- General Electric Dishwasher User Manual

This dispenser has two sections (one covered)
because some cycles include two washes. Use
the following chartas aguide for the
ofdetergentto use.
amount
B’A?”ER HARDNESS
sidethe dishwasherdoor,
Add detergentto cups as recommendedbelow
and swing cover closed on the ALL WASH
CYCLES CUp.
Yourlocal water department or area water softener company can tell you the hardness of your water.
CYCLES
SOFT WATER
MEDIUM
HARD
(0-3 grains hardness)
(4-9 grains)
(10-15 grains)*
Normal Cycle
Use boththe main and
Fill boththe main
Fill boththe main and
extra cups 1 tablespoon
and extra cups 1/2 full
extra cupscompletely
minimum.
Short Cycle
Use maincup only 1
Fill the maincup
Fill the maincup completely
tablespoon minimum.
only 1/2 full
PHOSPHATE
CONTENT
Detergent brands have varying amounts of phos-
*Extrentely Hard {15 grains and up). Water softener is
pha~es.I-)hosphateis a water softening ingredi-
recommended; detergent alone may not be enough. In
ent in detergents which can help prevent hard
ex tremQconditions, lime may huiidup oL1ertime in the
water ~ninera]sfrom forming spots or films on
~L,aterua[v~,causingitto
stick open and possibly flood
if a ulatersoftener is not used.
[~ishes.glasses, etc. You may need to increase
(i(~t(~rgent\vhenthe phosphate content is low
(S.’7[7~or less) and Lhewater is hard (10 grains
or ~~]orf~), I{ead the detergent package label di-
rc~ct,l.vunder the pouring spout, to fil~d the phos-
~)hiit(’ (’orlt~rlt.
I NI l)~}l{’~/lN’~:
r)Onot put deterge13t into the
(Iisi)(’ns[’r untii you’r(’
rc~idj’ to wash dishes.
1+’rcIsh,(ir.y (i(-~t(~rj;[~n{is !l<~(’(~ss;ir>-f{)r l)(~st wasll-
it~}{r(’sIIlis. liI’;hlIChlIll’Iii: [.JsP c)Illy detergents
(Ic’sign[’d for :~Llt~)I13:l[i<.{~ish}l-ash(’rs.