Bosch Appliances SHU42L manual Using Your Dishwasher, Dishware Preparation, Loading the Dishwasher

USING YOUR

DISHWASHER

Dishware Preparation

1. General Guidelines

a) Do not pre-wash items having loosely-attached soiling.

b) Remove large food particles, bones, seeds, toothpicks, and excessive grease. c) Items having burned-on or hard, stuck-on soiling may require soaking and

hand-scouring.

Loading the Dishwasher

1. General Guidelines

C A U T I O N

DISHWASHER DAMAGE: Loading the dishwasher with objects such as paper products, plastic bags, packing materials, or anything other than normal dishware and kitchenware could damage the dishwasher. Do not load the dishwasher with anything other than dishwasher-safe dishware and kitchenware.

a) Check the Materials section of this manual if you are unsure about an item’s dishwasher suitability.

b) Load only dishwasher-safe items into the dishwasher.

c) Load items so that water can reach every part of every item.

d) Place pots, pans, cups, bowls, and glasses upside-down in the racks.

USING YOUR DISHWASHER

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e) Separate items of dissimilar metals.

2. Loading the Top Rack

a) Figures 1, 2 and 3 show a typical mixed load in the top rack.

Figure 1

NOTE: When pushing the top rack into the dishwasher, push it until it stops against the back of the tub. Otherwise, the top rack spray arm may not connect to the water supply.

b) When the top rack is loaded, push it into the dishwasher.

3. Loading the Bottom Rack

a) Place large items in the bottom rack. Load pots and pans upside-down. Figures 4, 5 and 6 show a typical mixed load in the bottom rack.

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b) When the bottom rack is loaded, push it into the dishwasher.

4. Loading Extra Tall Items

If an item is too tall to be placed into the bottom rack even with the top rack in the raised position,

a) Remove the empty top rack by pulling it out of the dishwasher until it stops rolling.

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