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Before You Start
• Don't Prerinse. Simply scrape off any bones or
• Remove certain foods (such as mustard, mayonnaise,
large food particles. The disposer in your dishwasher
lemon juice, vinegar, salt or dressings) from stainless
will handle the occasional pits, fruit seeds and pop-
steel flatware as soon as possible. These foods may
corn. These items will be chopped into small pieces
cause rusting and pitting if allowed to remain in contact
during the drain and removed with the drain water,
with the surface for an extended period of time.
You may hear a chopping noise during the drain. This
• Scrape or soak items with burnt on foods as they
is normal,
require more energy than the rest of the load to clean
• If connected to a food waste disposer, make certain
satisfactorily.
the disposer is empty before starting
the dish-
• Soak or wipe a starchy film from utensils used to
washer. This allows proper draining,
cook foods such as potatoes, pasta, rice, oatmeal, etc.,
• Scrape off large amounts of tomato-based
food
as they require more energy than the rest of the load to
soils (see page 12).
clean satisfactorily.
General Recommendations
• Place all items in the racks so they are separated and
• Load items so they do not rest over the top of the wast
facing center. This ensures the water spray can reach
tower. This water spray is needed to properly clea_
soiled surfaces for good washing and rinsing results,
items in the upper rack.
• Wedge flat, lightweight items (such as plastic lids) next
• Avoid blocking the upper and lower spray arms by no
to the silverware basket or along the sides and back of
allowing items to extend beyond the racks.
the racks.
• Caution: Dishes will be hot if unloaded shortly aftc
• Items can be centered behind a single tine or loaded at
cycle is completed.
an angle to maximize space.
Your new Maytag ®dishwasher is designed to accommodate a variety of dishes, glasses, stemware, utensils and pots an
pans. It also has the capacity to accommodate 10 to 12 place settings, with some Maytag ®models able to accommodat
up to 13 place settings. The following illustrations and information will help you become more familiar with your dis]c
washer racking system. After a few dishloads, you will be able to determine the best arrangement for your items.
How to Load 10 Place Settings
Upper Rack
Lower Rack
1 cup
and
3 saucers
are
on the
rack under
the Stack
Rack
3
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