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Customer Care Center
1-800-898-1879
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Child safety!
Child safety tips
Dishwasher detergents and rinse aids are 
corrosive, so always keep them out of reach 
of children.
• Should a child swallow dishwasher deter-
gent or rinse aid, give plenty to drink im-
mediately, i.e., one or two glasses of milk or 
water. Do not try to induce vomiting. Seek 
medical advice immediately: Call the Nation-
al Capital Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222
• Always close the door and start the dish-
washer as soon as you put in the detergent.
• Always keep small children away from 
the machine when it is open. There may 
be some detergent residue left inside the 
machine. 
• If dishwasher detergent gets in someone’s 
eyes, rinse them with plenty of water for at 
least 15 minutes. Seek medical advice.
• Do not allow children to use or play in or 
on the dishwasher.
• Load all long and sharp items in the knife/
utensil basket. If this is not possible, load 
sharp objects with the pointed end facing 
the back of the dishwasher. Sharp items 
loaded in the cutlery basket should becutlery basket should be basket should be 
loaded with pointed ends down.
• Engage the child safety lock. 










