GoodtishwashingStirts
with Hm water.
‘Fogetdishescleananddryyou
needhotwater.Tohelpyouget
waterofthepropertemperature,
yourHotPointdishwasherhasa
WATERTEMPBOOSTfeature
thatautomaticallysensesthe
temperatureofthewaterinthe
washcycleandheatsit,if
necessary,totheproper
temperature.Thiswaterheating
featuremayallowyoutoturndown
yourhouseholdwaterheaterand
saveenergyifyou’rewillingtolet
thedishwasherrunaIitie longer
whileitheatswaterto theproper
temperature.Forgoodwashingand
drying,theenteringwatermustbe
atleast 120°F.Topreventdish
damage,inletwatershouldnot
exceed150°F.
Howto testwatertemperature:
Checkyourwatertemperaturewith
acandyormeat thermometer.Turn
onthehot waterfaucetnearestthe
dishwasher.Put thethermometerin
aglassandlet thewaterrun
continuouslyintothe glassuntilthe
temperaturestopsrising.Ifthe
watertemperatureisbelow120°F.,
adjustyourwaterheater.
Helpfulhints:Ifoutside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
ifyourwatertravelsalongdistance
fromheaterto dishwasher,youmay
needto setyourheater’sthermostat
up.If youhavenotused hotwater
forsometime, thewaterintile
pipeswillbe cold.Turnon tie hot
waterfaucetatthe sinkandallowit
torun untilthewateris hot.Then
startthedishwasher.Ifyou’ve
recentlydonelaundryorrun hot
waterforshowers,giveyourwater
heatertimeto recoverbefore
operatingthedishwasher.
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Helppreventspottingwitharinseagent.Arinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspotting.Makes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofarinse
agentisrecommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
orsolid form.Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusestheliquidform.
Here’showtofi~ therinseagent
dispenser.Unscrewthe cap.Add
theliquidrinseagentuntilit just
reachesthebottomofthelip inside
thedispenseropening.Replacethe
cap.Thedispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentintothe
finalrinsewater.
Ifyou accidentallyspill:Wipe
upthe rinseagentwithadamp
cloth.Don’tleavethespillin the
dishwasher.It can keepyour
detergentfromworking.
~youcan’tfindanyrinseagent,
write:
ECONOMICSLABORA~RY,
INC.
(“JET DRY”)
OsbomBuilding
St.Paul, Minnesota55102
Yourdishwasher’srinseagent
containerholds4Y2ounces.This
shouldlastabout3months.Fill
asneeded.Do notoverfill.
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Howto chooseanduse -theright detergent.~rst,useonlydetergent e
specificallymadeforusein
dishwashers.Othertypes will
causeovemudsing.
Second,checkthephosphate
content.Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfrom forming
spotsorfilm onyourdishes.If
yourwateris hard(7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphate.levelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthe phosphatecontentis
low(8.7%orless), you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantell
youhowhardyourwateris. So
canyourruralcountyagent.Or
yourarea’swatersoftenercompany.
Justcalland askthemhowmany
“grains”ofhardnessis inyour
water. ~
Howmuchdetergentshodd you ~
use?Thatdepends.Is yourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhard water,
youneedextradetergenttoget e
dishesclean.Withsofiwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcan be
harfil. Itcan causeapermar)tint
cloudinessofglassware,callo~.
“etching.’’.Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasyto findout
thehardnessofyour water.
Keepyourdetergentfreshand
dry.Underthe sinkisn’tagood
placetostore detergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputdetergentinto
thedispenseruntilyou’rereadyto
washdishes,either.(It won’tbe
freshOR,dry.)