GE Triton XL GSD6610K01WW Use And Care Manual
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The power consumption of your
dishwasher can be minimized if
you follow thesesuggestions:
s Operate the dishwasher wdy
when Ws Ml. Let the dishes accumulate
in the dishwasher.W/hen
you put in only a partial load: use
the Rinse CMy cycle to rinse off
heavy soils. Be sure to iatch the
door when waiting for a fuii ioad.
This helps to keep soiis moist,
easier to remove.
ISAlways select the cycle that
uses the least amount of water
that wik! remove the sail from the
load. See your Operating
instructions Leafiet.
~ If you don’t need your dishes
right away, use your EnergySaver
n043eat ieature that turns the
drying heater off autcwnaticaiiy,
Dishes dry naturaiiy over a longer
period such
as overnight.
Helpus
helpyou...
Readthis bookandhi?
separateoperating
InstructionsLeafletcarefully
They are designed to heip you
operate and maintain your new
dishwasher properiy.
Keep them handy for answers to
your questions.
if you don’t understand something
or need more heip...Caii, toii free:
The GE Answer CenterTM
800.626.2000
consumer information service
or write (inciude your phone
number):
Consumer Affairs
Generai Eiectric Company
Appiiance Park
Louisviiie, KY 40225
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Writeckmwnthe modeland
serial numbers.
You’ii find them on a iabei just
inside the dishwasher door.
These numbers are aiso on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your dishwasher. Before sending in
this card, please write these
numbers here:
Modei No.
Seriai No.
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service caiis
concerning your dishwasher.
Myou received a damaged
dishwasher, immediately contact
the deaier (or buiider) that soid you
the dishwasher.
Save
timemu!)money...
before you calllfor service
Check the Probiem Soiver (pages
10-11).it iists minor causes of
operating probiems that you can
correct yourseif. it couid save you
an unnecessary service caii.
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Read23!1instructionsbeforeusingthisappliance
— ~~~~!~~–~dhen using this DANGER—lmr3ro~erconnection of
appliance, always exercis6 basic
the equiprnen~-groundingconduc-
safety precautions, including the
tor can result in a risk of electric
following:
shock. Check with a qualified
electrician or service technician if
~Use this
appliance only for its
you are in doubt as to whether the
intended purpose as described in appliance is properly grounded. Do
the Operating Instructions and Use
not modify the plug provided with
and Care Book.
~This
dishwasher must be
properlyinstalledand located in
accordance with the Installation
hstrmtions before it is used.
If
you did not receivean installation
Instructions sheet with your
dishwasher you can obtain one by
contacting the service location
nearest you, See pages 7 and 8 for
additional instructions on
convertible use.
—--Connectto a properly rated,
protected and sized power-supply
circuit to avoid electrical overload.
GROUNDINGINSTFNJCTK3NS
(built-in models)
—This appliance must be
connected to a grounded metal,
permanent, wiring system; or an
equipment-grounding conductor
must be run with the circuit
conductors and connected to the
equipment-grounding terminal or
lead of the appliance.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
(for Cord-Connected models)
See Pg.
7.This appliance must be
grounded. In the event of a
malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electric
shock by providing a path of least
resistance for electric current. This
appliance is equipped with a cord
having an equipment-grounding
conductor and a grounding plug.
The plug must be plugged into an
appropriate outlet that is installed
and grounded in accordance with
all local codes and ordinances.
the appliance; if it will not fit the
outlet, have a proper outlet
installed by a qualified electrician.
~Use only detergents or wetting
agents recommended for use in a
dishwasher.
@Do not wash plastic items unless
marked “dishwasher safe” or the
equivalent. For plastic items not so
marked, check the manufacturer’s
recommendations.
~ Load light plastic items so they
will not become dislodged and
drop to the bottom of the dish-
washer—they might come into
contact with the heating unit and
be damaged.
Tominimize the possibility
d injury.
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When loading items to be
washed:
A. Locate sharp items so that
they are not likely to damage
“thedoor seal, and
B. Load sharp knives with the
handles up to reduce a risk of
cut-type injuries.
* Do not touch the heating
element during or immediately
after use.
UZIDo not operate your dishwasher
unless all enclosure panels are
properly in place.
=JDo 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, removethe door of the
washing compartment.
@Keep all washing detergents and
wetting agents out of the reach of
children, preferably in a locked
cabinet. Observe all warnings on
container labels to avoid personal
injury.
@To prevent convertible model
dishwasher from tipping ove~
do not extend both racks when
loaded, and do not lean or push
down on:
—open door
—upper rack when fully extended
@HYDROGEN GAS is produced by
the chemical action within your
water heater and the gas 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. HYDROGENGAS
IS EXPLOSIVE. So to prevent the
possibility of damage or injury, if
you have not used hot water for
two weeks or more, or move 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. Of course,
since the gas is flammable, do not
smoke or use an open flame or
appliance during this process.
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Toget dishes clean and dry you
need hot water. Tohelp you get
water of the proper temperature,
your General Electric dishwasher
automatically senses the temperature of the water in the wash cycle
and heats it, if necessary,to the
proper temperature. For good
washing and drying, the entering
water must be at least 120°ETo
prevent dishware damage inlet
water should not exceed 150”E
Check your water temperature
with a candy or meat thermome=
W. Turnon the hot water faucet
nearest the dishwasher. Put the
thermometer in a glass and let the
water fill the glass until the temperature stops rising. if the water
temperature is below 120°E adjust
yourwaterheater.
Helpful hints: If outside tempera-
tures are unusually low or if your
water travels a long distance from
heater to dishwasher you may
need to set your heater’s thermo-
stat up. If you have not used hot
water for some time, the water in
the pipes will be cold. Turn on the
hot water faucet at the sink and
allow it to run until the water is
hot. Then start the dishwasher. If
you’ve recently done laundry or run
hot water for showers,
giveyour
waterheatertime
to recover before
operating the dishwasher.
Youcan helpprevent
spottingwitha Irhlse
agent.
A rinse agent makeswater flow off
dishes quicker than usual.This
lessens water spotting. Makes
drying faster, too.
Rinse agents come in either liquid
orsolidform.Yourdishwasher’s
dispenser (on models so equipped)
uses the liquid form.
Here’s how to fill the rinseagent
dispenser.Unscrewthecap.
Add the liquid rinse agent until
it just reaches the bottom of the
lip inside the dispenser opening.
Replace the cap. The dispenser
automatically releasesthe rinse
agent into the final rinsewater.
Hyou accidentally spill: Wipe up
the rinse agent with a damp cloth.
Don’t leavethe spill in the dishwasher. It can keep your detergent
from working.
Uyou can’t find any rinse agent,
write:
ECONOMICS LABORATORYINC.
(“JET DRY”)
Osborn Building
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
First,use onlydetergent
specificallymade for use in
dishwashers.Other typeswill
cause oversudsing.
Second, check the
phosphate
content.
Phosphate helps prevent
hard-watermaterials from forming
spots or film on your dishes. If
your water is hard (10grains or
more),your detergent has to work
harder.Detergents with a higher
phosphate level will probablywork
better. If the phosphate content is
low
(8.7?40or less),you’ll haveto
use extra detergent with hard
water.
If your water company says your
water is hard,try detergent with a
higher phosphate content.
Your water department can tell
you how hard yourwater is. So
can your rural county agent. Or
your area’s water softener company.Just call and askthem how
many “grains” of hardness is in
your-w~ter.
l-knv much detergent shouk! you
use?That depends. Is your water
“hard” or “soft?” With hard water,
you need extra detergent to get
dishes clean. With soft water, you
need less detergent.
Too much detergent with soft
water not only wastes money, it
can be harmful. It can cause a
permanent cloudiness of glassware, called “etching.” An outside
layer of glass is etched away! Of
course, this takes some time. EM
why take a chance when it’s easy
to find out the hardness of your
Your dishwasher’s rinse agent
water.
container holds 4% ‘ounces.This
should last about 3 months. Fill as
Keep your detergent fresh and
needed.
dry. Under the sink
isn’t a good
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputdetergentinto
the dispenseruntil
you’re ready to
wash dishes, either. (It won’t be
fresh OR dry.)
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yourdetergent gets Oldw
h.mpy,throiwii &Nfvqf.It Wcm’t
wash weii. (.Nddetwgent loses its
power. Lumpy detergent often
won’t dissmive.
You’ii find Wm detergent
dis~ensers on *he inside doorof
yotir dishwasher.Two,because
some cycks use two washes.
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See “Dete[qent UsacjeGuide”
below (tile ~LJrethe Cycle Indicator
Dial is at OFF position before
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adding detergent.)
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Close the main cup.
iVOTE.ODetergent cup maybe
opened manually with no harm.
Detergent usage Guide
Vlhat youcan
ieaveon dishes.
Andwhatyoushouldn’t.
if this is your first dishwasher, m if
you’re replacing a much older
model, you may wonder how much
pre-preparationyour dishes need.
Actuaiiy very iittle, Pre-rinsingof
normal food soils is not necessary.
With common senseand a iittle
practice you’ll soon know what
foods to remove.Hereare some
guidelines:
1.Scrape off bones,seeds, skins,
toothpicks and other hard solids. It
is also best to removehard shelled
vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy
vegetables and crusts. Remove
excessive quantities of oil or
grease.
2. Removelarge quantities of any
food. Yourdishwasher has a buiitin soft food disposer that pulver-
izes soft food bits and flushes
them away. h can handle small
amounts of soft foods, but large
amounts of food as soft as
mashed potatoes or applesauce
wili be difficult to handle.
3.Tryto remov@food scraps and
place dishes in dishwasher before
soil has a chance to dry and
become hard. Dishes with dried-on
soil are more difficult to wash and
may not ccwneclean in the Normal
Cycle. Rememberto use your
RinseCMlyCycle for small
%oldirw” loads,
Note: The foods mentioned above
are for examples only. Other foods
not mentioned may
also need to
be removed from your dishes. You
may also want to consider
removing foods such as mustard,
mayonnaise, vinegar,lemon juice
and other foods that can cause
discoloration of stainless steei if
allowed to remain on dishes for a
long period of time.
when using the POTSCRUI!3BER
cycle (on models so equipped)
less preparation is required before
loading. The Potscrubber cycle can
wash heavily-soiied dishes and
remove dried-on and baked-on
soils from pots, pans and casseroles. hems with burned-onsoils
wili not come clean. And the
dishwasher cannot remove burn
marks or restore fading caused by
overheating during cooking.
SOFTWATER MEi?ilJMWATER HARDWATER
f (0-3grainshardness)
(4-9grains)
(10-15grains*)
CYCLES MainCup
OpenCup
MainCIJp
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OpenCup MainCup$
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OpenCup*
F?Xscrubberand 1Tablespoon
=L1Tablespoon
Half Full +-
Completely ~ CO~Plete~y
F&Xmaicycles
Half Full
minimum
‘ minimum Full
Chinaarid Crystai
7Tablespoon
None
Half Full None
Completely
andShort cycles
minimum Full
None
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RinseOnlycycles
W$eno dahx$$mt !&e no deiw’gjent
Lh3eno &?&q@’lt
*15grainsandup is extremelyhardwater.A watersofteneris recommended,Without it,
limecan build upin the water\/alve,Thewatervalve maystick whileopenandcauseflooding.
$Fi!ledMain Cupholds3 tablespoons;FilleciOpenCuphoicts2tablespoons.
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