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Gooddishwa$hi~
$tarts
withHOT
water.
Togetdishescleananddry,you
needhotwater. T O helpyougetwater
oftheproperternper@re,your
dishwasher a utomatically h eatsthe
waterin thewashcycle'. Forgood
washing aid ,drying, ' t~e eritering
watermustbeat ]eqst120 'F,To
preventdishdarnagej i nletwater
shouldnotexceed150°F.
Howto testwakr temperature: ' '
Checkthewatertemperature
.
insideyourdishwasher w itha
'
candyor meatthermometer.
Letthedishwasher,~un through
onefillandpumpoutcycle,then
letthedishwasher f ill withwater
thesecondtime.
,., ;
Whenyouhearthewaterstop
~
fiiling,unlatchthedoorandslowly
openit,
Measurethetemperature ofthe
waterin thebottomof thetubthis
way:
Remove the silverwarebasketand
placea candyor meatthermometer
in thewatertowardsthe middleof
thetub.If the temperatureis less
than 120°F, y ouwillnotgetgood
washingresults.Higherwater
temperatureis neededto dissolve
greaseand activatepowder
detergents.
I{elpfulhints: If outside
temperatures are unusuallylow,or
if yourwatertravelsa longdistance
fromwaterheaterto dishwasher,
youmayneedto set your water
heater'sthermostatup. If youhave
notusedhot waterfor sometime,
thewaterin thepipeswill be cold.
Turnon the hot waterfaucetat the
sinkand allowit to run untilthe
wateris hot. 'I'hen start the
dishwasher. I f you'verecentlydone
kwndryor run hot waterfor
showers, g iveyourwater'heater
timeto recoverbefore operating the
dishwasher.
Toimprove washability if thewater
is lessthan 120°F andyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsat leasthalf-full w ithdetergent.
Help
preventspotting
with a -rhlse a gent.
A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance, u seof a rinse
agentsuchas JET-DRY brandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomein eitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher
usesthe sqlidform.
~
E you can% findanyrinseagent,
write:
13ENCKISER C ONSUMER
PRODU(XS,INC.
("JETDRY")
1210 W CountyRoadE.
ArdenHills,MN 55112
How to choose and use
the
rightdetergent.
First,useonlypowder orliquid
m
deteqgerit specifically madefor
usein dishwashers. CNher t ypes
willcauseowwsudsbg.
Second,checkthephosphate
content. P hosphate helpsprevent
hard-water m aterialsfromforming
spotsor filmon yourdishes.If
yourwateris hard(7 grainsor
more),yourdetergent h asto work
harder.Detergents witha higher
phosphate levelwillprobablywork
better.If thephosphate contentis
low(8.7%or less),you'llhaveto
useextradetergent w ithhardwater.
Yourwaterdepartment. cantell
youhowhardyourwateris. SO
canyourcountyextension agent.
Or yourarea'swatersoftener
company. J ustcallandaskthem
howmany"grains"of hardnessis
in yourwater.
Howmuchdetergent shouldyou
use'? That, d epends.Is yourwater
"hard" or "soft"?Withhard water,
youneedextradetergent t o get
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,it canbe
harmful.It can causea permanent
cloudinessof glassware, c alled
"etching."An outsidelayerof glass
is etchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit'seasyto findout
the hardnessof your-water.
Keep yourdetergentfreshand
dry.Underthe sinkisn'ta good
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don'tputpowder
detergentintothe dispenseruntil
you'rereadyto washdishes,either.
(It won'tbe fresh ORdry.)
If yourpowderdetergentgetsold
or Bumpy, throwit away.
K
won't
washwell.Olddetergent o ftenwon't
dissolve.
If youuse a liquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsare not
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don't"lump" as theyageor come
in contactwith water.
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