GE GSD400T Use And Care Manual

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Good Dishwashing Stirti with HOT WaterTo get your dishes clean and dry, you need hot water. To help you get water of the propertemperature, your dishwasher automatically heats the water in the wash cycle. For good washingand drying, the entering water must be at 120°F. To prevent dish damage, the inlet water should not exceed 150°F.How to Test Water TemperatureHigher water temperature is needed to dissolve greaseand activate powder detergents. Check water temperaturewith a candy or meat thermometer. Turn on the hot waterfaucet nearest dishwasher. Put the thermometer in a glassand let the water run continuously into the glass until thetemperature stops rising. If the water temperature isbelow 120°F., adjust your water heater.Helpful hints: If outside temperatures are unusually low,or if your water travels a long distance from water heaterto dishwasher, you may need to set your water heater’sthermostat up. If you have not used hot water for sometime, the water in the pipes will be cold. Turn on the hotwater faucet at sink and allow it to run until water is hot.Then start dishwasher. If you’ve recently done laundryor run hot water for showers, give your water heater timeto recover before operating the dishwasher.To improve washability if water is less than 120°F.and you cannot adjust your water heater: Select alonger cycle and fill both detergent cups at least half-fullwith detergent.How to Use a Rinse AgentThe rinse agent makes water flow off dishes quickerthan usual. This lessens water spotting and makesdrying faster, too.For best dishwashing performance, use of a rinseagent such as JET-DRY brand is recommended.Rinse agents come in either liquid or solid form.Your dishwasher uses the liquid form.How to fill the rinse agent dispenser. ‘~s’”mUnscrew the cap. Add fiq,uid ri;se agentuntil it just reaches the bottom of the lipinside the dispenser opening. Replace #;Ythe cap. The dispenser automatically FULLreleas;s the rinse agent into the fin;l rinse water.If you accidentally spill: Wipe up the rinseagent with a damp cloth. Don’t leave the spill in thedishwasher. It can keep your detergent from working.If you can’t find any rinse agent, write:BENCKISER CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.(“JET-DRY”)Corporate Centre 155 Federal RoadP.O. Box 1991Danbury, CT 06813-1991How to Choose and Use the Right DetergentFirst, use only powder or liquid detergentspecifically made for use in dishwashers.Other types will cause oversudsing.Second, check the phosphate content. Phosphatehelps prevent hard-water materials from formingspots or film on your dishes. If your water is hard(7 grains or more), your detergent has to workharder. Detergents with a higher phosphate levelwill probably work better. If the phosphate contentis low (8.790 or less), you’ll have to use extradetergent with hard water.Your water department can tell you how hard yourwater is. So can your county extension agent or yourarea’s water softener company. Just call and askthem how many “grains” of hardness there arein your water.How much detergent should you use? Thatdepends. Is your water “hard” or “soft”? Withhard water, you need extra detergent to get dishesclean. With soft water, you need less detergent.Too much detergent with soft water not only wastesmoney, it can be harmful. It can cause a permanentcloudiness of glassware, called “etching.” An outsidelayer of glass is etched away! Of course, this takessome time. But why take a chance when it’s easyto find out the hardness of your water.6