Built-indishwashers
oftenuseanairgape
?&et:pitclew.
Anair gapis aplumbingdevice.
Itprotectsyourdishwasheragainst
waterbackingupintoit ifadrain
clogs.Theair gapisnot apartof
thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot
evenhaveone.Notallplumbing
codesrequireairgaps.
Ifyouhavean airgap, checkit
atleastonceamonth. THEAIR
GAPISNOTPARTOFYOUR
DISHWASHER.ITIS N(YI’
COVEREDINYOUR
WARRANTY.
Theair gap is easyto clean.With
mosttypes,firstturn offthedish-
washer,thenlifioffthe chrome
cover.Thenunscrewtheplastic
capandcheckfor anybuild-upof
grit.Atoothpickmakescleaning
easy.
Checkthe airgap anytimeyour
tishw~~herisn’tdrainingwell.
Tokeepyourdshwmher
lootinggood● ● e
Cleanthecontrolpanelwitha
lightlydampenedcloth.Dry
thoroughly.Do notuseabrasives
orsharp objectsonthepanel.
Theycandamageit.
Cleantheoutsidewithagood
appliancepolishwax.Theoutside
cabinetfinishisdurable,butit can
scratch.Souseno scouringpads,
harshor grittycleaners.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No. WR~X216)isavailable
fromHotpointApplianceParts
Marts.
Theinsideusuallytakescareof
itself.If it shouldeverneed
cleaning,useamildcleansing
powder.Scouringpadsandharsh
cleanerscanmarthe finish.
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IIOWtoprepareyour
dishwmher fortiter
storage
Ifthe dishwasheristobeleft
unusedinan unheatedlocation
duringthewintermonths,havea
servicetechniciantakethe follow-
ingstepsto preventthemachine
fromfreezing:
~Removefusesortripcircuit
breakerstoremoveelectric
powerfromthedishwasher.
~Turnoffwaterto dishwasher.
Disconnectthewateritietline
fromthewatervalveanddrain.
@Removewatervalvefromthe
dishwasherandblowonsmall
plasticoutlettoremovewater.
Replacewatervalveandwater
line.
oRemovepluginbottomofrubber
bootanddrain completely.
Replacetheplug.
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Yourdishwashercomeswith
reversibleandinterchangeable
frontpanels.Bothdoorand access
panelsareheldin placebythe
paneltrim.Each sideofeachpanel
isfinishedin adifferentcolor.
Tochangecolorpanels:
1.Takeout
twoscrews
fromdoor
andtwo
screwsfrom
accesspanel.
Thenremove
thesidetrims
fromeither
sideofthe dishwasher.
2. Slideout
thepanels
andreplace
themwith
thecolor
youwantin
front.
3. Replace
thesidetrims.
NoteiDonotoperatedishwasher
whilechangingpanelsorwhen
loweraccesspaneiisremoved.
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SpeciallA”thickwoodinserbcan
replacethetwometalpanels.
Dimensionsfor%“woodinserts:
DoorPanel:23%“Wx161~/H.
AccessPanel:23%’Wx6%”H.
Otherspecialfinishescanbe
appliedtothe metalpanelsto
matchyourkitchendecor.
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