GE GSD500 Use And Care Manual page 6

Gwxl.dishw'ashing
s tarts
with HOT
water.
To get dishes clean and dry,you
need hot water. To help you get
water of the proper temperature,
your dishwasherautomatically
heats the water in the wash cycle.
For good washing and drying,the
entering water must be at least
120"F.To prevent dish damage,
inlet water shouldnot exceed 150°F.
How to test water temperature:
Higher water temperature is
needed to dissolve grease and
activate powder detergents. Check
your water temperature with a
candy or meat thermometer. Turn
on the hot water faucet nearest the
dishwasher. Put the thermometer in
a glass and let the water run
continuously into the glass until
the temperature stops rising. If the
water temperature is below 120"F
adjust your water heater.
Helpful hints: If outside
temperatures are unusuallylow, or if
your water travels a long distance
from water heater to dishwasher,
you may need to set your water
heater's thermostat up. If you have
not used hot water for some time,
the water in the pipes will be cold.
Turn on the hot water faucet at the
sink and allow it to run until the
water is hot. Then start the
dishwasher. If you've recently done
laundry or run hot water for
showers, give your water heater
time to recover before operating the
dishwasher.
To improve washability if the
water is less than 120°F and you
cannot adjust your water heater:
Select a longer cycle and fill both
detergent cLlpsat least half-full
with detergent.
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A rinse agent makes water flow off
dishes quicker than usual. This
lessens water spotting and makes
drying faster, too,
For best dishwashing performance,
use of a rinse agent such as J13T-
DRY brand is recommended.
Rinse agents come in either liquid
or solid form. Yourdishwasher
uses the liquid form.
How
to fill the rinse agent
dispenser.
Unscrew the cap. Add
the liquid rinse agent until it just
reaches the bottom of the lip inside
the dispenser opening. Replace the
cap. The dispenser automatically
releases the rinse agent into the
final rinse water.
If you
accidentally spill:
Wipe up
the rinse agent with a damp cloth.
Don't leave the spill in the
dishwasher. It can keep your
detergent from working.
If you can't find any rinse agent,
write:
BENCICISER CONSUMER
PRODUCTS, INC.
("JET-DRY")
411 W. Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
How 'to
Choose a nd
l.lse
the
"
right detergent.
First, use only powder or
liquid
detergent
specifically made for
me hi"dishihnshem
iMmr
types
will cause oversudsing.
Second, check the phosphate
content, Phosphatehelps prevent
hard-water materialsfrom forming
spots or film on your dishes. If
your water is hard (7 grains or
more), your detergenthas to work
harder. Detergents with a higher
phosphatelevel will probably work
better. If the phosphatecontent is
low (8.7% or less), you'll have to
use extra detergent with hard water.
Your water department can tell
you how hard your water is. So
can your county extension agent.
Or your area's water softener
company.Just call and ask them
how many "grains" of hardness is
in your water.
How much detergent should you
use? Thatdepends. Is your
water
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"hard" or "soft"? With hard water,
you need extra detergentto get
dishes clean. With soft water, you
need less detergent.
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Too much detergent with soft water
—
not only wastes money,it can be
harmful. It can cause a permanent
cloudiness of glassware, called
"etching." An outside layer of
glass is etched away! But why take
a chance when it's easy to find out
the hardness of your water.
Keep your detergent fresh and
dry. Under the sink isn't a good
place to store detergent. Too much
moisture. Don't put powder
detergent into the dispenser until
you're ready to wash dishes, either.
(It won't be fresh OR dry.)
If your powder detqymt gets dd
or
bll~y~
thlWW
it
away. Old
detergent
often
won't dissolve. I-f
you use a liquid dishwasher
detergent, these precautions are not
necessary because liquid detergents @2%
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don't "lump" as they age or come - r
in contact with water.
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