Dishwasher Cycle and Options Guide
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your appliance's Owner's Manual, before operating this appliance.
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Cycle Guide
This information covers several different models. Your dishwasher may not have all of the cycles and options described.
Cycles:
Descriptions:
Heavy
Use for hard-to-clean, heavily soiled pots, pans,
casseroles, and regular tableware. Includes a heated
drying option.
Normal
This cycle is recommended for daily, regular, or typical
use to completely wash and dry a full load of normally
soiled dishes. This dishwasher's government energy
certifications were based on the Normal cycle with
only the Heat Dry option selected.**
Quick Wash
For fast results, this cycle will clean dishes using
slightly more water and energy. For improved drying,
select a heated drying option.
NOTE: Some detergents are not recommended for
short wash cycles; please refer to your detergent
packaging for more information.
Extended
This cycle quietly soaks dishes with an extended
Soak
prewash which eliminates the need to presoak dishes,
saving personal time and effort. For optimal cleaning
results during this cycle, add prewash detergent. Use
this cycle for loads with heavy amounts of dried-on or
hard-to-clean baked-on food. This cycle includes a
heated drying option.
Boost
This cycle is more aggressive than the Normal Cycle
using a higher amount of energy, water and
temperature along with a longer cycle time to provide
improved cleaning performance. This cycle includes
the heated dry option.*
*The government energy certifications are not based on this cycle and may increase your energy usage. See the Normal cycle
description for the government energy certification cycle.
**No other washing and drying temperature options were selected, and the dishwasher was not subjected to truncated testing. Rinse aid
was not used, and there was no detergent used in the prewash.
Soil Level:
Estimated Wash
Time (Hr:Min):
Heavy/Baked-On
2:30–3:30
Light to Heavy
2:00–3:30
All Soil Levels
1:00–1:05
Dried-On/Baked-
6:40–7:35
On
All Soil Levels
2:00–3:30
Added Water
Usage Gallons
(Liters):
7.5 (28.3)
3.0–7.5
(11.4–28.1)
5.8 (21.9)
7.5 (28.3)
4.4–7.5 (16.7–28.3)
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