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Adding detergent
The kind and amount
of dishwasher
detergent
you use IS an Important
part of
getting
L'our dishes clean
Read this sectlon
carefully
Use automatic
dish-
washer
detergent
only.
Other
detergents
are
too mild
and
much
too
sudsy
to work
in the
dishwasher.
Different
brands
of
dishwasher
detergent
have
different
amounts
of
phosphorus.
Phos-
phorus softens water and
helps
prevent
water
spots on dishes
If water
is hard
and
phosphorus
content
IS
low (6.04, or less], you
may
need
to use more
detergent
or use a brand
with a higher phosphorus
content
(8.7% or higher)
Do not add
detergent
until
you are
ready
to
wash. Fresh automatic
dishwasher
detergent
is necessary
for best
washing
results.
Store
detergent
tightly
closed
In a cool dry place
I
How much
detergent
to use
The amount
ot detergent
to use
depends
on t'le
hardness
of your
water
If too little
IS
used dishes wont
be clean
However.
if too much
IS
used
In soft water,
glassware
WIIJ
begin
to etch
Find out you: water's
hardness
by
asking
your
S~cal
water
depart-
ment, water
splftener
company
or
county
extensl,3n
agent
1 The detergent dispenser
The detergent
dispenser
has four cups.
Cups 2 and 4 hold detergent
for the first wash.
The covered
cups 1 and 3 hold detergent
for
the second
wash.
. To open or close the covered
cups, grasp
the tabs and pull or push. After filling, close
the cups
before
shut-
ting the dishwasher
door.
The covered
cups open
automatically
when
the
main
wash
starts. Deter-
gent in the open cups falls
into the dishwasher
when
me door is closed.
[ OPEN CUPS
COVERED CUPS
Use all
cups for...
NORMAL WASH Cycle
Use covered
cups for...
LIGHT WASH Cycle
Detergent chart
CYCLE
NORMAL WASh
WATER HARDNESS (Grains
Per Gallon)
SOFT
MEDIUM
(O-4 grains)
(5-8 grains]
'2
tablespoon
in
Half fill all cups.
all cups.
HARD TO VERY HARD
(over 8 grains)
Fill all cups.
LIGHT WASH
j 2 tablespoon
in
Half fill each
Fill each covered
each covered
cup.
covered
cup.
cup.
l..
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