GE Spacemaker GSM603 Use And Care Manual page 10

What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you can't.
Material
Usually
Safe Exceptions (not safe)
Some colored anodized
aluminum can fade.
Special Instructions
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
Aluminum
China/
Stoneware
YES
YES Antique, metal-trimmed,
hand-painted or over-the-glaze
patterns fade.
Gold leaf will discolor.
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
Crystal YES Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-painted patterns fade.
Gold leaf will discolor.
Load securely to prevent movement.
Check manufacturer's instructions for your crystal.
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
Non-dishware
items—such
as electronic
air cleaner
filters, furnace
filters, paint
brushes, etc.
NO
Milk Glass may yellow. Glass
Iron
Pewter
YES
NO Iron will rust.
NO Pewter tarnishes.
If it doesn't say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece in
the top rack before dishwashing an entire set. Wash in
top rack only.
Plastics YES
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Stainless steel
Sterling Silver
and Silver plate
YES
YES Don't put in same silverware
basket with stainless steel.
Contact between metals can
damage silver.
Don't wash copper utensils in
the same load. Silver may get a
brown film.
Adhesive
usedtoattach some
hollow-handle
knives can loosen.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods can
stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause difficult-to-remove
black spots. Place in back section of silverware basket to
avoid exposure to detergent from the detergent cup.
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick quality.
Non-stick
coatings
YES
Tin can rust.
l'in
NO
NO Wood can warp, crack or lose
its finish with any type washing.
Wood
Forget a dish? Here's when However,openingthe door
during 2. Wait a few seconds until the
water calms. Then open the door.
3. Add dishes you've forgotten.
you-can add it.
any cycle lessens cleaning power
Add dishes any time during the
because the temperature inside the
RINSE ONLY cycle. With other
dishwasher is lowered. So try to
load everything at the beginning.
wash cycles, you can add dishes at
any time BEFORE the main detergent
Here's how to add a forgotten dish:
wash portion of the cycle.
1. Push the door latch to the left.
Washing will stop.
4.
Close the door and push the
latch to the far right. When the
door is locked, washing will
continue.