GE GSM1800JBB Owners Manual - Page 8

Using the dishwasher. Proper Useof Detergent Use only detergent specifically made fro" use in dishwashers, Cascade ®, Cascade Complete '_ and Electrasol ®Amomatic Dishwashing Detergents have been approved for use in all GE dishwashers. Keep yore" detergent ti'esh and dry. Don't put powder detergent into the dispenser until you're ready to wash dishes. The alnount of detergent to use depends on whether your water is hard or soft. With hard water, you need extra detergent. water; you need less detergent. With soft Protect wmr dishes and dishwasher by contacting yore" water department and asking how hard wmr water is. Twelve or more grains is extremely hard water. A water softener is recommended. _4]thout it, lime can build up in the water valve, which could stick while open and cause flooding. Too IllHch detergent with soft water can cause a permanent cloudiness of glassware, called otching. For heavily soiled loads, use the POTS & PANS, HEAVY WASH or NORMAL WASH cycle, fill one or both of tile interior cups, depending on tile hardness of yore" water; and also fill tile open cup on tile dispenser lid. ButtoR x. Toopenthe washcover,press the buttonandthe cover will flip back. DO NOT USEHAND DISH DETERGENT m m NOTE: Using a detergent that is not specifically designed for dishwashe_ will cause tile dishwasher to fill with suds. During operation, these suds will spill out of tile dishwasher vents, coveting tile kitchen floor and making tile floor wet. Because so many detergent containers look alike, store tile dishwasher deteigent in a separate space fi'om all other cleaners. Show anyone who may tlse the dislm:_sher the correct detergent and where it is stored. X_]/ile there will be no lasting damage to tile dishwasher; yore" dishes will not get dean using a dishwashing detergent that is not fi)mmlated to _x)rk with dishwashers. Forget to Add a Dish? A fin'gotten dish can be added any time before tile main wash. r_Unlatch tile door to interrupt tile c)cle. Squeeze the door latch to release the door, [2-]Do not open action stops. dishwasher. tile door tmtil tile water spray Steam max rise out of tile [_]Add forgotten dishes. ['4-] Close tile door and push it in to relatch. 8