Maytag MDC4650AWB Use and Care Guide - Page 3

Safety, Instructions - wash

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SafetyInstructions WhatCanandCannoBt eWashed Most tableware, cookware and flatware can safely be washed in your dishwasher. Check with the manufacturer. : Aluminum Yes, except anodized. High water temperature and detergents may affect finish. .... Cast Iron No Seasoning will be removed, and iron will rust. China/Stoneware Yes, except antique or hand-painted. Always check manufacturer's recommendation before washing. Antique, hand-painted or over-the-glaze patterns may fade. Gold leaf may discolor. Crystal Filters Yes, except antique or delicate crystal. Always check manufacturer's recommendation before washing. Some types of leaded crystal may etch with repeated washings. Not recommended. May leave a dingy deposit or stain on dishwasher interior. Glass Gold-Plated Flatware Pewter, Tin Plastics Yes No No Yes, top rack, except disposable plastic items, A specialty glass called milk glass can yellow with repeated dishwasher washing. Will discolor. Always check manufacturer's recommendation before washing. Plastics vary in their capacity to withstand high water temperatures and detergents. Disposable plastic items are not dishwasher safe for this reason. Stainless Steel Yes Sterling Silver or No, if has commercial Silverplate "darkening". Wooden Items No Run a Rinse Only cycle (select models) if not washing immediately. Prolonged contact with foods containing salt, vinegar, milk products or juice could damage finish. Always check manufacturer's recommendation before washing. Run a Rinse Only cycle (select models) if not washing immediately. Prolonged contact with food containing salt, acid or sulfide (eggs, mayonnaise and seafood) could damage finish. Commercial "darkening" may be removed by detergent. Wood may warp, crack or discolor. 2

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Safety
Instructions
WhatCanandCannot
BeWashed
Most tableware,
cookware
and flatware
can safely be washed
in your dishwasher.
Check
with
the manufacturer.
:
....
Aluminum
Yes, except
anodized.
High water
temperature
and detergents
may affect
finish.
Cast
Iron
No
Seasoning
will
be removed,
and iron will
rust.
China/Stoneware
Yes, except
antique
or
Always
check
manufacturer's
recommendation
before washing.
hand-painted.
Antique,
hand-painted
or over-the-glaze
patterns
may fade. Gold
leaf may discolor.
Crystal
Yes, except
antique
or
Always
check
manufacturer's
recommendation
before washing.
delicate
crystal.
Some types
of leaded
crystal
may etch with
repeated
washings.
Filters
Not recommended.
May leave a dingy deposit
or stain on dishwasher
interior.
Glass
Yes
A specialty
glass called
milk glass can yellow with
repeated
dishwasher
washing.
Gold-Plated
No
Will
discolor.
Flatware
Pewter,
Tin
No
Plastics
Yes, top rack, except
Always
check
manufacturer's
recommendation
before washing.
disposable
plastic
Plastics vary in their
capacity
to withstand
high water
items,
temperatures
and detergents.
Disposable
plastic
items
are not
dishwasher
safe for this
reason.
Stainless
Steel
Yes
Run a
Rinse
Only
cycle
(select
models)
if not washing
immediately.
Prolonged
contact
with
foods
containing
salt,
vinegar,
milk products
or juice
could damage
finish.
No, if has commercial
"darkening".
Sterling
Silver
or
Silverplate
Always
check
manufacturer's
recommendation
before washing.
Run a
Rinse
Only
cycle
(select
models)
if not washing
immediately.
Prolonged
contact
with
food containing
salt, acid
or
sulfide
(eggs, mayonnaise
and seafood)
could damage
finish.
Commercial
"darkening"
may be removed
by detergent.
Wooden
Items
No
Wood may warp,
crack
or discolor.
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