What you
usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you can’t.
Usually
Safe
YES
Material
Exceptions (not safe)
Special Instructions
Some colored anodized aluminum can
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
fade.
scouring with soap-filled
wool pads.
Aluminum
Antique, metal-trimmed, hand-painted
or over-the-glaze patterns fade. Gold
leaf will discolor.
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
YES
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed or
painted patterns fade. Gold leaf will
discolor.
Crystal
Load securely to prevent movement. Check
manufacturer’s instructions for your crystal.
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher and
discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
Non-dishwasher
items-such as
electronic air cleaner
filters, furnace filters,
paint brushes, etc.
NO
Glass
Iron
YES
NO
Milk glass may yellow.
Iron will rust.
Pewter tarnishes.
Pewter
Plastics
NO
If it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece in
the top rack before
an entire set. Wash in
top rack only.
Stainless steel
YES
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if
on.
Sterling Silver
and
Silver plate
Don’t put in same silverware basket
with stainless steel. Contact between
metals can damage silver. Don’t wash
copper utensils in the same load. Silver
may get a brown film. Adhesive used
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
remove black spots. Place in back section of silverware
basket to avoid exposure to detergent from the detergent
cup.
YES
YES
Non-stick
coatings
I
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick quality.
Tin
NO
Tin can rust.
Wood
NO
I
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
With
other wash cycles, you
add
dishes at
time BEFORE the
WASHING signal light goes off.
However, opening the door during
2. Wait a few seconds until the
any cycle lessens cleaning power.
water calms. Then open the door.
So try to load everything at the
beginning.
3. Add dishes you’ve forgotten.
Here’s how to add a forgotten dish:
4. Close the door and push the
latch to the far
When the
1.
Push the door latch to the left.
door is locked,
will
Washing will stop.
continue.
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