Hotpoint HDA969 Use And Care Manual page 10

What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you can't.
Usually
Material
Safe
Aluminum
YES
Crystal
NO
Non-dishwasher
items—such as
electronic air cleaner
filters, furnace filters,
paint brushes, etc.
YES
Iron NO
Pewter NO
Plastics YES
Stainless steel
YES
Sterling silver
YES
and silver plate
Non-stick
YES
coatings
Tin NO
NO
Wood
Forget a dish? Here's
when you can add it.
Add dishes any time during the
RINSE & HOLD cycle. With
other wash cycles, you can add
dishes at any-time BEFORE the main
detergent wash portion of the cycle.
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Exceptions (not safe)
Some colored anodized aluminum can
fade.
Antique, metal-trimmed, hand-painted
or over-the-glaze patterns fade. Gold
leaf will discolor,
Antique, metal-trimmed or h~r]d-
painted patterns fade. Gold leaf will
discolor.
Milk glass may yellow.
Iron will rust.
Pewter tarnishes.
Don't put in same silverware basket
with stainless steel. Contact between
metals can damage silver. Don't wash
copper utensils in the same loud, Silver
may get a brown film. Adhesive used
to attach some hollow-handle knives
Tin can rust.
However, opening the door during
any cycle lessens cleaning power
because the temperature inside the
dishwasher is lowered. So try to
load everything at the beginning.
Here's how to add a forgotten dish:
1. Push the door latch to the left.
Washing will stop.
Special
Instructions
darkening or spotting possible.
Some
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer, or test wash
rest of the set,
manufacturer's instructions for your crystal.
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher and
discoloration or staining of dishwasher moy result
the top rack before dishwashing an entire set. Wash in
top rack only.
Rinse if not washing immediately, Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause diff'icult-to-
remove black spots. Place in back section o! silverware
basket to avoid exposure to detergent from the detergent
cup.
After washing, wipe the non-stick cotiting orea with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick qu~l ity.
2. Wait a few seconds until the
water caltns. Then open the door.
3. Add dishes you've forgotten.
4. Close the door and push the
latch to the far right. When the
door is locked, washing will
continue.
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