GE GSD400T warranty Detergent Usage Guide powder or liquid, How to Prepare the Dishes for Washing

Keep your detergent fresh and dry. Under the sink isn’t a good place to store detergent because there is too mucb moisture. Don’t put powder detergent into the dispenser until you’re ready to wash dishes. (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 necessary because liquid detergents don’t “lump” as they age or come in contact with moisture.

You’ll find two detergent dispensers on the inside door of your dishwasher. Two, because some cycles use two washes.

See “Detergent U.~uge Guide” belc~w.

i~ure the CYCL INDICATOR DIAL ii~ at

OFF po,~iti(m b<fc~re adding detergent.

Otherwi.ve, the detergent cup will not clc~,se and l(ltch pr(~perl~).

NOTE: T() open the detergent cup clfier it has been clc).~ed, utdatch the

{Jperi p(~.~ition - GRASP HANDLE,

bef[~re r(~t(~ting ROTATE AND the Cycle Indicclt(~r CLOSE TIGHTLY

Dial. “Thi,~ will help

reduce the (lmount (~j”detergent and rin.ye (lid agent .~pillage intc~ the tub.

Detergent Usage Guide (powder or liquid)

		SOFT WATER			MEDIUM WATER
		(0-3 grains hardness)			(3-7 grains)
CYCLE	I Main Cup		Open Cup	I Main Cup		I Open Cup
NORMAL WASH		Half Full	~ Half Full		Completely	~ Half Full
			I		Full	I

HARD WATER (7- 12 grains*)

I Main Cup~ I Open Cup$

Completely	~	Completely
Full	I	Full

*12 grains and up is extremely hard wtiter. A water soltener is recommended. Without it.

lime can build up in the water valve. The water v:dve 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. Prerinsing of normal food soils is not necessary. With common sense and a little practice you’ll soon know what foods to remove. Here are some guidelines:

1.Scrape off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks and other hard solids. It is also best to remove hard- shelled vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy vegetables and crusts. Remove excessive quantities of oil or grease.

2.Remove large quantities of any food. Your dishwasher has a built-in soft food disposer that pulverizes soft food bits and flushes them away. It can handle small amounts of soft foods, but large amounts will be difficult to handle.

3.Try to remove food scraps and place dishes in dishwasher before soil has a chance to dry and become hard.

NOTE: The foods mentioned are examples only, Other foods not mentioned may also need to be removed from your dishes. 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.

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