash action begins.

When the dishwasher door is fully closedand latched,the control panel lights will display the lastsettings
you selected,if you don't want to change any of the settings, simply touch the START/RESETpad to

begin the cycle.
If the door isclosed,the indicator lightswill turn off ifthe START/RESETpad is not selectedwithin 5 minutes.

Toactivate the display,open and closethe door or pressany pad.

When selected,the cycle will run longerwith heating element on to improve both wash
and dry performance.

NOTE:Cannot be selectedwith RINSEONLYcycle.

NOTE:Cannot be selectedwith RINSEONLYcycle.

and COOKWAREcycles,8 minutes for the SPEEDcycle, 15 minutes for the
PLASTICScycle and 30 minutes for all other cycles.

NOTE:Cannot be selectedwith RINSEONLYcycle.

LOCK Youcan lock the controls to prevent any selections from being made. Or you can lock

_1 the controls after you have started a cycle.

Children cannot accidentallg start dishwasher bg touching pads with this option
selected.

Tounlock the dishwasher controls, pressand hold the HEATEDDRYpad for 3 seconds.
Thelight above the lock pad will turn off.To lock the dishwasher,pressand hold the

HEATEDDRYpad for 3 seconds.The light above the LOCKpadwill turn on.

PDW8000Series:Touchthe START/RESETpad to cancelthe cycle.TheSTART/RESETlight
will flash while the water ispumped out if needed.Thistakes approximately 2 minutes.

PDW9000 Series:Openthe door slowly to prevent splash-out. Touchthe START/RESET
pad to cancel the cycle. If the START/RESETlight is flashing, closethe door untilthe

water pumps out (thistakes approximately 2 minutes)and the light stopsflashing.
When the light stopsflashing, the dishwashercan be reprogrammed and restarted.

_]_ Start (continued)

PDW9000Series

After selecting the cycle and desiredenhancements, touch the START/RESETpad to ready the
dishwasher to begin the cycle. Closethe door to start the cycle or beginthe DELAYSTARTcountdown.

When the cycle starts, the water fill begins and approximately 60 secondslater the wash action begins.

The dishwasherwill always display your last selection and enhancements. If you don't want to change

the settings,simply touch the START/RESETpadto ready the dishwasher and closethe door to begin
the cycle.

Also,if a power failure occurs NORNALand HEATEDDRYwill automatically be programmed. Makeany
new selectionsand touch the START/RESETpad to begin the new cycle.

When the door is opened,the indicator lights will turn off ifthe START/RESETpad is not selected within
5 minutes.To activate the display, open and close the door ortouch any pad.

Clean

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PDW8000Series

TheCLEANlight is illuminated when the selected cycle and enhancements are complete. Thelight will
stay ONuntil a pad is pressedor the door isopened and then closed.

PDW9200Series-PDW9900 Seriesand CDW9000Series

TheCLEANlight is illuminated and a doublebeep willsound when the selected cycle and enhancements
are complete. You may remove the dishes at any time.The high-efficiency fan will run quietlyfor 30

minutesto 4 hours (depending on selected cycle)after the CLEANlight is illuminated to continue drying

the dishes.The fan can be turned off by opening the door and pressingany keypad.
ALL MODELS:To turn off the audible end-of-cycle signal (or re-activate it ifit was previously tumed off),

pressthe HEATEDDRYpad 5 times within 3 seconds.A triple beep will sound to indicate the end-of-cycle
beepoption has been toggled.

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Flashingdisplay lights.

Status Indicator Lights What It Means
START/RESET

Cyclehas been interrupted by pressingthe START/RESETpad, or there
hasbeen a power failure. Light will stop flashing after the dishwasher

automatically drains out the water.Thedishwasher will restart if the
interruption was the result of a power failure.

Recommended dishwasher products.

GErecommends the following products for use in its
dishwashers:

• For your manual detergent dispenser,Cascade®
and ElectrasoF powder,liquid or gelautomatic
dishwasher detergents are approved.

• For your SmartDispenseTM Detergent Dispenser,use
only the recommended detergents listed on page

10of this manual.

• Jet Dry®or Cascade Crystal Clear¢rinseagents
to remove spots and prevent new film buildup on

your dishes,glasses,flatware, cookware and
plastic. Using rinseagent also improves dry

performance.

• Cascade®PlasticBoosterTM to remove red staining
insideyour dishwasher that can come from some

tomato-based foods.

• Cerama Brgte®StainlessSteelAppliance Cleaner
to clean the exterior stainlesssteel panel of GEand

ProfileTM dishwashers(forstainlesssteel exterior
models only).

Using the dishwasher.

Check the Water Temperature

The entering water should be at least 120°F and not more than 150°F for effective cleaning and to
prevent dish damage. Check the water temperature with a candy or meat thermometer. Turn on the

hot water faucet nearest the dishwasher, place the thermometer in a gloss and let the water run
continuously into the gloss until the temperature stops rising.

Use ®or Cascade Cr_jstal Clear®Rinse Agent

Jet-Dry ®or Cascade Crystal Clear e rinse agent improves drying, removes spots and prevents new
film buildup on your dishes, glosses, flatware, cool<wore and plastic.

Filling the Dispenser Rinse Aid Setting

The rinseagent dispenser holds5.5 oz.of rinseagent.

Under normal conditions,this will last approximately
one month. Try to keep itfull, but do not overfill.

[] Makesure the dishwasher door is fully open.

'2] Turn the dispenser

cap to the left and
lift it out.

r_Add rinse agent until

the indicator window
looks full.

[] Cleanup any spilled

rinseagent with a Indicator t
damp cloth, window Dispenser cap

[] Replacethe dispenser cap.

Theamount of rinseagent releasedinto the final
wash can be adjusted.The factory setting isat the

midpoint. If there are ringsof calcium (hardwater)
spots on dishes,try a higher setting.If there is

foaming, use a lower setting.
TOadjust the setting:

Removethe dispenser cap;
then turn the adjuster

counterclockwise to
increasethe amount

of rinseagent or adjuster
clockwiseto reduce

the amount of rinse agent dispensed.

Dish Preparation Prior to Loading

• No prerinsing of normal food soilisrequired. • Removelarge quantities of any remaining food.

• Scrapeoff hard soils,bones,toothpicks, skinsand • Removeleafy vegetables,meat trimmings and
seeds, excessiveamounts of grease or oil.

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