Temperature Sensor - GE GSD2800 Series Use And Care Manual

Temperature Sensor

System
To get dishes clean and dry you
need hot water. To help you get
water of the proper temperature,
your dishwasher has a water
heating feature that automatically
senses the temperature of the water
in the wash cycle and heats it, if
necessary, to the proper
temperature. This water heating
feature may allow you to turn
down your household water heater
and save energy if you're willing
to let the dishwasher run a little
longer while it heats water to the
proper temperature. For good
washing and drying, the entering
water must be at least 120°F. To
prevent dish damage, inlet water
How to test water temperature:
Higher water temperature is
needed to dissolve grease and
activate powder detergents.
Check your water temperature with
a candy or meat thermometer. Turn
on the hot water faucet nearest the
dishwasher. Put the thermometer
in a glass and let the water run
continuously into the glass until
the temperature stops rising. If the
water temperature is below 120°F.,
adjust your water heater.
Helpful hints: If outside
temperatures are unusually low,
or if your water travels a long
distance from water heater to
dishwasher, you may need to set
your water heater's thermostat up.
If you have not used hot water
for some time, the water in the
pipes will be cold. Wrn 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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How to use a rinse agent.
A rinse agent makes water flow
off dishes quicker than usual. This
lessens water spotting and makes
drying faster, too.
For best dishwashing performance,
use of a rinse agent such as JET-
DRY brand is recommended.
Rinse agents come in either liquid
or solid form. Your dishwasher's
dispenser uses the liquid form.
How to fill the rinse agent
dispenser. Unscrew the cap. Add
the liquid rinse agent until it just
reaches the bottom of the lip inside
the dispenser opening. Replace the
cap. The dispenser automatically
releases the rinse agent into the
final rinse water.
Fill Cap
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You may check to see if you need
to add rinse agent by removing
the fill cap and looking into the
container. You may also check the
rinse agent, on some models, by
pressing the clear center of the fill
cap 2 or 3 times. If rinse agent is
drawn into the center of the fill
cap, you have enough. If the center
area remains clear add rinse agent.
Your dishwasher's rinse agent
container holds 4X ounces. This
should last about 3 months. Fill
as needed. Do not overfill.
If you accidentally spill: Wipe
up the rinse agent with a damp
cloth. Don't leave the spill in
the dishwasher. It can keep your
detergent from working.
If you can't find any rinse agent,
write:
PRODUCTS, INC.
("JET-DRY")
Corporate Centre 1
Federal Road, P.O. Box 1991
55
Danbury, CT 06813-1991
How to choose and use
detergent
First, use only powder or liquid
detergents specifically made for
use in dishwashers. Other types
will cause oversudsing.
Second, check the phosphate
content. Phosphate helps prevent
hard-water materials from forming
spots or film on your dishes. If your
water is hard (7 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 (8.7%
or less), you'll have to use extra
detergent with hard water.
Your water department can tell
you the hardness of your water.
So can your county extension
agent or your area's water softener
company. Just call and ask them
how many "grains of hardness"
there are in your water.
How much detergent should you
use? That depends. Is your water
"hard" or "soft"? With hard
water, you need extra detergent to
get dishes clean. With soft water,
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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.
Keep your detergent fresh and
dry. Under the sink isn't a good
place to store detergent. Too much
moisture. Don't put powder
detergent into the dispenser until
you're ready to wash dishes, either.
(It won't be fresh OR dry.)
If your powder detergent gets
old or lumpy, throw it away. It
won't wash well. Old detergent
often won't dissolve.
If you use a liquid dishwasher
detergent, these precautions are not
necessary because liquid detergents
don't "lump" as they age or come
in contact with moisture.