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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
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.
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.
CAUTION
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.

3. Loading the Bottom Rack

a
) Place large items in the bottom
rack. Load pots and pans upside-down.
Figures 5, 6 and 7 show a typical mixed
load in the bottom rack.

- Flip Tines

Flip Tines fold down to make loading
the racks easier in some instances.
b
) Grasp the tines as shown in Figure
4 and fold the tines downward.
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.
c
) When the top rack is loaded, push it
into the dishwasher.

- Top Rack Only™ Cycle

This cycle allows you to save energy,
water, and detergent by washing loads
small enough to fill only the upper rack.
NOTE
: The Top Rack Only™ cycle
does not reduce wash time.

To use the Top Rack Only™ cycle,

a
) Load the top rack.
b
) Press the On/Off button.
c
) Press the button for the desired
wash cycle.
d
) Press the Top Rack Only button.
USING YOUR DISHWASHER

Figure 7