Hotpoint Dishwasher User Manual

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Contents

Good

dishwashing

with HOT water . . . . . . ........2

Howtotest water . . . . ........2

Using a rinse agent . . . ........2

How to choose and use

the right detergent. . . . . . . . . . ..2

How to prepare dishes

forwashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

How to load your

dishwasher. . . . . . . . . . . .. ...4.5

What can you wash safely. .. ...6

How to connect electricity

on convertible models. .. ......7

How to connect the

Unicouple

convertible models . . . ........8

User maintenance

instructions . . . . . . . . . .. ......9

Problem solving . .........10,11

Consumer services ... , .. ....13

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

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Help us help you...

Read this book and the separate Operating Instructions

They are designed to help you operate and maintain your new dishwasher properly.

Keep them handy for answers to

your questions.

If you don’t understand something

or need more help... Call, toll free: The GE Answer Center

800.626.2000 consumer information service

or write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Leaflet

carefully

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label just inside the dishwasher door.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card that comes with your dishwasher. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Model No.

Serial No. Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service calls

concerning your dishwasher.

If you

dishwasher, immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold-you the dishwasher.

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The

power consumption of your dishwasher can be minimized if you follow these suggestions:

●

Operate the dishwasher only

when

it’s

full.

mulate in the dishwasher, When you put in only a partial load, use the Rinse Hold cycle to rinse off heavy soils. Be sure to latch the

door when waiting for a full load. This helps to keep soils moist, easier to remove.

●

Always select the cycle that

uses the least amount of water that will remove the soil from the load. See

Instructions Leaflet.

●

If you don’t need your dishes

right away,

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drying heater off automatically. Dishes dry naturally over a longer period such as overnight.

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before you call for service

Check the Problem Solver (pages

10-11). It lists minor causes of operating problems that you can correct yourself. It could save you an unnecessary service call.

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Good

dishwashing

starts with HOT water.

To get dishes clean and dry you need hot water. To help you get water of the proper temperature, your

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matically 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

dishware damage, inlet water

should not exceed

Check your water temperature with a candy or meat

ter.

Turn on 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

your water heater.

Helpful hints:

tures are unusually low or if your water travels a long distance from heater to dishwasher you may need to set your heater’s thermostat 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, give your water heater time to recover before operating the dishwasher.

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120°F.

To prevent

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If outside tempera-

You can help prevent spotting with a rinse agent.

A rinse agent makes water flow off dishes quicker than usual. This lessens water spotting. Makes drying faster, too.

Rinse agents come in either liquid or solid form. Your dishwasher’s dispenser (on models so equipped) uses the liquid form.

Here’s

how to fill the rinse agent

dispenser.

Add the liquid rinse agent until

it just reaches lip inside the dispenser opening. Replace the cap. The dispenser automatically releases the rinse agent into the final rinse water.

If you accidentally spill:

the rinse agent with a damp cloth. Don’t leave the spill in the dishwasher. It can keep your detergent from working.

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How to choose and use

detergent.

First, use only detergent specifically made for use in dishwashers. Other types will cause

Second, check the phosphate content.

hard-water materials from forming spots or film on your dishes. If your water is hard (10 grains or more), your detergent has to work harder. Detergents with a higher phosphate level will probably work better. If the phosphate content is low use extra detergent with hard water.

Your water department can tell you how hard your water is. So

can your rural county agent. Or your area’s water softener company. Just call and ask them how

many “grains” of hardness is in

your water.

How much detergent should you

use?

“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. But why take a chance when it’s easy to find out the hardness of your

water.

oversudsing.

Phosphate helps prevent

(8.7V0

or less), you’ll have to

That depends. Is your water

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Your dishwasher’s rinse agent container holds should last about 3 months. Fill as

needed.

41\2

ounces. This

Keep your detergent fresh and

dry.

Under the sink isn’t a good place to store detergent. Too much moisture. Don’t put detergent into the dispenser until you’re ready to wash dishes, either. (It won’t be fresh OR dry.)

What you can leave on dishes. And what you

‘f

your detergent gets old or

iumpy,

throw it away. It won’t wash well. Old detergent loses its power. Lumpy detergent often model, you may wonder how much won’t dissolve.

You’ll

dis~ensers

find two detergent

on the inside door of your dishwasher. Two, because some cycles use two washes.

See “Detergent below, (Be

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Usage

the

Guide”

~ycle

Indicator Dial is at OFF position before adding detergent.)

If this is your first dishwasher, or if

you’re replacing a much older pre-preparation your dishes need.

Actually very little. Pre-rinsing of normal food soils is not necessary. With common sense and a little practice you’ll soon know what foods to remove. Here are some guidelines:

1. Scrape off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks and other hard solids. It

is also best to remove hard shelled vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy vegetables and crusts. Remove excessive quantities of oil or grease.

2. Remove large quantities of any food. Your dishwasher has a in soft food disposer that

izes

soft food bits and flushes them away. It can handle amounts of soft foods, but large amounts of food as soft as mashed potatoes or applesauce will be difficult to handle.

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3. Try to remove 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 come clean in the Normal Cycle. Remember to use your Rinse Hold Cycle for small “holding” 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 steel if allowed to remain on dishes for a long period of time.

When using the POWER SCRUB cycle (on models so equipped)

less preparation is required before loading. The Power Scrub cycle

can wash heavily-soiled dishes and remove dried-on and baked-on soils from pots, pans and casseroles. Items with burned-on soils will not come clean. And the dishwasher cannot remove burn marks or restore fading caused by overheating during cooking.

Close the main cup.

NOTE: Detergent cup may be opened manually with no harm.

Detergent Usage Guide

SO~

WATER

(O-3

grains hardness)

CYCLES

Power Scrub and Normal cycles minimum minimum

Delicate and Light Wash cycles

Rinse Hold cycle

● 15 grains and up is extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it,

ime

can build up in the water valve. The water valve may stick while open and cause flooding.

$Filled Main Cup holds 3 tablespoons; Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons.

Main Cup 1 Tablespoon ~ 1

1 Tablespoon

minimum

Use no detergent

Open Cup

Tablespoon

None Half Full None

MEDIUM WATER HARD WATER

(4-9 grains)

Main Cup

Half Full

Use no detergent

Open Cup Main

Half Full Completely

(10.15

grains*)

Cup$

Full

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Use no detergent

Open

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