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In the beginning stages, etching may be
Energy Saving "lips
identified by a "rainbow" look
shades of blue,
purple, brown or pink may be seen when the
You can help save energy if you:
glass is held at an angle to the light. In
1. Wash full loads. Running a half-filled
advanced stages the surface of the glassware
dishwasher uses the same amount of
appears frosted, spotted or cloudy,
electricity and hot water as a fully loaded
Certain types of glassware will etch in any"
machine.
dishwasher with the combination of soft water
2. Do not pre-rinse normally soiled dishes.
(especially mechanically softened), an
Select the correct cycle for the load and use
excessive amount of detergent, heat and
the recommended
amount of detergent for
prerinsing. There is no relationship to the cost
good washing results without hand rinsing.
or quality of the glass.
3. Load correctly for best washing results.
To prevent:
Incorrect loading may cause poor washing and
1. Adjust the amount of detergent to the
the need to prewash all or part of the load.
degree of water hardness (see page 6).
4. Use the Normal cycle when dishes are not
2. Adjust the water temperature
(see page 3).
heavily soiled. It uses less hot water and
energy than the Pots & Pans cycle.
3. Do not manually prerinse dishes before
5. Fan dry dishes (without heat) when you don't
loading in dishwasher. Prerinsing prior to
loading to remove all food soil aggravates
need a rapid drying cycle. Allow longer drying
etching,
times (overnight).
• Rust
6. Use your dishwasher during off-peak hours.
Local utilities recommend this to avoid heavy
Sometimes the dishes or the interior of the
usage of energy at certain times of day. Check
dishwasher may tuna a brown, red or black
with your utility company to see if off-peak
color if iron or manganese is in the water. To
rates exist.
remove discoloration from dishwasher interior,
dishes and glassware (no metal items):
1. Select a rust removing compound, such as
RoVer Rust Remover. It is available from
Maytag Parts Distributors by using Part
No. 57961.
2. Start an empty dishwasher on the rinse
portion of the cycle. During fill, open the
door and add 1/2 cup RoVer Rust Remover
to the water. Allow the dishwasher to
complete the cycle.
3. Follow with a detergent wash.
The only permanent
solution is to install
special filters which can remove iron and
manganese from the water.
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