Using Your Dishwasher; Hot Water Is Essential; Preparing Dishes; Loading Your Dishwasher - Maytag Dishwasher User Manual

USING YOUR DISHWASHER
Hot Water is Essential Loading Your Dishwasher
For proper performance of your dishwasher, hot Seldom will households have identical dishes;
water is necessary to activate the dishwasher the number and type of articles used will vary
detergent and melt fatty food soils. Set your daily. Your dishwasher is designed to be flexible
water heater to deliver 140°F water to the and accommodate a wide variety of dishes and
dishwasher. If, for any reason, the temperature utensils. The following instructions and pictures
of the water being delivered by the water heater will help you become familiar with your
should be below 140°F, the Auto Temp Boost dishwasher. With experience, you will learn the
Sensor on your dishwasher will heat the water best arrangement for your particular needs.
until proper temperature is reached during Pots
& Pans or Normal Cycle. General Recommendations
To check water temperature, turn on the hot • Place all items on racks so they are separated
water faucet nearest the dishwasher. Let water and face the center to insure the water spray
run into a glass until it is as hot as possible, then will reach the soiled surfaces. Do not allow
check with a candy or meat thermometer. If the items to extend out of the racks.
temperature at the faucet is below 140°F (60°C), • Make sure the movement of the upper and
have a qualified person raise the water heater lower spray arms is not blocked by items
thermostat setting, hanging below the lower rack or tall articles in
the upper rack.
Preparing Dishes
• Insure the free flow of water to the detergent
• It is not necessary to rinse dishes before cup by not blocking it with large items.
placing them in your Maytag dishwasher. • Larger, flat, lightweight items (such as plastic
Simply scrape off bones and large pieces of covers) may be wedged next to the silverware
food. The food disposer in your dishwasher basket or along the sides and back of the racks.
can handle a variety of items such as pits, fruit • The wash tower rises through the center of the
seeds, popcorn and toothpicks. These items lower rack during the cycle. For the best
will be chopped into small pieces during drain cleaning results, avoid blocking it or loading
and removed with the drain water. If hard tall articles next to it.
items get into the dishwasher module, you
may hear chopping noises during drain. These Avoid blocking
sounds are normal.
• Foods that have been burned onto cooking
utensils will need to be scraped or soaked.
• Certain foods, such as mustard, mayonnaise,
lemon juice, vinegar, salt or dressings may
cause stainless steel flatware to rust and pit if
allowed to remain in contact with the surface
for a period of time. Therefore, it is best to
rinse these food soils off stainless steel flatware
unless the dishwasher is to be operated soon
after loading.
• If your dishwasher drains into a food waste
disposer, make certain the disposer is
completely empty before starting the
dishwasher to provide for proper draining.
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