Rinseagent - Hotpoint HDA787 Use And Care Manual

Gooddishwashing
starts
with HOT
water,
T(J getdishescleananddry.you
needhotwater. T ohelpyougetwater
ofthe pr~]pcr t emperature, y our
dishwasherautomatically heatsthe
waterin the wdshcycle.Forgbod
washinganddrying,theentering
watermustbeat least 120 "F.To
preventdishdamage,inletwater
shouldnotexceed150"F.
How
to
test watertemperature:
Checkthe watertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyor meatthermometer.
Letthe dishwasherrun through
onefill and pumpout cycle,then
letthedishwasherfill withwater
thesecondtime.
Whenyouhearthe waterstop
filling,unlatchthedoor and slowly
openit.
Measurethe temperatureofthe
waterin thebottomof thetub this
way:
Removethe silverwarebasketand
placea candyor meatthermometer
in the watertowardsthe middleof
thetub. If thetemperatureis less
than 120°F, y ouwill notgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededto dissolve
greaseand activatepowder
detergents.
Helpful hints: If outside
temperaturesare unusuallylow,or
if yourwatertrdvelsa longdistance
fromwaterheaterto dishwasher,
youmayneedto set yourwater
heater'sthermostatup. If youhave
notusedhot waterfor sometime,
the waterin thepipeswillbe cold.
Turnon the hotwaterfaucetat the
:;inkand allowit to run untilthe
wateris hot. Then start the
dishwasher. I f you'verecentlydone
laundryor run
hot water for
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timeto rccovcrbef'orc o peratingthe
dishwasher.
TIJimprovewashabilityif'the wdtcr
is lessthan 120"F andyoucannot
adjustyourwdterheater:Selecta
longercycleand fillbothdetergent
cups at leasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Help
prevent
spotting
with a rinse
~ellte
A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingand makes
dryingfaster,too.
For bestdishwashing
performance,use of a rinse
agentsuchas JET-DRY brand is
recommended.
Rinseagentscomein eitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher
usesthe solidform.
If youcan'tfind anyrinseagent,
write:
BENCKISERCONSUMER
PRODU~S, INC.
("JET DRY")
1210 W CountyRoadE.
ArdenHills,MN 55112
detergent s pecificallymadefor
usein dishwashers. Othertypes
willcauseoversudsingo
Second,checkthe phosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfrom forming
spotsor filmon yourdishes.If
yourwateris hard(7 grainsor
more),yourdetergenthasto work
harder.Detergentswith a higher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.If the phosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you'llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantell
youhowhardyourwateris. So
can yourcountyextensionagent.
Or yourarea'swatersoftener
company. J ustcalland ask them
howmany"grains"of hardnessis
in yourwater.
Howmuchdetergentshouldyou
use?Thatdepends.Is yourwater
"hard" or "soft"?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergentto get
e
dishesclean. Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwith softwater o
notonlywastes-money, it can be
harmful.It can causea permanent
cloudinessof glassware,called
"etching."An outsidelayerof glass
is etchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhen it'seasyto findout
the hardnessof yourwater.
Keepyourdetergentfreshand
dry.Underthe sink isn'ta good
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don'tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you'rereadyto washdishes,either.
(It won'tbe freshOR dry.)
If'yourpowderdetergentgetsold
or lulnpy9 throwit away.It won't
washwell.Olddetergent o ftenwon't
dissolve.
If youuse a liquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsare not
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don't"lump" as theyageor come *
in contactwithwater.