Gooddishwashing
startswithHOTwater.
Togetdishescleanand dryyou
needhot water.Tohelpyouget
waterf~ftheproper temperature,
your ~otpoint dishwasherauto-
maticallysensesthe temperature
of thewaterinthe washcycleand
heatsit, if necessary,to theproper
temperature.For good washing
and drying,the enteringwater
mustbeat least120‘F.Toprevent
dishwaredamage,inletwater
shouldnot exceed150‘F.
Checkyourwatertemperature
witha candyormeatthermome-
ter.~rn on the hot waterfaucet
nearestthe dishwasher.Put the
thermometerin a glassand letthe
waterfillthe glassuntilthetemper-
ature stopsrising.If thewatertem-
perature isbelow120‘F.adjust
yourwaterheater.
Helpfulhints:If outsidetempera-
turesare unusuallylowor if your
watertravelsa longdistancefrom
heaterto dishwasheryoumayneed
to setyour heater’sthermostat up.
If youhavenot used hot waterfor
sometime, the water inthe pipes
willbe cold. Turn on the hot water
faucetat the sinkand allowit to
run until the waterishot. Then
start the dishwasher.If you’ve
recentlydone laundry or run hot
waterfor showers,giveyourwater
heatertime to recoverbefore
operatingthe dishwasher.
Youcanhelpprevent
spottingwitharinse
agent.
A rinseagentmakeswater flowoff
dishesquickerthan usual.This
lessenswaterspotting.Makesdry-
ingfaster,too.
For bestdiswashingperformance,
useof a rinseagentis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomein eitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusesthe liquidform.
Here’showto filltherinseagent
dispenser.Unscrewthe cap. Add
the liquidrinseagentuntilit
reachesthe bottom of the lipinside
the dispenseropening.Replacethe
cap. The dispenserautomatically
releasestherinseagentinto the
finalrinsewater.
If youaccidentallyspill:Wipeup
the rinseagentwitha damp cloth.
Don’t leavethe spillin the dish-
washer.It can keepyourdetergent
from working.
If youcan’tfindanyrinseagent,
write:
ECONOMICSLABOWTORY,
INC.
(“JET DRY”)
Osborn Building
St. Paul, Minnesota55102
Howtochooseanduse
detergent.
First,useonlydetergentspecifi-
callymadeforuseindishwashers.
Othertypeswillcauseover-sudsing.
Second,checkthephosphate
o
content.Phosphate helpsprevent
hard-watermaterialsfrom forming
spotsor filmon yourdishes.If
yourwaterishard (10grainsor
more), your detergenthas to work
harder.Detergentswitha higher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.If the phosphatecontentis
low(8.7V0or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhard water.
Yourwaterdepartmentcantell
youhowhardyourwateris. So
can your rural countyagent. Or
your area’swatersoftenercom-
pany.Just calland askthem how
many “grains” of hardnessisin
your water.
Howmuchdetergentshouldyou
use?That depends.Isyour water
~~h~d”or c~soft?”With hard
~
water,you needextradetergentto
-
getdishesclean.With soft water,
you needlessdetergent.
Toomuchdetergentwithsoft
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waternot onlywastesmoney,it
can be harmful. It can causea
permanentcloudinessof glass-
ware, called“etching?’An outside
layerof glassisetchedaway!Of
course,thistakes sometime. But
whytake a chancewhenit’seasy
to find out the hardnessof your
water.
Keepyourdetergentfreshand
dry.Under the sinkisn’ta good
placeto storedetergent.Toomuch
moisture. Don’t put detergentinto
the dispenseruntilyou’reready to
washdishes,either.(It won’tbe
freshOR dry.)
Yourdishwasher’srinseagent
containerholds4l/zounces.This
shouldlastabout 3months. Fill
as needed.
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