Hotpoint HDA487 Use And Care Manual page 13

The
PROBLEM
DETERGENTCUP
COVERWON'TLA~H
SP(YTS AND FILMING
ON GLASSESAND
FLATWARE
CLOUDINESSON
GLASSWARE
YELLOWOR BROWN
FILM
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
MakesureCycleIndicatordial is in OFF position.
Spottingcan be causedby all thesethings:
Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6.)
Lowinletwatertemperature.(Totest, see page6.)
Overloading thedishwasher.
Improperloading.(Seepages8 and9.)
Oldor dampdetergent.
Phosphatelevelin detergenttoolow.(Seepage6.)
Rinseagentdispenserempty.(Seepage6.)
e Toolittledetergent.(Seepages6 and7.)
Dueto varyinglocalwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferences, t ry severalbrands
of detergentsto findonethatgivesthe bestresultsforyou.
Toremovestubbornspo@and filmfromglassware:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Removeall metalcookwarefromthe dishwasher.
Do not adddetergent.
Startthe dishwasher(useNORMALWASHcycle)andallowto run for 15to 20
minutes.The dishwasherwillnowbe in the mainwash.
Thenopenthe door andpour 2 cups(500rnl)ofwhitevinegarintothebottom
of thedishwasher.
Closethe doorand allowto completethe cycle.
If vinegarrinsedoesn'twork:Repeatas above,exceptuse 1/4cup (60ml)of citric
acidcrystalsinsteadof vinegar.(Mostdrug storescarry citricacidcrystals.If yours
doesn't,callHotpointFactoryService.)
Usinga vinegaror citricacid crystalrinsemorethantwicea month?Considera
homewatersofiener.
If vinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsedoesn'twork, the cloudinessis "etching:'
The filmcannotbe removed.
It
can be prevented: Use less detergentif youhavesoftwater.Washglasswarein
the shortestcyclethat willgetthemclean.
Watertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds150°F.
Teaor coffeecan staincups. Remove the stainsby hand, usinga solutionof 1/2cup
bleachand 3 cupswarmwater.
An overallyellowor brownfilmon dishesor glasswarecanbe causedby iron
depositsin water.A specialfilterin the watersupplylineis the onlywayto correct
thisproblem.Yourwatersoftenercompanycan tellyouaboutthe filter.
Yellow film on sterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcoppercookwarein the same
load. Silverpolishwill usuallyremovethis stain.
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