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Whirlpool DU9000XR Series Use & Care Manual page 7

Undercounter dishwasher

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Adding detergent
The kind and amount
of dishwasher
detergent
you use is an important
part of
getting
your dishes clean.
Read this section
carefully.
Use automatic
dish-
7
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.
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If water
is hard
and
phosphorus
content
is
low (6.0% 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.
How much detergent
to use
The amount
of detergent
to use
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CONTENT
The detergent
dispenser
The detergent
dispenser
has one section with
a cover and one without.
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Put detergent
in both sections
for cycles
with
two washes.
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Put detergent
in the covered
section
only for
cycles
with one wash.
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Push the cover
down
until it is latched.
Detergent
in the open
section falls into the dish-
washer
when the door is
closed. The covered
sec-
tion opens automatically
when
the
main
wash
starts.
NOTE: It is normal
for cover
to open
partially
when dispensing
detergent.
The cover will open
fully when the door is opened.
COVER
COVEY LATCH
-
Use covered
section
for...
Use both
NORMAL WASH Cycle
sections
for...
LOW ENERGY
POTS & PANS Cycle
WASH Cycle
HEAVY WASH Cycle
depends
on the hardness
of your
water. If too little is used, dishes won't
be clean.
However,
if too much
is
used
in soft water,
glassware
will
begin
to etch.
Find out your water's
hardness
by
asking
your
local
water
depart-
ment, water
softener
company
or
county
extension
agent.
HARD - Fill 1 or both sections to top line
if water
hardness
is 8 or more grains
per gallon,
or 136 or more parts
per
million.
MEDIUM - Fill 1 or both sections to mid-
dle line if water hardness
is5 to 7 grains
per gallon, or 85 to 119 parts per million.
SOFl-
Fill 1 or both sections
to bottom
line if water hardness
is 0 to4 grains per
gallon,
or 0 to 68 parts per million.
Rinse aid dispenser
A rinse aid helps keep water from forming
droplets
and drying
as spots. Keep the dispenser
filled with a rinse aid such as Jet-
Dry.@ A small amount
is released
automatically
during
the final
rinse of each
cycle.
Check the dispenser
periodically
to see if it needs refilling. The
Fill Indicator
Cap
shows when it's time to fill the rinse aid dis-
penser. The center will be clear when it is time to refill. Make sure
dishwasher
door is fully open when refilling.
Do not fill past the
smallest opening
in the lower part of the dispenser.
If you overfill,
excess rinse aid can come out. This will not harm the dishwasher.
Keep the dispenser
fill cap tightly
closed.

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