Installer: Please leave this manual with this appliance.WARNING
Consumer: Please read and keep this manual for futureWhen using your dishwasher, follow basic
reference. Keep sales receipt and/or cancelled check asprecautions, including the following:
proof of purchase.
1. Read all instructions before using the dishwasher.
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2. Use the dishwasher only for its intended function.
Serial Number_____________________________________3. Disconnect electrical power to dishwasher before
Date of Purchase __________________________________attempting to service.
4. To avoid electrical shock hazard, the sides and back
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proper grounding procedures.
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5. Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized
In our continuing effort to improve the quality and perfor-power supply circuit to avoid electrical overload.
mance of our appliances, it may be necessary to make6. Children should never be permitted to operate, or play
changes to the appliance without revising this guide.
in, with, or around this dishwasher.
For service information, see page 15.7. To reduce the risk of injury when loading items to be
washed, sharp or pointed items should be located with
the handles up. Also, load sharp items so they are not
likely to damage the door seal.
8. Do not touch the heating element on the bottom of
Safety
the tub during or at the completion of a cycle. It will
be hot.
9. Use only detergents and rinse additives designed for a
What You Need to Know Aboutresidential automatic dishwasher. Never use soap,
laundry detergent, or hand washing detergent in your
Safety Instructions
dishwasher. Keep these products out of reach of
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in thischildren.
manual are not meant to cover all possible conditions and10. Do not sit, stand on or abuse the door or dish racks of
situations that may occur. Common sense, caution and carethe dishwasher.
must be exercised when installing, maintaining or operating11. Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be
the dishwasher.produced in a hot water system that has not been
used for two weeks or more. Hydrogen gas is
Always contact your manufacturer about problems or
conditions you do not understand.explosive.If the hot water system has not been used
for such a period, turn on all hot water faucets and let
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels
the water flow from each for several minutes. This will
release any accumulated hydrogen gas. As the gas is
WARNING
flammable, do not smoke or use an open flame during
WARNING � Hazards or unsafe practices which COULDthis process.
result in severe personal injury or death.
12. Do not wash plastic items unless marked Odishwasher
safe� or the equivalent. For plastic items not so
CAUTIONmarked, check the manufacturerOs recommendations.
CAUTION � Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD13. Do not tamper with controls.
result in minor personal injury or property damage.14. To prevent accidental child entrapment and
suffocation risks, always remove the door to the
washing compartment when removing an old
Important Safety Instructions
dishwasher from service or discarding it.
15. Use caution when unloading the dishwasher. Dishes
WARNING
will be hot if unloaded shortly after a cycle has
Check with the installer to make sure the appliancecompleted.
has been properly grounded to avoid possible
16. Certified residential dishwashers are not intended for
electrical shock. Be sure you read the important
licensed food establishments.
personal safety instructions before you use this
17. To avoid water, mold or mildew damage to your home,
dishwasher.
inlet and drain hose connections should be checked
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Products with a label have been listed with¨Lperiodically for leaks.
UnderwriterOs Laboratories, Inc. � those with a CSA tag have
been listed with Canadian Standards Association.Save These Instructions
Nevertheless, as with any other equipment using electricity
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and moving parts, there is a potential hazard.
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