Frigidaire FFBD1831UW Complete Owners Guide - Page 7

PREPARING AND LOADING DISHES Dish Preparation Scrape away large pieces of food, bones, pits, toothpicks, etc. The continuously filtered wash system will remove the remaining food particles. Burned on foods should be loosened before loading. Empty liquids from glasses and cups. Foods such as mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice and tomato based products may cause discoloration of stainless steel and plastics if allowed to sit for a long period of time. Unless the dishwasher is to be operated at once it is best to rinse off these food soils. If the dishwasher drains into a food disposer, be sure disposer is completely empty before starting dishwasher. that the front of each plate faces the back of the plate in front of it, and the open sides of the plates at the center of the dishwasher face each other. When loading dishes, pull the upper basket out sufficiently so you can load it without striking the counter. WARNING Make sure the loaded dishes do not interfere with the rotation of the spray arm located at the bottom of the upper basket. (Check this by rotating the spray arm by hand.) Loading the Lower Basket Features and appearance of racks and silverware basket as shown may vary from your model. Loading the Upper Basket Features and appearance of racks and silverware basket as shown may vary from your model. Standard 8 place setting for upper basket. The upper basket has been designed for small plates, mugs, glasses, and plastic items marked "dishwasher safe", etc. For best results, place the bowls, cups, glasses with soiled surface facing down or toward the center. Tilt slightly for better drainage. Load small plates and bowls in two half rows, so Standard 8 place setting for lower basket. The bottom basket is designed to load plates, soup bowls, plates, saucers and cookware. • The adjustable basket space will allow you to load items with a maximum height of 11 inches. • The fold-down tines in the bottom basket make it easy to load those extra large and hard-to-fit items. The tines may be left up for normal use or folded down for more flexible loading. Fold down for more space to load large pots or pans. Load your plates into the dishwasher in two half rows, so that the front of each plate faces the back of the plate in front of it, and the open sides of the plates at the center of the dishwasher face each other. 7