General Electric GSD400YK User Manual

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AirGap 11 RepairService
ApplianceRegistration

Careand(leaning
China,Crystal,Sterling

CycleFeatures
Detergent,DetergentGuide 6,7

DispenserCups
DoorLatch

EnergySaver

4,5

2

11 SafetyInstructions

10 UserMaintenanceInstructions

5

7 WinterStorage

4

RinseAgent

Warranty

WaterTemperature

Energy-SavingTips 2
Features

Loading

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8,9

ModelandSerialNumbers 2

OperatingGuide

4,5

mm-in ModelGSD400YK

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6
3

11

BackCover

6

11

Helpw

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Ene~y”saviUtips

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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Hyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

wri@dawnthemodel

andserialnumbem.

You’llfindthemona labeljust
insidethe dishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesendingin
thiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:

If you!received

a awed dkhwmhere

Xrnrnediatelycontactthe dealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe

dishwasher.

save the and money.

Before ‘youl%!queti

service.● e

Checkthe ProblemSolver(pages

12-14).Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

ToobtainHispanicversionof
this book,call
GEAnswerCenter”
8Q0.626.2000

consumerinformationservice.

Paraobtenerlaversibnen
espaiiolde&temanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter?
serviciodeinformacibn

paraelconsumidor,
telifono800.626.2000

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Thepowerconsumptionofyour
dishwashercanbeminimizedif
youfollowthesesuggestions:

~qmate dishwasherdy when

full.Letdishesaccumulatein
dishwasher.Whenyouputina
partialload, useRINSEONLY
cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be
suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor
fullload.Thishelpskeepsoils
moist,easiertoremove.

@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishes
rightaway,Weym.wENERGY
SAYERno-heat featurethatturns
thedryingheateroffautomatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.

@soled eyde thatWes kast

mmmt of watertoremove !30i!

fromload. Seepages4 and5.

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Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.

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Readallimtruetiombef$xeusingthi$appliance.

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w~G–men using this

appMmce,alwaysexercisebasic

ditty prectiuticins,includingthe

fibtving:
@use MS appfiance only for

its ktinded #urpse, m you
till find dmcrikd.b this use
ZMldcam Book.

~‘I’M mhwmher must be

properly

in mxxmkm? with the
Inswation Wtmctiom before
it is used. H’you

anInstallationInstructionssheet
withyourdishwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingthe

servicelocationnearestyou.
—Thisappliancemustbe

connectedtoagroundedmetal,

permanentwiringsystem;oran

—

equipment-groundingconductor
mustberunwiththecircuit

—

conductorsafidcomectedtothe
equipment-groundingterminal
orleadoftheappliance.

–Comect toaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

@Useonlypowderorliquid

detergentsorwettingagents
recommendedforuseina

dishwasher.
*DoMN

marked“dishwashersafe”orthe
equivalent.Forplasticitemsnotso
marked,checkthemanufacturer%

recomn~endations.

hstiued and hated

didnotreceive

WMh plasticitemsunless

ms~~uc~~o~s

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“Load.@lMplasticitemsso ‘

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*8YWWnot

Wrrkdimldged

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and(h’qi$0thetmtoq?id’the

d@vas&2r-they I@ght come

iito CXMitf!Ct!x@h the

Wittid bpd@ged. ‘

- ‘ A. Loctt*”slIiu@items$0that

, th~y*e noi-likelyto,damage

thedoor,spal;and‘ -

~. Loadsha@ kniveswiththe ~
handles,uptored~cgtherisk ~~
ofcut-typeinjuries.

@Donottouchtheheating
elementduringorimmediately
afteruse. -

~Donotoperateyourdishwasher

unlessallenclosurepanelsare
properlyinpl~ce=

*Donottamperwithcontrols.

@Donotabuse,siton,or stand
onthedoorordishrackofthe
dishwasher.

@(Hosesupervisionisnecessary

Mthisapplianceisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildren
toplayinside,onor withthis

applianceor anydiscarded
appliance.Disposeof
appliancesandshippingor

packingmaterialproperly.
Beforediscardinga dishwasher,
removethedoorofthewashing
compartment.

heating ‘

discarded

*Keepallwashingdetergfints’ _

andwettingagentsoutofthe s.=

reachofchildren,preferablyin =–

tiiihiriyati~wate~heater.Rcm ‘ s-r

aeeuqlate in the,wate~!!water -W=
and/orwa~r pipes’if

hasnotbeenusedfora

weeks orlonger.m~.~~ m“

two

GASM

thepossibilityofdamageor
inju~,ifyouhavenotusedhot -- .-.

waterfortwoweeksormore,or ,‘
moveintoaresidenceinwhich
thehotwatersystemmaynot
havebeenusedforsometime,
turnonallhotwaterfaucetsand
allowthemto.mnforseveral
minutesbeforeusingany
ekxtricalappliancewhichis
connected-tothehotwater
system.Thiswillallowany
hydrogengastoescape.Also,
sincethegasisflamab~e, do
notsmokeoruseanopenflame :----:‘­orapplianceduringthisprocess.

EXPLOSIVE.TOprevent --

hotwater; :__=

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Howtoopem@your Whwasher

Door Latch CWc!eIndicatorDial

(Locked) - (TurntoStart)

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!lTIW1.Loadyourdishwasher
withdishes,silverware,pots,
pans,bowls,etc.accordingto
instructionsonpages8and9.

STEP2. Adddetergenttothe
detergentdispenser.Makesure
theCycleIndicatorDialisatOH?

positionbeforeaddingdetergent.

(Seepages6 and7.)

Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.(Seepage6.)

STEP3. SelectDryingOption.

‘HEATED

DRYING

ENERGY

SAVER

HEATEDDRYING.Turnsthe
dryingheateronforfastdrying.

ENERGYSAVER.Turnsthe
dryingheaterofftosaveenergy.
Dishesdry naturallyovera longer

periodsuchm overnight.

Nyouneedyourdishessooner,

openthedishwasherdoorafterthe
cycleis completetoreducethe
dryingtime.

I_Jseofthisoptionreducesthe

electricalenergyusedbythis
modelapproximately9%for

NrormalCycle.

STEP4. SelecttheCycleandstart
dishwasher.

Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilitisemptybefore
startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle
selectionhintsonnextpage.)

Toobtainthebenefitsofacomplete
cycle,becarefhlthatyoudo not

the dialany further than

turn

necessary

tostartthedishwasher.

@ForNoliU&?JJWASHeych?:

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a. Latchthedoor.
b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toON-positio;to startthecycle.

~ For LIGHT’WASHcycle:

.IGHT WASH tI$

ON @

OFF @

a

Besure door isunlatched.
SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

b

@

b’.,

@

63DRYING

RINSE
ONLY

toLIGHTWASHposition.
Latchdoortostartthecycle.

c

@For Rul’wmONLYcycle:

a.

BeS1.medoor isUnhatched.

b.

SelectENERGYSAVER
dryingoption.

SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

c.

toRINSEONLYposition.
Latchthedoorto startthe cycle. ‘~

d.

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cycle Sel=tionMm ‘

NORMALWASH—Formostloads

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ofeverydaydishes,glasses

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andcookware.

LIGHTWASH—Fordishesthat
havebeen
loading.A-lso,forwashingvery

lightly-soileddisheswithsoils-that
havenotdriedon.

RINSEONLY—Forrinsingpartial

loadswhichwillbewashedlater.

Donotuse

mathappensineachcycle

@You’llhearoccasionalclicking @Themotorstopsduringdrying.
sounds:

—Softfooddisposershredding

action.

—Drainvalveopeningtopump

waterout.

—Timercontrolascycle

progresses.

—Detergentcupopening.

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wash

cycles

pre-rinsedbefore

detergent.

WaterUseCycleTime

Gallons (approx.

(approx.) minutes) CycleSequence

Wash

@Watervaporcomesthroughthe
ventbythedoorlatchduring
dryingandwhenwaterisb&ng
pumpedout.

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NORMAL WASH

LIGHTWASH

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RINSE0NL%

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*DRYING HJ2AT_(JN: Add 28 min~tes.

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5’* mm1331BBR
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ffkmdd$h%vashingstarts

with KY-r water.

To getdishesclean and dry,yoL~

hotwater.Tohelpyougetwater

need

oftheproper temperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe

waterin the washcycle.Forgood
washinganddrying, theentering
watermustbe

preventdishdamage,inletwater

should not exceed 150“F.

Howtotest

Checkthe watertemperature
insideyour dishwasherwith a
candyor meat thermometer.

Letthedishwasherrun through

onefilland pump out cycle,then
Ietthedishwasherfill withwater
thesecond time.

Whenyou hear the water stop
illing, unlatch the door and slowly

openit.
.Measurethe temperature ofthe

tvaterin the bottomof the tub this

Ivay:

atleast120‘F.To

watertenlpemhm!:

showers,giveyourwaterheater

timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.

Toimprovewashabilityifthewa[er
islessthan 120°1?andyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.

Help prevent

with a rime agent.

rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff

A

spotting

dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.

Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofa rinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.

Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.

Myoucan’tfindany

rinseagent,

write:

13EPJCK.ISERCONSLJI’VIER

PRODUCTS,INC.

(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,Cl’06830

How to chooseandl.lse

theright detergent.

First,useonlypowderorliquid

detergentspecificallymadefor

useh dishvashm. Othertypes
willcauseoversudsing.

Second,checkthephosphate
content.

hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(’7grainsor

more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswitha higher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthe phosphatecontentis
low(8.7%orless),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.

~OU~ waterdepartmentcm teii

youhowhardyourwateris. So

canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.

How

me?

“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergentto get
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.

Phosphatehelpsprevent

much detergentshouldyou

Thatdepends.Is your water

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Removethesilverwarebasketand
placeacandyormeatthermometer

inthewatertowardsthemiddleof

thetub.If thetemperatureislCSS
than120”F,youwillnotget good
uushingresults,Higherwater

temperatureisneededtodissolve
(~reaseandactivatepowder

fictergents.

Ifelpfulhints: If outside

temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
if!our watertravelsaIongdistance
/’rllmwaterheatertodishwasher,

lou mayneedtosetyourwater
kc:~ter’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
mvusedhotwaterfor sometime,

dlcwaterin thepipeswillbecold.

Turnonthehotwaterfaucetalthe
sinkandallowittorun untilthe
Ui][erishot.

m~i~startthe

Liishwasher.If you’vercccntlydone
l:~undryor run hotwaterfor

Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called

“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyourwater.

Keepyour

dry.

detergentfresh and!

Underthesinkisn’tagood
placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tput powder

detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadyto washdishes,either.

(Itwon’tbefreshORdry.)

H’your powder

or lumpy, throw it away.Itwon’t

detergent getsW

washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t

dissolve.
If yoLlusea liquiddishwasher

detergent,theseprecautionsareno{
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyage or come
incontactwithwdter.

6

You’llfindtwodetergent

dispew!rs onthe insidedoord’

yourdishwasher.TWO,because
somecyclesusetwowashes.

See “.DetergentUsageGuide”
below. (Besurethe CycleIndicator
Dial is at OFFposition before
addingdetergent.Otherwise,the

detergentcup willnotcloseand
latchproperly.)

Ebv toprepare

thedidw$fix’washing.

Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,or if
you’rereplacingamucholder
model,youmaywonderhowmuch

pre-preparationyourdishesneed.
Actuallyverylittle.Ike-rinsingof
normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary.
Withcommonsenseandalittle

practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat

foodstoremove,Herearesome

guidelines:

L Scrapeoffbones,seeds,skins,
toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It
isalsobesttoremovehardshelled
vegetables,meattrimmings,leafy
vegetablesandcrusts.Remove

excessivequantitiesofoilor
grease.

2. Removelargequantitiesofany
food.Yourdishwasherhasabuilt-in

softfooddisposerthatpulverizes
SORfoodbitsandflushesthemaway.
R canhandle
softfoods,butlargeamountswill

bedifficulttohandle.

small amountsof

~.Trytoremovefoodscrapsand
placedishesindishwasherbefore
soilhasachancetodryandbecome
hard.Disheswithdried-onsoilare
moredifficulttowashandmay
requireadditionalpreparationfor
goodresults.Remembertouse
yourRINSEONLYcycleforsmall
“holding”loads.

Note:Thefoodsmentionedabove

areforexamplesonly.Otherfoods
notmentionedmayalsoneedtobe
removedfromyourdishes.You
mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving
foodssuchasmustard,mayonnaise,

vinegar,lemonjuiceandother

foodsthatcancausediscoloration
ofstainlesssteelifallowedto
remainondishesfora longperiod
oftime.

.

Closethe main cup.
NOTE:Detergentcup may be
opened manually with no harm.

DetergentusageGuide(pmder or liquid)

SOFTWATER MEDIUMWATER l-IARDWATER

grainshardness)

(O-3

CYCLES
NORMALWASH

LIGHTWASH

RINSEONLYcycle Useno

*I2 grainsandup is extremelyhardwater.A watersoftenerisrecommended.Withoutit,

limecanbuildup in thewatervalve.Thewatervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.
$FillcdMainCupholds3 tablespoons;FilledOpen(lip holds2 tablespoons.

CYC]C

CyCiC

MainCup

Tdb]cspoon~ 1Tablespoon HalfFull ~ HalfFull Completely

1

minimum

Tablespoon None HalfFull None Colypletely None

1

minimum

I OpenCup

minimum

detergent Usenodetergent Usenodetergent

(3-7grains)

MainCup I OpenCup MainCup~

(7-12grains*)

Full

I OpenCup*

~ Completely

Full

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HOWb !kM3dtk m~IR.ACK

Zbisisa random mixed load, the most common Upeyou

willhave.

Makesuredishesareproperlyloadedtoinsurethat
watercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewasharmin the
bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthatrisesinthe
centersendswateroutoverthedishestowashtheitems
intheupperrack.

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??4KW OLJTFOR THIS.

The washtowerrisesthroughthecenterofthebottom
rackduringthewashandrinseportionsofthecycle.

Don’tblockitor loadtallthingsnextto it. Also,be
carefulnottoletportionsofitemssuchas knives,
skewersor pothand~esextendthroughthe bottomrack
~>rthe silverwarebasket.

Thetoprackisbestforglasses,cupsandsaucers.Cups
andglassesfitbest alongthesides.This istheplacefor
dishwasher-safeplastics,too. Make suresmallplastic
itemsarelodgedintightlysotheycan’tfallontothe
Calrod@heatingunit.

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Saucepans,mixingbowlsandothersmallitemsmaybe
placed—facedown—inthetoprack.Thetoprackis
handyforallkinds ofoddshapes.Besuretheforceof
wateranddetergentcanreachsoiledsurfaces.

Fitplatesandsaucersbetweenthepins.Loadplatters,
potsandbowlsalongthesides,incomersor inthe
back.

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Heavilysoiledpots,pansandcasserolesMUST be
loadedin thebottomrack,facingdown.Propbroiler
pansandracksalongtheedge.Shallowitemsmay be
angledprovidedthelowersidedoesnot shieldthesoiled
surfaceinsidefromthewater.

Don’t let any
item extend

through bottom.

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m+al.

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Putflatwareintheremovablesilverwarebasketwith

handlesuptoprotectyourhands.Nlixknives,forksand
spoonssotheydon’tnesttogether.Distributeevenly.
Smallplasticitems,suchasmeasuringspoonsandlids
fromsmallcontainers,arenot recommendedfor

automaticdishwashing.Ifplacedinthedishwasher,they
shouldgointhebottomofthesilverwarebasketwiththe

silverwareon top.

Takeoutanythingthatmightfallor extendthroughthe
bottomofthesilverwarebasket.

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thesameload.

brown fih’n.

Adhesivewsedtoattachsome
hollo$’~”ilandle:krliw%canklosml.

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INSTRUCTIONS

mmthecontrolpanel witha

lightly

thoroughly.Donotuseabrasives
orsharpobjectsonthepanel.
Theycandamageit.

Cleantheoutside with

appliancepolishwax.

c~binetfinishisdurable,bL~titcan

scratch. Sousenoscouringpads,

orharshorgrittycleaners.

AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WIV?7X216)isavailable
fromGEandHotpointAppliance

PartsMarts.
Theinsideusually

itself.

cleaning,usea mildcleansing
powder.Scouringpadsandharsh
cleanerscanmarthefinish.

dampenedcloth. Dry

a good

Theoutside

takescareof

Ifitshouldeverneed

Built-indishwashersmen

ML$Je811airgap. Keepit dean

Anairgapisaplumbingdevice.It
protectsyourdishwasheragainst
waterbackingupintoit ifadrain
clogs.Theairgapisnot apartof
thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot
evenhaveone.Notall plumbing
codesrequireairgaps.

Ifyouhaveanairgap,checkit at
leastonce a month.THEAIR
GAPISNOTPARTOF YOUR
DISHWASHER.IT ISNOT
COVEREDINYOURWARRANTY.

air gap is easyto clean. With

The
mosttypes,firstturnoffthe
dishwasher,thenlifloffthechrome

cover.Thenunscrewtheplasticcap
andcheckforanybuild-upofgrit.
Atoothpickmakescleaningeasy.

Notusing your dbhwasher

inwinter?Protectagainst
freezing.

Ifyourdishw~sherisleftinan
unheatedlocationduringthe winter
months,haveaservicetechnician
takethe followingstepstoprevent
themachinefromfreezing:

@Removefusesortripcircuit
breakerstoremoveelectricpower
fromthedishwasher.

@Turnoffwatertodishwasher.
Disconnectthewaterinletline
fromthewatervalveanddrain.

@Removewatervalvefromthe
dishwasherandblowonsmall
plasticoutlettoremovewater.
Replacewatervalveandwaterline.

@Removepluginbottomofrubber
bootanddraincompletely.Replace
the plug.

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=#.
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Checkthe

dishwasherisn’tdraining well.

air gap anytime your

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-:Afuseinyourhpmemaybeblown,orthecircuitbreakertripped.Replacefuseor
; ~i%etcircuitbreaker.Removeanyotherappliancesfromthe.circuit.

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“~~te@~sI&yfib~~esecurecmrackpins,orsomethingsmallmayhavedroppedfrom
:$ieqick. YVateriscausiqgutensilstorattle.Makesureeverythingissecurelyplaced

‘-in,@iiitiwasQef.

:~~ak;’sureinle~watertemperatureiscorrect.(Seepage6.)
‘U~l~adthebottomrackfirst.Waterfromdishesinthetoprackmaybespillingintothe

bqtttim rack,

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Check forimproperloading.Dishesshouldn’tnesttogether.Avoidoverloading.

ChEckinletwatertemperature.Itshouldbeat least120°E(To test,seepage6.)

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TQobtainthebenefitsofa completecycle,be carefulthatyoudo notturn the dhdany

furtherthan necessary tostartthedishwasher.

Waterpressuremaybetemporarily10W.Turnonafaucet.Iswatercomingoutslower
thanusual?If so,waituntilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyourdishwasher.

PluWedairgap.(Seepage11.)

BLACKORGRAY
MARKSONDISHES

Improperrackloading.(Seepages8and9.)
Aluminumdepositsoflenleavemarkswhentheyrubagainstotherthings.Remove

markswithamildabrasivecleanser.

.

DETERGENTLEFT
[NDIsPENSERCUPS

IETERGENTCUP

.VON’TLATCH
AFTERADDING
DETERGENT

Watermaynotbereachingthedetergentcups.Movedishesthatmaybeblocking
detergentcup.

Thedispensercovermaynotbeopeningor maybeblockedbyimproperlyloaded
items.Ifyouuseda powderdetergent,openthecupandremoveanycaked-on

detergent.If thecupstill doesn’topenautomatically,callfor service.
Detergentmaybeold.If thepowderdetergentishardorcakedinthe box,throwitaway.

Thedetergentmaynotbeworkingwell.Tryanotherbrand.
CycleIndicatordialmustbeinOFFpositionforcupto closeandlatchproperly.

Ifyouunlatchthedoorandopenittodry your dishes,theCycleIndicatordoesnot

advancetoOFFbyitself.

PROBLEM

POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY

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SHYI’SANDFILMING
ONGLASSESAND
FLATWARE

Spottingcanbecausedbyall thesethings:

Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6.)
Lowinletwatertemperature.(Totest,seepage6.)
Overloadingthedishwasher.

[mproperloading.(Seepages8 and9.)
Oldordamppowderdetergent.
Phosphatelevelindetergenttoolow.(Seepage6.)

@Toolittledetergent.(Seepage7.)

Duetovaryinglocalwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferences,try severalbrands
ofdetergentstofindone thatgivesthebestresultsforyou.Aliquiddishwasher
detergentmayhelpreducefilming.

removestubbornspotsand fihnfrom glassware:

To

1.

Removeallmetalutensilsfromthedishwasher.

2.

Donotadddetergent.

3.

SelectNORh4ALWASHcycle.

4.

Startthe dishwasherandallowtorunfor 15to20minutes.Thedishwasher

willnowbeinthemainwash.

5.

Thenopenthedoorandpour2 cups(500ml)ofwhitevinegarintothebottom
ofthe dishwasher.

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CLOUDINESSON
GLASSWARE

YELLOWORBROWN

FILM

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6,

Closethe doorandallowtocompletethecycle.

[f vinegar rinse doesn’twork: Repeatasabove,exceptuse 1/4cup(60tnl)ofcitric

acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.Ifyours
~oesn’t,callGEFactoryService.)

Usinga vinegarorcitric acidcrystalrinsemorethantwiceamonth?Considerahome
~~atersofiener,

:fvinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsedoesn’twork,thecloudinessis “etching?
rhe filmcannotberemoved.

can be prevented: Uselessdetergentifyouhavesoftwater.Wash glasswareinthe

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hortestcyclethatwillgetthemclean.

Vatertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds150”F.
~eaor coffeecanstaincups.Removethestainsbyhand,usinga solutionof 1/2cup

Jeachand3 cupswarmwater.

m overallyellowor brownfilmondishesor glasswarecanbecausedbyirondeposits
inwater.A specialfilterinthewatersupplylineistheonlywaytocorrectthis
problem.Yourwatersoftenercompanycantellyouaboutthefilter.

Yellowfilmonsterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperutensilsin.thesameload.

Silverpolishwillusuallyremovethisstain.

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CHIPPINGOFCHIIW

SMALLAMOUNTOF

WATERSTANDING
INTHEBCJI’’I0M
OFTHETUB

WATERWON’TPUMP
OUTOFTHETUB

SUDSINTHETUB

POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMED17
Roughhandlingcancausechipping,Loadwithcare.Makesureglasswareandchina

aresecureandcan’tjar loose.(Seepage8forcorrectway toloadglassware.)Make
suretall glassesandsternwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhenyoupushtherackinto

thedishwasher.

Always
Wateraroundthe outletonthetubbottomatthebackofthetubisnormal.Itisclean

water.It’stheretokeepthewaterseallubricated.

Iftheentirebottomofthetubhas water,you.mayhaveadrain probkxn.Cleantheair
gap,ifyouhaveone.(Seepage11.)

Checkthe kitchensink.Isitdrainingwell?Youmayneedaplumber.

Ifdishwasherdrainsintodisposer,rundisposertoclear.Besuredisposerisnotclogged.
Sudsingdetergentsarenotmeantfordishwashers.USEONLYAU’IOMATIC

DISHWASHERDETERGENTSTOAVOIDSUDSING.
Toremovesuds

ofcoldwatertothe tub.Closeandlatchthedishwasher.Pumpout waterbyslowly

turningthecontroldialuntila drainperiodisreached.

Repeatif necessary.

usethe top rack for delicateitems.

from the tub: Openthedishwasher.Letsudsevaporate.Add1gallon

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If’you needmore hel~.. .caH,toIIfree:

Sudscancauseunit to overflow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttouseadetergentthat’s

designed for automaticdishwashers.

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To obtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook

We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyou.tobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,iIyouarestillnot pleased,
writeall thedetails-including

yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
not resolved,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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Saveproof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period.

WHAT1sCOVERED

WARRANTY

FULL ONE-WAR WARRANTY
Foroneyearfrom dateof original

purchase,wewill provide,free of

charge,parts and servicelabor

inyour hometo repairor replace
anyjxwf of the cfkhwaslw that
fails becauseof a manufacturing
defect.

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Thiswarrantyisextendedto
the original purchaserand any
succeedingownerfor products
purchasedfor ordinaryhome use
inthe 48 mainland states,Hawaii
andWashington,D.(2.InAlaskathe
warrantyis the sameexceptthat it is
LIMITEDbecauseyou must payto
shipthe product to the service shop
orfor the service technician’stravel
coststo your home.

All warrantyservicewill be provided
byour FactoryServiceCentersor
byour authorized CustomerCare”
servicersduring normalworking
hours.

Lookinthe White or YellowPages
of your telephone directory for
GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFACT(3RY
SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTRK2-

I+OTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@SERVICE.

WHATISN~ COVERED

Some statesdo nota!lowthe exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

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

Toknowwhat your legal rights are in your state,consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.

if further help is needed concerning this warranty,write:

Manager–Gonsumer Atiairs,GEAppliances, !m4isvi!k,KY40225

@Service trips to your hometo

teach you how to usethe product.

your (he and CaremateriaL

Read

If you then have any questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below, or call, toll free:

GE Answer Cente@

800.626.2000

consumer information service
~ Improper installation.
If you have an irmtallation problem,

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

Warrantor: General ElectricCompany

~ Replacement of housefuses or

resetting of circuit breakers.

e Cleaning or servicifig of air gap

device in drain line.

~ Failureof the product if it is used
for other than its intended purpose
or used commercially.

~ Damage to product caused

byaccident, fire, floods or acts
of God.

WARRAN173RIS NOTRESPONSIBLE

FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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