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Loading Your Dishwasher
Preparing to load your dishwasher
Y To save water and energy, do not rinse
dishes before putting them into the Y Load dishes so soiled surfaces face the
dishwasher.rotating spray arm.
Y Remove large pieces of food, bones, andY Load dishes so they are not stacked or
other hard items. The POWER CLEAN* overlapping. It is important for the water
filter module removes food particles fromspray to reach all soiled surfaces for best
the water. The module contains a choppingwashing. For best drying, water must be
device which reduces the size of foodable to drain from all surfaces
items.
Loading for quiet operation
NOTE: If hard items such as fruit seeds, nuts,
and egg shells enter the POWER CLEAN filterY Secure lightweight load items in the
module, you might hear chopping, grinding,racks.
crunching, or buzzing sounds. These soundsY Pot lids and handles, pizza pans, cookie
are normal when hard items enter the module.sheets, etc., should not touch interior
Do notlet metal items (such as pot handlewalls, interfere with the spray armOs
screws) get into the POWER CLEAN filterrotation, or cover the spray tower.
module. Damage can occur.Y Load dishes so they do not touch
Y Foods like eggs, rice, pasta, and cookedone another.
cereals may be hard to remove if left to
NOTE: Keep sink drain plugs inserted
dry over a period of time. Run a Rinseduring dishwasher operation to prevent
Only cycle to keep dishes moist if you donoise transfer through drains.
not plan to wash them soon.
Loading the silverware basket
Y Load the silverware basket while it is in
the dishwasher or take the basket out for
loading on a counter or table.
Y Mix items in each section of the basket
with some pointing up and some down
to avoid nesting. Spray cannot reach
nested items.
IMPORTANT: Always load sharp items
(knives, skewers, forks, etc.) pointing down.
Y Put small items (baby bottle caps, jar lids,
etc.) in any section.
Y You can also remove the basket for easy
unloading. Always unload or remove the
basket before unloading the racks to avoid
spilling water on the silverware.
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