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Common
PROBLEM
Spotting and fllmlng
[hard water film)
Small particles
deposlted on items
Dishes not dry
Black marks on dishes
Chlpplng or breaking glassware
dishwashing | problems |
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Hard water | FIII detergent | dispensers | to | capacity. | Use | dishwasher | de- | |
| tergent with | hrghest | available | phosphorus | content | May | ||
| be necessary to Install water softener. |
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| To remove spots and | film, | try | a vinegar | rinse |
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1.Wash and rinse load as usual. Use AIR DRY,
2.Remove all metal items.
3.Put 2 cups (500 mL) white vinegar in a container on the bottom rack
4.Run dishwasher through a complete washrng cycle.
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| Water | temperature |
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hot | enough |
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| water | heater |
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| stnk | untrl |
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Not | enough |
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| Use | more |
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| detergent. |
| Use | detergent | with | high- | |||||||||||||||||||
detergent, |
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| phosphorus |
| content...especially |
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Improper | detergent |
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“0ld”detergent |
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| Use | only | fresh | dishwasher |
| detergent. |
| Store | tightly |
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| container, |
| in | cool, | dry | place. |
| Discard | old | detergent. |
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| fill | dispensers |
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Improper | loadrng |
| Make | sure |
| dishes |
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| glassware |
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| reaches |
| all | surfaces |
| and | items | drain | properly | Do | not | ov- | |||||||||||||||||
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| erload | Do | not | nest | Items |
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No | rinse | old |
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| Does | the | rinse aid dispenser |
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| on | page | 7. |
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AIR | DRY Settrng | used | Drying | wrthout |
| heat | may | result | in some | spotting | of | glasses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| and | silver |
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Spray | arm | or arms | not | Check | spray |
| arms | to | make | sure | they | turn | freely | after |
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rotating |
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| Be sure | a | utensil | has | not | prevented | theirturning |
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“Old” | detergent |
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| Use | only | fresh | dishwasher |
| detergent. |
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| container, |
| in | cool, | dry | place. | Discard | old | detergent. |
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Not | enough |
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| Use | more | dishwasher |
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detergent, |
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improper | detergent |
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Water | 1snot | hot |
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| Water | temperature |
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| least | 140 F (60 |
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enough |
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| sink | until |
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Water | pressure | may |
| If water | pressure | IS low, | do not | use | water |
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be | low, dishwasher | is | while | dishwasher |
| IS running | [to | assure | correct |
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not | fillrng | properly |
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Water | is not | hot |
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| Water | temperature |
| should | be | at | least | 140 | F (60 | C). | Set | ||||||||||||||||||||
enough |
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| water |
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| thermostat |
| to | a | higher | setting |
| Run | water | at | ||||||||||||||||
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| srnk | until | hot | before |
| starting. |
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Improper | loading |
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| Make |
| sure |
| dishes |
| and | glassware |
| are | loaded |
| so |
| spray | |||||||||||||||||
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| reaches |
| all | surfaces |
| and | items | drain | properly |
| Do | not | ov- | ||||||||||||||||
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| erload | Do | not | nest | Items |
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No | rinse | aid |
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AIR | DRY Setttng | used | Allow | more |
| time | when | using | AIR | DRY | Option, |
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Alumrnum | utensils |
| Use | care |
| In |
| loadlng |
| aluminum | utensils, |
| especially |
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rubbrng |
| against | items | llghtwelght |
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| foil container. |
| Place |
| so | they |
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during | washing |
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| dlshes. | Remove |
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| with | plastic |
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| pad | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Improper | loading |
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| Do | not | overload |
| Load | glasses |
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| Load | ||||||||||||||||||
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