GE GSD940 Use And Care Manual

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How to Test Water TemperatureHigher water temperature is needed to dissolve greaseand activate powder detergents. If the water temperatureis less than 140°F., use the WATER HEAT BOOSToption. See WATER HEAT BOOST section.Check your water temperature with a candy or meatthermometer. Turn on the hot water faucet nearestthe dishwasher. Put the thermometer in a glass andlet 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 unusuallylow, or if your water travels a long distance from waterheater to dishwasher, you may need to set your waterheater’s thermostat up. If you have not used hot waterfor some time, the water in the pipes will be cold. Turnon the hot water faucet at the sink and allow it to rununtil the water is hot. Then start the dishwasher. Ifyou’ve recently done laundry or run hot water forshowers, give your water heater time to recover beforeoperating the dishwasher.To improve washability if the water is less than 120°F.and you cannot adjust your water heater: Select a longercycle and fill both detergent cups at least half-full withdetergent.How to Use a Rinse AgentThe rinse agent makes water flow off dishesquicker than usual. This lessens water spottingand makes drying 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. la””, I,ml$lmUnscrew the cap. Add liquid rinse agent 7until it just reaches the bottom of the lipinside the dispenser opening. Replace the v‘ \cap. The dispenser automatically releases FULLthe rinse agent into the final 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 Your water department can telldetergent specifically made for you how hard your water is. Souse in dishwashers. Other types can your county extension agent orwill cause oversudsing. your area’s water softener company.Second, check the phosphate Just call and ask them how manycontent. Phosphate helps prevent “grains” of hardness there are inhard-water materials from forming your water.spots or film on your dishes. If your How much detergent should youwater is hard (7 grains or more), use? That depends. Is your wateryour detergent has to work harder. “hard” or “soft”? With hard water,Detergents with a higher phosphate you need extra detergent to getlevel will probably work better. If dishes clean. With soft water, youthe phosphate content is low (8.7% need less detergent.or less), you’ll have to use extradetergent with hard water. Too much detergent with soft waternot only wastes money, it can beharmful. It can cause a permanentcloudiness of glassware, called“etching.” An outside layer of glass6 is etched away! Of course, this takessome time. But why take a chancewhen it’s easy to find out thehardness of your water.Keep your detergent fresh and dr;Under the sink isn’t a good place tostore detergent because there is toomuch moisture. Don’t put powderdetergent into the dispenser untilyou’re ready to wash dishes, either.won’t be fresh OR dry.)ItIf your powder detergent gets oldor lumpy, throw it away. Olddetergent often won’t dissolve. If youuse a liquid dishwasher detergent,these precautions are not necessarybecause liquid detergents don’t“lump” as they age or comein contact with moisture.