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AirGap 11 RepairService
15
ApplianceRegistration
2
RinseAgent
6
Careand(leaning
11 SafetyInstructions
3
China,Crystal,Sterling
10 UserMaintenanceInstructions
11
CycleFeatures
5
Warranty
BackCover
Detergent,DetergentGuide 6,7
WaterTemperature
6
DispenserCups
7 WinterStorage
11
DoorLatch
4
EnergySaver
4,5
Energy-SavingTips 2
Features
4
Loading
8,9
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
OperatingGuide
4,5
mm-in ModelGSD400YK
Helpw
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Hyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
wri@dawnthemodel
andserialnumbem.
You’llfindthemonalabeljust
insidethedishwasherdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesendingin
thiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
If you!received
a awed dkhwmhere
00
Xrnrnediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dishwasher.
save the and money.
Before ‘youl%!queti
service.● e
ChecktheProblemSolver(pages
12-14).Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
ToobtainHispanicversionof
thisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”
8Q0.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerlaversibnen
espaiiolde&temanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter?
serviciodeinformacibn
paraelconsumidor,
telifono800.626.2000
Ene~y”saviUtips
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Thepowerconsumptionofyour
dishwashercanbeminimizedif
youfollowthesesuggestions:
~qmate dishwasherdy when
full.Letdishesaccumulatein
dishwasher.Whenyouputina
partialload,useRINSEONLY
cycletorinseoffheavysoils.Be
suretolatchdoorwhenwaitingfor
fullload.Thishelpskeepsoils
moist,easiertoremove.
@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishes
rightaway,Weym.wENERGY
SAYERno-heatfeaturethatturns
thedryingheateroffautomatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.
@soledeyde thatWes kast
mmmt of watertoremove !30i!
fromload. Seepages4 and5.
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_
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.
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ms~~uc~~o~s
Readallimtruetiombef$xeusingthi$appliance.
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w~G–men using this
appMmce,alwaysexercisebasic
ditty prectiuticins,includingthe
fibtving:
@use MS appfiance onlyfor
its ktinded #urpse, m you
till find dmcrikd.b this use
ZMldcam Book.
~‘I’Mmhwmher must be
properly
hstiued and hated
in mxxmkm? with the
Inswation Wtmctiom before
it is used. H’you
didnotreceive
anInstallationInstructionssheet
withyourdishwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingthe
servicelocationnearestyou.
—Thisappliancemustbe
connectedtoagroundedmetal,
permanentwiringsystem;oran
—
equipment-groundingconductor
mustberunwiththecircuit
—
conductorsafidcomectedtothe
equipment-groundingterminal
orleadoftheappliance.
–Comect toaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
@Useonlypowderorliquid
detergentsorwettingagents
recommendedforuseina
dishwasher.
*DoMN
WMh plasticitemsunless
marked“dishwashersafe”orthe
equivalent.Forplasticitemsnotso
marked,checkthemanufacturer%
recomn~endations.
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“Load.@lMplasticitemsso ‘
*8YWWnot
Wrrkdimldged
and(h’qi$0thetmtoq?id’the
d@vas&2r-they I@ght come
iito CXMitf!Ct!x@hthe
heating ‘
Wittid bpd@ged. ‘
- ‘ A.Loctt*”slIiu@items$0that
, th~y*e noi-likelyto,damage
thedoor,spal;and ‘ -
~. Loadsha@ kniveswiththe ~
handles,uptored~cgtherisk ~~
ofcut-typeinjuries.
@Donottouchtheheating
elementduringorimmediately
afteruse. -
~Donotoperateyourdishwasher
unlessallenclosurepanelsare
properlyinpl~ce=
*Donottamperwithcontrols.
@Donotabuse,siton,orstand
onthedoorordishrackofthe
dishwasher.
@(Hosesupervisionisnecessary
Mthisapplianceisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildren
toplayinside,onorwiththis
applianceoranydiscarded
appliance.Disposeof
discarded
appliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialproperly.
Beforediscardingadishwasher,
removethedoorofthewashing
compartment.
*Keepallwashingdetergfints’ _
andwettingagentsoutofthe s.=
reachofchildren,preferablyin =–
tiiihiriyati~wate~heater.Rcm ‘ s-r
aeeuqlate in the,wate~!!water -W=
and/orwa~r pipes’if
hotwater; :__=
hasnotbeenusedfora
periodof =
two
weeks orlonger.m~.~~ m“
GASM
EXPLOSIVE.TOprevent --
thepossibilityofdamageor
inju~,ifyouhavenotusedhot -- .-.
waterfortwoweeksormore,or ,‘
moveintoaresidenceinwhich
thehotwatersystemmaynot
havebeenusedforsometime,
turnonallhotwaterfaucetsand
allowthemto.mnforseveral
minutesbeforeusingany
ekxtricalappliancewhichis
connected-tothehotwater
.-
system.Thiswillallowany
hydrogengastoescape.Also,
sincethegasisflamab~e, do
notsmokeoruseanopenflame :----:‘-
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orapplianceduringthisprocess.
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Howtoopem@your Whwasher
Door Latch CWc!eIndicatorDial
—
(Locked) - (TurntoStart)
—
!lTIW1.Loadyourdishwasher
withdishes,silverware,pots,
pans,bowls,etc.accordingto
instructionsonpages8and9.
STEP2. Adddetergenttothe
detergentdispenser.Makesure
theCycleIndicatorDialisatOH?
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(Seepages6and7.)
Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.(Seepage6.)
STEP3. SelectDryingOption.
STEP4. SelecttheCycleandstart
dishwasher.
Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilitisemptybefore
startingthedishwasher.(SeeCycle
selectionhintsonnextpage.)
Toobtainthebenefitsofacomplete
cycle,becarefhlthatyoudonot
turn
the dialany further than
necessary
tostartthedishwasher.
@For NoliU&?JJWASHeych?:
‘HEATED
ENERGY
DRYING
SAVER
HEATEDDRYING.Turnsthe
dryingheateronforfastdrying.
ENERGYSAVER.Turnsthe
dryingheaterofftosaveenergy.
Dishesdry naturallyoveralonger
periodsuchm overnight.
Nyouneedyourdishessooner,
openthedishwasherdoorafterthe
cycleiscompletetoreducethe
dryingtime.
I_Jseofthisoptionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythis
modelapproximately9% for
NrormalCycle.
1
a. Latchthedoor.
b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial
toON-positio;tostartthecycle.
~ For LIGHT’WASHcycle:
@
.IGHT WASH tI$
ON @
b’.,
OFF @
@
RINSE
ONLY
63DRYING
a
b
c
Besure door isunlatched.
SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial
toLIGHTWASHposition.
Latchdoortostartthecycle.
@ForRul’wmONLYcycle:
a.
b.
c.
d.
BeS1.medoor is Unhatched.
SelectENERGYSAVER
dryingoption.
SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial
toRINSEONLYposition.
Latchthedoortostartthecycle. ‘~
—
cycle Sel=tionMm ‘
NORMALWASH—Formostloads
—
ofeverydaydishes,glasses
—
andcookware.
LIGHTWASH—Fordishesthat
havebeen
pre-rinsedbefore
loading.A-lso,forwashingvery
lightly-soileddisheswithsoils-that
havenotdriedon.
RINSEONLY—Forrinsingpartial
loadswhichwillbewashedlater.
Donotuse
detergent.
mathappensineachcycle
@You’llhearoccasionalclicking @Themotorstopsduringdrying.
sounds:
@Watervaporcomesthroughthe
—Softfooddisposershredding
ventbythedoorlatchduring
action.
dryingandwhenwaterisb&ng
—Drainvalveopeningtopump
pumpedout.
waterout.
—Timercontrolascycle
progresses.
—Detergentcupopening.
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—
Wash
WaterUseCycleTime
wash
Gallons (approx.
cycles
(approx.) minutes) CycleSequence
NORMAL WASH
10.7
5’* mm1331BBR
I
LIGHTWASH
8.9
51
I
RINSE0NL%
5.1 15
❑ER -
*DRYING HJ2AT_(JN: Add 28 min~tes.
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ffkmdd$h%vashingstarts
with KY-r water.
Togetdishescleanand dry,yoL~
need
hotwater.Tohelpyougetwater
oftheproper temperature,your
dishwasherautomaticallyheatsthe
waterin the washcycle.Forgood
washinganddrying, the entering
watermustbe
atleast120‘F.To
preventdishdamage,inletwater
shouldnot exceed 150“F.
Howtotest
watertenlpemhm!:
Checkthe watertemperature
insideyourdishwasherwitha
candyor meat thermometer.
Letthedishwasherrun through
onefilland pump out cycle,then
Ietthedishwasherfill with water
thesecondtime.
Whenyouhear the waterstop
illing, unlatchthedoor and slowly
openit.
.Measurethe temperatureofthe
tvaterin the bottomof the tub this
Ivay:
showers,giveyourwaterheater
timetorecoverbeforeoperatingthe
dishwasher.
Toimprovewashabilityifthewa[er
islessthan120°1?andyoucannot
adjustyourwaterheater:Selecta
longercycleandfillbothdetergent
cupsatleasthalf-fullwithdetergent.
Help prevent
spotting
with a rime agent.
A
rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthanusual.This
lessenswaterspottingandmakes
dryingfaster,too.
Forbestdishwashing
performance,useofa rinse
agentsuchasJET-DRYbrandis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid
or solidform.Yourdishwasher
usesthesolidform.
Myoucan’tfindany
rinseagent,
write:
13EPJCK.ISERCONSLJI’VIER
PRODUCTS,INC.
(“JETDRY”)
411W.PutnamAve.
Greenwich,Cl’06830
Removethesilverwarebasketand
placea candyor meatthermometer
inthewatertowardsthemiddleof
thetub.If thetemperatureislCSS
than120”F,youwillnotgetgood
uushingresults,Higherwater
temperatureisneededtodissolve
(~reaseandactivatepowder
fictergents.
Ifelpfulhints: If outside
temperaturesareunusuallylow,or
if!our watertravelsaIongdistance
/’rllmwaterheatertodishwasher,
lou mayneedtosetyourwater
kc:~ter’sthermostatup.Ifyouhave
mvusedhotwaterforsometime,
dlcwaterin thepipeswillbecold.
Turnonthehotwaterfaucetalthe
sinkandallowittorun untilthe
Ui][erishot.
m~i~startthe
Liishwasher.If you’vercccntlydone
l:~undryor runhotwaterfor
6
How tochooseandl.lse
theright detergent.
First,useonlypowderorliquid
detergentspecificallymadefor
useh dishvashm. Othertypes
willcauseoversudsing.
Second,checkthephosphate
content.
Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfromforming
spotsorfilmonyourdishes.If
yourwaterishard(’7grainsor
more),yourdetergenthastowork
harder.Detergentswithahigher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.Ifthephosphatecontentis
low(8.7%or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhardwater.
~OU~ waterdepartmentcm teii
youhowhardyourwateris. So
canyourcountyextensionagent.
Oryourarea’swatersoftener
company.Justcallandaskthem
howmany“grains”ofhardnessis
inyourwater.
How
much detergentshould you
me?
Thatdepends.Isyourwater
“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,
youneedextradetergenttoget
dishesclean.Withsoftwater,you
needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater
notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe
harmful.It cancauseapermanent
cloudinessofglassware,called
“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass
isetchedaway!Butwhytakea
chancewhenit’seasytofindout
thehardnessofyourwater.
Keepyour
detergentfresh and!
dry.
Underthesinkisn’tagood
placetostoredetergent.Toomuch
moisture.Don’tputpowder
detergentintothedispenseruntil
you’rereadytowashdishes,either.
(Itwon’tbefreshORdry.)
H’your powder
detergent getsW
or lumpy, throw itaway.Itwon’t
washwell.Olddetergentoftenwon’t
dissolve.
If yoLlusea liquiddishwasher
detergent,theseprecautionsare no{
necessarybecauseliquiddetergents
don’t“lump”astheyageorcome
incontactwithwdter.
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You’llfindtwodetergent
dispew!rs onthe insidedoord’
yourdishwasher.TWO,because
somecyclesusetwowashes.
See “.DetergentUsageGuide”
below. (Besurethe CycleIndicator
Dial isat OFFposition before
addingdetergent.Otherwise,the
detergentcup willnot closeand
latchproperly.)
Ebv toprepare
thedidw$fix’washing.
Ifthisisyourfirstdishwasher,or if
you’rereplacingamucholder
model,youmaywonderhowmuch
pre-preparationyourdishesneed.
Actuallyverylittle.Ike-rinsingof
normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary.
Withcommonsenseandalittle
practiceyou’llsoonknowwhat
foodstoremove,Herearesome
guidelines:
L Scrapeoffbones,seeds,skins,
toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It
isalsobesttoremovehardshelled
vegetables,meattrimmings,leafy
vegetablesandcrusts.Remove
excessivequantitiesofoilor
grease.
2. Removelargequantitiesofany
food.Yourdishwasherhasabuilt-in
softfooddisposerthatpulverizes
SORfoodbitsandflushesthemaway.
Rcanhandle
small amountsof
softfoods,butlargeamountswill
bedifficulttohandle.
.
Closethe main cup.
NOTE:Detergentcup may be
opened manually withno harm.
DetergentusageGuide(pmder or liquid)
~.Trytoremovefoodscrapsand
placedishesindishwasherbefore
soilhasachancetodryandbecome
hard.Disheswithdried-onsoilare
moredifficulttowashandmay
requireadditionalpreparationfor
goodresults.Remembertouse
yourRINSEONLYcycleforsmall
“holding”loads.
Note:Thefoodsmentionedabove
areforexamplesonly.Otherfoods
notmentionedmayalsoneedtobe
removedfromyourdishes.You
mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving
foodssuchasmustard,mayonnaise,
vinegar,lemonjuiceandother
foodsthatcancausediscoloration
ofstainlesssteelifallowedto
remainondishesfora longperiod
oftime.
SOFTWATER MEDIUMWATER l-IARDWATER
(O-3
grainshardness)
(3-7grains)
(7-12grains*)
CYCLES
MainCup
I OpenCup
MainCup I OpenCup MainCup~
I OpenCup*
NORMALWASH
CYC]C
1
Tdb]cspoon~ 1Tablespoon HalfFull ~ HalfFull Completely
~ Completely
minimum
minimum
Full
Full
LIGHTWASH
CyCiC
1
Tablespoon None HalfFull None Colypletely None
minimum
RINSEONLYcycle Useno
detergent Usenodetergent Usenodetergent
*I2 grainsandupisextremelyhardwater.Awatersoftenerisrecommended.Withoutit,
limecanbuildupinthewatervalve.Thewatervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.
$FillcdMainCupholds3tablespoons;FilledOpen(lip holds2tablespoons.
7
Zbisisa randommixed load, the most common Upeyou
willhave.
Makesuredishesareproperlyloadedtoinsurethat
watercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.Thewasharminthe
bottomsprayswaterup.Thetowerthatrisesinthe
centersendswateroutoverthedishestowashtheitems
intheupperrack.
f
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??4KW OLJTFORTHIS.
Thewashtowerrisesthroughthecenterofthebottom
rackduringthewashandrinseportionsofthecycle.
Don’tblockitor loadtallthingsnexttoit. Also,be
carefulnottoletportionsofitemssuchasknives,
skewersor pothand~esextendthroughthebottomrack
~>rthesilverwarebasket.
HOWb !kM3dtk m~IR.ACK
Thetoprackisbestforglasses,cupsandsaucers.Cups
andglassesfitbestalongthesides.Thisistheplacefor
dishwasher-safeplastics,too.Makesuresmallplastic
itemsarelodgedintightlysotheycan’tfallontothe
Calrod@heatingunit.
Saucepans,mixingbowlsandothersmallitemsmaybe
placed—facedown—inthetoprack.Thetoprackis
handyforallkindsofoddshapes.Besuretheforceof
wateranddetergentcanreachsoiledsurfaces.
Fitplatesandsaucersbetweenthepins.Loadplatters,
potsandbowlsalongthesides,incomersorinthe
back.
Heavilysoiledpots,pansandcasserolesMUSTbe
loadedinthebottomrack,facingdown.Propbroiler
pansandracksalongtheedge.Shallowitemsmaybe
angledprovidedthelowersidedoesnotshieldthesoiled
surfaceinsidefromthewater.
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Putflatwareintheremovablesilverwarebasketwith
handlesuptoprotectyourhands.Nlixknives,forksand
spoonssotheydon’tnesttogether.Distributeevenly.
Smallplasticitems,suchasmeasuringspoonsandlids
fromsmallcontainers,arenotrecommendedfor
automaticdishwashing.If placedinthedishwasher,they
shouldgointhebottomofthesilverwarebasketwiththe
silverwareon top.
9
Don’t let any
item extend
through bottom.
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Takeoutanythingthatmightfallor extendthroughthe
bottomofthesilverwarebasket.
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basketwithstainlesssteel.
contactbetweenmetalscan
damagesilver.
.Dcm’tusecopperutensilsin
thesameload.
sib?%%may get a
brown fih’n.
Adhesivewsedtoattachsome
hollo$’~”ilandle:krliw%canklosml.
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INSTRUCTIONS
mmthecontrolpanelwitha
lightly
dampenedcloth. Dry
thoroughly.Donotuseabrasives
orsharpobjectsonthepanel.
Theycandamageit.
Cleantheoutsidewith
a good
appliancepolishwax.
Theoutside
c~binetfinishisdurable,bL~titcan
scratch. So usenoscouringpads,
orharshorgrittycleaners.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WIV?7X216)isavailable
fromGEandHotpointAppliance
PartsMarts.
Theinsideusually
takescareof
itself.
Ifitshouldeverneed
cleaning,useamildcleansing
powder.Scouringpadsandharsh
cleanerscanmarthefinish.
Built-indishwashersmen
ML$Je811airgap. Keepit dean
Anairgapisaplumbingdevice.It
protectsyourdishwasheragainst
waterbackingupintoitifadrain
clogs.Theairgapisnotapartof
thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot
evenhaveone.Notallplumbing
codesrequireairgaps.
Ifyouhaveanairgap,checkitat
leastoncea month.THEAIR
GAPISNOTPARTOFYOUR
DISHWASHER.IT ISNOT
COVEREDINYOURWARRANTY.
The
air gap is easytoclean. With
mosttypes,firstturnoffthe
dishwasher,thenlifloffthechrome
cover.Thenunscrewtheplasticcap
andcheckforanybuild-upofgrit.
Atoothpickmakescleaningeasy.
Checkthe
air gapanytime your
dishwasherisn’tdrainingwell.
Notusing your dbhwasher
inwinter?Protectagainst
freezing.
Ifyourdishw~sherisleftinan
unheatedlocationduringthewinter
months,havea servicetechnician
takethefollowingstepstoprevent
themachinefromfreezing:
@Removefusesortripcircuit
breakerstoremoveelectricpower
fromthedishwasher.
@Turnoffwatertodishwasher.
Disconnectthewaterinletline
fromthewatervalveanddrain.
@Removewatervalvefromthe
dishwasherandblowonsmall
plasticoutlettoremovewater.
Replacewatervalveandwaterline.
@Removepluginbottomofrubber
bootanddraincompletely.Replace
theplug.
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MARKSONDISHES
DETERGENTLEFT
[NDIsPENSERCUPS
IETERGENTCUP
.VON’TLATCH
AFTERADDING
DETERGENT
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
,.
-:Afuseinyourhpmemaybeblown,orthecircuitbreakertripped.Replacefuseor
; ~i%etcircuitbreaker.Removeanyotherappliancesfromthe.circuit.
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“~~te@~sI&yfib~~esecurecmrackpins,orsomethingsmallmayhavedroppedfrom
:$ieqick. YVateriscausiqgutensilstorattle.Makesureeverythingissecurelyplaced
‘-in,@iiitiwasQef.
:~~ak;’sureinle~watertemperatureiscorrect.(Seepage6.)
‘U~l~adthebottomrackfirst.Waterfromdishesinthetoprackmaybespillingintothe
bqtttim rack,
,..’
Check forimproperloading.Dishesshouldn’tnesttogether.Avoidoverloading.
ChEckinletwatertemperature.Itshouldbeat least120°E(Totest,seepage6.)
‘.. .
TQobtainthebenefitsofacompletecycle,becarefulthatyoudo notturn the dhdany
furtherthan necessarytostartthedishwasher.
Waterpressuremaybetemporarily10W.Turnonafaucet.Iswatercomingoutslower
thanusual?If so,waituntilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyourdishwasher.
PluWedairgap.(Seepage11.)
Improperrackloading.(Seepages8and9.)
Aluminumdepositsoflenleavemarkswhentheyrubagainstotherthings.Remove
markswitha mildabrasivecleanser.
Watermaynotbereachingthedetergentcups.Movedishesthatmaybeblocking
detergentcup.
Thedispensercovermaynotbeopeningor maybeblockedbyimproperlyloaded
items.Ifyouusedapowderdetergent,openthecupandremoveanycaked-on
detergent.Ifthecupstilldoesn’topenautomatically,callforservice.
Detergentmaybeold.If thepowderdetergentishardor cakedinthebox,throwitaway.
Thedetergentmaynotbeworkingwell.Tryanotherbrand.
CycleIndicatordialmustbeinOFFpositionforcupto closeandlatchproperly.
Ifyouunlatchthedoorandopenittodryyourdishes,theCycleIndicatordoesnot
advancetoOFF byitself.
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SHYI’SANDFILMING
ONGLASSESAND
FLATWARE
CLOUDINESSON
GLASSWARE
YELLOWORBROWN
FILM
1-.
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
Spottingcanbecausedbyallthesethings:
Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6.)
Lowinletwatertemperature.(Totest,seepage6.)
Overloadingthedishwasher.
[mproperloading.(Seepages8and9.)
Oldordamppowderdetergent.
Phosphatelevelindetergenttoolow.(Seepage6.)
@Toolittledetergent.(Seepage7.)
.,
Duetovaryinglocalwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferences,try severalbrands
ofdetergentstofindonethatgivesthebestresultsforyou.Aliquiddishwasher
detergentmayhelpreducefilming.
To
removestubbornspotsand fihnfromglassware:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6,
Removeallmetalutensilsfromthedishwasher.
Donotadddetergent.
SelectNORh4ALWASHcycle.
Startthedishwasherandallowtorunfor 15to20minutes.Thedishwasher
willnowbeinthemainwash.
Thenopenthedoorandpour2 cups(500ml)ofwhitevinegarintothebottom
ofthedishwasher.
Closethedoorandallowtocompletethecycle.
[f vinegarrinse doesn’twork: Repeatasabove,exceptuse 1/4cup(60tnl)ofcitric
acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.Ifyours
~oesn’t,callGEFactoryService.)
Usinga vinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsemorethantwiceamonth?Considerahome
~~atersofiener,
:fvinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsedoesn’twork,thecloudinessis “etching?
rhe filmcannotberemoved.
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can be prevented:Uselessdetergentifyouhavesoftwater.Washglasswareinthe
hortestcyclethatwillgetthemclean.
Vatertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds150”F.
~eaor coffeecanstaincups.Removethestainsbyhand,usinga solutionof 1/2cup
Jeachand3 cupswarmwater.
m overallyellowor brownfilmondishesor glasswarecanbecausedbyirondeposits
inwater.Aspecialfilterinthewatersupplylineistheonlywaytocorrectthis
problem.Yourwatersoftenercompanycantellyouaboutthefilter.
Yellowfilmonsterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperutensilsin.thesameload.
Silverpolishwillusuallyremovethisstain.
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CHIPPINGOFCHIIW
SMALLAMOUNTOF
WATERSTANDING
INTHEBCJI’’I0M
OFTHETUB
WATERWON’TPUMP
OUTOFTHETUB
SUDSINTHETUB
DISHWASHERLEAKS
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMED17
Roughhandlingcancausechipping,Loadwithcare.Makesureglasswareandchina
aresecureandcan’tjar loose.(Seepage8forcorrectwaytoloadglassware.)Make
suretallglassesandsternwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhenyoupushtherackinto
thedishwasher.
Always
usethe toprack fordelicateitems.
Wateraroundtheoutletonthetubbottomatthebackofthetubisnormal.It isclean
water.It’stheretokeepthewaterseallubricated.
Iftheentirebottomofthetubhaswater,you.mayhaveadrainprobkxn.Cleantheair
gap,ifyouhaveone.(Seepage11.)
Checkthekitchensink.Is itdrainingwell?Youmayneedaplumber.
Ifdishwasherdrainsintodisposer,rundisposertoclear.Besuredisposerisnotclogged.
Sudsingdetergentsarenotmeantfordishwashers.USEONLYAU’IOMATIC
DISHWASHERDETERGENTSTOAVOIDSUDSING.
Toremovesuds
from the tub: Openthedishwasher.Letsudsevaporate.Add1gallon
ofcoldwatertothetub.Closeandlatchthedishwasher.Pumpoutwaterbyslowly
turningthecontroldialuntiladrainperiodisreached.
Repeatif necessary.
Sudscancauseunittooverflow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttouseadetergentthat’s
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designed for automaticdishwashers.
If’you needmore hel~...caH,toIIfree:
GfiAnswer Center” - -
800.626.2000
consumer finformationservice
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Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyou.tobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,iIyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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YOURGENERALELEmRlc AUTOMATICDISHWASHER
WARRANTY
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Saveproof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period.
WHAT1sCOVERED
FULL ONE-WAR WARRANTY
Foroneyearfrom dateof original
purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,partsand service labor
inyour home to repairor replace
anyjxwf of the cfkhwaslw that
fails becauseof a manufacturing
defect.
Thiswarrantyisextendedto
the original purchaserandany
succeedingownerfor products
purchasedforordinaryhomeuse
inthe 48 mainland states,Hawaii
andWashington,D.(2.InAlaskathe
warrantyisthe sameexceptthat it is
LIMITEDbecauseyoumust payto
shipthe productto the serviceshop
orfor the servicetechnician’stravel
coststo your home.
All warrantyservicewill be provided
byour FactoryServiceCentersor
byour authorized CustomerCare”
servicersduring normalworking
hours.
Lookinthe White orYellowPages
of yourtelephone directoryfor
GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFACT(3RY
SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTRK2-
I+OTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@SERVICE.
WHATISN~ COVERED
@Service trips to your hometo
teach you howto usethe product.
Read
your (he andCaremateriaL
If you then haveanyquestions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer orour
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below,or call, toll free:
GE Answer Cente@
800.626.2000
consumer information service
~ Improper installation.
If you have an irmtallation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical, plumbing and
other connecting facilities.
~ Replacement of housefuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.
e Cleaning or servicifig of air gap
device in drain line.
~ Failureofthe product if it is used
for other than its intended purpose
or usedcommercially.
~ Damageto product caused
byaccident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WARRAN173RISNOTRESPONSIBLE
FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Some statesdo not a!lowthe exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, sothe above limitation or exclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you mayalso have other rights which vary from stateto state.
Toknowwhat your legal rights are in your state,consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.
Warrantor: General ElectricCompany
if further help is needed concerning this warranty,write:
Manager–Gonsumer Atiairs,GEAppliances, !m4isvi!k,KY40225
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