Hard Water - GE GSD1120 Use And Care Manual

Yon'll find two detergent
dispensers on the inside door of
your dishwasher Two, because
some cycles use two washes.
OPEN
CUP..
CUP
See "Detergent Usage Gtdde "
below. (Be sure the Cycle Indicator
Dial is at OFF pasition before
adding detergent. Otherwise, the
detergent cup will not close and
latch properly )
GRASP HANDLE,
ROTATE AND
CLOSE TIGHTLY
Close the main cup.
NOTE:' To open the detergent cup
after it has been closed, unlatch the
door and rotate the Cycle hMicator
Dial a fidt tam to tile OFF position,
When the closed cup contains soap
it is best that the door be in a
partially open position before
rotating the Cycle bzdicator Dial.
This will help reduce the amount
of detergent and rinse aid agent
spillage OTto tile tu&
How to prepare the dishes
for washing
If this is your first dishwasher; or
if you're replacing a much older
model, you may wonder how much
preparation your' dishes need
Actually very little_ Pre-finsing of
normal food soils is not necessmy.
With common sense and a little
practice you'll soon know what
foods to remove. Here are some
guidelines:
1. Scrape off' bones, seeds, skins,
toothpicks and other hard solids. It
is also best to remove hard-shelled
vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy
vegetables and crusts.. Remove
excessive quantifies of oil or grease°
2. Remove large quantities of any
food. Your dishwasher has a built-in
soft food disposer that pulverizes
soft food bits and flushes them
away. It can handle small amounts
of soft foods, but large amounts will
be difficult to handle.,
3. Try to remove food scraps and
place dishes in dishwasher before
soil has a chance to dry and become
hard. Dishes with dried-on soil
are more diffictflt to wash and may
not come clean in the NORMAL
WASH cycle. Remember to use
your RINSE & HOLD cycle for
small "holding" loads
Note: The foods mentioned are
for examples only. Other foods
not mentioned may also need to
be removed from your' dishes. You
may also want to consider removing
foods such as mustard, mayonnaise,
vinegar, lemon juice and other foods
that can cause discoloration of
stainless steel if allowed to remain
on dishes for a long period of time.
When using the POTSCRUBBER
cycle, less preparation is required
before loading. The POTSCRUBBER
cycle can wash heavily-soiled dishes.
Items with burned-on and baked-on
soils may not come clean, And the
dishwasher cannot remove burn
marks or restoie fading caused by
ovetheating during cooking.
Detergent Usage Guide (powder or liquid)
CYCLES
POTSCRUBBER
NORMAL WASH
WATERSAVER
RINSE & HOLD
SOFT WATER
(0-3 grains hardness)
Main Cup
Half Full
Half' Fult
Open Cup
Half Full
+
i None
Use no detergent
MEDIUM WATER
(3-7 grains)
Main Cup ] Open Cup
[ Half FuI1
Completely +
Full 1
Half Full None
Use no detergent
HARD WATER
(7-12 grains*)
Main Cup:[: [ Open Cups
[
Completely + Completely
Full Full
CompletelYFuilI None
Use no detergent
* I2 grains and up is extremely hard water A water softener is recommended Without it, lime can
build up in the water valve "fhe water valve may stick while open and cause flooding
+.Filled Main Cup holds 3 tablespoons;
Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons
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