Detergent Usage Guide - GE GSD2800 Series Use And Care Manual

You'll find two detergent
dispensers on the inside door
of your dishwasher.
Two,
some cycles use two washes.
See "Detergent Usage Guide"
below. (Be sure the Cycle
Indicator Dial if at OFF position
before adding detergent.
Otherwise, the detergent cup will
not close and latch properly.)
GRASP HANDLE,
ROTATE AND
CLOSE TIGHTLY
Close the main cup.
NOTE: To open the detergent cup
after it has been closed, unlatch the
door and rotate the Cycle Indicator
Dial a full turn to the OFF position.
When the closed cup contains soap
it is best that the door be in a
partially open position before
rotating the Cycle Indicator Dial.
This will help reduce the amount of
detergent and rinse aid agent
spillage into the tub.

Detergent Usage Guide

SOFT WATER
(O-3 grains hardness)
Main Cup
CYCLES
Half Full
POTSCRUBBER
NORMAL WASH
Half Full
SHORT WASH
CHINA CRYSTAL
RINSE & HOLD
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* 12 grains
How to prepare the dishes
for washing
If this is your first dishwasher, or
if you're replacing a much older
model, you may wonder how much
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 built-in
soft food disposer that pulverizes
soft food bits and flushes them
away. It can handle smll amounts
of soft foods, but large amounts
will be difficult to handle.
3. Try to remove food scraps and
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
WASH cycle. Remember to use
your RINSE & HOLD cycle for
small "holding" loads.
(powder or liquid)
MEDIUM WATER
Open Cup
I
Half Full
+
None
I
Use
no detergent
(3-7 grains)
Open Cup
Main Cup
Completely
+
Full
None
Half Full
Use
no detergent
Note: The foods mentioned here
are 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
on dishes for a long period of time.
When using the POTSCRUBBER
cycle, less preparation is required
before loading. The POTSCRUBBER
cycle can wash heavily-soiled dishes.
Items with burned-on and baked-on
soils may not come clean. And the
dishwasher cannot remove burn
marks or restore fading caused by
overheating during cooking.
HARD WATER
(7-12 grains*)
Main Cup$ Open
Completely
Full
None
Completely
Full
I
Use
no detergent
I
Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons
I s
tablespoons;
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