Loading Your Dishwasher - Whirlpool 910 Series Use And Care Manual

Loading Your Dishwasher

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. The POWER CLEAN*
filter module removes food particles from
the water. The module contains a chopping
device which reduces the size of food
items.
NOTE: If hard items such as fruit seeds, nuts,
and egg shells enter the POWER CLEAN filter
module, you might hear chopping, grinding,
crunching, or buzzing sounds. These sounds
are normal when hard items enter the module.
Do not let metal items (such as pot handle
screws) get into the POWER CLEAN filter
module. Damage can occur.
• 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
Only cycle to keep dishes moist if you do
not plan to wash them soon.
Loading the silverware basket
• Load the silverware basket while it is in
the dishwasher or take the basket out for
loading on a counter or table.
• 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.
• 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 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.
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