How To Prepare The Dishes For Washing; Detergent Usage Guide - GE GSD2800G Use And Care Manual

Keep you_"detergent fresh and
dry, Under the sink isn't a good
place to store detergent. Too much
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detergent into the dispenser until
_0u're ready to w_h dishes, either.
W_twon't be tresn OR dry.)
If your powder detergent gets old
or lumpy, throw it away. It won't
wash well. Old detergent often
won't dissolve.
If you use a liquid dishwasher
dete_ent, these precautions are not
necessary because liquid detergents
don't "lump" as they age or come
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You'll find two detergent
dispensers on the inside door of
your dishwasher. Two, because
some cycles use two washes.
MAIN CUP
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When it is firmly latched you will
hear a clicking sound. It is not
necessary to overtighten.
NOTE: Detergent cup may be
opened manually with no harm.
Turn handle counterclockwise until
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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
pre-preparation your dishes need.
•_ctuany very ntue. rre-rmsmg oi
normal food soils is not necessary.
With common sense and a little
practice you'll soon know what
foods to remove. Here are some
guloelmes:
1. Scrape off bones, seeds, skins,
toothpicks and other hard solids. It
is also best to remove hard shelled
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vegetables and crusts. Remove
excessive quantities of oil or
grease.
2. Remove large quantities of any
food. Your dishwasher has,a built-in
soft food disposer that pulverizes
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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 soi! are
more difficult to wash and may
not come clean in the NORMAL
WASH cycle. Remember to use
your RINSE & HOLD cycle for
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Note: The foods mentioned above
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not mentioned may also need to be
removed from your dishes. You
may also want to consider removing
foods such as mustard, mayonnaise,
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foods that can cause discoloration
of stainless steel if allowed to
remain on dishes for a long period
of time.
When using the PCClSCRUBBER
cycle, less preparation is required
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cycle can wash heavily-soiled
dishes and remove dried-on and
baked-on soils from pots, pans and
casseroles. Items with burned-on
soils may not come clean. And the
dishwasher cannot remove burn
marks or restore fading caused
by overheating during cooking.
Detergent Usage Guide (powder or liquid)
SOFT WATER MEDIUM WATER HARD WATER
(0-3 grains hardness) (3-7 grains) (%!2 grains*)
CYCLES Main Cup Open Cup Main Cup Open Cup Main Cups Open Cup:_
POTSCRUBBER and 1 Tablespoon 1 Tablespoon Half Full Half Full Completely Completely
NORMAL WASH cycles minimum minimum Full Full
CHINA-CRYSTALand I1 Tablespoon [None Half Full None Completely None
SHO-RT WASH cycles _ m:n,.mum _ 1 Fu!! I
RINSE & HOLD cycle Use no detergent Use no detergent Use no detergent
'12 grains and up _s extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended, Without it,
lime can build up in the water valve, The water valve may stick while open and cause flooding.
_Fi!led Main Cup lmlds 3 tablespoons; Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons,