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WHAT YOU CAN USUALLY WASH SAFELY
Usually
Material
Safe
Aluminum
YES
YES
Stoneware
Crystal
YES
NO
items—such
as
electronic
air cleaner
filters, furnace
filters, paint
brushes, etc.
YES
Glass
NO
Iron
Pewter
NO
Plastics
YES
YES
Stainless steel
Sterling
YES
silver
and silver plate
Non-stick
YES
coatings
Tin
NO
Wood
NO
Forget a dish? Here's when you can add it.
Add dishes any time during the RINSE & HOLD
cycle. With other wash cycles, you can add dishes
at any time BEFORE the main detergent wash portion
However, opening the door during any cycle
lessens cleaning power. So try to load everything
at the beginning.
10
YOUR
Exceptions (not safe)
Some colored anodized
aluminum can fade.
Antique, metal-trimmed,
hand-painted or over-the-glme
patterns fade. Gold leaf
Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-painted patterns fade,
Gold leaf will discolor.
Pewter tarnishes
Don't put in same silverware
basket with stainless steel.
Contact between metals cart
damage silver.
Don't wash copper utensils in
the same load. Silver may get a
brown film.
Adhesive used to attach some
hollow-handle knives can loosen.
Tin can rust.
Wood can warp, crack or lose
its finish with any type of washing.
DISHWASHER
Special Instructions
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
with soap-fiiled stoei wool pads.
one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set,
instructions for your Crystal.
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
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the top rack before dishwashing an entire set.
Rinse if not washing irnmdiately. Salty or acidic foods
can stain if left on.
stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause difficult-to-remove
black spots. Place in back section of silverware basket to
avoid exposure to detergent from the detergent cup.
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick quality.
Here's how to add a forgotten dish:
1. Push the door latch to the left. Washing will stop.
2. Wait a few seconds until the water calms. Then
open the door. WARNING: Hot vapor may rise
from opened door.
3. Add dishes you've forgotten.
4. Close the door and push the latch to the far right.
When the door is locked, washing will continue.
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