
YOU CAN USUALLY WASH SAFELY
IN YOUR DISHWASHER.
Usually
Safe
Material
Exceptions (not safe)
Special Instructions
Aluminum
YES
YES
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
hand-painted patterns
Gold leaf will discolor.
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece daily
at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
Load
securely to prevent movement, Check your
manufacturer’s instructions for your crystal.
Stoneware
YES
Crystal
Non-dishwasher
items—such
as electronic
air cleaner
filters, furnace
filters, paint
brushes, etc.
Glass
NO
Do not wash in dishwasher, Damage to dishwasher
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result
YES
Milk glass may yellow.
Iron
NO
Iron will rust.
Pewter
NO
YES
Pewter tarnishes.
doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece in
the top rack before
an entire set.
Plastics
Stainless steel
YES
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Sterling Silver
and Silver plate
YES
Don’t put in same silverware
basket with stainless steel.
Contact between metals can
damage silver.
Don’t wash copper utensils in
the same
Silver may get a
brown film.
Adhesive used to attach some
hollow-handle knives can loosen.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods can
stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause difficult-to-remove
black spots. Place in back section of silverware basket to avoid
exposure to detergent from the detergent cup.
Non-stick
YES
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil keep it from losing its non-stick quality,
Tin
NO
can rust.
Wood
NO
Wood can warp, crack or lose
its finish with any type of washing.
Forget a dish? Here’s when you can add it.
Add dishes
time during the RINSE & HOLD
cycle. With other wash cycles, you
add dishes
at any time BEFORE the main detergent wash portion
of the cycle.
However, opening the door during any cycle lessens
cleaning power, 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.
2.
a few seconds
the water calms. Then
open the door. WARNING: Hot vapor may rise
from opened 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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