Water Hardness

Amount of Detergent

Rinse Aid Dispenser

Soft to Medium Hard Water

0 to 6 grains per gallon

For normally soiled loads

Partially fill the Main Wash section to the 20 line

Completely fill the Pre-Wash section

NOTE: Fill the Pre-Wash section halfway if dishes are pre-rinsed or the water is very soft (0 to 2 grains per gallon).

For heavily soiled loads

Partially fill the Main Wash section to the 30 line

Completely fill the Pre-Wash section

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 4.8 oz (145 mL) of rinse aid. Under normal conditions, this will last for about three months. Rinse aid is released through an opening in the dispenser. When latched properly, the cover remains closed. The cover should be opened only when refilling the dispenser. 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.Open the dispenser by pushing the cover latch.

Medium to Hard

For normal and heavily

Water

soiled loads

7 to 12 grains per

Partially fill the Main Wash

gallon

section to the 30 line

 

Completely fill the Pre-Wash

 

section

1

3

2

Very Hard Water

13 grains per gallon and above

NOTE: It might be necessary to use the Baked on Cookware cycle, or a normal cycle with Hi-Temp Scrub, for best wash performance with very hard water.

For normally and heavily soiled loads

Completely fill the Main Wash section

Completely fill the Pre-Wash section

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

1.Cover latch

2.Rinse aid dispenser

3.Indicator window

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

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

5.Close the cover.

NOTE: The cover latch clicks when the cover is closed and latched.

Rinse aid 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. If you use detergent tablets, use one whole tablet in the Main Wash section only, for all loads and water hardness levels.

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

Open the dispenser cover. Turn the adjuster inside the dispenser to the desired setting.

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KitchenAid KUDS01DL manual Rinse Aid Dispenser, Water Hardness, Rinse aid setting, To adjust the setting

KUDS01DL specifications

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