A. Dishware
Preparation
1. General Guidelines
a) Do not pre-wash
items
having
loosely-attached
soiling.
b) Remove
large
food
particles,
bones,
seeds,
toothpicks,
and
excessive
grease.
c) Items
having
burned-on
or hard,
stuck-on
soiling
may require
soaking
and hand-scouring
before
being
placed
in the
dishwasher.
B. Loading
the Dishwasher
1. General Guidelines
I. Using your Dishwasher
DISHWASHER
DAMAGE:
Loading
the dishwasher
with
objects
such
as paper
products,
plastic
bags,
packing
materials,
or anything
other
than
normal
dish-
ware
and kitchenware
could
damage
the dishwasher.
Do not load
the dishwasher
with
anything
other
than
dishwasher-safe
dishware
and kitchenware.
a) Check
the Materials
section
of this manual
if you are unsure
about
an item's
dishwasher
suitability.
b) Load only dishwasher-safe
items into the dishwasher.
e) Load
items so that water can reach every
part of every
item.
d) Place
pots, pans, cups, bowls,
and glasses
upsidedown
in the
racks.
e) Separate
items of different
metals.
2.
Top
Rack
Accessories
Automatic
Adjustability
Top Rack Height
Adjustment
The top rack can be raised
to accommodate
items up to 8"
(2Ocm)
in the top rack and 14" (36cm)
in the bottom
rack, or
lowered
to accommodate
items up to 10" (25cm)
in the top rack
and
12" (30cm)
in the bottom
rack.
To lower
the top rack:
a) Pull the top rack out of the dishwasher
until it stops rolling.
b) Press the blue Automatic
Adjustability
handles
inward as
shown
in Figure
1. The rack will drop to its lowered
position.
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To raise
the top rack:
c) Pull the top rack out of the dishwasher
until it stops rolling.
d) Grasp
the top of the rack above
the Automatic
Adjustability
handles
and pull it upward
as shown
in Figure
2 until the
Automatic
Adjustability
handles
lock the rack into position
(you
do not need to press
the Automatic
Adjustability
handles
in
order
raise the rack).
NOTE:
Before
you push the top rack back into the dish-washer,
ensure
that the rack height
is the same on both sides.
Otherwise,
the dishwasher
door will not shut and the top rack spray arm will
not connect
to the water circuit.
e) Push the top rack back into the dishwasher.
Flip Tines
Flip Tines fold down to make loading
the racks easier
in some
instances.
f) Grasp
the tine stem as shown
in Figure
3 and fold the tines
downward.
Cup Shelves
g) Grasp
the Cup Shelves
as shown
in Figure 4 and fold them
down.
h) Place cups upside-down
on the Cup Shelves.
The Cup Shelve.'
can also hold large cooking
utensils.
3. Loading
the Top Rack
NOTE: Check the Wash Cycle Options section of this manual for
information on the Top Tier Only
TM
cycle.
a) Figure 5 shows
a typical
mixed load in the top rack.
Dishware
Preparation
Loading the Dishwasher
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