God Dishwashing Star@ with Hot Water
To get dishes clean and dry, you need hot water. To help you get water of the proper temperature, your dishwasher has a water heating feature that boosts the water temperature in the wash cycle. This water heating feature may allow you to turn down your household water heater and save energy if you’re willing to let the dishwasher run a little longer while it heats the water to the proper temperature. For good washing and drying, the entering water must be at least 120°F. with the water heat option on. To prevent dish damage, inlet water should not exceed 150°F.
How to test water temperature: Check your water temperature inside your dishwasher with a candy or meat thermometer.
Let the dishwasher run through one fill and pump out cycle, then let the dishwasher fill with water the second time.
When you hear the water stop filling, unlatch the door and slowly open it.
Measure the temperature of the water in the bottom of the tub this way:
Remove the silverware basket and place a candy or meat thermometer in the water towards the middle of the tub. If the temperature is less than 120°F, you will not get good washing results. Higher water temperature is needed to dissolve grease and activate powder detergents.
Helpful hints: If outside temperatures are unusually low, or if your water travels a long distance from water heater to dishwasher, you may need to set your water heater’s thermostat 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.
To improve washability if the water is less than 120°F and you cannot adjust your water heater: Select a longer cycle and fill both detergent cups at least
How to use a rinse agent.
A rinse agent makes water flow off dishes quicker than usual. This lessens water spotting and makes drying faster, too.
For best dishwashing performance, use of a rinse agent such as JET- DRY brand is recommended.
Rinse agents come in either liquid or solid form. Your dishwasher’s dispenser uses the liquid form.
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 accidenblly spill: Wipe up the rinse agent with a damp cloth. Don’t leave the spill in the dishwasher. It can keep your detergent from working.
If you can’t find any rinse agent, write:
BENCKISER CONSUMER PRODU~S, INC.
(“JET DRY”)
411 W. Putnam Ave. Greenwich, ~ 06830
Your dishwasher’s rinse agent container holds 4% ounces. This should last about 3 months. Fill as needed. Do not overfill.
How to choose and use dete~ent.
~rst, use only powder or liquid detergent specifically made for use in dishwashers. Other types will cause oversudsing.
Second, check the phosphate content. Phosphate helps prevent
harder. Detergents with a higher — phosphate level will probably work better. If the phosphate content is
low (8.7% or less), you’ll have to use extra detergent with hard water.
Your water department can tell you how hard your water is. So can your county extension agent. Or your area’s water softener company. Just call and ask them how many “grains of hardness” there are in your water.
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 glassware, 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.
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