Using The Delay Wash Cycle - Whirlpool SERIES 980 Use And Care Manual

SETTI NG T HE C O N T R O L S
Adding items during a cycle
You can add items to the dishwasher load
ADD-A-DISH
1. Lift up the door latch to stop the cycle.
Wait for spraying action to stop before
opening the door.
2. Open the door and add the item.
3. Close the door, but do not latch it. Wait
30 seconds for the air in the dishwasher
to warm up. Doing so reduces the
amount of moisture in the vent when
restarting a cycle.
4. Close the door firmly until it latches. The
dishwasher resumes the cycle.

Using the delay wash cycle

Use 4 Hour Delay Start to run the dish-
washer during off-peak hours to reduce
energy usage or to reduce daytime heat
buildup in your home.
1. Close door firmly until it latches.
2. Press 4 Hour Delay Start. The pad
indicator will glow red.
4 HOUR 4 HOUR
DELAY
START
3. Press a Cycle pad. The Delay Start
countdown begins when you
press the Cycle pad. If you
don't press a Cycle pad within
30 seconds, the Delay Start
indicator turns off.
4. If desired, press one or more Option pads.
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anytime the Add-A-Dish
indicator is on.
The 4 Hour Delay Start indicator stays on
until the wash cycle begins.
NOTES:
•
Press 4 Hour Delay Start anytime
during the delay period to start
dishwasher immediately.
4 HOUR 4 HOUR
DELAY
START
•
Press Cancel/Drain to cancel the delay
cycle. The 4 Hour Delay Start
indicator will turn off. Press new
Cycle and Option pads.
CANCEL CANCEL
DRAIN DRAIN
•
You can add items to the load anytime
during the delay countdown. After adding
items, close the door firmly until it latches.
The delay countdown will not continue if
the door is not latched.