Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer manual N s e a g e n t d i s p e n s e r, Soft Water Situations

r i n s e a g e n t d i s p e n s e r

We highly recommend the regular use of liquid rinse agent to give the best drying results. Rinse agent gives a streak free, sparkling clean look to glass and chinaware, in addition it prevents metal from tarnishing. The rinse agent dispenser is on the inside of the drawer, located underneath the detergent dispenser. The dispenser holds approximately 1.7 fl. oz. of rinse agent.

How Much Rinse Agent to Use	Filling the Rinse Agent Dispenser
The regulator may need	1.	Turn the plug counter-clockwise and remove.
adjusting to suit your water
conditions. The lowest setting is	2.	Pour the rinse agent into the circular opening.
‘1’ and the highest is ‘5’. Refer
to Option Adjustment Mode	3.	Take care not to spill rinse agent into the
section to adjust the rinse agent		. Any spillages must be wiped up to
setting. If there is excessive	prevent excess foaming. Failure to wipe rinse agent
foam at the end of the wash,	spillages may result in a service call which will not be
reduce the setting. If dishes are	covered by warranty.
wet or streaky after drying,
increase the setting.	4.	Fit the plug back into the original position.

Rinse Agent Indicator Light	Hard Water Situations
If the rinse agent indicator light	If you live in a hard water situation, we recommend the installation of a household water
is red, refill the dispenser. If the	softener to improve the water quality, detergent effectiveness and prevent the build up of
rinse agent indicator light is not	calcium deposits on dishes and in the	.
lit, there is enough rinse agent	Certain brands of dishwasher detergent contain varying quantities of phosphates, which help
for the wash.	soften water. We suggest you use a detergent with high phosphate content to improve the
	wash. The detergent compartments need to be completely FULL and rinse agent is used with
	its setting fixed at 5.
	We recommend the use of a dishwasher cleaner/descaler whenever you notice a build up of
	calcium deposits in your	.
	After you have used the dishwasher cleaner/descaler you must run another wash program with
	detergent to prevent damage to the	.

Soft Water Situations

If you live in an area of naturally soft water or your household water is softened, avoid using too much detergent in your

. An excess amount of detergent is very aggressive on glassware and may cause irreversible etching.

Etching is a chemical deterioration that occurs on the surface of glassware when it is subjected to high temperatures, too much detergent and/or soft water situations. Etching is caused by a combination of very hot water, which causes the detergent to become very aggressive, but because the water is soft, there are no water hardness mineral ions for the detergent to bind to, so it extracts mineral ions directly from the glass.

Etching looks like rainbow colored film, as the glass is subjected to further washing the surface will eventually appear opaque. This type of etching is irreversible.

To prevent further etching from occurring on glassware use less detergent (follow the recommended detergent quantities in the User Guide for soft water situations), and ensure the dishwasher is not overloaded, so water can reach all the dishes during the wash.

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