Adding Detergent And Rinse Aid - Kenmore 630.163 Use And Care Manual

Using your Dishwasher..continued
ro split the Flexible Silverware Basket:
e) Grasp the basket and slide the two halves in opposite
directions as shown in Figure 15A, and pull the two halves
apart as shown in Figure 15B.
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Some suggestions for placing the two halves in the lower
rack are shown in Figure 16.
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C. Adding Detergent and Rinse Aid
1. Detergents
DISHWASHER DAMAGE: Using hand dishwashing products
in your dishwasher could damage your dishwasher. Do not
use hand dishwashing products in your dishwasher.
DISHWASHER DAMAGE: Too much detergent in soft water
may cause etching in glassware. Do not use too much
detergent if your water supply is soft.
a) Use only powdered detergents specifically designed for
dishwashers.
b) The detergent dispenser cup has lines that measure
detergent to 15 milliliters (ml) and 25mL 45ml of detergent
will completely fill the detergent dispenser cup.
NOTE: If you do not know the hardness of your water supply, use
15ml (1 Tbsp) of detergent. Increase the amount of detergent, if
necessary, to the least amount required to get your dishware
and kitchenware clean.
c) Use the measuring lines in the detergent dispenser cup as a
guide to measure the amount of detergent recommended in
Table 1.
Table 1 - Recommended Detergent Amount
Wash Unit of Hard Medium Soft
Cycle Measure
Normal mt 25-45 25 15_25
Wash Tbsp 1_3/4 to 3-1/2 1_3/4 1 to 1_3/4
Quick mt 15_25 15 15
Wash Tbsp 1 to 1-3/4 1 1
2. Rinse Aids
a) Always use a liquid rinse aid, even if your detergent contains
rinse aid or drying additive.
3. The Detergent and Rinse Aid Dispenser
Filling the Detergent Dispenser
a) If the dispenser cover is shut, open it by pressing the blue
release tab in the direction of the arrow shown in Figure 17.
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b) Fill the detergent dispenser cup with the amount of detergen
recommended in Table 1.
8 Loading the Dishwasher Adding Detergent and Rinse Aid