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	Gooddishwa$hi~$tarts		showers,giveyourwater’heater
	withHOTwater.		timeto recoverbeforeoperatingthe
	Togetdishescleananddry,you		dishwasher.
			Toimprovewashabilityif thewater
	needhotwater.TOhelpyougetwater
			is lessthan 120°Fandyoucannot
	oftheproperternper@re,your
			adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
	dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
			longercycleandfillbothdetergent
	waterin thewashcycle’Forgood.
			cupsat leasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
	washingaid ,drying,‘t~eeritering
	watermustbeat ]eqst120‘F,To		Helppreventspotting
	preventdishdarnagejinletwater
	shouldnotexceed150°F.		with a -rhlseagent.
	Howto testwakr temperature:‘ ‘		A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
.	Checkthewatertemperature		dishesquickerthanusual.This
	insideyourdishwasherwitha	‘	lessenswaterspottingandmakes
	candyor meatthermometer.		dryingfaster,too.
	Letthedishwasher,~unthrough		Forbestdishwashing
	onefillandpumpoutcycle,then		performance,useof a rinse
	letthedishwasherfill withwater		agentsuchas JET-DRYbrandis
	thesecondtime.	,., ;	recommended.
	Whenyouhearthewaterstop	~	Rinseagentscomein eitherliquid
	fiiling,unlatchthedoorandslowly		or solidform. Yourdishwasher
	openit,		usesthe sqlidform.	~

Measurethetemperatureofthe E you can%findanyrinseagent,

waterin thebottomof thetubthis write:

way:13ENCKISERCONSUMER PRODU(XS,INC. (“JETDRY”)

1210W CountyRoadE.

ArdenHills,MN 55112

Removethe silverwarebasketand placea candyor meatthermometer in thewatertowardsthe middleof thetub.If the temperatureis less than 120°F,youwillnotgetgood washingresults.Higherwater temperatureis neededto dissolve greaseand activatepowder detergents.

I{elpfulhints: If outside temperaturesare unusuallylow,or if yourwatertravelsa longdistance fromwaterheaterto dishwasher, youmayneedto set your water heater’sthermostatup. If youhave notusedhot waterfor sometime, thewaterin thepipeswill be cold. Turnon the hot waterfaucetat the sinkand allowit to run untilthe wateris hot. ‘I’henstart the dishwasher.If you’verecentlydone kwndryor run hot waterfor

How tochoose and use the rightdetergent.

First,useonlypowderorliquid m deteqgeritspecificallymadefor usein dishwashersCNhertypes. willcauseowwsudsbg.

Second,checkthephosphate content.Phosphatehelpsprevent hard-watermaterialsfromforming spotsor filmon yourdishes.If yourwateris hard(7 grainsor more),yourdetergenthasto work harder.Detergentswitha higher phosphatelevelwillprobablywork better.If thephosphatecontentis low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto useextradetergentwithhardwater.

Yourwaterdepartmentcantell. youhowhardyourwateris. SO canyourcountyextensionagent. Or yourarea’swatersoftener companyJustcallandaskthem. howmany“grains”of hardnessis in yourwater.

Howmuchdetergentshouldyou use’?That,depends.Is yourwater “hard” or “soft”?Withhard water, youneedextradetergentto get dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you needlessdetergent.

Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater notonlywastesmoney,it canbe harmful.It can causea permanent cloudinessof glassware,called “etching.”An outsidelayerof glass is etchedaway!Butwhytakea chancewhenit’seasyto findout the hardnessof your-water.

Keep yourdetergentfreshand dry.Underthe sinkisn’ta good placeto storedetergent.Toomuch moisture.Don’tputpowder detergentintothe dispenseruntil you’rereadyto washdishes,either. (It won’tbe fresh ORdry.)

If yourpowderdetergentgetsold or Bumpy,throwit away.K won’t washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t dissolve.

If youuse a liquiddishwasher detergent,theseprecautionsare not necessarybecauseliquiddetergents don’t“lump” as theyageor come in contactwith water.

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