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PROBLEM
SHYI'S ANDFILMING
ONGLASSES AND
FLATWARE
CLOUDINESSON
GLASSWARE
YELLOWOR BROWN
FILM
1-.
POSSIBLECAUSE ANDREMEDY
Spotting canbecausedbyallthesethings:
Extremely hardwater.(Seepage6.)
Lowinletwatertemperature. ( Totest,seepage6.)
Overloading t hedishwasher.
[mproper l oading.(Seepages8 and9.)
Oldor damppowderdetergent.
Phosphate levelindetergent t oolow.(Seepage6.)
@Toolittledetergent.(Seepage7.)
.,
Dueto varyinglocalwaterconditions andpersonalpreferences, t ry several b rands
ofdetergents t o findonethatgivesthebestresultsfor you.A liquiddishwasher
detergent m ayhelpreducefilming.
To
removestubborn spots and fihn from glassware:
1.
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3.
4.
5.
6,
Remove allmetalutensilsfromthedishwasher.
Do notadddetergent.
SelectNORh4AL WASH cycle.
Startthedishwasher a ndallowto run for 15to 20 minutes.Thedishwasher
willnowbe in themainwash.
Thenopenthedoorandpour2 cups(500ml)of whitevinegarintothebottom
ofthedishwasher.
Closethedoorandallowto complete the cycle.
[f vinegar rinse doesn't
work:
Repeatas above,exceptuse 1/4cup (60tnl)of citric
acidcrystalsinsteadof vinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarry citricacidcrystals.If yours
~oesn't, c allGEFactoryService.)
Usinga vinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsemorethantwicea month?Considera home
~~ater sofiener,
:fvinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsedoesn'twork,thecloudinessis "etching?
rhe filmcannotbe removed.
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can be prevented:
Use lessdetergentif youhavesoftwater.Washglasswarein the
hortest cyclethat willgetthemclean.
Vatertemperatureenteringdishwasher exceeds150"F.
~ea or coffeecan staincups.Removethestainsby hand, usinga solutionof 1/2cup
Jeachand 3 cupswarmwater.
m overallyellowor brownfilmon dishesor glasswarecan be causedbyiron deposits
in water.A specialfilterin the watersupplylineis the onlywayto correctthis
problem.Yourwatersoftenercompanycan tellyouaboutthe filter.
Yellow filmon sterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperutensilsin.the sameload.
Silverpolishwillusuallyremovethisstain.
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