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A Note to You
Dishwasher Safety

Parts and Features..............4

Starting Your Dishwasher..5

Loading Your Dishwasher..7
Using the Dispensers

Setting the Controis

Selecting a wash cycle .... 13

Using Cancel/Drain.......14

Selecting cycle options .... 14

Changing a cycle or
option setting

Adding an item during
a cycle

Using the delay wash

cycle

Understanding the status

indicators
Washing Special Items
Caring for Your

Dishwasher
Saving Energy

Solving Common

Dishwashing Problems

Troubleshooting

Requesting Assistance
or Service

Index

Warranty .............................32

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DISHWASHER MODEL SERIES 930

PART NO. 3376818 Rev. A

1-800-253-1301

Call our Consumer Assistance Center

with questions or comments.

A Note to You

Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL® appliance.

Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL dishwashers are
easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure you enjoy years
of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable
information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please
read it carefully.

Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your
appliance. This card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Please record your model's information.

Whenever you call to request service for
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.
You can find this information on the model

and serial number label (see diagram on
page 4 for location of label).

Please also record the purchase date of
your appliance and your dealer’s name,
address, and telephone number.

Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Model Number.
Serial Number .
Purchase Date.
Dealer Name _
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone

___

Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll-free.

Help us help you

Please;

• Have your dishwasher installed by a
qualified installer.

• Install where dishwasher is protected from
the elements.

• Install and level dishwasher on a floor that
will hold the weight, and in an area suitable
for its size and use.

• Properly connect dishwasher to electricity,
water, and drain.*

• See Installation Instructions for complete

information.

1-800-253-1301

• Remove all shipping plugs from hoses and
connectors (such as the cap on the drain
outlet) before installing.*

• Remove all hang tags and temporary labels.

• Make sure dishwasher is not used by
anyone unable to operate it properly.

• Properly maintain dishwasher. See the

“Caring for Your Dishwasher” section.

Dishwasher Safety

Your safety and the safety of others is very important.

We have provided rrany important safety messages in this manual and on your
appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages.

This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the

A

AWARNING

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury,
and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

word “DANGER” or "WARNING.” These words mean:

You wiii be killed or seriously injured

ADANGER

if you don’t foiiow instructions.
You can be kiiled or seriousiy injured

if you don’t foiiow instructions.

WARNING -When using the

dishwasher, follow basic precautions,
including the following:

• Read all instructions before using the
dishwasher.

• Use the dishwasher only for its
intended function.

• Use only detergents or rinse agents
recommended for use in a dishwasher
and keep them out of the reach of
children.

• When loading items to be washed:

1) Locate sharp items so that they

are not likely to damage the door
seal; and

2) Load sharp knives with the handles

up to reduce the risk of cut-type
injuries.

• Do not wash plastic items unless they
are marked “dishwasher safe” or the
equivalent. For plastic items not so
marked, check the manufacturer’s
recommendations.

• Do not touch the heating element
during or immediately after use.

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• Do not operate the dishwasher unless
all enclosure panels are properly in
place.

• Do not tamper with controls.

• Do not abuse, sit on, or stand on the
door or dish racks of the dishwasher.

• To reduce the risk of injury, do not
allow children to play in or on the
dishwasher.

• Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas
may be produced in a hot water system
that has not been used for two weeks
or more. HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLO
SIVE. If the hot water system has not
been used for such a period, before
using the dishwasher turn on all hot
water faucets and let the water flow

from each for several minutes. This will

release any accumulated hydrogen gas.

As the gas is flammable, do not smoke
or use an open flame during this time.

• Remove the door to the washing

compartment when removing an old
dishwasher from service or discarding it.

INSTRUCTIONS -

Parts and Features

Your dishwasher is illustrated below with the parts and features called out. To help you find
information on specific parts or features quickly, page references are included.

Third level wash

(p. 10)

Adjustable top rack

(p. 10)

Water inlet opening

(P- 9)

Rack bumper

(P- 9)

Bottom rack

(P- 9)

Heating element
Silverware

basket

(P- 8)

Top rack adjuster

(p. 10)

Upper spray arm

(P- 9)

Spray tower

(P- 9)

Model and serial

number label

(on right side)

Fold-down divider

(on some models)

(P- 9)

POWER CLEANS“

module

(P-31)

Lower spray arm

(P- 9)

Overfill protector

(p. 19)

Detergent

dispenser

(P-11)

Door latch

Door color panel*

Control panel

Your dishwasher has a row of
cycle to start your dishwasher

Status
indicators —3

Rinse agent

dispenser

(P- 12)

Access panel*

See Installation Instructions

for more information.

push pads to select cycles and options. You must select a

You may select one or more options.

HIGH CANCEL

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PRESS 5 SECONDS TO LOCK OUT OR RELEASE CONTROLS

Starting Your Dishwasher

This section tells you how to start or stop your dishwasher. Refer to it for quick reference.

Before using your dishwasher

AWARNING

Tip Over Hazard

Do not use dishwasher until
completely installed.

Do not push down on open door.
Doing so can result in serious injury

or cuts.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

For a grounded, cord connected

dishwasher:
The dishwasher 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. The

dishwasher is equipped with a cord

having an equipment-grounding conduc
tor 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.

WARNING - Improper connection of

the equipment-grounding conductor can

result in a risk of electric shock.

AWARNING

Electrical Shock Hazard

Electrically ground dishwasher.

Connect ground wire to green ground
connector in terminal box.

Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to do so can result in death,

fire, or electrical shock.

Check with a qualified electrician or
service representative if you are in
doubt whether the dishwasher is
properly grounded. Do not modify the
plug provided with the dishwasher: if it
will not fit the outlet, have a proper
outlet installed by a qualified electrician.

For a permanently connected
dishwasher:

The dishwasher 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
on the dishwasher.

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STARTING YOUR DISHWASHER

Starting a wash cycle

1. Load the dishwasher. See the “Loading
^ Your Dishwasher” section.

6. Run hot water at the sink nearest the
dishwasher until water is hot.
Turn water off. (See the
“Energy saving tips" section.)

2. Spin the spray arms. They should

III turn freely.

3. Add detergent. See the “Using the
Dispensers” section.

4. Add rinse agent, if needed.

5. Close door firmly until it latches.

7. Press a Cycle pad. If desired, press one or
more Option pads. (See the
“Setting the Controls” section.)
The dishwasher starts filling
once you press a cycie pad
unless you select the delay

wash cycle. You may press Option pads
as the machine is filling.

8. The pad indicator glows red when cycle or

option is selected.

Stopping the dishwasher

You can stop your dishwasher anytime
during a cycle. All you have to do is:

• Open the door slightly. Wait for any filling
or spraying action to stop before opening
the door all the way. Close door to con
tinue cycle.

OR

• Press Cancel/Drain. Once pressed, a
2-minute drain starts.

Loading Your Dishwasher

This section tells how to properly load your dishwasher for best washing and rinsing results.

Preparing to load your dishwasher

• To save water and energy, do not rinse
dishes before putting them into the
dishwasher.

• Remove large pieces of food, bones, and
other hard items. The POWER CLEAN™
module removes food particles from the
water. The module contains a chopping
device which reduces the size of food items.

NOTE: If hard items such as fruit seeds,

nuts, and egg shells enter the POWER
CLEAN module, you might hear chopping,
grinding, crunching, or buzzing sounds.
Those sounds are normal when hard items
enter the module.

(such as pot handle screws) get into the
POWER CLEAN module. Damage

can occur.

• Foods like eggs, rice, pasta, and cooked
cereals may be hard to remove if left to dry
over a period of time. Run a Rinse/Wash

Later cycle to keep dishes moist if you do
not plan to wash them soon.

• Load dishes so soiled surfaces face the
rotating spray arm.

• Load dishes so they are not stacked or

overlapping. It is important for the water
spray to reach all soiled surfaces for best
washing. For best drying, water must be
able to drain from all surfaces.

Do not let metallic items

Loading for quiet operation

• Secure lightweight load items in the racks.

• Pot lids and handles, pizza pans, cookie
sheets, etc., should not touch interior
walls, interfere with the spray arm’s
rotation, or cover the spray tower.

• Load dishes so they do not touch one
another.

NOTE: Keep sink drain plugs inserted

during dishwasher operation to prevent
noise transfer through drains.

LOADING YOUR DISHWASHER

Loading the silverware basket

• Load the silverware basket while it is in the
door or take the basket out for loading on a
counter or table.

• Mix items in each section of the basket
with some pointing up and some down to

avoid nesting. Spray cannot reach nested
items.

IMPORTANT: Always load sharp items

(knives, skewers, forks, etc.) pointing
down.

• Put small items (baby bottle caps, jar lids,

etc.) in any section.

• You can also remove the basket for easy

unloading. Always unload or remove the
basket before unloading the racks to avoid
spilling water on the silverware.

To remove the basket:

1. Grab the basket by the handle and slide it

toward the top of the door.

2. Lift the basket off the holding buttons.

To replace the basket:

1. Set the basket on the holding buttons.

2. Slide the basket towards the bottom of

the door until it locks in place.

To open the basket:

• Unhook the latch as shown.

NOTE: Be sure the cover is completely

latched before pulling out the bottom rack
and before closing the dishwasher door.

Loading the bottom rack

Load items with cooked-on or dried-on food
in the bottom rack, with soiled surfaces

facing inward to the spray.

LOADING YOUR DISHWASHER

Mixed load

• Load plates, soup bowls, etc., between

prongs and facing inward to the spray.

• Make sure pot handles and other items do

not stop rotation of the spray arms. Spray

arms must move freely.

• Load items so they do not block or cover

the spray tower.

• Load heavily-soiled cookware face down

in rack.

• Do not stack or overlap dishes. Water

spray must reach all soiled surfaces for

best results.

Utensil load

• Load cookie sheets, cake pans, and other

large items at sides and back. Loading
such items in front may keep water spray

from reaching detergent dispenser and

silvenware basket.

NOTES:

• Do not load glasses, cups, or plastic items

in the bottom rack.

• Do not load items between the bottom rack

and the dishwasher tub. This can block the

water inlet opening.

• If you have removed the bottom rack for
unloading or cleaning, replace it with
bumpers in front.

Mixed load

Utensil load

Bumpers must

face dishwasher door

Fold-down divider

(on some models)

Use the fold-down divider at the back of
the rack to make room for deep bowls,
roasters, etc.