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