Maintenance Tasks - Sears Kenmore ELITE 630.1630 Series Use & Care Manual

II. Care and Maintenance
Maintenance Tasks
Perform the following maintenance to ensure continued
superior performance from your Kenmore dishwasher:
• Wiping up Spills and Splash-out
• Winterizing Your Dishwasher
• Check/Clean the Spray Arm Nozzles
= Clean the Stainless Steel Inner Door and Tub
= Check/Clean the Filter System
= Clean the Exterior Door Panel
. Clean the Door Gasket
1. Wiping Up Spills and Splash-out
Water may occasionally splash out of your dishwasher,
especially if you interrupt a cycle or open the dishwasher door
during a cycle. Wipe up immediately any water that spills or
splashes out of your dishwasher.
2. Winterizing Your Dishwasher
If your dishwasher will be unused for an extended period of
time in a location that experiences freezing temperatures (e.g.,
in a holiday home or through a vacation period), you must drain
all the water from the dishwasher's interior.
a) Turn off the water supply.
b) Disconnect the drain hose, and allow your dishwasher to
completely drain into a bucket or other appropriate
receptacle.
3. Check/Clean the Spray Arm Nozzles
Occasionally check the spray arms to ensure that the spray
nozzles are unobstructed. You must remove the spray arms to
check them for obstruction.
To remove the top spray arm:
a) Remove the empty top rack from the dishwasher.
b) Turn the rack upside-down. The top spray arm is held in
position by a locking nut as shown in Figure 28A. Turn the
locking nut counter-clockwise 1/8 turn and remove it, as
shown in Figure 28B to release the spray arm.
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HEALTH HAZARD =MOLD GROWTH: Standing water
around or under the dishwasher can cause mold growth
that can adversely affect human health and damage
household structural materials. To avoid floor damage
and possible mold growth, do not allow water to remain
around or under your dishwasher.
c) Remove the spray arm as shown in Figure 29.
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d) Look for obstruction in the spray nozzles.
e) If the spray nozzles need cleaning, flush them under running
wate r.
To reinstall the top spray arm:
t) Return the top spray arm to its installed position.
g) Return the locking nut to its installed position and turn it 1/8
turn clockwise.
h) Return the top rack to the top rack roller guides.
To remove the bottom spray arm:
/) Remove the empty bottom rack from the dishwasher tub.
2) Grasp and lift the bottom spray arm as shown in Figure 30.
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k) Look for obstruction in the spray nozzles.
/) If the spray nozzles need cleaning, flush them under running
wate r.
To reinstall the bottom spray arm:
m) Return the bottom spray arm to its installed position and
press it so that it snaps into place.
n) Return the bottom rack to its installed position.
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