cleaning and maintaining your dishwasher
Keeping your dishwasher clean improves its performance, reduces unnecessary repairs, and lengthens its life.
Cleaning the exterior
It’s best to clean spills on the outside of your dishwasher as they occur. Use a soft damp cloth on the control panel to gently wipe away spills and dust. Do not use benzene, wax, thinner, chlorine bleach, or alcohol. These materials may discolor the inner walls and may cause stains. Do not clean the dishwasher by sprinkling water over it and avoid water coming into contact with any of the electrical parts.
If your dishwasher has a stainless steel door panel, it can be cleaned with a stainless steel cleaner for Home Appliances or similar product using a clean, soft cloth.
Cleaning the interior
Clean the interior of your dishwasher periodically to remove any dirt or food particles. Wipe the inside of the dishwasher and the inner part of the door with a wet dishcloth. We recommend running the dishwasher periodically (using a Quick or Delicate cycle with the sanitize option) with an empty load after inserting dishwasher detergent. This will keep your dishwasher clean.
Do not remove the Seal tub front (the long rubber seal enclosing the opening of the dishwasher).
CAUTION
Cleaning the nozzles
If the cleaning performance of your dishwasher is continually low or the nozzles seem clogged, you can clean each of the nozzles. When removing the nozzles, take care as they may break.
Lower nozzle
1. Check whether the nozzle hole is clogged by food particles.
2. If cleaning is needed, remove the nozzle by pulling it upwards.
3. Clean the nozzle and push it back into place.
4. Check whether the nozzle is engaged correctly by rotating it by hand.
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