Sensing System; Start-Up Guide; Using Your New Dishwasher - Kenmore 665.16982 Use & Care Manual

The Soil Removal System gives you sparkling clean dishes, while
using less energy and time. The Soil Removal System includes:
• A heavy-duty grinder that acts as a food disposer to grind
and dispose of large food particles.
• A Soil Sensor to monitor soil level and adjust the cycles as
needed.
• An Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) that ensures the
proper water temperature for the selected wash cycle, and
soil level of the load.
• A Triple Action Filtration system that intermittently filters soil
from the wash water.
How the Soil Removal System and the Triple Action
Filtration System work
1. Load the dishwasher. Remove bones, large chunks or
burned-on food. No rinsing is necessary. Any remaining food
soil will be ground up and disposed down the drain with the
wash water.
2. After dishwasher starts, hot water fills the dishwasher to a
level near the bottom of the overfill protection float.
3. When the wash cycle begins, the soil level and water
temperature are read.
4. The water drains at the end of the wash cycle or when high
soil levels are sensed. Once drained, water fills again near the
bottom of the overfill protection float,
5. As the main wash cycle begins, the sensors measure soil load
and temperature, Heat will be added during this period until
the needed temperature is reached, The temperature needed
depends on the cycle chosen and the soil level and dishload
sensed.
6. Detergent is dispensed at the correct time in the cycle. The
hot water and detergent spray against the soiled surfaces of
the load and remove food particles.
7. Soils washed from the dishes are filtered from the wash water
through the pump system, (See illustration below,)
1. Soiled water flows into the pump.
2. The water is then pumped into the spray arms.
3. A portion of the pumped water is directed
through the filterbox.
Water travels through this system continuously during both
wash and rinse cycles.
8. Once soils collect in the filterbox, they will be sensed and
purged. (See 3 above.) The soil is purged by removing only
the soils and water in the filterbox. Only a small amount of hot
water is removed from the wash cycle. Removing only soiled
water conserves water and detergent.
9. The length of the main wash depends on the soil level sensed
and the time needed to reach water temperature. The wash
action will repeatedly pause for several seconds during this
process.
10. Once the first rinse begins, fresh hot water enters the
dishwasher and sprays onto the dishes. This rinse water is
then pumped through the Soil Removal System and
remaining soil is removed.
11. The final rinse water is heated with an additional heating
pause. The rinse aid is dispensed to the water for the final
rinse to prepare the dishes for drying,
How the Soil Sensor and the Automatic Temperature
Control (ATC) work
1. Sensors detect the soil level or water temperature in the
dishwasher.
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After the soil level is determined, unnecessary portions of the
cycle are skipped.
The ATC adjusts the water temperature throughout the cycle
depending upon the soil level detected. Higher water
temperatures are used to improve cleaning with heavier
soiled loads.
How the smartwash TMSensing System works
1. When the smartwash TMcycle is started, the smartwash TM
Sensors are detecting the amount of soil, water temperature,
and the size of the dishload in the dishwasher.
2. After the soil level and dishload size are determined, the
sensors automatically adjust the temperature and the amount
of water used for the load. This allows less water usage when
there is a smaller, less heavily-soiled dishload.
START-UP GUIDE
Before using your dishwasher, remove all packaging materials.
Read this entire Use and Care Guide. You will find important
safety information and useful operating tips.
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Rinse aid is essential for good drying. Be sure to fill the
dispenser before you use your new dishwasher. Each filling
will last about 1 to 3 months depending on your usage.
Scrape large food soil and hard items (toothpicks or bones)
from dishes. You do not need to pre-rinse your dishes.
Properly load the dishwasher. (See "Dishwasher Loading.")
Load dishes with space in between so water will reach the
soiled surfaces. Make sure nothing prevents the spray arm(s)
from spinning freely.
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