PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Spottingand
Incorrect amount
filming
of detergent
(continued)
Dishesdo not
dry completely
Silicafilm or
etching
(silica filmis a
milky,rainbow
colored deposit;
etching isa
cloudy film)
Blackor gray
markson dishes
Whitespots on
cookwarewith
non-stickfinish
Useof ineffective
detergents
Insufficient fill dueto
lowwaterpressure
Dishes donotdrain
properly
Plastics
Follow recommendations
foramount. H eavy
soiland/orhardwatergenerally require
extradetergent.
Usefreshdetergent. Storedetergent
tightlyclosed in a cool,dryplace.Discard
lumpydetergent.
Home waterpressure shouldbe20to 120
psi(138to828kPa)for proper d ishwasher
fill.A booster p ump onthewatersupply may
benecessary i f pressure is toolow.
Dishes musthaveproper waterdrainage.
Donotoverload. S eethe "Loading Your
Dishwasher" section. U sea liquidrinse
agenttospeeddraining.
Someplastics, d ueto material, mayneedto
betoweldried.
Waterchemical
reaction withcertain
typesof glassware -
usually caused by
somecombination o f
softor softened water,
alkaline washing
solutions, insufficient
rinsing, o verloading the
dishwasher, andheat
of drying.
Aluminum items
touching dishes
Seasoning r emoved by
dishwasher detergents
It maynotbepossible to prevent p roblem,
except b yhandwashing. T oslowthis
process, u sea minimum amount o f deter-
gentbutnotlessthan1tablespoon p er
load.Usea liquidrinseagentandunderload
thedishwasher to allowthorough rinsing.
Silicafilmandetching arepermanent and
cannot b e removed. UsetheAir Dryoption.
Loadaluminum items so thattheywill not
rubagainst d ishes during washing. D onot
washthrowaway a luminum itemsinthe
dishwasher because theymaybreak down
andcausemarking. Remove aluminum
markings byusinga mildabrasive cleanser.
Reseason c ookware afterdishwasher
washing.
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