Hotpoint HDA969 - Manual (Page 10)

What you can usually wash safely your dishwasher.
And what you can’t.
Special Instructions
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool
Usually
Safe Material
Aluminum
Exceptions (not safe)
Some colored anodized aluminum can
fade.
Antique, metal-trimmed, hand-painted
or over-the-glaze patterns
Gold
leaf will discolor,
Antique, metal-trimmed
painted patterns
leaf will
discolor.
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer, or wash
piece daily at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set,
securely prevent movement. Check
manufacturer’s instructions your crystal.
YES
Crystal
NO Non-dishwasher
items—such as
electronic air cleaner
filters, furnace filters,
paint brushes, etc. Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher
discoloration or staining of dishwasher
YES
NO
Milk glass may yellow.
Iron will rust. Iron
Pewter NO Pewter tarnishes.
Plastics YES it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE. test piece in
the top rack before an entire set. Wash in
top only.
Stainless steel
Sterling silver
and silver plate
YES Rinse if not washing immediately, or acid
can stain if left on.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty foods
can stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause
remove black spots. Place in back section
silverware
basket to avoid exposure detergent detergent
cup.
YES Don’t put in silverware basket
with stainless steel. Contact between
metals can damage silver. Don’t wash
copper utensils in the same
Silver
may get a brown film. Adhesive used
to attach some hollow-handle knives
loosen.
Non-stick
coatings After washing, wipe the non-stick with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing non-stick
YES
Tin
Wood
NO
NO
Tin rust.
can crack or lose its
with type
Forget a dish? Here’s
when you can add it.
Add dishes any time during the
RINSE & HOLD cycle. With
other wash cycles, you can
However, opening the door during 2. Wait a seconds until the
any cycle lessens cleaning power water Then open the door.
because the temperature inside the
dishwasher is lowered. So try to
3. Add dishes you’ve forgotten.
load everything at the beginning.
4. Close the door and push the
dishes at any-time BEFORE the main
Here’s how to add forgotten dish:
latch to the far right. When the
door is locked, washing will
detergent wash portion the cycle.
1. Push the door latch to the continue.
Washing will stop.
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