Using Your Dishwasher; Hot Water Is Essential; Preparing Dishes; Loading Your Dishwasher - Maytag IntelliSense Plus User Manual

USING YOUR DISHWASHER
Hot Water is Essential Loading Your Dishwasher
For good cleaning and drying results, hot water Seldom will households have identical dishes;
is necessary'. The water should be 120°-140°F. the number and type of articles used will vary
If, for any" reason, the temperature of the daily, Your dishwasher is designed to be flexible
water being delivered by the water heater is and accommodate a wide variety of dishes and
significantly below 120°E the dishwasher will utensils. The following instructions and pictures
operate longer. The dishwasher will will help you become familiar with your
automatically heat the water as needed. The dishwasher. With experience, you will Ieam the
word "HEATING" will appear in the display, best arrangement for your particular needs.
To check water temperature, turn on the hot General Recommendations
water faucet nearest the dishwasher, Let water
• Place all items on racks so they are separated
run into a glass in the sink until it is as hot as
possible, then check with a can@ or meat and face the center to insure the water spray
thermometer. If the temperature at the faucet is will reach the soiled surfaces. Do not allow"
below 120017 (49°C), have a qualified person items to extend out of the racks.
raise the water heater thermostat setting. • The wash tower rises through the center of the
lower rack during the cycle. For the best
Preparing Dishes
cleaning results, avoid blocking it or loading
• It is not necessary to rinse dishes before tall articles next to it.
placing them in your Maytag dishwasher. • Make sure the movement of the upper and
Simply scrape offbones and large pieces of lower spray arms is not blocked by items
food. The food disposer in your dishwasher hanging below the lower rack or tall articles in
can handle a variety of items such as pits, fruit the upper rack.
seeds, popcorn and toothpicks. These items • Insure the free flow of water to the detergent
will be chopped into small pieces during drain cup by not blocking it with large items.
and removed with the drain water. If hard
items get into the dishwasher module, you • Larger, flat, lightweight items (such as plastic
may hear chopping noises during drain. These covers) may be wedged next to the silverware
sounds are normal, basket or along the sides and back of the racks.
• Foods that have been burned onto cooking Avoid blocking
utensils will need to be scraped or soaked, wash tower
• Certain foods, such as mustard, mayonnaise,
lemon juice, vinegar, salt or dressings, may
cause stainless steel flatware to rust and pit if
allowed to remain in contact with the surface
for a period of time. Therefore, it is best to
rinse these food soils off stainless steel flatware
unless the dishwasher is to be operated soon
after loading.
• If your dishwasher drains into a food waste
disposer, make certain the disposer is
completely empty before starting the
dishwasher to provide for proper draining.
If there is a blockage in fl_e disposer,
"BLOCKED DRAIN" may appear in the
display.
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