GE PDW8500 About the dishwasher control panel, Control Settings, Instructions, Safety, Tips, Cook

Instructions

About the dishwasher control panel.

You can locate your model number on the tub wall just inside the door. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.

Safety

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Operating Instructions

Tips

Control Settings

1 Status Indicator Lights (on some models)

The Status display tells you what’s happening while the dishwasher is in operation and may flash, indicating a malfunction (see page 6). The lights will come ON indicating the sequence of operation the dishwasher is in.

SENSING Displayed while the ExtraClean™ Sensor is measuring the amount of soil and temperature of water. The dishwasher will adjust the selected cycle to achieve optimal performance.

WASHING Displayed during prewash and main wash periods.

RINSING Displayed during rinse periods.

DRYING Displayed during HEATED DRY.

SANITIZED Displayed when cycle has met sanitization conditions. Light remains ON until door is opened.

CLEAN Displayed when a wash cycle is complete. The light will remain ON until door is opened.

2 Time Remaining Display (on some models)

During operation, the display shows the minutes remaining until the cycle is complete.

The display may adjust the remaining time while the Sensing light is on. During a delay start, the display will show hours of time remaining until the cycle starts.

Troubleshooting

Consumer Support

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Selections

The light above the selected pad will be ON to indicate which WASH CYCLE has been selected.

ANTI-BACTERIA Heavy 10.0 gal., 93 min.

Medium 8.6 gal., 90 min.

Light 7.2 gal., 90 min.

	This cycle raises the water temperature in the final rinse to sanitize your dishware. The cycle
	length will vary depending on the temperature of your inlet water.
	NOTE: The Anti-Bacteria cycle is monitored for sanitization requirements. If the cycle is
	interrupted during or after the main wash portion or if the incoming water temperature is so low
	that adequate water heating cannot be achieved, the sanitizing conditions may not be met. In
	these cases, the sanitized light will not illuminate at the end of the cycle.
	NOTE: NSF-certified residential dishwashers are not intended for licensed food establishments.
COOK	Heavy 11.4 gal., 95 min.
WARE	Medium 10.0 gal., 71 min.
	Light 10.0 gal., 66 min.
	This cycle is meant for heavily soiled dishes or cookware with dried-on or baked-on soils. This
	cycle may not remove burned-on foods. Everyday dishes are safe to be used in this cycle.

NORMAL WASH Heavy 9.9 gal., 74 min.

Medium 7.0 gal., 61 min.

Light 5.6 gal., 48 min.

This cycle is for medium/heavily soiled dishes and glassware.