Hotpoint HDA130S - Manual (Page 7)

your detergent fresh
the isn’t a good
place to store detergent because
there is too much moisture. Don’t
put powder detergent into the
dispenser until you’re ready to wash
dishes. (It won’t be fresh OR dry).
If your powder detergent gets old
or lumpy, throw it away. Old
detergent often won’t dissolve.
If you use a liquid dishwasher
detergent, these precautions are not
necessary because liquid detergents
don’t “lump” as they age or come
in contact with moisture.
You’ll two detergent
dispensers on the inside door of
your dishwasher. Two, because
some cycles use two washes.
See “Detergent
Guide” below.
sure the CYCLE
INDICATOR
DIAL is at
OFF
position
MAIN
CUP
\
a/
Otherwise, the detergent cup
will
close and latch properly).
Close the main cup.
NOTE: To open the detergent cup
after it has been closed, unlatch
the door and rotate the Cycle
Indicator Dial a full turn to
the
When
the closed cup
contains soap
it is best that
the door be
in a partially
-
GRASP HANDLE,
rotating ROTATE AND
the Cycle Indicator
CLOSE TIGHTLY
Dial. “This will help
reduce the amount of detergent and
rinse aid
spillage into the tub.
Detergent Usage Guide
(powder or liquid)
SOFT WATER MEDIUM WATER HARD WATER
(O-3 grains hardness) (3-7 grains) (7- 12 grains*)
CYCLES Main Cup Open Cup Main Cup Open Cup Main Open
NORMAL WASH
Half Full Half Full Completely Completely Completely
Full Full Full
WATER SAVER Half Full None Half Full None Completely None
Full
I I I
RINSE & HOLD Use no detergent Use no detergent Use no detergent
is hard water. A water softener is recommended. Without it, Main Cup holds
lime can build up in the water valve. The water may stick while open and flooding. Filled Open Cup holds 2 tablespoons.
How to Choose and Use the Right Detergent
If this is your first dishwasher, or if you’re replacing
a much older model, you may wonder how much
preparation your dishes need. Actually very little.
of normal food soils is not necessary. With
common sense and a little practice soon know
what foods to remove. Here are some guidelines:
1. Scrape off bones, seeds, skins, toothpicks and
other hard solids. It is also best to remove
shelled vegetables, meat trimmings, leafy
vegetables and crusts. Remove excessive
quantities of
or grease.
2. Remove large quantities of any food. Your
dishwasher has a built-in soft food disposer that
pulverizes soft food bits and flushes them away.
It can handle small amounts of soft foods, but
large amounts will be difficult to handle.
3. Try to remove food scraps and place dishes
in dishwasher before soil has a chance to dry
and become hard. Dishes with dried-on soil are
more difficult to wash and may not come clean
in the NORMAL cycle. Remember to use your
RINSE & HOLD cycle for small “holding” loads.
NOTE: The foods mentioned are examples only.
Other foods not mentioned
may also need to be
removed from your dishes. You may also want to
consider removing foods such as mustard,
mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice and other foods that
cause discoloration of stainless steel if allowed to
remain on dishes for long period of time.
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