For Best Results
Your dishwasher cleans by spraying a mixture of hot, clean water and detergent agCIinSt soiled surfaces of dishes. When a cycle is started, the dishwasher fills with water to about the level of the heating element. This water is pumped through the rotating spray arms, drained through the filtersystem which removes food and soil, and pumped back through the rotating spray arms, Soiled water is pumped out and replaced with clean water during a cycle - the number of times depends on the cycle being used.
The self-cleaning filtering system and removable pump guard help eliminate prerlnslng by removing food particles from the water. Load dishes so solled surfaces face erful spray from rotating arms. pow-
The filtering
system
It is not necessary to rinse dlshes before puttlng them Into the dlrhwarher. Just remove large pieces and quantities of food and bones. The filtering system helps keep food particles out of the wash water. Small particles are flushed away as water is pumped out. Larger particles are trapped in the pump guard. To remove the pump guard for cleaning... I. Walt at least 20 minutes atter a cycle for the heating element to cool down. 2. Unload and remove the bottom rack. 3. Press the outside wall of the pump guard at the center to release the latch. 4. Lift out and rinse clean. To replace the pump guard... 1. Insert pump guard legs (on inside wall) into matching openings in filter screen. 2. Press down on outside wall until latch snaps into place. 3. Replace bottom rack with rack bumpers in front. Removable Pump Gulard
Water must be hot
140� F ---O Cl b For best cleaning and drying results, water should be al least 140°F (60°C). I. Turn on hot water faucet nearest the dishwasher. Let water run until it is as hot as possible. 2. Hold a candy or meat thermometer in the stream of hot Water . to measure the temperature. 3. If the temperature is too low, have a qualified person raise the water heater thermostat setting.
