God dkhwashing star~ with H~ water.
To get dishes clean and dry, you need hot water. To help you get water of the proper temperature, your dishwasher automatically heats the water in the wash cycle. For good washing and drying, the entering water must beat least 120°F. To prevent dish damage, inlet water should not exceed 150°F.
How to test water temperature: Check the water temperature inside your dishwasher with a candy or meat thermometer.
Let the dishwasher run through one fill and pump out cycle, then let the dishwasher fill with water the second time.
When you hear the water stop filling, unlatch the door and slowly open it.
Measure the temperature of the water in the bottom of the tub this way:
Remove the silverware basket and place a candy or meat thermometer ;n the water ;owards the middle of the tub. If the temperature is less than 120°F, you will not get good washing results. Higher water temperature is needed to dissolve grease and activate powder detergents.
Helpful hinh: If outside temperatures are unusually low, or if 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 cold. Turn on the hot water faucet at the sink and allow it to run until the water is hot. Then start the 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 the water is less than 120°F and you cannot adjust your water heater: Select a longer qcle and fill both detergent cups at least
Help prevent spotting with a rinse agent.
A rinse agent makes water flow off dishes quicker than usual. This lessens water spotting and makes drying faster, too.
For best dishwashing performance, use of a rinse agent such as
Rinse agents come in either liquid or solid form. Your dishwasher uses the solid form.
If you can’t find any rinse agent, write:
BENCKISER CONSUMER PRODU~S, INC.
(“JET DRY”)
411 W. Putnam Ave. Greenwich, ~ 06830
How to choose and me the right dete~ent.
Hrst, use only powder or liquid detergent specifically made for use in dishwashers. Other types will cause oversudsing.
Second, check the phosphate content. Phosphate helps prevent
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” of hardness is 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 only wastes money, it can be harmful. It can cause a permanent cloudiness of glassware, called “etching:’ An outside layer of glass is etched away! 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. 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 ge~ old or lumpy, throw it away. It won’t wash well. Old detergent okn 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 water.
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