Hotpoint HDA795 Good dishwashing, Youcanhelpprevent, startswithHOTwater, spottingwitha rinse

Good dishwashing	Youcanhelpprevent	How to chooseanduse
startswithHOTwater.	spottingwitha rinse	detergent.
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To get dishesclean and dry you need hot water. To help you get water f~fthe proper temperature, your ~otpoint dishwasherauto- maticallysensesthe temperature of the water in the wash cycleand heats it, if necessary,to the proper temperature. For good washing and drying, the enteringwater must beat least 120‘F. To prevent dishwaredamage, inlet water should not exceed150‘F.

Checkyourwatertemperature witha candyor meatthermome- ter.~rn on the hot water faucet nearest the dishwasher.Put the thermometerin a glassand let the water fill the glassuntil the temper- ature stops rising. If the water tem- perature is below 120‘F. adjust your water heater.

Helpfulhints:If outside tempera- tures are unusuallylow or if your water travels a long distancefrom heater to dishwasheryou may need to set your heater’s thermostat up. If you have not used hot water for some time, the water in the pipes willbe cold. Turn on the hot water faucet at the sink and allowit to run until the water is hot. Then start the dishwasher.If you’ve recentlydone laundry or run hot water for showers,giveyour water heater time to recover before operating the dishwasher.

Arinse agent makes water flow off dishesquickerthan usual. This lessenswater spotting. Makesdry- ing faster, too.

For best diswashingperformance, use of a rinse agent is recommended.

Rinseagentscome in either liquid or solid form. Your dishwasher’s dispenserusesthe liquidform.

Here’show to fill the rinseagent dispenser.Unscrewthe cap. Add the liquid rinse agent until it reachesthe bottom of the lip inside the dispenseropening. Replacethe cap. The dispenserautomatically releasesthe rinse agent into the final rinse water.

If you accidentallyspill:Wipe up the rinse agent with a damp cloth. Don’t leavethe spillin the dish- washer. It can keep your detergent from working.

If you can’tfind anyrinseagent, write:

ECONOMICS LABOWTORY, INC.

(“JET DRY”) Osborn Building

St. Paul, Minnesota55102

Your dishwasher’srinse agent container holds 4 l/zounces. This should last about 3 months. Fill as needed.

First,use only detergentspecifi- callymadefor use in dishwashers. Othertypeswillcauseover-sudsing.

Second, checkthe phosphate content. Phosphate helpsprevent hard-water materials from forming spots or film on your dishes. If your water is hard (10grains or more), your detergenthas to work harder. Detergentswith a higher phosphate levelwillprobably work better. If the phosphate content is low (8.7V0or less),you’llhave to use extra detergentwith hard water.

Yourwaterdepartmentcan tell you how hardyourwateris. So can your rural county agent. Or your area’s water softener com- pany. Just call and ask them how many “grains” of hardness is in your water.

How muchdetergentshouldyou

use?That depends. Is your water ~~h~d”or c~soft?”With hard

water, you need extra detergentto get dishesclean. With soft water, you need lessdetergent.

Too much detergentwith soft water not only wastesmoney,it can be harmful. It can cause a permanent cloudinessof glass- ware, called “etching?’An outside layer of glassis etched away! Of course, this takes sometime. But why take a chancewhen it’s easy to find out the hardness of your water.

Keepyourdetergentfreshand dry.Under the sink isn’t a good placeto store detergent. Too much moisture. Don’t put detergentinto the dispenseruntil you’re ready to wash dishes, either. (It won’t be fresh OR dry.)

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