Dacor renaissance built-in dishwasher Before You Call for Service, Problem, May Be Caused By

Before You Call for Service

Problem	May Be Caused By	What to Do
Spotting and filming	Hard water/incorrect use	Use correct amount of dishwasher detergent or
	of dishwasher detergent	change detergent type. See page 8. NOTE:
		phosphate free detergents do not work well with hard
		water.
		You may need a home water softener.
	No rinse agent	Make sure rinse agent dispenser is full.
	Rinse agent dispenser not	See pages 9 and 12.
	set correctly
	Too little water	Make sure water valve is fully open. Make sure that
		water pressure is between 4.2 and 140 psi and flow
		rate is a minimum of 3.0 gpm.
	Spray arms do not rotate	Make sure that both spray arms rotate freely. Make
	properly	sure that items do not obstruct movement of spray
		arms. If necessary, clear any obstructions.
		Make sure holes in spray arms are not blocked. If
		necessary, clear holes with a pointed object and rinse
		under water.
	Strainer blocked	Check strainer. Clean if necessary.
	Etching	Washing at too high a temperature and/or using too
		much detergent can cause etching on (crystal) glass
		(a permanent condition). To prevent damage, wash
		(crystal) glass at “normal” temperature and dispense
		dishwasher detergent according to page 8.
Marks, discoloration or	Aluminum utensils	Be sure aluminum utensils, especially light weight, foil-
other stains	rubbing against items	type pans, do not touch dishes.
	during wash cycle
	Lipstick and tea can be	Change to a dishwashing detergent with bleach.
	difficult to remove
Yellow or brown marks	Iron or manganese in	To remove spots, use a non-abrasive cleaner.
	water	Temporary solution:
		Pour a teaspoon to tablespoon of citric acid crystals
		in place of the pre-wash detergent in the detergent
		dispenser. Follow this pre-wash with a full detergent
		wash. Use the Heavy Wash cycle.
		Permanent solution: Install an iron removal system in
		the water supply.
	Washing copper with	Yellow film on sterling silver results when you wash
	sterling silver	copper utensils in the same load. Silver polish will
		usually remove this type of stain.
	Tea or coffee (tannic acid)	Remove tea or coffee stains by hand using a solution
	stains	of ½ cup bleach and three cups warm water. Do not
		use on sterling silver or silver plate.
Discoloration of stainless	Allowing salty or acidic	Rinse flatware that is to stand several hours before
steel, silver plate	foods to remain on	washing or run Rinse and Hold cycle.
	flatware
	Silver contacting stainless	Do not put flatware made of different materials in the
	steel or aluminum	same silverware basket compartment. Direct contact
		to stainless steel can cause permanent damage to
		silver.

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