How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent
Use only powder or liquid detergent specifically
made for use in dishwashers. Other types will cause
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.
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” hardness there are in your water.
Too much detergent with soft water not only wastes
money, it can be harmful. It can cause a permanent
cloudiness of
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.
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, either.
(It won’t be fresh OR dry.)
If your powder detergent gets old or lumpy, throw it
away. Old 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.
Detergent Dispensers
You’ll find two detergent dispensers on the inside
door of your dishwasher. Two, because
cycles
two washes.
Open
cup
See
“below.
the CYCLE INDICATOR
DIAL OFF
the detergent
will not
the
cup.
NOTE:
it
been
the door
the
Cycle
turn to the OFF
When the
Grasp handle,
rotate
it
that the
he in
tightly
the
Dial.
will
the
detergent
the tub.
Detergent
Guide
(powder or liquid)
I
WATER (()-3
hardness)
WATER (3-7 grains)
HARD WATER (7- 12 grains*)
Open Cup
Main Cup
Open Cup
Main
Open
I
POTSCRUBBER
Half Full
NORMAL WASH
+
Full
Full
Full
WATER SAVER
Halt
None
CHINA
Full
SHORT WASH
RINSE & HOLD
Use
detergent
Use no detergent
Use no detergent
A
is
it,
Filled Main Cup
tablespoons;
up in
The
may
while open
Open Cup
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How to Prepare the Dishes for Washing
If
this is your first
or if
you’re
NOTE:
may also want to consider removing
replacing a much older
you
wonder
such as mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon
how much preparation your dishes need. Actually
juice and other foods that can cause discoloration of
very I
off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks
stainless
allowed remain on dishes
a
and other hard solids, Remove excessive quantities
long period of
oil or grease.
The POTSCRUBBER
heavily soiled
dishes
remove dried-on and baked-on soils from
pans and casseroles. Items with burned-on
soils need extra preparation.
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