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PROBLEM
.DE',:ERGENT CUP
CGVER WON'T LA~M
SPOTS ANDFILMING
ONGLASSES AND
FLATWARE
CLOUDINESS ON
GLASSWARE
YELLOW ORBROWN
FILM
POSS~LE CAUSEAND ~mDY
MakesureCycleIndicatordialis in OFF position.
Spottingcanbe causedbyallthesethings:
Extremelyhard water.(Seepage6.)
Lowinletwatertemperature.(Totest, seepage6.)
Overloading the dishwasher.
Improperloading.(Seepages8-9.)
Oldor dampdetergent.
Phosphatelevelin detergenttoolow.(Seepage6.)
Rinseagentdispenserempty.(Seepage6.)
Toolittledetergent.(Seepage6.)
Due to varyinglocalwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferences, t ry several b rands
of detergents to find onethatgivesthebestresultsfor you.
Toremoveseverespo~ andfilmfromglassware:
1. Removeallmetalutensilsfromthedishwasher.
2. Do notadddetergent.
3. SelectP~S & PANScycle.
4. Startthe dishwasherand allowto run for 15to 20 tinutes. The dishwasher
willnowbe in the mainwash.
5. Thenopenthe door andpour2 cups(500ml)of whitevinegarintothebottom
of the dishwasher.
6. Closethe door and allowto completethe cycle.
H tinegar rinsedoesn'twork:Repeatas above,exceptuse %cup (60rnl)of citric
acidcrystalsinsteadof vinegar.(Mostdrug storescarry citricacidcrystals.If yours
doesn't,call HotpointFactoryService.)
Usinga vinegaror citric acidcrystalrinse morethantwicea month?Considera
homewatersofiener.
If vinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsedoesn'twork,the cloudinessis "etchingt'.
The filmcamot be removed.
It can be prevented:Use less detergentif youhavesofiwater.Washglasswarei.n
the shortestcyclethat willget&emclean.
Watertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds150"F.
Teaor coffeecan staincups. Remove the stainsby hand, usinga solutionof% cup
bleachand 3 cupswarmwater.
An overallyellowor brownfilmon dishesor glasswarecanbe causedby iron
depositsin water.A specialfilterin the watersupplylineis the onlywayto correct
thisproblem.Yourwaters,ofiener c ompanycantell youaboutthe fiiter.
Yellow film on sterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperutensilsin the same
load. Silverpolishwillusuallyremovethis stain.
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