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To
get
d ishes
dean ariddry
you
needhotwater.TO helpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourdishwasher hasa waterheating
featurethatautomatically s enses
thetemperature ofthewaterin the
washcycle andheatsit, Hnecessary,
to thepropertemperature. T his
waterheatingfeaturemayallow
youto turndownyourhousehold
waterheaterand
saveenergy
if
you'r-e w illingto letthedishwasher
run a Me longerwhileit heats
waterto thepropertemperature.
Fm.goodwashing anddrying,the
enteringwatermustbeat least
120°F. T opreventdishdamage,
Met watershouldnotexceed150"F.
Howto test water
Checkyourwatertemperature
insideyourdishwasher w itha
candyor meatthermometer.
Letthedishwasher r un through
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
let thedishwasher f ill withwater
the secondtime.
WhenYouhearthewaterstop
filling,-w-datch thedoorand~lowly
openit.
Measurethetemperatureofthe
waterin thebottomof the tubthis
way:
Remove thesilverwarebasketand
placea.candyor meatthermometer
in the watertowardsthe middleof
the tub. Hthe temperatureis less
than 120"F, y ouwillnot get good
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededto dissolve
greaseand activatepowder
detergents.
hints: Hotltside
temperatures a reunusually low,or
if yourwatertravelsa longdistance
fromwaterhea~er t odishwasher,
youmayneedto setyourwater
heater's thermostat u p.If youhave
notusedhotwaterfor sometime,
thewatmin thepipeswillbeCQM.
llmn on thehotwaterfnucetat the
sinkandallowit to rununtilthe
wateris hot. Thenstartthe
dishwasher. I fyou'verecentlydone
laundryor runhotwaterfor
showers, give
yourwater
heater
tkneto
recoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashability if thewater
is lessthan 120°F andyoucannot
adjustyouwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsat leasthaM-fuU withdetergent.
H(W
'to
U$e
a
I"imfl
A rinseagentmakeswaterflow
offdishesquickerthanusual.'This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
For bestdishwashing performance,
useofa rinseagentsuchas J13"L
DRYbmndis recommended.
Rinseagentscomein eitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher's
dispenserusestheliquidform.
E!klw t(,)
ml
the rinse
agent
dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add.
the liquid. r inseagentuntilitjust
reachesthe bottomof thelip inside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.The dispenserautomatically
releasesthe rinse agentintothe
finalrinse water.
If you
spill:
wipe
uptherinse agentwitha damp
cloth. Don'tleavethe spillin the
dishwasher. R can keepyour
detergentfrom working.
Yourdishwasher's r inseagent
containerholds4% ounces,This
shouldlmt about3 months.Fill
as ~eeded,Do notoverfill.
m
and we
B?M,we only powderor
made for'
we in
$WMtr types
willCWUW
second, check the
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-water materialsfromforming
spotsor filmon yourdishes.If
yourwateris hard(7 grainsor
more), yourdetergenthas to work
harder.Detergentswitha higher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Nthe phosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less), you'llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhard water.
Your' w ater
can tell
you how hmll your water is. so
can yourcountyextension~gent.
Or yourarea'swatersoftener
compamy. Justcalland ask them
howmany "grainsof hardness"
thereare in yourwater.
How rWWh
Sholddyou
use?'Thatdepends.1syourwater
"hard" or "soft"?YVith h ard
water,
youneed extradetergexlt to get
dishesclean. Withsoftwater,you
needless detergent.
Toomuchdetergentwith softwater
notonly
wastes money, it can be
hmful. It can causea permanent
cloudinessof gl.mswam, c alled
"etching."An outsidelayerof glass
is etchedaway!CM course, this
takesScmle time. Butwhy We a
chamx when it'seasyto firedCM
the I-Wall-less of your water.
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