FRIGIDAIRE FFBD1821MS - Manual (Page 6)

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PREPARING AND LOADING DISHES
Adding a Dish
1. Make sure there is a full wash cycle yet to be completed
so that any added items are thoroughly washed and
rinsed.
2. Unlatch door and wait for water action to stop.
3. Open door and add dish.
4. Firmly close door to latch and resume cycle.
Loading the Silverware
Basket
Load sharp items with handles up . Be sure
items do not protrude through the holes in the basket and
stop the rotation of the spray arm.
Load silverware so items are mixed in each section to
prevent nesting. Water spray cannot effectively reach
nested items.
Loading the Bottom Rack
Large plates and platters
— Place between
the support pins with soiled sides facing inward.
Bowls, casseroles and sauce pans —
Load upside down or at an angle facing inward. Slightly
tilting items will provide better drainage.
Pots and pans
—Place upside down and at an
angle. Do not allow handles to protrude through bottom of
rack, blocking wash arm rotation. Load large items at the
sides and not across the front so they do not block the
detergent dispenser preventing it from opening.
Loading the Top Rack
Glasses and cups
— Place glasses and cups
against outside pins at an angle. Cups with a concave
bottom will collect water.
Small plates and saucers
— Place dishes
between middle two rows of pins.
Plasticware
— Load plasticware in the top rack to
avoid melting.
Bowls
—Place bowls between the middle 2 rows of
pins facing down.
Miscellaneous items
—Place long handled
knives and utensils in top rack.
Cup Shelf
—The cup shelf can be folded down over
short items (juice glasses, cups, etc.) for more loading
space. When using cup shelf, alternate items with layer
below so that water can reach all inside surfaces.