How to Test Water Temperature
Higher water temperature is needed to dissolve grease
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. the water temperature is
below
adjust your water heater.
Helpful hints:
temperatures
unusually low,
or 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
Turn on the hot
water
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
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 agent dispenser.
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Unscrew the cap. Add liquid rinse agent
until it just reaches the bottom of the lip
inside the dispenser opening. Replace the
cap. The dispenser automatically releases
the rinse agent into the final rinse water.
FULL
If you accidentally spill: Wipe up the rinse
agent with a damp cloth. 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 Centre 1
55 Federal Road
P. O. Box 1991
Danbury, CT 06813-1991
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. 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 (8.7% or less), you’ll have to use extra detergent
with hard water.
Your water department can
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
wastes
money, it can be harmful. It can cause a permanent
cloudiness of glassware, called
An outside
layer of glass is etched away! Of
this takes
some time. But why take a chance when it’s easy
to find out the hardness of your water.
Keep your detergent fresh and dry. Under the sink
isn’t a good place to store detergent because there is too
much moisture. Don’t put powder detergent into the
dispenser until you’re ready to wash dishes. (It won’t be
fresh OR dry).
If your powder detergent gets old or lumpy, throw it
away.
detergent often won’t dissolve. If you use a
liquid dishwasher detergent, these precautions are not
necessary because liquid detergents don’t “lump’. as
they age or come in contact with moisture.
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