Loading Your Dishwasher - Whirlpool SERIES 400, SERIES 800, SERIES 806, SERIES 810, SERIES 840 Use And Care Manual

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.
• 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 & Hold
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.
Loading the silverware basket
•
Load the silverware basket while it is in the
bottom rack or take the basket out for
loading on a counter or table.
NOTE: The loaded basket must be placed
in the center front (over the spray tower) of
the bottom rack for proper washing.
• 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.
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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.