Good
Starts with HOT Water
To get your dishes clean and dry, you need hot water. To help you get water of the proper
temperature, your dishwasher automatically heats the water in the wash cycle. For good washing
and drying, the entering water must be at
To prevent dish damage, the inlet water should not exceed
How to Test Water Temperature
Higher water temperature is needed to dissolve grease
and activate powder detergents. Check water temperature
with a candy or meat thermometer. Turn on the hot water
faucet nearest dishwasher. Put the thermometer in a glass
and let the water run continuously into the glass until the
temperature stops rising. If the water temperature is
below
adjust your water heater.
Helpful hints:
If outside temperatures are unusually low,
or if your water travels a long distance from water heater
to dishwasher, you may need to set your water heater’s
thermostat up. If you have not used hot water for some
time, the water in the pipes will be cold. Turn on the hot
water faucet at sink and allow it to run until water is hot.
Then start dishwasher. If you’ve recently done laundry
or run hot water for showers, give your water heater time
to recover before operating the dishwasher.
To improve washability if water is less than
and you cannot adjust your water heater: Select a
longer cycle and fill both detergent cups at least half-full
with detergent.
How to Use a Rinse Agent
The rinse agent makes water flow off dishes quicker
than usual. This lessens water spotting and makes
drying faster, too.
For best
performance, use of a rinse
agent such as JET-DRY brand is recommended.
Rinse agents come in either liquid or solid form.
Your dishwasher uses the liquid form.
How to fill rinse
dispenser.
Unscrew the cap. A-old
rinse agent
t
until it just reaches the bottom of the
inside the dispenser opening. Replace
the cap. The dispenser automatically
FULL
releases the rinse agent into the final rinse water.
If you accidentally spill: Wipe up
the rinse
agent with a damp
Don’t leave the spill in the ‘
-
dishwasher. It can keep your detergent from working.
If you can’t find any rinse agent, write:
CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
(“JET-DRY”)
Corporate
1
55 Federal Road
Box 1991
Danbury, CT. 06813-199
How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent
First, use only powder or liquid detergent
specifically made for use in dishwashers.
Other types will cause
Second, check the phosphate content. Phosphate
helps prevent hard-water materials from forming
spots or film on your dishes. If your water is hard
(7 grains or more), your detergent has to work
harder. Detergents with a higher phosphate level
will probably work better.
If the phosphate content
is low (8.790 or less), you’ll have to use extra detergent
with hard water.
Your water department can tell you how hard your
water is. So
can your county extension agent or your
area’s water softener company. Just call and ask
them how many “grains” of hardness there are
in your water.
How much detergent should you use? That
depends. Is your water “hard” or “soft”? With
hard water, you need extra detergent to get dishes
clean. With soft water, you need less detergent.
Too much detergent with soft water not only wastes
money, it can be harmful. It can cause a permanent
cloudiness of glassware, called “etching.” An outside
layer of glass is etched away! Of course, this takes
some time. But why take a chance when it’s easy
to find out the hardness of your water.
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