Materials - GE GSD1250 Use And Care Manual

What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you can't.
Usually
Material
Aluminum
Crystal
Non-dishwasher
items-such as
electronic air cleaner
filters, furnace filters,
paint brushes, etc.
Glass
Iron
Pewter
Plastics
Stainless steel
Sterling
Silver
and Silver plate
Non-stick
coatings
Tin
Wood
Forget a dish? Here's
when you can add it.
Add dishes any time during the
RINSE & HOLD cycle or wash
cycles.
However, opening the door during
any cycle lessens cleaning power.
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So try to load everything a~ the
beginning.
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Safe Exceptions (not safe)
Some
YES colored anodized aluminum can
fade.
Antique, metal-trimmed, hand-painted
YES
or over-the-glaze patterns fade. Gold
leaf will discolor.
Antique, metal-trimmed or hand-
YES
painted patterns fade. Gold leaf
discolor.
NO
YES
Milk glass may yellow.
NO Iron will rust.
NO Pewter tarnishes,
YES
YES
Don't put in same silverware basket
YES
with stainless steel. Contact between
metals can 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.
YES
NO
Tin can rust,
Wood can warp, crack or lose its
NO
finish with any type of washing.
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. '
Special Instructions
Some or spotting possible. Remove by
darkening
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads,
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
will manufacturer's instructions for your crystal.
wash in dishwasher.
Do not
discoloration or stfiining of dishw~sher may result.
If it doesn't say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece in
the top rack before dishwashing an entire set. Wash in
top rack only.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can 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,
4. Close the door and push the
latch to the far right. When the
door is locked, washing will
continue.
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dishes you've forgotten.