Water Hardness

Amount of Detergent

Soft to Medium

For normally soiled loads:

Hard Water

■ Partially fill the Main Wash

0 to 6 grains per

section (2 tbs or 30 g)

gallon

■ Fill the Pre-Wash section

 

 

(2 tbs or 30 g)

 

NOTE: Add only 1 tb or 15 g of

 

detergent to the Pre-Wash

 

section if dishes are pre-rinsed or

 

the water is very soft (0 to 2

 

grains per gallon).

 

For baked on soil loads:

 

■ Fill the Main Wash section

 

(2 tbs or 30 g)

 

■ Fill the Pre-Wash section

 

(2 tbs or 30 g)

 

For heavily soiled loads:

 

■ Fill the Main Wash section

 

(3 tbs or 45 g)

 

■ Fill the Pre-Wash section

 

(2 tbs or 30 g)

 

 

Medium to Hard

For normal and heavily soiled

Water

loads:

7 to 12 grains per

■ Fill the Main Wash section

gallon

(3 tbs or 45 g)

 

■ Fill the Pre-Wash section

 

(2 tbs or 30 g)

Rinse Aid Dispenser

Rinse aids prevent water from forming droplets that can dry as spots or streaks. They also improve drying by allowing water to drain off of the dishes during the final rinse by releasing a small amount of the rinse aid into the rinse water. Your dishwasher is designed to use a liquid rinse aid. Do not use a solid or bar-type.

Filling the dispenser

The rinse aid dispenser holds 5.2 oz (153.7 mL) of rinse aid. Under normal conditions, this will last for about three months. You do not have to wait until the dispenser is empty to refill it. Try to keep it full, but be careful not to overfill it.

1.Make sure the dishwasher door is fully open.

2.Turn the dispenser knob to OPEN and lift it out.

3.Add rinse aid until the indicator window looks full.

4.Clean up any spilled rinse aid with a damp cloth.

5.Replace the dispenser knob and turn it to CLOSED.

Very Hard Water

13 grains per gallon and above

NOTE: It might be necessary to use the Soak & Scrub cycle, or the Normal cycle with either a High Temp wash (if available) or Super Scrub option (if available) for best wash performance with very hard water.

For normally soiled loads:

■Fill the Main Wash section (3 tbs or 45 g)

■Fill the Pre-Wash section (2 tbs or 30 g)

■Turn the rinse aid dispenser to a higher setting. See “Rinse Aid Dispenser” later in this section.

For heavily soiled loads:

■Fill the Main Wash section (3 tbs or 45 g)

■Fill the Pre-Wash section (2 tbs or 30 g)

■Turn the rinse aid dispenser to a higher setting. See “Rinse Aid Dispenser” later in this section.

Rinse aid setting

The amount of rinse aid released into the final wash can be adjusted. The factory setting is at 2. For most water conditions set the adjuster to 1 or 2. If there are rings or calcium (hard water) spots on dishes, try a higher setting.

To adjust the setting

Remove the dispenser knob, then turn the adjuster inside the dispenser to the desired setting.

NOTE: Fill amounts shown are for standard powdered detergent. Amounts may vary if you use liquid or concentrated powdered detergent. Follow instructions on the package when using liquid dishwasher detergent or concentrated powdered detergent.

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KUDC25CH, KUDS25SH specifications

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