Hotpoint HDA130S Detergent Usage Guide powder or liquid, Completely, Keep your detergent fresh

Keep your detergent fresh and

dry~Under the si~k 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. 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.

You’ll find two detergent dispensers on the inside door of your dishwasher. Two, because some cycles use two washes.

See “Detergent Usage
Guide” below. (Be		w&
sure the CYCLE
INDICATOR
DIAL is at	~!’:%k
OFF		a/
position	—;? “Q
before
adding	MAIN&
	CUP —

deter~ent.\ Otherwise, the detergent cup

will not close and latch properly).

Close the main cup.

NOTE: To open the detergent cup after it has been closed, unlatch the door and rotate the Cycle Indicator Dial a full turn to

the OFFposition. When/~ the closed cup

contains soap it is best that the door be in a partially

onen Dosition - GRASP HANDLE,

;efor; rotating ROTATE AND the Cycle Indicator CLOSE TIGHTLY

Dial. “This will help

reduce the amount of detergent and rinse aid agent spillage into the tub.

Detergent Usage Guide (powder or liquid)

	SOFT WATER		MEDIUM WATER		HARD WATER
	(O-3 grains hardness)		(3-7 grains)		(7- 12 grains*)
CYCLES	Main Cup	Open Cup	Main Cup	Open Cup	Main Cup~		Open Cup$
NORMAL WASH	Half Full	+ Half Full	Completely	+ Half Full	Completely +	Completely
			Full		Full		Full
WATER SAVER	Half Full	None	Half Full	None	Completely		None
					Full

RINSE & HOLD	I	Use no detergent	I	Use no detergent	I	Use no detergent
* 12 grains and up is extremely		hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it,			$Filled	Main Cup holds 3 tablesp(~ons;
lime can build up in the water valve. The water valve may stick while open and cause flooding.					Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons.

How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent

If this is your first dishwasher, or if you’re replacing a much older model, you may wonder how much preparation your dishes need. Actually very little. Prerinsing of normal food soils is not necessary. With common sense and a little practice you’ll soon know what foods to remove. Here are some guidelines:

1.Scrape off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks and other hard solids. It is also best to remove hard- shelled vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy vegetables and crusts. Remove excessive quantities of oil or grease.

2.Remove large quantities of any food. Your dishwasher has a built-in soft food disposer that pulverizes soft food bits and flushes them away. It can handle small amounts of soft foods, but large amounts will be difficult to handle.

3.Try to remove food scraps and place dishes in dishwasher before soil has a chance to dry and become hard. Dishes with dried-on soil are more difficult to wash and may not come clean in the NORMAL cycle. Remember to use your RINSE & HOLD cycle for small “holding” loads.

NOTE: The foods mentioned are examples only. Other foods not mentioned may also need to be removed from your dishes. You may also want to consider removing foods such as mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice and other foods that can cause discoloration of stainless steel if allowed to remain on dishes for a long period of time.

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