Hotpoint HDA-997 User Manual

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Energy-SavingTips p2
Howtooperate

yourdishwasher

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hadedright,‘
dishes,getcleaner

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Whatisdishwashersafe?p10
Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice,
usetheProblemSolver.p12

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Importantsafetyinstructions....3

Howtooperateyour

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

Gooddishwashingstarts

withH~water . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6

Howtotest watertemperature. ..6
Helppreventspotting

witharinse agent. . . . . . . . . . . ..6

Howtochooseanduse

therightdetergent . . .. .. . ...6.7

Whatyoucanusutiy wash

safelyinyourdishwasher.. . ...10

Usermaintenance

instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Howtochangecolorpanels. ...11

TheProblemSolver. . ..12. 13, 14

ConsumerServices . .. . . . . ...15

Warranty.. . . . . . . . . .. BackCover

Enew”satig mps

The power consumptionofyour
dishwashercanbeminimizedif

youfollowthesesuggestions:

@Operate@shwasheronlywhen

ml. Letdishesaccumulatein

dishwasher.Men youputina
partialload,useRINSE&HOLD
cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be
suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor
fullload.Thishelpskeepsoilc
moist,easiertoremove.

@selectcyclethatusesleast

mountofwatertoremovesoil

from load. Seepages4,5,
@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishes

rightaway,useyom Drfing Heat

0~ f-t~e thatturnsthedrying
heateroffautomaticallyandsaves
energy.Dishesdry naturallyovera
longerperiodsuchas overnight.

Read thisbookcarefully

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp.. .Call,tollfree:
The GEAnswerCenter’”

800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice

orwrite(includeyourphone
number):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodeiand
serialnumbers

You’llfindthem on alabeljust
insidethedishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcomeswith
yourdishwasher.Beforesendingin
this card,pleasewritethese
numbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.

Ifyoureceiveda damaged.
dishwasher,immediatelycontact

thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
thedishwasher.

Savetimeandmoney...
beforeyoucall forservice,

checktheProblemSolver(pages

12-14).It lists minorcausesof
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.Itcouldsaveyou
anunnecessaryservicecall.

WOm~T SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

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Readallinstructionbeforewingt~ appliance.

WAmG–Wen usingthis

dppliance~alwaysexercisebasic

safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:

@Use

itsintendedpurpose,asyou
willfireddescribedinthisUse
andCareBook.

oThisdishwasher
proprly installedandlocated
h accordancewiththe
InstallationWtructionsbefore
itisused.Ifyoudidnotreceive

anInstallationInstructionssheet
withyourdishwasheryoucan
obtainonebycontactingthe
servicelocationnearestyou.

—Connecttoa properlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower­supplycircuittoavoidelectrical
overload.

—Thisappliancemustbe

connectedtoagroundedmetal,
permanentwiringsystem;oran
equipment-groundingconductor
mustberunwiththe circuit
conductorsandcomectedtothe
equipment-groundingterminal
orleadoftheappliance.

~Useonlydetergentsorwetting

agentsrecommendedforuseina
dishwasher.

@Donotwashplasticitems
unlessmarked“dishwasher
safe”ortheequivalent.Fol”
plasticitemsnotsomarked,
checkthemanuticturer’s
recommendations.

@Loadlightplasticitemssothey
willnotbecomedislodgedand
~roptothebottomofthe
dishwasher—theymightcome
[ntocontactwiththeheatingunit

thisapplianceoidyfor

must be

Tominimizethepossibilityof
Ww”

o Whenloadingitemstobe
washed:

A. Locatesharpitemssothat
theyarenotlikelytodamage
thedoorseal,and

B. Loadsharpkniveswiththe
handlesuptoreducetherisk
ofcut-typeinjuries.

~ Donottouchtheheating
elementduringorimmediately
akr use.

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D“o notoperateyour

dishwasherunlessallenclosure
panelsareproperlyinplace.

e Donottamperwithcontrols.

● Donotabuse,siton,or stand

onthedoorordishrackofthe

dishwasher. ‘
@Closesupervisionisnecessary

if~s applianceisusedbyor
nearchild~en.DonotWow
ctidren toplayinside,onor
withthisapplianceorany
discardedappliance.Dispose
ofdiscardedappliancesand

shippingorpactig material
properly.Beforediscardinga ­dishwasher,removethedoorof ­thewashingcompartment.

~ Keepallwashingdeterge~ts
andwettingagentsoutofthe
reachofchildren,preferablyin
alockedcabinet.Observeall .
warningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury.

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~~ROGEN GASis

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­producedbythechemicalaction ~
withinyourwaterheater.Itcan ~­accumulateinthewaterheater =­and/orwaterpipesifhotwater ~=

hasnotbeenusedforaperiodof

twoWeeksorlonger.

HYDROGENGASIS
EXPLOSIVE.Toprevent-the
possibilityofdamageor injury,
ifyouhavenotusedhot~ter for
twoweek or more,ormoveinto

a residenceinwhichthehot ‘

watersystemmaynothave&en
usedforsometime,~-on”ti
hotwatertiucetsandallowthem
torunforseveralminutesbefore m
usinganyelectricalappliarice ~.

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whichisconnectedtothehot ~
water~stem.Thiswillallow ~­anyhydrogengastoesca~.

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Also,-sincethegas-isflammable, ~c

donotsmokeoruseanopen = --

flameorapplianceduring

thisprbcess.

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SAWT-E ~STRUCTIONS

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HOW tooperate yOU~ dishwasher

DoorLatch

(Locked)

CycleindicatorDial

flurn toStart)

Indicator

L{ght$

STEP 1. Loadyourdishwasher
withdishes,stiverware,pots,
pans,bowls,etc.accordingto
instructionsonpages8 and9.

STEP2. Adddetergenttothe

detergentdispenser.Makesurethe
CycleIndicatorDialis atOFF
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(Seepages6 and7.)

Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.(Seepage6.)

STEP3.SelectDRMNGHEAT
Option.It mustbe ONforPLATE
WARMERcycle,OFF forRINSE
&HOLDcycle.Itcan beONor
OFF,at youroption(seebelow),
foranyofthewashcycles.

DRYINGHEAT

ON

OFF

ON.Turnsthedryingheater on for
fastdrying.

OFF.~rns thedryingheateroff
tosaveenergy.Disheswilldry
naturallyoveralongerperiod
suchas overnight.

If youneedyourdishessooner,
openthedishwasherdoorafterthe
cycleiscompletetoreducethe
naturaldryingtime.

Useofthisoptionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythis
modelapproximately8%for
theNORMALWASHcycle.

Esttiated yearlysavings,
dependingonyourlocalelectrical
rates,areasfollows:

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STEP4.SelectWATERTEMP

BOOSTOption.

WATERTEMPBOOST I

ON: Thewashcyclemaybe
extendedwhflethedishwasher
automaticallyheats thewaterfor

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goodwashinganddrying. The
enteringwatermustbeat least

120°F.

OPF: Theenteringwatermust be
atleast140”F.

STEP5.Selectthecycleandstart

thedishwasher.
Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa

foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilitis emptybefore
startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle
SelectionHintsat right.)

Toobtainthebenefitsofacomplete
cycle,becarefil thatyoudonot

turnthedialanyfurtherthan
necessarytostartthedishwasher.

~ Forallwashcycles:

POTS NORMAL LIGHT RINSE

&PANS

WASH WASH &HOLO

a. Pushselectedcyclebutton.

b. Latchthedoor.

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ON❑

OFFE

c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toONpositiontostartthecycle.

d. The“ON” indicatorlightcomes

onwhenthecyclesta~, andit
staysonuntilthecycleends.

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* ForPLATEW~R cycle:

Loadcleanplatesanddishesto
b~warmed.

SelectDRYINGHEAT–ON
dryingoption.

thedoorunlatched.

Leave

TEMPBOOST ~

OH m

OFFM

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= PtATEWARMER
(w UNlma nEA1gLnrrloN)

on ~

d. Slowlyturn CycleIndicatorDial

clockwisetoPLATEWARMER
position.

e. Latchthedoortostartthecycle.

Whathappensineachcycle

Minimum

Wash

7.5

CycleTime

(approx.
minutes)

45*

45*

WaterUse
Wash
cycles

Pm& PANS

NO~AL WASH 9.5

LIGHTWMH

Gallons

(approx.)

11.4

Cycleselectionhints

Itisimportanttofollowtheloading

instructionsonpages

P~S &PANS—Foritemssuch
aspo~, pans,cookware,dishesand
glasseswithheavysoil.Everyday
dishesmaybeincluded.

NORMALWASH—Formost
loadsofeverydaydishes,glasses
andcookwarewithmediumsoils.
It saveshotwaterovertheP~S &
PANS cycle.

LIGHTWASH—Fordishes

thathavebeenpre-rinsedbefore

loading.Also,forwashingvery

lightlysoileddisheswithsoilsthat

havenot driedon.

CycleSequence

8and9.

~NSE &HOLD—Forrinsing
partialloadswhichwillbe washed
later.SelectDRYINGHEAT–
OFFdryingoption.Do

detergent.

not use

PLATEWARMER-Forwarming
cleandishesandservingplatesfor
theservingofhotfood.

e You’llhearoccasionalclicking
sounds:

—Sofifooddisposershredding

action.

—Drainvalveopeningtopump

waterout.

—Timercontrolascycle

progresses.

—Detergentcupopening.

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*WATER
temperature.(SeeWATERTEMPBOOSToptiononpage4.)

*DRy~G HEAT_ON: Add 22 ~iinutes.

TEMpBOOST—ON:ThetimerWillnotadvanceuntilwaterreachesproper

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c TheTEMPBOOSTindicator
lightcomeson whenWATER
TEMPBOOSTisselected.The
lightstaysonwhilethedishwasher
heatsthewatertotheproper
temperature.

@Duringthedryingperiod:
—Themotorstops.
–Water vaporis releasedthrough

theventunderthedoorhandle.
It maybe visible.

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