Hotpoint HSM 507G How To Get The Best

Brand: Hotpoint

Model: HSM 507G

Category: Dishwashers

Type: How To Get The Best

Hotpoint HSM 507G is a dishwasher that offers a range of features to make dishwashing easier and more efficient. With its adjustable racks, you can customize the space to accommodate different dish sizes and shapes. The various wash cycles, including Normal Wash, Light Wash, and Rinse Hold, allow you to select the optimal cleaning intensity for your dishes. Additionally, the rinse aid dispenser helps prevent spotting and ensures dishes come out sparkling clean.

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Whatisdishwashersafe?

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ImportantSafetyInstructions.., .3

Howtooperate

yourdishwasher. . . . . . . t. ...4.5.’

Gooddishwashingstarts ~. “’

withHIX water. . . . . . ... ... . . ~.

HOWtotestwatertemperature..:.6 -

Howtousea rinseagent.. ;;-i..,’.6

Howtochoose - ““’‘‘

andusedetergent . . .. . . . ... .6?-7.

Howtopreparethe

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Help us

helpyou.e*

Before wi~yourdishwasher,

readthisbookcarefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewdishwasher

properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber):

TheProblemSolver .”...’. ~~.11-13: ‘

Careandcleaning:. . . . . . . .“;..14 ,

.. .

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Ene~y”savifigti;$’‘ ‘.

Thepowerconsumption”ofyour

dishwashercanbe.minimizedif

youfollowthesesuggestions: ,

~Op-cratedishwaih~r.onlywhen. ~

it3sfull. Letthedishesaccumulate

-indishwasher.Whenyou

put in ~

onlya partialload,use-theRINSE “:

HOLDcycletorirnseoffhea~ soils.

Besuretolatchthedoor.when

waitingforafullload.Thishelps

keepsoilsmoist,easiertoremove.

@If youdon’tneedyourdishesright

away,useyour~RYINGHEAT—

OFFfeaturethatturnsthedrying

heateroffautomatically.Dishes

drynaturallyoveralongerperiod

suchasovernight.

oAlwaysselectthecyclethatuses

leastamountofwaterthatwill

removethesoilfromtheload.

Seepages4 and5.

L;~isville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel

andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemonalabeljust

insidethedishwasherdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourdishwasher.Beforesendingin

thiscard,pleasewritethese

numbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany

correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourdishwasher.

Ifyoureceived

adamageddishwasher...

Immediatelycontactthedeaier

(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe

dishwasher.

Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyourequest

service...

ChecktheProblemSolver(pages

11through13).Itlistsminorcauses

ofoperatingproblemsthatyoutan

correctyourself.

—

MPORTmT SWETY INSTRUCTIONS

- Readallimtructionsbeforeusingthk

appliance.

—

_ w~~—men using this

appliance, alwaysexercisebasic

s~~ety

precautions, includingthe

following:

~Use this appliance only for

itsintended purpose, as you

willfiid described k this Use

andCare Book.

@This dishwashermust be

properlyinsta~ed and located

in accordancewith the

hstallation hstructions before

itis used.

Ifyoudidnotreceive

anInsWationInstructionssheet

withyourdishwasher,youcan

obtainonebycontactingthe

~e~ice

locationnearest you.

—Thisappliancemustbe

connectedtoagroundedmetal,

permanentwiringsystem;oran

equipment-groundingconductor

mustberunwiththecircuit

conductorsandconnectedtothe

equipment-groundingterminal

orleadoftheappliance.

—connecttoaproperlyrated,

protectedandsizedpower-supply

circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

~Useody powderor liquid

detergentsorwettingagents

recommendedforuseina

dishwasher.

@DO

not washplasticitemsunless

marked“dishwashersafe”orthe

equivalent.Forplasticitemsnotso

marked,checkthemanufacturer’s

recommendations.

@Loadlightplasticitemsso

theywillnotbecomedislodged

anddroptothebottomofthe

dishwasher—theymightcome

intocontactwiththeheating

unitandbedamaged.

~ze the possibilityof

injury.

omen

loadingitemstobe

“washed:

A. Locatesharpitemssothat

theyarenotlikelytodamage

thedoorseal,and

B. Loadsharpkniveswiththe

handlesuptoreducetherisk

ofcut-typeinjuries.

e Donottouchtheheating

elementduringorimmediately

afteruse.

eDonotoperateyourdishwasher

unlessallenclosurepanelsare

properlyinplace.

Do not tamperwithcontrols.

DO not abuse, sit on, or stid

on the door or dish rack ofthe

dishwasher.

0 Close supervision is necessary

ifthis applianceis usedbyor near

children. Do not allowchildren

to play inside, on or with this

applianceor any discarded

appliance. Dispose of discarded

appliancesand shippingor

packing material properly.

Beforediscarding a dishwasher,

removethe door of the washing

compartment.

—

@Keepallwashingdetergents

andwettingagentsoutofthe

reachofchildren,preferablyin

alockedcabinet.Observeall

warningsoncontainerlabelsto

avoidpersonalinjury.

a mROGEN GM is

producedbythechemicalaction

withinyourwaterheater.Itcan

accumulateinthewaterheater

and/orwaterpipesifhotwater

hasnotbeenusedfora periodof

twoweeksorlonger.~R~EN

GASISEXPLOSIVE.Toprevent

thepossibilityofdamageor

injury,ifyouhavenotusedhot

waterfortwoweeksormore,or

moveintoaresidenceinwhich

thehotwatersystemmaynot

havebeenusedforsometime,

turnonallhotwaterfaucetsand

allowthemtorunforseveral

minutesbeforeusingany

electricalappliancewhichis

connectedtothehotwater

system.Thiswillallowany

hydrogengastoescape.Also,

sincethegasisflammable,do

notsmokeoruseanopenflame

orapplianceduringthisprocess.

SAW TmE

mSmUCTIONS

STEP1.Loadyourdishwasher

withdishes,silverware,pots,

pans,bowls,etc.accordingto

instructionsonpages8and9.

STEP2. Adddetergenttothe

detergentdispenser.Makesurethe

CycleIndicatorDialisatOFF

positionbeforeaddingdetergent.

(Seepages6 and7.)

Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent

spotting.Occasionallycheckto

makesuretherinseagentcontainer

isatleasthalffull.(Seepage6.)

STEP3.SelectDRYINGHEAT

Option.ItmustbeOFF forRINSE

HOLDcycie.It canbeONorOFF,

atyouroption(seebelow),for

eitherofthewashcycles.

DRYINGHEAT

❑

OFF

DRYINGHEAT-ON.Turnsthe

dryingheateronforfastdrying.

DRYINGHEAT-OFF(no-heat

drying).Turnsthedryingheater

offto saveenergy.Disheswilldry

naturallyovera longerperiodsuch

asovernight.

Ifyouneedyourdishessooner,

openthedishwasherdoorafierthe

cycleis completetoreducethe

naturaIdryingtime.

Useofthisoptionreducesthe

electricalenergyusedbythis

modelapproximately7%forthe

NORMALWASHcycle.

Estimatedyearlysavings,

dependingonyourlocalelectrical

rates,areas follows:

STEP4. Selectthecycleandstart

thedishwasher.SeeCycleSelection

Hintsonnextpage.

Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa

foodwastedisposer,operatethe

disposeruntilitisemptybefore

startingthedishwasher.

~ For NORMALWASHcycle:

a. Latchthedoor.

LIGHTWASH❑

oN❑ > ❑ ;:f;

OFF❑

SEIECl

llRYIN@

HEM=

DRYING

e ForLIGHTWMHcycle:

a. Besuredoorisunlatched.

LIGHTWAS

❑ fiNd&E

SELEST

ORYING

ltw~

ING

b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toLIGHTWASHposition.

c. Latchdoortostartthecycle.

@For~SE HOLDcycle:

a. Besuredoorisunlatched.

b. SelectDRYINGHEAT-OFF

dryingoption.

LIGHTWASH❑

ONM

OFF9

❑ ::;;

SE1.ESl

ORYING

HEAl~

DRYING

b. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial

toONpositiontostartthecycle.

Youwillhearthemotorstart.

Toobtainthebenefitsofacomplete

cycle,becarefil thatyoudonot

turnthedialanyfurtherthan

necessaryto startthedishwasher.

c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicator

Dialto RINSEHOLDposition.

d. Latchthedoortostartthecycle.

Itisimportantto followtheloading

instructionsonpages8and9.

NORMALWASH—Formostloads

ofeverydaydishes,glassesand

cookwarewithmediumsoils.

LIGHTWASH—Fordishes

thathavebeenpre-rinsedbefore

loading.Also,forwashingvery

lightlysoileddisheswithsoils

thathavenotdriedon.

RINSEHOLD—Forrinsingpartial

loadswhichwillbewashedlater.

SelectDR~G HEAT-OFFdrying

option.Donotusedetergent. P

What happens in each cycle .

~You’llhearoccasionalclicking

~ Duringthedryingperiod:

sounds:

—Themotorstops.

—Softfooddisposershredding

—Watervaporcomesthroughthe

action.

ventbythedoorlatchduring

—Drainvalveopeningto

pump

dryingandwhenwaterisbeing

waterout.

pumpedout.

—Timercontrolascycle

progresses.

—Detergentcupopening.

Wash

WaterUse

CycleTime

wash

Gallons

Minutes

Cycles

(approx.)

CycleSequence

NO~AL WASH

12.1

EIFIFIRIFIFIFI

LIGHTWASH

10.3

EIFIRIFIFIFI

HNSE HOLD

3.6

DryingOptiOns:

DRYINGHEAT-ON.AvailableonallwashcyclesexceptRINSEHOLD.Add29minutestowash

cycletime.

DRYINGHEAT-OFF.Dryingheateristurnedoff.Dishesdrynaturally.

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—.

(;4)0[1disll~f’ashillgStal”ts

?YithHof %Vater.

Togetdishescleananddryyou

needhotwater.Tohelpyouget

waterofthepropertemperature,

yourdishwasherautomatically

heatsthewaterinthewashcycle.

Forgoodwashinganddrying,the

enteringwatermustbeat least

120°F.Topreventdishdamage,

inletwatershouldnotexceed150°F.

Howtotestwatertemperature:

Checkyourwatertemperaturewith

acandyormeatthermometer.Turn

onthehotwaterfaucetnearestthe

dishwasher.Putthethermometer

ina glassandletthewaterrun

continuouslyintotheglassuntilthe

temperaturestopsrising.Ifthe

watertemperatureisbelow120”F.,

adjustyourwaterheater.

Helpfulhints:Ifoutside

temperaturesareunusuallylow,or

ifyourwatertravelsalong distance

fromheatertodishwasher,youmay

needto setyourheater’sthermostat

up.Ifyouhavenotusedhotwater

forsometime,thewaterinthe

pipeswillbecold.~m onthehot

waterfaucetatthesinkandallowit

to”rununtilthewaterishot.Then

startthedishwasher.If you’ve

recentlydonelaundryor runhot

waterforshowers,giveyourwater

heatertimetorecoverbefore

operatingthedishwasher.

Howt{]tlse a

rinseagent.

A rinseagentmakeswaterflow

offdishesquickerthanusual.This

lessenswaterspotting.Makes

dryingfaster,too.

Forbestdishwashingperformance,

useofa rinseagentisrecommended.

Rinseagentscomeineitherliquid

or solidform.Yourdishwasher’s

dispenserusestheliquidform.

Howtofilltherinseagent

dispenser.Unscrewthecap.Add

theliquidrinseagentuntilitjust

reachesthebottomofthelipinside

thedispenseropening.Replacethe

cap.Thedispenserautomatically

releasestherinseagentintothe

finalrinsewater.

Ifyouaccidentallyspill:Wipe

uptherinseagentwithadamp

cloth.Don’tleavethespillinthe

dishwasher.Itcankeepyour

detergentfromworking.

Ifyoucan’tfindanyrinseagent,

write:

ECONOMICSLABORA~RY,

INC.

(“JETDRY”)

OsbornBuilding

St. Paul,Minnesota55102

/ /

Yourdishwasher’srinseagent

containerholds41Aounces.This

shouldlastabout3months.Fill

asneeded.Donotoverfill.

How’toChooseandklse

detergent.

First,useonlypowderorliquid

detergentsspecificallymadefor

useindishwashers.Othertypes

willcauseoversudsing.

Second,checkthephosphate

content.Phosphatehelpsprevent

hard-watermaterialsfromforming

spotsorfilmonyourdishes.Ifyour

waterishard(7grainsor more),

yourdetergenthastoworkharder.

Detergentswithahigherphosphate

levelwillprobablyworkbetter.If

thephosphatecontentislow(8.7%

or less),you’llhaveto useextra

detergentwithhardwater.

Yourwaterdepartmentcantell

youhowhardyourwateris.So

canyourruralcountyagent.Oryour

area’swatersoftenercompany.Just

callandaskthemhowmany“grains

ofhardness”thereareinyourwater.

Howmuchdetergentshouldyou

use?Thatdepends.Isyourwater

“hard”or “soft”?Withhardwater,

youneedextradetergenttoget

dishesclean.Withsofiwater,you

needlessdetergent.

Toomuchdetergentwithsoftwater

notonlywastesmoney,itcanbe

harmful.It cancausea permanent

cloudinessofglassware,called

“etching.”Anoutsidelayerofglass

isetchedaway!Ofcourse,thistakes

sometime.Butwhytakeachance

whenit’seasytofindoutthe

hardnessofyourwater.

Keepyourdetergentfreshand

dry.Underthesinkisn’tagood

placetostoredetergent.Toomuch

mois~. Don’tputpowderdetergent

intothedispenseruntilyou’re

readytowashdishes,either.(It

won’tbefreshORdry.)

If yourpowderdetergentgetsold

or~umpy,throwitaway.It won’t

washwell.Olddetergentoften

won’tdissolve.

Ifyouusea liquiddishwasher

—

detergent,theseprecautionsarenot

necessarybecauseliquiddetergents

don’t“lump”astheyageor come

incontactwithwater.

*- You’llfindtwodetergent

_ dispensersontheinside doorof

yourdishwasher.Therearetwo,

becausesomecyclesusetwowashes.

OPENCUP

See“DetergentUsageGuide’’below.

(BesuretheCycleIndicatorDial

isat OFFpositionbeforeadding

detergent.Otherwise,thedetergent

cuplidwillnotcloseandlatch

properly.)

GRASPHANDLE,

ROTATE

ANDCLOSE

/- I

Ho$vto~}reparethe‘

dishesforYVasllillg

If thisisyourfirstdishwasher,or

ifyou’rereplacinga mucholder

model,youmaywonderhowmuch

pre-preparationyourdishesneed.

Actuallyverylittle.Pre-rinsingof

normalfoodsoilsisnotnecessary.

Withcommonsenseanda little

practice,you’llsoonknowwhat

foodstoremove.Herearesome

guidelines:

1, Scrapeoffbones,seeds,skins,

toothpicksandotherhardsolids.It

isalsobesttoremovehardshelled

vegetables,meattrimmings,lea&

vegetablesandcrusts.Remove

excessivequantitiesofoilor

grease.

2. Removelargequantitiesofany

food.Yourdishwasherhasabuilt-in

softfooddisposerthatpulverizes

sofifoodbitsandflushesthemaway.

It canhandlesmallamountsof

sofifoods,butlargeamountsof

foodassoftasmashedpotatoesor

applesaucewillbedifficulttohandle.

Alwaysclosethemaincuptightly.

Whe~itis-firmlylatched,youwill

heara clickingsound.Donot

overtighten.

iVOTE:Detergentcupmaybeopened

manuallywithnoharm.Turnhandle

counterclockwiseuntilitreleases.

Asnappingsoundisnormalwhen

itopens.

I I SOFTWATER

I MEDIUMWATER

(O-3grainshardness)

(3-7grains)

CYCLES

MainCup$

I OpenCup* MainCup$

I OpenCup*

NORMALWASH~cle

1Tablespoon ~ 1Tablespoon

HalfFull

~ HalfFull

minimum “ minimum

! !

[ LIGHTWASH

~C]~

I 1

Tablespoon [ None

I HalfFull

I None

—

minimum

RINSEHOLDcycle

Use

nodetergent

Usenodetergent

—

3. Trytoremovefoodscrapsand

placedishesindishwasherbefore

soilhasachancetodryandbecome

hard.Disheswithdried-onstil are

moredifficulttowashandmay

notcomecleanintheNORMAL

WASHcycle.Remembertouse

yourRINSEHOLDcycleforsmall

“holding”loads.

Note:Thefoodsmentionedhere

areforexamplesonly,Otherfoods

notmentionedmayalsoneedtobe

removedfromyourdishes.You

mayalsowanttoconsiderremoving

foodssuchasmustard,mayomaise,

vinegar,lemonjuiceandotherfoods

thatcancausediscolorationof

stainlesssteelifallowedtoremain

ondishesfora longperiodoftime.

HARDWATER

(7-12grains*)

MainCup~

I OpenCup*

Completely

J Completely

Full

I Full

Col~pletely

None

Use

nodetergent

*12grainsandupisextremelyhardwater.Awatersofienerisrecommended.Withoutit,

~FilledMainCupholds3tablespoons;

limecanbuildupinwatervalve.Watervalvemaystickwhileopenandcauseflooding.

FilledOpenCupholds2tablespoons.

n—.

=#.

‘

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.——.—

Howtoloadyourdishwasher

~is isa randommixedload,themostcommon

typeyouwillhave.

Makesuredishesareproperlyloadedtoigsure

thatwatercanreachthesoiledsurfaces.The ~ ,”

washarminthebottomsprayswaterup.The

towerthatrisesinthecentersendswaterQutover

thedishesto washtheitemsintheupperrack. w

HOW tO

loadthe~~ MCK

WAKH OUTFORTHIS.

Thewashtowerrisesthroughthecenterofthe

bottomrackduringthewashandrinseportions

ofthecycle.Don’tblockit or loadtill thingsnext

toit. Also,becarefulnottoletportionofanitem

extendthroughthebottomrackofthesilverware

basket,suchasknives,skewersor pothandles:

Placetallglasses,mugs,tumblersandstemware

inthedeepfrontsection.Theshallowrear

sectionisidealforcookingandservingutensils.

Makesurethatallitems—frontandrear

sections—donotextendabovethesidewiresof

therack.

Thisrackii idealfordishwasher-safeplastics.

Loadsmallshallow’itemsintherear section;

larger,deeperbowlsin frontsection.Ifloading

plastictumblersindeepfrontsection,besure

thateachplastictumblerissecuredovertwo

fingers.

HowtoloadtheBOT~M WCK

Putflatwareintheremovablebasketwith

handlesuptoprotectyourhands.Mixknives,

forksandspoonssotheydon’tnesttogether.

Distributeevenly.Smallplasticitems,suchas

measuringspoonsandlidsfromsmallcontainers

arenotrecommendedforautomaticdishwashing.

If placedindishwasher,theyshouldgoinbottom

ofsilverwarebasketwithsilverwareontop.

Pots,pans,casseroles,saladbowls,mixingbowls I

andlidsmustbeloadedinthebottomrack,

facingdown.

Takeoutanythingthatmayfallor extendthrough

thebottomofthebasket.

usually

Safe

Special

Instructions

Exceptions(notsafe)

Material

Somedarkeningorspottingpossible.Removeby

scouringwithsoap-filledsteelwoolpads.

Somecoloredanodized

aluminumcanfade.

Aluminum

YES

Antique,metal-trimmed,

hand-paintedorover-the-glaze

patternsfade.

Ifindoubt,checkwiththemanufacturer.Ortestwash

onepiecedailyforatleastamonth.Comparewiththe

restoftheset.

China/

Stoneware

Goldleafwilldiscolor,

Antique,metal-trimmedor

hand-paintedpatternsfade.

YES

Loadsecurelytopreventmovement.

Crystal

Goldleafwilldiscolor.

Non-dishware

items—such

aselectronic

aircleaner

filters,furnace

filters,paint

brushes,etc.

DOnotwashindishwasfier.Damagetodishwasher

anddiscolorationorstainingofdishwashermayresult.

MilkGlassmayyellow.

Ironwillrust.

Pewtertarnishes.

YES

Glass

Iron

Pewter

Ifitdoesn’tsayDISHWASHERSAFE,testonepiecein

thetoprackbeforedishwashinganentireset:Washin

YES

Plastics

—

-topra~konly.

Stainlesssteel

Rinseifnotwashingimmediately.Saltyoracidfoods

YES

canstainiflefton.

YES

SterlingSilver

andSilverplate

Rinseifnotwashingimmediately.Saltyoracidfoodscan

stainiflefton.Drydetergentcancausedifficult-to-remove

blackspots.Placeinbacksectionofsilverwarebasketto

avoidexposuretodetergentfromthedetergentcup.

Don’tputinsamesilverware

basketwithstainlesssteel.

Contactbetweenmetalscan

damagesilver.

Don’tusecopperutensilsin

thesameload,Silvermaygeta

brownfilm.

Adhesiveusedtoattachsome

hollow-handleknivescanloosen.

Afterwashing,wipethenon-stickcoatingareawith

vegetableoiltokeepitfromlosingitsnon-stickquality. ,

YES

Non-stick

coatings

Tincanrust.

Tin

Wood

Woodcanwarp,crackorloseNO

itsfinishwithanytypewashing.

However,openingthedoorduring

2. Waitafewsecondsuntilthe

watercalms.Thenopenthedoor.

3. Adddishesyou’veforgotten.

4. Closethedoorandpushthe

latchtothefar right.Whenthe

doorislocked,washingwill

continue.

}’Qu–ca]ladd it.

anycyclelessenscleaningpower

becausethetemperatureinsidethe

Adddishesanytimeduringthe

dishwasherislowered.Sotryto

RINSEHOLDcycle.Withother

loadeverythingatthebeginning.

washcycles,youcanadddishesat

Here’showtoadda forgottendish:

anytimeBEFOREthemaindetergent

washportionofthecycle.

1. Pushthedoorlatchto theleft.

Washingwillstop.

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PROBLEM

DISHWASHER

WON’TRUN

UNUSUALNOISE

DISHESDON’TDRY

UNCLEANDISHES

ANDFLATWARE

BLACKORGWY

MARKSONDISHES

DETERGENTLEFT

[NDISPENSERCUPS

DETERGENTCUP

LIDWON’TLA~H

AFTERADDING

DETERGENT

YELLOWORBROWN

?ILM

POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY

A fuseinyourhomemaybeblown,or thecircuitbreakertripped.Replacefuseor

resetcircuitbreaker.Removeanyotherappliancesfromthecircuit.

Utensilsmaynotbesecureonrackpins,orsomethingsmallmayhavedroppedfrom

therack.Wateriscausingutensilstorattle.Makesureeverythingissecurelyplaced

indishwasher.

Makesureinletwatertemperatureiscorrect.(Seepage6.)

Unloadthebottomrackfirst. Waterfromdishesinthetoprackmaybespillingintothe

bottomrack.

Checkforimproperloading.Dishesshouldn’tnesttogether.Avoidoverloading.

Checktherinseagentdispensertoseethatit’snotempty.

Checkinletwatertemperature.Itshouldbeatleast120”F.(Totest,seepage6.)

Toobtainthebenefitsofa completecycle,becarefulthatyoudonotturnthedialany

furtherthannecessarytostartthedishwasher.

Waterpressuremaybetemporarilylow.Turnonafaucet.Iswatercomingoutslower

thanusual?If so,waituntilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyourdishwasher.

Pluggedairgap.(Seepage14.)

Improperrackloading.(Seepages8and9.)

Aluminumdepositsofienleavemarkswhentheyrubagainstotherthings.Remove

markswithamildabrasivecleanser.

Watermaynotbereachingthedetergentcups.Movedishesthatmaybeblocking

detergentcup.

Thedispensercovermaynotbeopeningor maybeblockedbyimproperlyloaded

items.If youusedapowderdetergent,openthecupandremoveanycaked-on

detergent.Ifthecupstilldoesn’topenautomatically,callforservice.

Detergentmaybeold.If thepowderdetergentishardorcakedinthebox,throwit

away.Thedetergentmaynotbeworkingwell.Tryanotherbrand.

—

CycleIndicatordialmustbein OFFpositionforcuplidtocloseandlatchproperly.

IfyouuseDRYINGHEAT-OFF,theCycleIndicatordoesnotadvancetoOFF

byitself.

Teaor coffeecanstaincups.Removethestainsbyhand,usinga solutidnof 1/2cup

bleachand3cupswarmwater.

Anoverallyellowor brownfilmondishesor glasswarecanbecausedbyirondeposits

inwater.A specialfilterinthewatersupplylineistie onlywaytocomt thisproblem.

Yourwatersoftenercompanycantellyouaboutthefilter.

Yellowfilmonsterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperutensilsinthesameload.

Silverpolishwillusuallyremovethisstain.

PROBLEM

SP~S ANDFILMING

ONGLASSESAND

FLATWARE

CLOUDINESSON

GLASSWARE

CHIPPINGOFCHINA

POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY

Spottingcanbecausedbyallthesethings:

Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6.)

Lowinletwatertemperature.(Totest,seepage6.)

Overloadingthedishwasher.

Improperloading.(Seepages8and9.)

Oldordamppowderdetergent.

Phosphatelevelindetergenttoolow.(Seepage6.)

Rinseagentdispenserempty.(Seepage6.)

Toolittledetergent.(Seepages6and7.)

Localwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferencesvary.Tryseveralbrandsofdetergents

tofindonethatgivekthebestresultsforyou.A liquiddishwashingdetergentmayhelp

reducefilming.

Toremovestubbornspotsandfilmfromgiassware:

Removeallmetalutensilsfromthedishwasher.

Donotadddetergent.

Startthedishwasher(useNORMALWASHcycle)andallowtorunfor15to20

minutes.Thedishwasherwiflnowbeinthemainwash.

Thenopenthedoorandpour2 cups(500ml)ofwhitevinegarintothebottomof

thedishwasher.

Closethedoorandallowtocompletethecycle.

Ifvinegarrinsedoesn’twork:Repeatasabove,exceptuse1/4cup(60ml)ofcitric

acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.If yours

doesn’t,callHotpointFactoryService.)

Usingavinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsemorethantwiceamonth?Considerahome

watersofiener.

Ifvinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsedoesn’twork,thecloudinessis “etching:’Thefilm

cannotberemoved.

Itcanbeprevented:Useless detergentif youhavesoftwater.Washglasswareinthe

shortestcyclethatwillgetthemclean.

Watertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds150”F.

Roughhandlingcancausechipping.Loadwithcare.Makesureglasswareandchina

aresecureandcan’tjarloose.(Seepage8 forcorrectwaytoloadglassware.)Make

suretallglassesand-stemwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhenyoupushtherackinto

thedishwasher.

Alwaysusethetoprackfordelicateitems.

PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY

SMALLAMOUNTOF

Wateraroundtheoutletonthetubbottomatthebackofthetubisnormal.Itisclean

WATERSTANDING

water.It’stheretokeepthewaterseallubricated.

IN THEBOT~M

OF THETUB

WATERWON’TPUMP

Iftheentirebottomofthetubhaswater,youmayhaveadrainproblem.Cleantheair

OUTOF THETUB gap,ifyouhaveone.(Seepage14.)

Checkthekitchensink.Isitdrainingwell?Youmayneeda plumber.

If dishwasherdrainsintodisposer,rundisposertoclear.Besuredisposeris not

clogged.

SUDSIN THETUB

Sudsingdetergentsare,notmeantfordishwashers.USEONLYAU~MATIC

DISHWASHERDETERGENTS~ AVOIDSUDSING.

Toremovesudsfromthetub:Openthedishwasher.Letsudsevaporate.Add1gallon

ofcoldwatertothetub.Closeandlatchthedishwasher.Pumpoutwaterbyslowly

turningthecontroldialuntiladrainperiodisreached.

Repeatifnecessary.

DISHWASHERLEAKS Sudscancauseunittooverflow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttouseadetergentthat’s

designedforautomaticdishwashers.

Spillingtherinseagentcancausefoamduringwashing.Thiscanleadtooverflowing.

Wipeupaccidentalspillofrinseagentwithadampcloth.

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camandcleaning

Cleanthecontrolpaneiwitha

lightlydampenedcloth.Dry

thoroughly.Donotuseabrasives

or sharpobjectsonthepanel.

Theycandamageit.

C1eantheouhidewitha good

appliancepolishwax.Theoutside

cabinetfinishisdurable,butitcan

scratch.Sousenoscouringpads,

harshorgrittycleaners.

AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner

(Cat.No.WR97X216)is available

fromGE/HotpointAppliance

PartsMarts.

The insideusuallytakescareof

itself.If itshouldeverneed

cleaning,usea mildcleansing

powder.Scouringpadsandharsh

cleanerscanmarthefinish.

Built-inWhwashers

ofbnmeanairgap.

Wepitclean.

Anairgapisaplumbingdevice.

Itprotectsyourdishwasheragainst

waterbackingupintoitif adrain

clogs.Theairgapis notapartof

thedishwasher.Andyoumaynot

evenhaveone.Notallplumbing

codesrequireairgaps.

Ifyouhaveanairgap;checkit

atleastonceamonth,.IT ISNOT

PARTOFYOURDISHWASHER.

ITIS N~ COVEREDINYOUR

WARRANTY.

The airgapiseasytoclean.With

mosttypes,firstturnoffdishwasher,

thenliftoffchromecover.Then

unscrewplasticcapandcheckfor

anybuildupofgrit. A toothpick ~

makescleaningeasy.

Checktheairgapanytimeyour

dishwasherisn’tdrainingwell.

Notmingyourdkhwasher

inwinfir?fiotict ~aiti

freezing.

If yourdishwasherislefiinan –

unheatedplaceduringthewinter,

askaservicetechnicianto:

~Cutoffelectricpowerto

dishwasher.Removefusesor

tripcircuitbreaker.

*Turnoffwatersupply.

@Disconnectwaterinletlinefrom

watervalve.

*Drainwaterfrominletlineand

watervalve.(Useapantocatchthe

water.)

@Reconnectwaterinletlineto

watervalve.

~Removetheplasticpumpcover

intubbottomandusea spongeto

soakupwaterintherubberboot.

Ifyouareredecorating,youcan

changeyourdishwasher’sfront

paneltomatchorblendwithyour

newcolors.

Thedoorpanelisheldinplaceby

thedoortrim.Eachsideofthe

panelisadifferentcolor.Oryou

canpaintapanelwiththecolorof

yourownchoice.

How to changedoor panelinsert:

Takeoutthreetrimscrewson

eithersideofthedishwasherdoor.

Removethesidetrim.

2. Slideouttheinsertpanel.

3.Putthecoloryouwantinfront.

(Carefil-edges maybe sharp.)

4. Replaceinsertpanel,sidetrim

andscrews.

.:,

Dimensionsfor 1/4”woodinsert:

Note:Donotoperatedishwasher

whilechangingdoorpanelinsert

orwhenloweraccesspane~is

removed.

Changecolorinminutes.Just

removetrimandchange.

Ifyouneedservice

Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty

onthebackpageofthisbook.

We’reproudofourserviceand

wantyoutobepleased.If forsome

reasonyouarenothappywiththe

serviceyoureceive,herearethree

stepstofollowforfirther help.

FIRST,contact-thepeoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain

whyyouare notpleased.Inmost

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,

writeallthedetails-including

yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations

Hotpoint

AppliancePark

Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill

notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance

ConsumerActionPanel

20NorthWackerDrive

Chicago,Illinois60606

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WHATISNOT~~~~~~~ ~servicetrips to your home to

teachyouhowtousetheproduct.

ReadyourUseand Carematerial.

Ifyouthenhaveanyquestions

aboutoperatingtheproduct,

pleasecontactyourdealerorour

ConsumerAffairsofficeatthe

addressbelow.

● Improperinstallation.

Ifyouhaveaninstallationproblem,

contactyourdealerorinstaller.

Youareresponsibleforproviding

adequateelectrical,plumbingand

otherconnectingfacilities.

eReplacementofhousefusesor

(

resettingofcircuitbreakers.

. Cleaningorservicingofairgap

deviceindrain!ine.

(

e Failureofthe,productifitis used

forotherthanitsintendedpurpose

orusedcommercially.

. Damagetoproductcaused

byaccident,fire,floodsoracts

ofGod.

‘WARRAN17)RISNOTRESPONSIBLE

FORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.

Some statesdo not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to you. This warranty gives you

specific legal rights, andyou may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

Toknow what

your legal rights are in your state,consult your localor state consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.

Warrantor:General Electric Company

If further help is needed concerning this warranty, contact:

Manager–Consumer Affairs,General Electric Company,Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225 -

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