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t o
TestWaterTemperature
heater'sthermostat u p.If youhavenotusedhotwater
for sometime,thewaterin thepipeswillbe cold.Turn e
on thehotwaterfaucetat thesinkandallowit torun
untilthewateris hot,Thenstartthedishwasher. If
you'verecentlydonelaundryor runhotwaterfor
showers, g iveyourwaterheatertimeto recoverbefore
operating thedishwasher.
Higherwatertemperature i s neededto dissolvegrease
andactivatepowderdetergents. I f thewatertemperature
is lessthan140"F., u setheWATER HEATBOOST
option.SeeWATER HEATBOOSTsection.
Checkyourwatertemperature witha candyor meat
thermometer. Turnonthehot waterfaucetnearest
thedishwasher. P utthethermometer i n a glassand
let thewaterrun continuously intotheglassuntilthe
temperature stopsrising.If the watertemperature is
below120°F., a djustyourwaterheater.
Toimprovewashability if thewateris lessthan 120"F.
andyoucannotadjustyourwaterheater:Selecta longer
cycleandfillbothdetergent c upsat leasthalf-fullwith
detergent.
Helpfulhints: If outsidetemperatures a reunusually
low,or if yourwatertraveisa longdistancefromwater
heaterto dishwasher, youmayneedto setyourwater
How
touse
a Rinse
Agent
Yourdishwasher's rinseagentcontainerholds4!4
ounces.Thisshouldlast about3 months.Fill as
needed.Do not overfill.
A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoffdishesquickerthan
usual.Thislessenswaterspottingandmakesdrying
faster,too.
For bestdishwashing performance, u seof a rinseagent
suchas JET-DRY brandis recommended.
If you accidentallyspill:Wipeup therinseagentwith
a dampcloth.Don'tleavethespillin thedishwasher. It
cankeepyourdetergent f romworking.
If you can%find
any rinse agent,
write:
Rinseagentscomein eitherliquidor solidform.
Yourdishwasher u sestheliquidform.
Ii&w
tom
the
rinse agent 'dispenser.
13ENCKISER C ONSUMER PRODUCTS, I NC.
("JET-DRY")
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich, C T 06830
How
to
chooseand
use
m?
Right IDwi?rgent
First,
use ody powder or
liquid
Your
water
department can tell
detergent Specifically made for
you how hard your water is. so
use in dishwashers. GMN-?r types
can yourcountyextensionagentor
will
(%3tme fmwmdsing.
your area'swater softenercompany.
Toomuchdetergentwith softwater
not onlywastesmoney,it can be
harmful.It cancausea permanent
cloudinessof glassware,called
"etching."An outsidelayerof glass
is etchedaway!Of course,thistakes
sometime.Butwhy takea chance
whenit'seasy to find out the
hardnessof yourwater.
second,checkthe
phosphate
content. Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsor film on your dishes.If your
wateris hard (7 grainsor more),
your detergenthas to workharder.
Detergentswith a higherphosphate
level willprobablyworkbetter.If
the phosphatecontentis low (8.7910
or less), you'1~ have to use extra
detergentwith hard wa~er.
Just call and ask themhow many
"grains" of hardnessthere are in
your water.
How much. detergent
should you
use? Thatdepends.1syour water
"hard" or "soft"? Withhard water,
you needextradetergentto get
dishesclean.Withsoft water,you
needless detergent.
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