GE Spacemaker GSM603 Use And Care Manual page 7

Keep your detergent fresh and
dry. Under the sink isn't a good
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place to store detergent. Too much
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moisture. Don't put powder
detergent into the dispenser until
you're ready to wash dishes, either.
(It won't be fresh OR dry.)
If your powder detergent gets old
or lumpy, throw it away. It won't
wash well. Old detergent ofien
won't dissolve.
If you use a liquid dishwasher
detergent, these precautions are not
necessary because liquid detergents
don't "lump" as they age or come
in contact with water.
You'llfind two detergent
dispensers on the inside door of
your dishwasher. There are two,
because some cyclesuse two washes.
OPEN CUP
1.
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See "DetergentUsageGuide''below.
(Besure the Cyc[e Indicator Dial
is at OFFposition before adding
detergent. Otherwise, the detergent
cup lid will not close and latch
properly )
GRASP HANDLE,
ROTATE
AND CLOSE
TIGHTLY
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Always close the main cup tightly.
When it isfirndy latched, you will
hear a clicking sound. Do not
overtighten.
NOTE: Detergent cup may be opened
manually with no harm Turnhandle
counterclockwise until it releases.
A snapping sound is normal when
it opens.
How to prepare the
dishes for washing
If this is your first dishwasher, or
if you're replacing a much older
model, you may wonder how much
pre-preparation your dishes need.
Actually very little. Pre-rinsing of
normal food soils is not necessary.
With common sense and a little
practice, you'll soon know what
foods to remove. Here are some
guidelines:
L Scrape off bones, seeds, skins,
toothpicks and other hard solids. It
is also best to remove hard shelled
vegetables, meat trimmings, lea~
vegetables and crusts. Remove
excessive quantities of oil or
grease.
Dete~ent Usage Guide (powder or liquid)
2. Remove large quantities of any
food. Your dishwasher has a built-in
soft food disposer that pulverizes
sofi food bits and flushes them away.
It can handle small amounts of
soft foods, but large amounts will
be difficuit to handle.
3. Try to remove food scraps and
place dishes in dishwasher before
soil has a chance to dry and become
hard. Dishes with dried-on soil are
more difficult to wash and may
not come clean in the NORMAL
WASH cycle. Remember to use
your RINSE ONLY cycle for small
"holding" loads.
Note: The foods mentioned here
are for examples only. Other foods
not mentioned may also need to be
removed from your dishes. You
may also want to consider removing
foods such as mustard, mayonnaise,
vinegar, lemon juice and other foods
that can cause discoloration of
stainless steel if allowed to remain
on dishes for a long period of time.
When using the P(YI'SCRUBBER
cycle, less preparation is required
beforeloading. The IUISCRUBBER
cycle can wash heavily-soiled
dishes and remove dried-on and
baked-on soils from pots, pans and
casseroles. Items with burned-on
soils may not come clean. And the
dishwasher cannot remove burn
marks or restore fading caused by
overheating during cooking.
SOFT WATER MEDIUM WATER HARD WATER
(O-3grains hardness) (3-7 grains) (7-12grains*)
CYCLES
Main Cup$ I Open Cup* Main Cup$
I Open Cup*
Main Cup$ I Open Cup*
PCYI'SCRUBBER and
1 Tablespoon ~ 1 Tablespoon
Half Full ~ Half Full Completely
NORMAL WASH cycles minimum
J Completely
minimum Fuil
Full
LIGHT WASH cycle
1 Tablespoon
None Half Full None Completely
None
minimum Full
RINSE ONLY cycle Use no detergent Use no detergent
Use no detergent
*12grains and up is extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it,
$Filled Main Cup holds 3 tablespoons;
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lime can build up in water valve. Water valve may stick while open and cause flooding.
Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons.
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