Hotpoint HDA969 - Manual (Page 6)

Good
with HOT water
To dishes clean and dry need
hot To help you get water of
the proper temperature, your
dishwasher has a WATER
HEAT
feature that automatically senses the
temperature of the water in the wash
cycle and it, necessary, to the
proper temperature. This water
heating feature may allow you to turn
down your household water heater
and save
if you’re willing to
the dishwasher run a little longer
while it heats water to the proper
temperature. For good washing and
drying, the entering water must beat
least
To prevent dish damage,
inlet water should not exceed
How to test water temperature:
Check the water temperature inside
your dishwasher with a
or
meat thermometer.
Let the dishwasher run through one
fill and pump out cycle, then let the
dishwasher
with water the
time, approximately 5
minutes the machine.
When you hear the water stop
filling, unlatch the door
open it.
Measure
temperature the
water in the bottom the tub this
way:
Remove the silverware basket and
place a or meat thermometer
in the water towards the middle of
the tub. the temperature is less
than you will not get good
washing results. Raise your water
heater temperature, wait
minutes
and test again. Higher water
temperature is needed to dissolve
grease activate powder
detergents. If the water temperature
is less than
use the WATER
HEAT Option (see page 4).
Helpful hints: If outside
temperatures are unusually low, or if
your water travels a long distance
from water heater to dishwasher, you
may need to set your water heater’s
thermostat up. If you have not used
hot water for some time, the water in
the pipes will be cold. Turn on the
hot water faucet at the sink and
allow it to run until the water is hot.
Then start the dishwasher. If you’ve
recently done laundry or run hot
water for showers, give your water
heater time to recover before
operating the dishwasher.
How to use a Rinse Agent
A rinse agent makes water flow off
dishes quicker than usual. This
lessens water spotting and makes
drying faster, too.
For best performance,
use of a rinse agent such as JET-
DRY brand is recommended.
Rinse agents come in either liquid or
solid form. Your dishwasher’s
dispenser uses the liquid form.
How to the rinse agent
dispenser. Unscrew the cap. Add the
liquid rinse agent until it just reaches
the bottom of the lip inside the
dispenser opening. Replace the cap.
The dispenser automatically releases
the rinse agent into the final rinse
water.
If you accidentally spill: Wipe up
the rinse agent with a damp cloth.
Don’t leave the spill in the
dishwasher. It can keep your
detergent from working.
If you can’t find any rinse agent,
write:
CONSUMER
PRODUCTS, INC.
(“JET DRY”)
W. Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT
Your dishwasher’s rinse agent
container holds ounces. This
should last about months. Fill as
needed. Do not overfill.
How to choose and use
detergent
First, use only powder or liquid
detergents specifically made for
use in dishwashers. Other types
will cause
Second, check the phosphate
content. Phosphate helps prevent
hard-water materials from forming
spots or film on your dishes. If your
water is hard (7 grains or more), your
detergent has to work harder.
Detergents with a higher phosphate
level will probably work better. If the
phosphate content is low (8.7% or
less),
have to use extra
detergent with hard water.
Your water department can
you how hard your water is. So
can your county extension agent
or your area’s water softener
company. Just
and ask them how
many “grains of hardness” there are
in your water.
How much detergent should you
use? That depends. Is your water
—
“hard” or “soft”? With hard water,
you need extra detergent to get
dishes clean. With soft water, you
need less detergent.
Too much detergent with soft water
not only wastes money, it can be
harmful. It can cause a permanent
cloudiness of glassware, called
“etching.” An outside layer of glass
is etched away! Of course, this takes
some time. But why take a chance
when it’s easy to find out the hardness
of your water.
Keep your detergent fresh and
dry. Under the sink isn’t a good
place to store detergent. Too much
moisture. Don’t put powder
detergent into the dispenser until
you’re ready to wash dishes, either.
(It won’t be fresh OR dry.)
If your powder detergent gets old
or lumpy, throw it away. It won’t
wash well. Old detergent often won’t
dissolve.
If you use a liquid dishwasher
detergent, these precautions are not
necessary because liquid detergents
don’t “lump” as they age or come in
contact with water.
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