GE GSD580 Use & Care Manual page 7

YOLI'U f ind two detergent
dispensers on the inside door of
your dishwasher.There are two
because some cycles use two
washes.
OPEN
CUP
See "DetergentU sageGuide"
below (Be sure the CycleIndicator
Dial is at OFFposition before
addingdetergent.Otherwise,the
deter~entcu~ lid will not closeand
latchpropefiy.)
GRASP HANDLE,
0'"
ROTATE AND
/'
CLOSE TIGHTLY /
f"
L
Close the main cup.
NOTE: Detergent cup may be
opened manually with no 'harm.
Turn handle 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'rereplacing a much older
model, you may wonder how much
preparationyour dishesneed.
Actually very little.Pre-rinsingof
normalfood soils is not necessary.
With common sense and a little
practice you'll soon know what
foods to remove. Here are some
guidelines:
1. Scrape off bones, seeds, skins,
toothpicks and other hard solids. It
is also best to remove hard shelled
vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy
vegetables and crusts. Remove
excessive quantities of oil or
grease.
2. Remove large quantities of any
food. Your dishwasher has a built-
in soft food disposer that
pulverizes soft food bits and
flushes them away. It can handle
small
amounts o fsoftfoods, b ut
large amounts will be difficult to
handle.
.
Detergent Usage (hide (powder or liquid)
3. Try to removefood scrapsand
date dishesin dishwasherbefore
;oil has a chanceto dry and become
hard. Disheswith dried-onsoil are
more difficultto wash and may not
come clean in the NORMAL
WASHcycle. Rememberto use
your RINSE & HOLD cyclefor
small "holding" loads.
Note:
The foods mentioned above
are 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 I?OTSCIUJBBER
cycle,lesspreparationis required
beforeloading.The POTSCRUBBER
cyclecan wash heavily-soiled dishes
and removedried-onand baked-on
soilsfrom pots,pansand casseroles.
Itemswithburned-onsoilsmay not
comecleanand thedishwashercannot
removeburn marksor restorefading
causedby overheating duringcooking.
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SOFT WATER
MEDIUM WATER HARD WATER
(O-3grains hardness) (3-7 grains) (7-12 grains*)
CYCLES I MainCup$ I OpenCup*
I
Main Cup$
I
Open Cup*
I
Main Cup$
I
Open Cup*
1 1 I , ,
1
ii #
POTSCRUBBER and 1 Ta~~espoon I
1 Tablespoon
Half Full
1 Half Full
Completely I Completely
PJORMAL WASH
minimum
+ minimum
+
Full
+ Full
l.JGHT WASH
1 Tablespoon None
Half Full None
Completely
None
minimum
Full
RIFISE & HOLll
use no
detergent Use m detergent Use M detergent
*12 grainsand up is extremelyhard water.A watersofteneris recommended. W ithoutit, lime can buildup in the water valve.
The water valvemay stick whileopen and causeflooding.
~Fikd Main Cup holds 3 tablespoons; Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons.
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