What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher. And what you can’t.

 

 

Usually

 

 

Material

Safe

Exceptions (not safe)

Special Instructions

Aluminum

YES

Some colored anodi~

Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by

 

 

 

dumiaum can Me.

scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.

China/

YES

Antique, metal-trimmed,

If in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash

Stoneware

 

hand-painted or over-the-glaze

one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the

 

 

 

patterns fade.

rest of the set.

 

 

 

Gold leaf will discolor.

 

Crysti

YES

Antique, metal-trimmed or

Load securely to prevent movement.

 

 

 

hand-painted patterns fade.

Check manufacturer’s instructions for your crysd.

 

 

 

Gold leaf will discolor.

 

 

 

 

 

Non-dishware

NO

 

Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher

items-such

 

 

and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.

as electronic

 

 

 

ah cleaner

 

 

 

filters,

furnace

 

 

 

filwrs,

paint

 

 

 

brushes, etc.

 

 

 

Glass

 

YES

Milk Glass may yellow.

 

Iron

 

NO

Iron will rust.

 

 

 

 

 

-r

NO

Pewter tarnishes.

 

Pktjcs

YES

 

If it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece

 

 

 

 

before dishwashing an entire set. Wash in top rack ody.

Stainless steel

YES

 

Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods

 

 

 

 

can stain if left on.

Sterlhg Silver

YES

Don’t put in same silverware

Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods can

and SUver

 

basket with stainless steel.

stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause difficult-to-remove

plate

 

 

Contact between metals can

black spots. Place in back section of silverware basket to

 

 

 

damage silver.

avoid exposure to detergent from the detergent cup.

 

 

 

Don’t wash copper utensils in

 

 

 

 

the same load. Silver may get a

 

 

 

 

brown film.

 

 

 

 

Adhesive usd to attach some

 

 

 

 

hollow-handle knives can loosen.

 

Non-stick

YES

 

After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with

coatings

 

 

vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick quatity.

~n

 

NO

Tin can rust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wood

 

NO

Wood can warp, crack or lose

 

 

 

 

its finish with any type washing.

 

Fo~et a dish? Here’s when you can add it.

Add dishes any time during the RINSE HOLD cycle. With other wash cycles, you can add dishes at any time BEFORE the main detergent wash portion of the cycle.

However, opening the door during

any cycle lessens cleaning power. So try to load everything at the beginning.

Here’s how to add a forgotten dish:

1.Push the door latch to the left. Washing will stop.

2.Wait a few seconds until the

water calms. Then open the door.

3.Add dishes you’ve forgotten.

4.Close the door and push the latch to the far right. When the door is locked, washing will continue.

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