Good dishwashing starts with HOT water.
To get dishes clean and dry you need hot water. To help you get water of the proper temperature, your Hotpoint dishwasher auto- matically senses the temperature of the water in the wash cycle and heats it, if necessary, to the proper temperature. For good washing and drying, the entering water must be at least 120°F. To prevent dishware damage, inlet water should not exceed 150°F
Check your water temperature with a candy or meat thermome. ter. Turn on the hot water faucet nearest the dishwasher. Put the thermometer in a glass and let the water fill the glass until the tem- perature stops rising. If the water temperature is below 120°E adjust your water heater.
Helpful hints: If outside tempera- tures are unusually low or if your water travels a long distance from heater to dishwasher you may need to set your heater’s thermo- stat up. If you have not used hot water for some time, the water in the pipes will be cold. Turn on the hot water faucet at the sink and allow it to run until the water is hot. Then start the dishwasher. If you’ve recently done laundry or run hot water for showers, give your water heater time to recover before operating the dishwasher.
You can help prevent spotting with a rinse agent.
A rinse agent makes water flow off dishes quicker than usual. This lessens water spotting. Makes drying faster, too.
Rinse agents come in either liquid or solid form. Your dishwasher’s dispenser (on models so equipped) uses the liquid form.
Here’s how to fill the rinse agent dispenser. Unscrew the cap.
Add the liquid rinse agent until it just reaches the bottom of the lip inside the dispenser opening. Replace the cap. The dispenser automatically releases the rinse agent into the final rinse water.
If you accidentally spill: Wipe up the rinse agent with a damp cloth. Don’t leave the spill in the dish- washer. It can keep your detergent from working.
If you can7t find any rinse agent, write:
ECONOMICS LABORATORY INC.
(“JET DRY”)
Osborn Buildina
S~ Paul, Minne;ota 55102
Your dishwasher’s rinse agent container holds 41\2 ounces. This should last about 3 months. Fill as needed.
How to choose and use detergent.
First, use only detergent | |
specifically made for use in |
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dishwashers. Other types will |
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cause oversudsing. |
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Second, check the phosphate |
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content. Phosphate helps prevent |
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spots or film on your dishes. If |
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your water is hard (10 grains or |
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more), your detergent has to work |
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harder. Detergents with a higher |
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phosphate level will probably work |
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better. If the phosphate content is |
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low (8.7V0 or less), you’ll have to |
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use extra detergent with hard |
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water. |
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Your water department can tell |
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you how hard your water is. So |
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can your rural county agent. Or |
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your area’s water softener com- |
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pany. Just call and ask them how |
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many “grains” of hardness is in |
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your water. |
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How much detergent should you use? That depends. Is your water “hard” or “soft?” With hard water,~ you need extra detergent to get dishes clean. With soft water, you need less detergent.
Too much detergent with soft water not only wastes money, it can be harmful. It can cause a permanent cloudiness of glass- ware, called “etching.” An outside layer of glass is etched away! Of course, this takes some time. But why take a chance when it’s easy to find out the hardness of your water.
Keep your detergent fresh and dry. Under the sink isn’t a good place to store detergent. Too much moisture. Don’t put detergent into the dispenser until you’re ready to wash dishes, either. (It won’t be fresh OR dry.)
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