Hotpoint HDA489 - Manual (Page 7)

You’ll find two detergent
dispensers on the inside door of
your dishwasher. Two, because
some cycles use two washes.
See “Detergent Usage Guide”
below. (Be sure the Cycle Indicator
Dial is at OFF position before
adding detergent. Otherwise, the
detergent cup will not close and
latch properly)
Close the main cup.
NOTE: Detergent cup may be
opened manually with no harm.
Turn handle
until it releases. A snapping sound
is normal when it opens.
How to prepare the dishes
for washing
If this is your first dishwasher, or if
you’re replacing a much older
model, you may wonder how much
preparation
your dishes need.
Actually very little. Pre-rinsing of
normal food soils is not necessary.
With common sense and a little
practice you’ll soon know what
foods to remove. Here are some
guidelines:
1. Scrape off bones, seeds, skins,
toothpicks and other hard solids. It
is
best to remove hard shelled
vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy
vegetables and crusts. Remove
excessive quantities of oil or grease.
2. Remove large quantities of any
food. Your dishwasher has a built-in
soft food disposer that pulverizes
soft food bits
flushes them
away. It can handle small amounts
of soft foods, but large amounts will
be difficult to handle.
Detergent Usage Guide (powder or liquid)
3. Try to remove food scraps
place dishes in dishwasher before
soil has a chance to dry and become
hard. Dishes with dried-on soil are
more difficult to wash and may not
come clean in the NORMAL
WASH cycle. Remember to use
your RINSE & HOLD cycle for
small “holding” loads.
Note: The foods mentioned above
are for examples only. Other foods
not mentioned may also need to be
removed from your dishes. You may
want to consider removing
foods such as mustard, mayonnaise,
vinegar, lemon juice
other foods
that can cause discoloration of
stainless steel if allowed to remain
on dishes for a long period of time.
WATER MEDIUM WATER HARD WATER
(O-3 grains hardness) (3-7 grains) (7-12 grains*)
CYCLES Main Open Main Open Main Open
NORMAL WASH 1 Tablespoon 1 Tablespoon Half Full Half Full Completely Completely
minimum minimum Full
WATER SAVER 1 Tablespoon None Half Full None Completely None
minimum Full
Use no detergent Use no detergent Use no detergent
*12 grains and up is extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it, lime
can build up in the water valve. The water valve may stick while open and cause flooding.
Main Cup holds 3 tablespoons; Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons.
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