About Ele Ctr Ici Ty Conne Cti On; Cleaning The Door; Cleaning The Drain Pump - Kelvinator KD12DW2 Instruction Manual

Cleaning the Door

WARNING!
Nev er us e a s pray cl eane r to cl ean the door panel for i t could dam age the door loc k and el ec tr ic al c omponents . It is not a ll owed
to use the a bra siv e a ge nt or som e pape r towe l bec ause of the ris k of sc ra tc hing or l eav ing spots on the s tainl es s ste el s urfa ce.

Cleaning the Drain Pump

How to Keep Your Di shwasher in Shape
After Every Wash
Afte r ev er y wa sh , turn off the w ate r suppl y to the
appl ia nce a nd l e a ve the door s li ghtly a jar so that
moi stur e and od ors a re not tr apped ins ide .
Remove th e Plug
Be fore c le aning or pe rfor ming m ainte nance , a lw ays
re mov e the plug from the soc ket. Do not r un ris ks.
No Solvent s or Abrasive Clean ing
To cl ean the e xter ior and rubber parts of the di shw ashe r,
do not us e sol ve nts or abr as ive cle ani ng pr oducts.
Rathe r, use onl y a cl oth a nd war m s oa py w ater .
To re move spots or s tains from the s urfa ce of the
inte ri or, us e a c loth dam pened w ith wate r a nd a l ittle
whi te vi nega r, or a cl ea ning product m ade s pe ci fic all y
for di shwa she rs.
About Electricity Connecting
CAUTION
, for personal safety:
DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD OR AN ADAPTER PLUG WITH THIS APPLIANCE.
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIR CUMS TANCES, CUT OR R EMOV E THE THIRD GROUNDING PRONG FROM THE POWER C O RD.
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The powe r-s upply r ece ptac le for the appli ance shal l be
ins tal led i n a cabi net or on a wa ll a dja ce nt to the
under counter spac e in w hich the a pplia nce i s to be
ins tal led.
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The e dge s of the openi ng s pec ifie d i n 2 s hal l, if the
par titi on i s wood, be sm ooth a nd r ounded, or , i f the
par titi on i s me tal , be c over ed wi th an edge pr otector
prov ide d for thi s purpos e by the m anufac turer ; a nd
To cl ean the e dge ar ound the door , y ou s hould use onl y a s oft w arm , da mp ra g . To pre ve nt
pene tra ti on of w ate r into the door loc k and e lec tri ca l com pone nts, do not use a spr ay c le aner
of any k ind.
Al so, nev er us e abr asi ve cle ane rs or s cour ing pads on the outer surfa ce s bec au se they w ill
sc ra tch the fini sh. Some paper s towe ls c an al so sc ra tch or le av e ma rk s on the sur fa ce .
Som ethi ng w il l occ asi onal ly m ove i nto the fi lte rs a nd the dr ai n pum p. If this oc cur s, the dra in
pumps empl oye d i n y our dis hwa sher s ar e de signe d to a utom ati cal ly rev er se , ej ec ting th e
ite m bac k into the s ump ar ea or dow n the dra in. If you ha ve to re mov e an obsta cl e from t he
dra in pump, before you re mov e the fil ters , y ou s hould turn off the powe r; The n rem ove th e
sm al l bla ck i nse rt from the s umpa re a. ( You mi ght want to re move any s tanding wa ter fi rs t).
Sc oop out the i tem tha t i s proba bly i n the sump a rea and ca uses the obstruc tion. Reme m be r
to re plac e the bla ck insert befor e you put the fil te rs back in.
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Wh en You Go on Holid ay
When you go on hol ida y, it is r ec omm ened that y ou r un a
wa sh cy cl e wi th the dishw as her e mpty a nd the n r em ove
the plug fr om the soc ke t, turn off the wa ter s upply a nd
le av e the door of the appl ia nc e s lightl y aj ar . This wil l hel p
the s eal s la st longe r and pre ve nt odor s from for mi ng
wi thin the appl ia nce.
Moving the Appliance
If the appl ianc e mus t be mov ed, tr y to ke ep it in the v erti ca l
posi tion.If a bsol ute ly ne ce ss ary , i t can be pos itione d on
its back .
Seals
One of the fac tors tha t c aus e odors to form in the
dis hwa sher is food that re ma ins tr apped i n the s ea ls .
Pe ri odic c le aning wi th a dam p s ponge wi ll pr ev ent this
from occur ri ng.
The r e sha ll be an opening through the pa rtiti on be twe en
the c om par tme nts spec ifi ed in 1 that is l ar ge enough for
the a tta chm ent plug to pass thr ough. The l ongest
dim ens ion of the ope ning sha ll not be m ore tha n 38m m.
Ca re shal l be e xer ci se d, whe n the appli anc e is i nsta lle d or
re m ov ed, to r educe the li kel ihood of dama ge to the
pow e r-s uppl y cor d.