How To Test Water Temperature; How To Choose And Use The Right Detergent - GE GSD1130 Use And Care Manual

How to Test Water Temperature

Higher water temperature is needed to dissolve grease
and activate powder detergents. If the water temperature
is less than 140°F., use the WATER
option. See WATER HEAT BOOST section. Check water
temperature with a candy or meat thermometer. Turn on
the hot water faucet nearest dishwasher. Put the
thermometer in a glass tind let the water run continuously
into the glass until the temperature stops rising. 11 the
water temperature is below 1200 F., adjust your water
heater.
Helpful hints: lfoutside temperatures are unusually low.
or if your water travels a long distance from water heater
How to Use a Rinse Agent
The rinse agent makes water flow off dishes
quicker than usual. This lessens water spotting
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 uses the liquid form,
How to fill the rinse agent dispenser.
Unscrew the cap. Add 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.

How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent

First, use only powder or liquid detergent
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. It the
phosphate content is low (8.7Yc or less). you'll have to
use extra detergent with hard water.
Your water department can tell you how hard your
water is. 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, you need less detergent.
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to dishwasher, you may need to set your water heater's
time, the water in the pipes will be cold. Turn on the hot
water faucet at sink and allow it to run until water is hot.
Then start dishwasher. It you've recently done laundry or
run hot wtiter for showers, give your water heater time to
recover before operating the dishwasher.
To improve wtishability it water is less thtin 120°F.
longer cycle and fill both detergent cups at least
half-full with detergent.
agent with a damp cloth. Don't leave the spill in the
dishwasher. It can keep your detergent from working.
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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
why take a chance when it's easy
some time. But
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 because there is
too much moisture. Don't put powder detergent into the
dispenser until you're ready to wash dishes. (It won't be
it away. Old detergent often won't dissolve. If you use
necessary because liquid detergents don't "lump" as
they age or come in contact with moisture,