Hotpoint Dishwasher - Manual (Page 8)

What you can usually wash safely in your
dishwasher. And what you can’t.
NO
electronic
air cleaner
filters, furnace
filters, paint
etc.
Pewter NO
YES
YES
YES
Silver and
Silver.plate
YES
Tin NO
Forget a dish?
when you can add it.
Add dishes any time during a
RINSE HOLD cycle.
(not safe)
Some colored anodized
aluminum can fade.
Antique, metal trimmed,
hand-painted or
patterns fade.
Gold-leaf will discolor.
Pewter tarnishes.
Don’t put in same silverware
basket with stainless steel.
Contact between metals can
damage silver.
Don’t use copper utensils in
the same load. Silver may
get a brown film.
Adhesive used to attach
some hallow-handle knives
can loosen,
Tin can rust.
Wood can warp, crack or
lose its finish with any type
washing.
Instructions
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
If in doubt, check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may
result.
If it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece
before an entire set.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid
can stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause
to-remove black spots. Avoid
under the
detergent cup.
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick
quality.
However, opening the door during 2. Wait a few seconds until the
any cycle lessens cleaning power. water calms. Then open the door.
So try to load everything at the
With other wash cycles, you can beginning.
3. Add dishes you’ve forgotten. –
add dishes at any time - - 4. Close the door and push the
the main detergent wash portion Here’s how to add a forgotten latch to the far right. When the
of the cycle. dish: door is locked, washing will
1. Push the door latch to the left.
continue.
Washing will stop.
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