Hotpoint HDA-997 manual mat youcan leaveon tishes. AndwhatyoushouIdn9t, Dete~entUsageGuide

Uy~)urdetergentgetsoldor lumpy,throwit away.Itwon’t

washwe~.Olddetergentlosesits

powerLumpydetergentofien.

won’tdissolve.

You’llfindtwodetergent dispenserson the insidedoorof yourdishwasher~o,. because somecyclesusetwowashes.

See “DetergentUsage Guide” below. (Besure the Cycle Indicator Dial is at OFFposition before adding detergent.)

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Close the min cup.

N~E: Detergentcup my be opened mn~lly with no-harm.

mat youcan leaveon tishes. AndwhatyoushouIdn9t.

Ifthisis yourfirstdishwasher,orif you’rereplacingmucholder model,youmaywonderhowmuch pre-preparationyourdishesneed. Actuallyverylittle.Pre-rinsingof normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary. Withcommonsenseanda little practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat foodstoremoveHerearesome. guidelines:

1.Scrapeoff bones,seeds,skins, tootipich andotherhard solids.It is alsobestto removehard shelled vegetables,meattrimmings,leafy vegetablesandcrusts.Remove excessive‘quantitiesof oil or grease.

2.Removelargequantitiesof any

food.Yourdishwasherhasa built-in sofifooddisposerthatpulverizes sofifoodbitsandflushesthemaway. It canhandlesrruzllamountsof sofifoods,butlargeamountsof foodas softas mashedpotatoesor applesaucewillbeWlcdt tohandle.

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3.Trytoremovefoodscrapsand ~- placedishesindishwasherbefore - soilhasa chancetodryand becomehard.Disheswithdrid-on soilaremoredifficulttowashand maynotcomecleaninthe NORMALWASHcycle. Remembertouseyour~SE & HOLDcycleforsmall“holding” loads.

Note:The foodsmentionedabove are forexamplesonly.Otherfoods notmentionedmayalso needto be removedfromyourdishes.You mayalsowantto considerremoving foodssuchas mustard,mayomaise, vinegar,lemonjuice andother foodsthatcan causediscoloration of stainlesssteelif allowedto remainon dishesfor a longperiod oftime.

WhenusingtheP(YI’S& P~S cycle,lesspreparationis required beforeloading.TheP~S & PANS cyclecanwashheavfly-soileddishes.Itemswithburned-onandbaked-onsoilsmaynot come clean.Andthe dishwashercannot removeburn marksor restore fadingcausedbyoverheating duringcooking.

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Dete~entUsageGuide

I	I SOFTWATER		I MEDIUMWATER
I	(O-3grainshardness)		(3-7grains)
	MainCup	I OpenCup	MainCup	OpenCup
CYCLES
	1Tablespoon ~ 1~blespoon		HalfFull	+ HalfFull
	minimum	minimum
	1~blespoon	None	Half Full	None
	minimum	I		I
RINSE&HOLD cycle	Use no detergent		Useno detergent

*12grainsand up is extremelyhardwater.A watersofieneris recommendedWithoutit,.

~limecanbuildup in thewatervalve.The watervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.

_ $FilledMainCup holds3 tablespoons;FilledOpenCupholds2 tablespoons.

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(7-12grains*)
MainCup~	I OpenCup$
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Full	None
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