GE PDW8600 Dish Preparation Prior to Loading, Proper Use of Detergent, Forget to Add a Dish?

Using the dishwasher.		GEAppliances.com
	Dish Preparation Prior to Loading
	■ No prerinsing of normal food soil is required.	■ Remove leafy vegetables, meat trimmings and excessive
	■ Scrape off hard soils, including bones, toothpicks,	amounts of grease or oil.
	skins and seeds.	■ Remove acidic food soils that can discolor stainless
	■ Remove large quantities of any remaining food.	steel.
	Using the Dishwasher Door
	The door must be closed to select a LOAD SELECTION	It is normal for initial door closing force to be high,
	1 or an ENHANCEMENT.	3 but it will reduce in 48 hours after installation.

2 If the door is opened during a cycle and left open, the dishwasher will beep once every minute until the door is closed.

Proper Use of Detergent

Safety Instructions

Operating

Use only detergent specifically made for use in dishwashers. Cascade®, Cascade Complete® and Electrasol® Automatic Dishwashing Detergents have been approved for use in all GE dishwashers. Keep your detergent fresh and dry. Don’t put detergent into the dispenser until you’re ready to wash dishes.

All wash cycles except RINSE ONLY require detergent

in the main and pre-wash cup. The amount of detergent to use depends on whether your water is hard or soft. With hard water, fill the main wash section and pre-wash section completely. With soft water, fill both sections halfway. When using automatic dishwashing detergent tabs, simply place one tab in the main wash section and close.

Protect your dishes and dishwasher by contacting your water department and asking how hard your water is. Twelve or more grains is extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it, lime can build up in the water valve, which could stick while open and cause flooding. Too much detergent with soft water can cause a permanent cloudiness of glassware, called etching.

Filling the Dispenser

1 If the dispenser cover is closed, open the cover by depressing the cover latch.

2 Fill the Main Wash section with detergent.

3 Fill the Pre-wash section if needed.

4 Close the dispenser cover.

It is normal for the cover to open partially when dispensing detergent.

Forget to Add a Dish?

Cover	Main
	wash
	section

Cover Pre-wash latch section

DO NOT USE HAND DISH DETERGENT

NOTE: Using a detergent that is not specifically designed for dishwashers will cause the dishwasher to fill with suds. During operation, these suds will spill out of the dishwasher vents, covering the kitchen floor and making the floor wet.

Because so many detergent containers look alike, store the dishwasher detergent in a separate space from all other cleaners. Show anyone who may use the dishwasher the correct detergent and where it is stored.

While there will be no lasting damage to the dishwasher, your dishes will not get clean using a dishwashing detergent that is not formulated to work with dishwashers.

Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips

Consumer Support

A forgotten dish can be added any time before the		3	Add forgotten dishes.
main wash.			Close the door.
	Squeeze the door latch to release the door.	4
1
	Do not open the door until the water spray action
2			7
	stops. Steam may rise out of the dishwasher.