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GE GSD400P Use And Care Manual page 13

General electric dishwasher use and care guide

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PROBLEM
SPOTSANDFILMIIW
ONGLASSESAND
FLATWARE
CLOUDINESSON
GLASSWARE
YELLOW
FILM
OR BROWN
POSSIBLE
CAUSEAND
REMEDY
Spottingcanbe causedby all thesethings:
~Extremelyhard water.(Seepage6.)
Q Lowinletwatertemperature, ( Totest,seepage6.)
*Overloading the dishwasher.
*Improperloading,(Seepages8 and9.)
*Oldor damppowdercletergent,
@ Phosphatelevelin detergenttoo low.(Seepage6.)
9'
@ Toolittledetergent.(Seepage7.)
Due to varyinglocalwaterconditionsand personalpreferences, t ry severalbrandsof
detergentsto find one thatgivesthebestresultsfor you.A liquiddishwasherdetergent
mayhelpreducefilming.
Toremove stubborn spots and film from
glassware:
1.
Removeall metalutensilsfromthe dishwasher.
2. DO NOTADDDETERGENT.
3. Startthe dishwasherand allowto run for 15to 20 minutes.The dishwasherwillnow
be in themain wash.
4. Thenopenthe doorand pour2 cups(500ml)of whitevinegarintothe bottomof the
dishwasher.
5. Closethe door and allowthe dishwasherto completethe cycle.
If vinegar rinse doesn't work: Repeatas above,exceptuse 1/4cup (60rnl)of citric
acidcrystalsinsteadof vinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.If yours
doesn't,call GE FactoryService.)
Usinga vinegaror citric acid crystalrinsemorethantwice a month?Considera home
watersoftener.
[fvinegaror citricacid crystalrinsedoesn'twork,the cloudinessis "etching."The fik
:annotbe removed.
[tcan be prevented: Use less detergentif you havesoft water.Washglasswarein the
;hortestcyclethat will get themclean.
Water t emperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds i50°F.
~eaor coffeecan stain cups. Removethe stainsby hand,usinga solutionof 1/2cup
death and 3 cups warm water.
!n overallyellowor brown film on dishesor glasswarecan be causedby iron deposits
~water.A specialfilter in the water supplyline is the only way to comectthis problen
'ourwater softenercompanycan tell you aboutthe filter.
'ellowfilm on sterlingsilverresu~tswhen you washcopperutensilsin the same load.
ilver polish will usuallyremovethis stain.
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