For Best Results; The Filtering System; Water Must Be Hot - Whirlpool Estate DU3040XP Use & Care Manual

Estate series undercounter dishwasher
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For Best Results
Your dishwasher
cleans
by spraying
a mixture
of hot, clean
water
and
detergent
against
sorled surfaces
of dishes, When a cycle
IS started, the drshwasher
fills with Water
to about
the level
of the heating
element.
This water
IS pumped
through
the rotating
spray arms, drained
through
the filtersystem
which removes
food and soil, and pumped
back
through
the rotating
spray
arms. Soiled
water
is pumped
out and replaced
wrth
clean
water during
a cycle-
the number
of times depends
on the cycle
being
used
The self-cleaning
filtering
system
and
removable
pump
guard
help eliminate
pre-
rinsing
by removing
food
particles
from the
water.
Load dishes so soiled
surfaces
face
pow-
erful spray
from rotating
arms.
The filtering
system
It is not necessary
to rinse
dishes
before
putting
them into the dishwasher.
Just remove
large pieces
and quantities
of food and bones.
The filtering
system
helps
keep
food particles
out of the wash water. Small partrcles
are flushed
away
as water
is pumped
out. Larger particles
are trapped
in the pump
guard.
To remove
the pump
guard
for cleaning...
1. Wait at least
20 minutes
atter
a cycle
for
the heating
element
to cool down.
2. Unload
and remove
the bottom
rack.
3. Press the outside
wall of the pump
guard
at
the center
to release
the latch.
4. Lift out and rinse clean.
voble
Pump Guard
To replace
the pump
guard...
1 Insert pump
guard
legs [on inside wall]
into
matching
openings
in filter screen.
2. Press down
on outside
wall until latch snaps
into place.
3. Replace
bottom
rack with rack bumpers
in
front.
Water must be hot
For best cleaning
and drying
resutts, water
should
be at least
140°F (60°C).
1. Turn on hot water faucet nearest the dishwasher.
Let water run
until it is as hot as possible.
2. Hold a candy
or meat thermometer
in the stream of hot water
to measure
the temperature.
3. If the temperature
is too low, have a qualified
person
raise
the water heater
thermostat
setting.

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