How To Load Your Dishwasher

Your dishwasher should be loaded so that water can circulate freely and reach every part of every item that is to be cleaned. When unloading the dishwasher always unload the bottom rack first and then unload the upper rack. This sequence of unloading will minimize the chance of water drops from the upper rack falling on the dishes in the bottom rack. The silverware basket of the dishwasher has a handle to allow easy removal of the basket to your silverware drawer for unloading.

How to Load the Upper Rack

• The upper rack is best for glasses, cups and saucers. Two rows of cups can be washed when using the folding shelf. Load the bottom row first, then fold down the shelf and load the top row. Cups and glasses fit best along the sides. This is the place for dishwasher-safe plastics, too. Make sure small plastic items are lodged in tightly so they can’t fall onto the heating element. Arrange stemware so that it cannot move easily. Don’t let the glasses touch each other.

• Saucepans, mixing bowls and other small items may be placed—face down—in this upper rack. The upper rack is handy for all kinds of odd shapes.

Upper Rack Height Adjustment

The upper rack has two adjustable positions. The upper rack may be placed in the upper position to provide more room for large items like platters to be placed in the bottom rack—or—the upper rack may be placed in the lower position to provide additional room for items such as tall glasses to be placed in the upper rack.

To reposition the upper rack:

1.Empty upper rack and pull it partially out to allow access to the latches at the front of the roller channels.

2.Release the latches on both channels, left and right, by flipping them towards the outside of the dishwasher.

3.Pull the upper rack forward until rollers are completely free of the channels.

4.Push channels back into dishwasher until they stop.

5.Reinsert upper rack.

6.With rollers within channels, close latches by flipping them closer toward the center of the dishwasher.

Latch

Channel