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get
dishescleananddryyou
needhot water.Tohelpyouget
waterof thepropertemperature,
yourdishwasher h asa waterheating
featurethatautomatically senses
thetemperature ofthe waterirkthe
washcycleandheatsit, if necessary,
to
thepropertemperature. T his
waterheatingfeaturemayallow
youto turndownyourhousehold
waterheaterandsaveenergyif
you'rewillingto let thedishwasher
run
a little
longerwhileit heats
waterto thepropertemperature.
Forgood
washing and drying, the
a%ering
watermustbe at least
120QF. Topreventdishdamage,
inletwatershouldnot exceed150°F.
Howtotest
water
temperature:
Checkyourwatertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyor meatthermometer.
Letthe dishwasherrun through
onefill and pumpout cycle,then
letthedishwasherfill withwater
thesewnd time.
When you hear the water stop
filling:unlatchthedoor andslowly
openit.
Measure the temperature of the
w~terin the bottom of'
the tubthis
way :
11——-. : '---:-'---
-
--._._.
Helpfulhints:If outside
temperatures a reunusually low,or
if yourwatertravelsa longdistance
fromwaterheaterto dishwasher,
youmayneedto setyourwater
heater's thermostat u p.If youhave
notusedhotwaterfor sometime,
thewaterin thepipeswillbecold.
'Ibmonthehotwaterfaucetat the
sinkandallowit to rununtilthe
wateris hot. Thenstartthe
dishwasher. I f you've recentlydone
laundryor runhotwaterfor
showers, g iveyourwaterheater
timeto recoverbeforeoperating the
dishwasher.
Toimprove washability if thewater
is lessthan 120"F andyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsat leasthalf-fillwithdetergent.
How
to
use a
rime
agent.
A rinseagentmakeswaterflow
offdishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing performance,
use ofa rinseagentsuchas JET-
DRYbrandis recommended.
Rinse
agentscomein eitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher's
dispenserusestheliquidform.
Howto!fiH
the
rinse
agent
dispenser.
Unscrewthecap. Add
the liquidrinseagentuntilitjust
reachesthe bottomofthe lip inside
the dispenseropening,Replacethe
cap. Thedispenserautomatically
releasesthe rinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.
If you acciden~l!y spill:Wipe
up the rinseagentwitha damp
cloth. Don'tleavethe spillin the
dishwasher. I t can keepyour
dc[ergeritfrom working.
container holds4% ounces.This
shouldlastabout3 months.Fill
as needed.Do notoverfill.
How b choose anduse
dem~ente
I'imt,
use only powder or liquid
detergentsspec~~caliymade for
use in dishwasher. Other types
will cause overmlhg.
Second, check the phosphate
content.
Phosphate helpsprevent
hard-water m aterialsfromforming
spotsor filmon yourdishes.If
yourwateris hard(7 grainsor
more),yourdetergent h asto work
harder.Detergents witha higher
phosphate levelwillprobablywork
better.If thephosphate contentis
low(8.7%or less),you'llhaveto
useextradetergent w ithhardwater.
Your
water department cm M
you how hard your water is. so
can
yourcountyextension agent.
Or yourarea'swatersoftener
company. J ustcallandask them
howmany"grainsofhardness"
thereare in yourwater.
How much detergentshould you
use?Thatdepends.Is yourwater
"hard" or
"soft"?
Withhard water,
youneedextradetergentto get
dishesclean.VWhsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwith softwater
notonlywastesmoney,it canbe
harmful.B can causea permanent
cloudinessof glassware,called
Yourdishwasher's rinseagent
"etching."An-outside layerof glass
is etchedaway!Of course,this
takessome. t ime, Butwhytakea
chance$vhen it'seasyto find out
the hardnessof yourwater.
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