How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent
Use only powder or liquid detergent specifically made for use in dishwashers. Other types will cause oversudsing.
How much detergent should you use? That depends. Is your water “hard” or “soft”? Witi 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 hem how many “grains” of 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 glassware, 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 necess~ 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 | Close the win cup. | / |
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| When the closed cup contains soap it is | Grasp handle, |
| best that the door be in a partially open | rotate and |
| position before rotating the Cycle | close tightly |
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Indicator Dial. This will help reduce the amount of detergent and rinse aid agent spillage into the tub.
Detergent Usage Guide (powder or liquid)
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POTSCRUBBER | Half Full | + Half Full | Completely | + Half Full | Completely | + Completely | |||
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SHORT WASH | Half Full |
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| None | Completely |
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RINSE & HOLD | Use no detergent | Use no detergent | Use no detergent | ||||||
*12 grains and up is extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it, lime can build up in the water valve. The water valve may stick while open and cause flooding.
~Filled Main Cup holds 3 tablespoons; Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons.
How to Prepare the Dishes for Washing
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. Scrape off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks and other hard solids. Remove excessive quantities of oil or grease.
NOTE: 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.
The POTSCRUBBER cycle can wash heavily soiled dishes and remove
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