Loading The Bottom Rack - Kenmore 665.17732 Use & Care Manual

Adjustable 3-position top rack
You can raise or lower the top rack to fit tall items in either
the top or bottom rack. Two adjusters are located on each
side of the top rack. Each adjuster has 3 preset positions.
The high and low positions are marked on the adjuster.
To adjust the top rack
1. Hold the top rack with one hand near the adjuster.
2. With the other hand, pull out the top of the adjuster.
3. Raise or lower the rack to one of the preset positions.
4. Release the adjuster.
Repeat the steps for the remaining adjusters as needed.
The 4 adjusters can be raised or lowered separately or
together. The top rack does not have to be level.
Loading the Bottom Rack
The bottom rack is designed for plates, pans, casseroles,
and utensils. Items with cooked-on or dried-on food
should be loaded with soiled surfaces facing inward to the
spray. (See recommended loading patterns shown.)
NOTE: The features on your dishwasher rack may vary
from the drawings shown.
Do not cover spray tower. See arrow.
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Do not load glasses, cups, or plastic items in the
bottom rack. Load small items in the bottom rack only
if they are secured in place.
Load plates, soup bowls, etc., between prongs and
facing inward to the spray.
Overlap the edges of plates for large loads.
Load soup, cereal, and serving bowls in the rack in a
variety of ways depending upon their size and shape.
Load bowls securely between the rows of prongs. Do
not nest bowls because the spray will not reach all
surfaces.
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• Secure heavily soiled cookware face down in the rack.
Load cookie sheets, cake pans, and other large items
at the sides and back. Loading such items in front can !Im
keep the water spray from reaching the detergent
dispenser.
• Make sure pot handles and other items do not stop
rotation of the spray arm(s). The spray arm(s) must
move freely.
• Do not load items between the bottom rack and the
side of the dishwasher tub. You can block the water
inlet opening.
NOTE: If you have removed the bottom rack for unloading
or cleaning, replace it with the bumpers in front.
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