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
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11 SafetyInstructions
10 UserMaintenanceInstructions
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7 WinterStorage
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RinseAgent
Warranty
WaterTemperature
Energy-SavingTips 2
Features
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8,9
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
OperatingGuide
4,5
mm-in ModelGSD400YK
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BackCover
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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
00
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
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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; :__=
periodof =
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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
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b’.,
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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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