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1-800-422-1230 In Canada, call for assistance 1-800-461-5681, for installation and service, call: 1-800-807-6777 or visit our website at... www.kitchenaid.com or www.KitchenAid.ca LAVE-VAISSELLE ENCASTRE Au Canada, pour assistance composez le 1-800-461-5681, pour installation ou service composez le 1-800-807-6777 ou visitez notre site web &...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DISHWASHER SAFETY .............. Before Using Your Dishwasher ............ PARTS AND FEATURES ............START-UP GUIDE ................Using Your New Dishwasher ............DISHWASHER LOADING ............... Loading Suggestions ..............Loading Top Rack ................ Loading Bottom Rack ..............Loading Silverware Basket ............DISHWASHER USE ................
DISHWASHER SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word "DANGER"...
GROUNDING iNSTRUCTiONS For a grounded, cord=connected dishwasher: The dishwasher must be grounded, in the event of a malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least resistance for electric current. The dishwasher is equipped with a cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug.
PARTS AND FEATURES 11. Silverware basket 1. Upper spray 6. 4-way HYDRO SWEEP spray arm 2. Top rack 12. Overfill protection float 7. Bottom rack 3. Model and serial number label 13. Heating element 8. Detergent dispenser 4. Water inlet opening [in tub wall] 14.
START-UP GUIDE DISHWASHER LOADING 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. Remove leftover food, bones, toothpicks and other hard 1. Scrape large food soil and hard items (toothpicks or bones) items from the dishes.
The toprack isdesigned forcups, glasses, and smaller items. The bottom rack is designed for plates, pans, casseroles, and Many items, upto9 in.(22cm), f itinthetoprack. ( See utensils. Many items, up to 13 in. (33 cm) tall, fit in the bottom recommended loading p atterns shown.) rack.
• Load cookie sheets, cake pans, and other large items at the Mix items in each section of the basket with some pointing up sides and back. Loading such items in front can keep the and some down to avoid nesting. Spray cannot reach nested items.
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Filling the dispenser Water Hardness Amount of Detergent 1. If the dispenser cover is closed, open the cover by pushing the cover latch. Soft to Medium For normally soiled loads Hard Water • Partially fill the Main Wash 0 to 6 grains per section (5 tsp or 25 g) gallon •...
Rinse a ids prevent water f rom forming d roplets thatcandryas Hot water dissolves and activates the dishwashing detergent. spots orstreaks. They also improve d rying byallowing water t o Hot water also dissolves grease on dishes and helps glasses dry drain offofthedishes d uring thefinal r inse byreleasing asmall spot-free.
Select the wash cycle and options desired• Or press START to Anytime during a cycle, press repeat the same cycle and options as the previous cycle. ® NOTE: If the last cycle you completed was a rinse cycle, the dishwasher will run the last full wash cycle and options that you selected when you press Start.
To turn on the Lock Press and hold ® You can customize your cycles by pressing an option. If you change your mind, press the option again to turn the option off. Select a different option if desired. You can change an option anytime before the selected option begins.
Material Dishwasher Safe?/Comments I:I? ..), ...... ¢ China/ During drying, you can see steam escaping through the vent at Stoneware Always check manufacturer's the upper left corner of the door. This is normal as the heat dries recommendations before washing.
DISHWASHER CARE Check the drain air gap anytime your dishwasher isn't draining well. Some state or local plumbing codes require the addition of a drain air gap between a built-in dishwasher and the home drain system. If a drain is clogged, the drain air gap protects your Cleaning the exterior dishwasher from water backing up into it.
Dishes are not completely clean TROUBLESHOOTING • Food soil left on the dishes Is the dishwasher loaded correctly? Refer to the "Dishwasher First try the solutions suggested here and possibly avoid the cost of a service call... Loading" section. Is the water temperature too low? For best dishwashing Dishwasher is not operating properly...
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Is the home water pressure high enough for proper • Orange stains on plastic dishes or dishwasher interior dishwasher filling? Home water pressure should be 20 to 120 Are large amounts of tomato-based foods on dishes placed psi (138 to 828 kPa) for proper dishwasher fill.
Yellow Pages. For further assistance If you need further assistance, you can write to KitchenAid with any questions or concerns at: KitchenAid Brand Home Appliances Customer Interaction Center 553 Benson Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692 Please include a daytime phone number in your correspondence.
For the lifetime of the product from the date of purchase, when this dishwasher is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid will pay for replacement parts and repair labor for the stainless steel tub and/or inner door if the tub and/or inner door develops a water leak caused by rust-through resulting from defective materials or workmanship.
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