GMMidishwashing
$immt$
with HOT’ ‘wWter
Togetdishescleanand dryyou
needhot water.Tohelpyouget
waterof thepropertemperature,
yourGeneralElectricdishwasher
hasa waterheatingfeaturethat.
automaticallyheatsthewaterin
thewashcycle.Thiswaterheating
featuremayallowyouto turn
downyourhouseholdwaterheater
and saveenergy.For goodwashing
and drying,theenteringwater
mustbeat least120°F.Toprevent
dishdamage,inletwatershould
not exceed150°F.
check your water temperature
with a candy or meat thermorme-
kr.
Turnon thehot waterfaucet
nearestthe dishwasher.Put the
thermometerin a glassand letthe
waterrun continuouslyintothe
glassuntilthe temperaturestops
rising.If thewatertemperatureis
below120”F.adjustyourwater
heater.
.Helpfui!
hints: If outsidetempera-
turesare unusuallylowor ifyour
watertravelsa longdistancefrom
heaterto dishwasheryoumayneed
to setyour heater’sthermostatup.
If you havenot used hot waterfor
sometime, the waterin thepipes
willbe cold. Turnon the hot water
faucetat the sinkand allowit to
run untilthe water ishot. Then
start the dishwasher.If you’ve
recentlydonelaundry or run hot
water for showers,giveyour water
heatertime to recoverbefore
operatingthe dishwasher.
YOU!mnt help prevent
spottimg ‘witha rinse
agent
A rinseagentmakeswaterflowoff
dishesquickerthan usual.This
lessenswaterspotting.Makes
dryingfaster,too.
For best.dishwashingperform-
ance,useof a rinseagentis
recommended.
Rinseagentscomein eitherliquid
or solidform. Yourdishwasher’s
dispenserusesthe solidform.
H you
cm’t find any rinseagent,
write:
ECONOMICSLABORATORY,
INC.
(“JET DRY”)
OsbornBuilding
St. Paul, Minnesota55102
H(NVtod-maw madI.lse
detergent
First,me only detergent
specificallymade for usein
dishwashers.Othertypeswill
cause Oversudsing.
Second, deck the phosphate
content.
Phosphatehelpsprevent
hard-waterinateriak from forming
spotsor filmon yourdishes.If
yourwaterishard (7grainsor
more), yourdetergenthas to work
harder.Detergentswitha higher
phosphatelevelwillprobablywork
better.If thephosphatecontentis
low(8.7070or less),you’llhaveto
useextradetergentwithhard
water.
Your
waterdepartmentcan tell
you how hardyour water is. So
can your rural countyagent.Or
your area’swatersoftenercom-
pany.Just calland askthem how
many “grains” of hardnessisin
your water.
How much
detergentshould you
use?That depends.Isyour water
“hard” or “soft?” With hard
water,you needextradetergentto
getdishesclean.With soft water,
you needlessdetergent.
Too much detergentwith soft
water not onlywastesmoney,it
can be harmful. It cancausea
permanent cloudinessof glass-
ware, called“etching:’An outside
layerof glassis etchedaway! Of
course, this takes sometime. But
why take a chancewhenit’s easy
to find out the hardnessof your
water.
Keep
your detergent fresh and
dry.
Under the sinkisn’ta good
placeto store detergent.Too much
moisture. Don’t put detergentinto
the dispenseruntil you’reready to
wash dishes,either.(Rwon’t be
fresh OR dry.)
If your detergent gets old or
lumpy, throw it away.It won’t
wash well.Old detergentoften
won’t dissolve.
