Whirlpool DU1800XT manual Adding detergent, The detergent dispenser, How much detergent to use

Adding detergent

The kind and amount of dishwasher detergent you use IS an Important part of getting L’our dishes clean Read this sectlon carefully

Use automatic dish- washer detergent only.

Other detergents are too mild and much too sudsy to work in the dishwasher.

Different brands of

dishwasher detergent have different amounts

of phosphorus. Phos- phorus softens water and

helps prevent water spots on dishes

If water is hard and

phosphorus content IS low (6.04, or less], you may need to use more detergent or use a brand with a higher phosphorus content (8.7% or higher)

Do not add detergent until you are ready to wash. Fresh automatic

dishwasher detergent

is necessary for best

washing results. Store I detergent tightly closed

In a cool dry place

1 The detergent dispenser

The detergent dispenser has four cups. Cups 2 and 4 hold detergent for the first wash. The covered cups 1 and 3 hold detergent for the second wash.

. To open or close the covered cups, grasp the tabs and pull or push. After filling, close the cups before shut-

ting the dishwasher door.

The covered cups open

automatically when the main wash starts. Deter- gent in the open cups falls into the dishwasher when me door is closed.

[ OPEN CUPS COVERED CUPS

Use all	Use covered
cups for...	cups for...
NORMAL WASH Cycle	LIGHT WASH Cycle

How much detergent to use

The amount ot detergent to use depends on t’le hardness of your water If too little IS used dishes wont be clean However. if too much IS used In soft water, glassware WIIJ begin to etch

Find out you: water’s hardness by asking your S~cal water depart-

ment, water splftener company or county extensl,3n agent

Detergent chart

CYCLE	WATER HARDNESS			(Grains	Per Gallon)
	SOFT			MEDIUM			HARD	TO VERY HARD
	(O-4 grains)			(5-8	grains]		(over	8 grains)
NORMAL WASh	‘2	tablespoon	in	Half	fill all	cups.	Fill all	cups.
	all	cups.
LIGHT WASH	j 2 tablespoon		in	Half	fill each		Fill each covered
l..	each covered		cup.	covered		cup.	cup.