Automatic Temp Boost; How To Test Water; Using A Rinse Agent; How To Choose And Use The Right Detergent - Magic Chef DU2J Instructions Manual

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Water Heating
How to choose and use
To get dishes clean and dry you
showers, give your water heater
detergent.
need hot water. To help you get
time to recover before operating the
First, use only powder or liquid
water of the proper temperature,
dishwasher,
detergents specifically made for
your dishwasher automatically
To improve washability if the water
use in dishwashers. Other types
heats the water in the wash cycle,
is less than 120°F and you cannot
will cause oversudsing.
For good washing and drying, the
adjust your water heater: Select a
Second, check the phosphate
entering water must be at least
longer cycle and fill beth detergent
content. Phosphate helps prevent
120°E To prevent dish damage,
cups at least half-full with detergent.
inlet water should not exceed 150°F.
hard-water materials from forming
spots or film on your dishes. If your
How to test water temperature:
How to
use a
rinse agent,
water is hard (7 grains or more),
Check the water temperature
your detergent has to work harder.
inside your dishwasher with a
A rinse agent makes water flow
Detergents with a higher phosphate
candy or meat thermometer,
offdishes quicker than usual. This
level will probably work better. If
lessens water sporing and makes
the phosphate content is low (8.7%
Let the dishwasher run through
drying faster, too.
one fill and pump out cycle, then
or less), you'll have to use extra
let the dishwasher flU with water
For best dishwashing performance,
detergent with hard water.
the second time.
use of a rinse agent such as JET-DRY
brand is recommended.
Your water department
can tell
When you hear the water stop
you how hard your water is. So
filling, unlatch the door and slowly
Rinse agents come in either liquid
can your county extension agent.
open it.
or solid form. Your dishwasher's
Or your area's water softener
Measure the temperature of the
dispenser uses the liquid form.
company. Just call and ask them
water in the bottom of the tub this
How to fill the rinse agent
how many "grains of hardness"
way:
dispenser. Unscrew the cap. Add
there are in your water.
the liquid rinse agent until it just
How much detergent should you
reaches the bottom of the lip inside
use? That depends. Is your water
the dispenser opening. Replace the
"hard" or "soft"? With hard water,
cap. The dispenser automatically
you need extra detergent to get
releases the rinse agent into the
dishes clean. With soft water, you
fina/rinse water,
need less detergent.
If you accidentally spill: Wipe
Too much detergent with soft water
up the rinse agent with a damp
not only wastes money, it can be
cloth. Don't leave the spill in the
harmful. It can cause a permanent
dishwasher. It can keep your
cloudiness of glassware, called
Remove the silverware basket and
detergent from working.
"etching." An outside layer of glass
place a candy or meat thermometer
If you can't find any rinse agent,
is etched away! Of course, this takes
in the water towards the middle of
write:
some time. But why take a chance
the tub. If the temperature is less
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when it's easy to find out the
than 120°F, you will not get good
washing results. Higher water
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hardness of your water.
temperature is needed to dissolve
("JET DRY")
Keep your detergent fresh and
grease and activate powder
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dry. Under the sink isn't a good
detergents.
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place to store detergent. Too much
moisture. Don't put IXr, vder detergent
Helpful hints: If outside
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into the dispenser until you're
temperatures are unusually low, or
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ready to wash dishes, either. (It
if your water travels a long distance
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won't be fresh OR dry.)
from water heater to dishwasher,
you may need to set your water
If your powder detergent gets old
heater's thermostat up. If you have
or lumpy, throw it away. It won't
not used hot water for some time,
wash well. Old detergent often
the water in the pipes will be cold.
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won't dissolve.
Turn on the hot water faucet at the
If you use a liquid dishwasher
sink and allow it to run until the
Your dishwasher's rinse agent
detergent, these precautions are not
water is hot. Then start the
container holds 4½ ounces. This
necessary because liquid detergents
dishwasher. If you've recently done
should last about 3 months. Fill
don't "lump" as they age or come
laundry or run hot water for
as needed. Do not overfdl,
in contact with water.
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