GE GSD650 Care And Use Manual

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SensorToget dishes cleananddryyouneedhotwater.Tohelpyougetwaterofthepropertemperature,yourdishwasherhasa waterheatingfeaturethatautomaticallysensesthetemperatureofthewaterin thewashcycleandheatsit, ifnecessary,tothepropertemperature.Thiswaterheatingfeaturemayallowyouto turndownyourhouseholdwaterheaterandsaveenergyifyou’rewillingto letthedishwasherrun a littlelongerwhileit heatswatertothepropertemperature.Forgoodwashinganddrying,theenteringwatermustbe atleast120”F.Topreventdishdamage,inletwatershouldnotexceed150”F.Howto test watertemperature:Checkyourwatertemperatureinsideyourdishwasherwithacandyor meatthermometer.Let thedishwasherrunthroughonefi~landpumpoutcycle,thenlet thedishwasherfillwithwaterthe secondtime.Whenyouhearthewaters[opfilling,unlatchthedoorandslowlyopenit,Measurethetemperatureofthewaterin thebottomof thetubthisway:Removethe silverwarebasketandplacea candyor meatthermometerin the watertowardsthemiddleofthe tub. If the temperatureis lessthan 120”F,you will notgetgoodwashingresults.Higherwatertemperatureis neededtodissolvegrease activatepowderddC!.&IltS.Helpfulhints:If outsidetemperaturesare unusuallylow,orif yourwatertravelsa longdistancefromwaterheatertodishwasher,youmayneedto setyourwaterheater’sthermostatup.If youhavenotusedhotwaterforsometimti,the waterin thepipeswillbecold.Turnonthehotwaterfaucetat thesinkandallowit to rununtilthewateris hot. Thenstartthedishwasher.If you’verecentlydonelaundryor run hotwaterforshowers,giveyourwaterheatertimeto recoverbeforeoperatingthedishwasher.Toimprovewashabilityif thewateris lessthan 120”Fandyoucannotadjustyourwaterheater:Selectalongercycleandfillbothdetergentcupsat leasthalf-fullwithdetergent.How to use a rinse agent.A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoffdishesquickerthanusual.Thislessenswaterspottingand makesdryingfaster,too.For bestdishwashingperformance,use ofa rinse agentsuchas JET-DRYbrandis recommended.Rinseagentscomein eitherliquidor solidform. Yourdishwasher’sdispenserusesthe liquidform.Howto fill the rinseagentdispenser.Unscrewthe cap.Addthe liquidrinse agentuntilitjustreachesthebottomof the lip insidethe dispenseropening.Replacethecap. Thedispenserautomaticallyreleasesthe rinseagentintothefinalrinsewater.If you accidentallyspik Wipeup the rinseagentwitha dampcloth. Don’tleavethe spillin thedishwasher.It can keepyourdetergentfrom working.If you can’tfindanyrinseagent,write:13ENCKISERCONSUMERPRODUCTS,INC.(“JET DRY”)411W.PutnamAve.Greenwich,CT06830Yourdishwasher’srinseagentcontainerholds4% ounces.Thisshouldlastabout3 months.Fillas needed.Do notoverfill.Howtodmoseanddetergent.First,useonlypowderorIliquiddetergentsspecificallymadeforusein dishwashers.Othertypeswillcauseoversudsing.Second,checkthephosphatecontent.Phosphatehelpspreventhard-watermaterialsfromformingspotsor filmonyourdishes.Ifyourwateris hard (7 grainsormore), yourdetergenthasto wo~.kharder.Detergentswith a higherphosphatelevelwillprobablyworkbetter.If thephosphatecontentislow(8.7%or less), you’llhavetouseextradetergentwithhardwater.Yourwaterdepartmentcantellyouhowhardyourwateris. Socanyourcountyextensionagent.Or yourarea’swatersoftenercompany.Justcalland askthemhowmany“grainsof hardness”thereare in yourwater.Howmuchdetergentshouldyouuse?Thatdepends.Is yourwater“hard” or “soft”?Withhard water,youneedextradetergentto getdishesclean.Withsoftwater,youneedless detergent.Toomuchdetergentwith softwaternot onlywastesmoney,it can beharmful.It can causea permanentcloudinessof glassware,called“etching.”An outsidelayerof glassis etchedaway!Of course, this~kes sometime. But whytakeachancewhen it’seasyto find outo-._*,,$!.--><..:.=”7.”the hardnessof yourwater. -i;.,