Hotpoint Dishwasher Manual

A SERVICE OF

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The Problem Solver (continued)

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PROBLEM

WATER

WONT

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WTOFTHETQB

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“

I

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

Toramova

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and film from

g~s$ware:

1.

Remov@

@/l

tial

utensil$

frmt~

di~w~er.

2

~

not

add

detergwt,

3.

Select

Power Scrub

cycle(lf

model so

~uipp@,

otherwlae

select

Nmai

cycle.

4. Start

thedlshwasher

and

allow

to run for

?5

to20

mlnut%s.

TW

dishwasher wilt

now

be

in

the main wash.

5,

Then

~n

tb

door and’

~ur2

cu~~~mi)

of

whltevinegar

Into

the bottom of

the

dishwasher.

6. Close the

door

ad

aitow

to

mmplete

the

cy~}e.

if

vh~r

rfme

doesn’t

h.

Repeat as above, except

use

1A

cup

(60

ml) of citric

sold

crystafs

lnst~d of vinegar, (Most

dr~

stores

carry

citric

aoid

crystals. If yours

d-n$t,

call

Hatpoint

Factory

SewiM.)

Using

a

vinegar

or citric acid

crystal

rinse

rword

than

t%ice

a month? Consider a

home water-softener.

tf’vinegar

gr

qltric

acid

~tal

rinse

doesn’t

w~,

the

cfoudi~ss

is

“etching.”

The

film

cannot

*

r~fnovad.

It

mm

M

w-’

UW

IW

detergmt

if

iw

Oave,

soft

water,

W*

glassware

in

the

shortest

CWIS

that

wi14get

them

clean.

Water

tem~fatura

entsrina

dishwas~r xceeds

lWOE

Tea or

coff&

oaa

stain

cu~.

Rem~e

t~

stai~

by hand,

using

a solution of

Y2

cup

bl$ach

and

3

cups

warm

water.

An

overall

Y410w

or

brown

~f4m

on

di$hss

or

glassware

can be caused by iron

deposits in

’w&~qr.

A

$peci~

filter in

t~

water

$upply

4ine

is the only

way

to correct

this

pr~fsrn,

Y#r

water

Xtierrer

camp%ny

~n

tell

you

about

the filter.

Yellow film on

,stkrl~ng

silvw

results

wh~

you

wah

copper utensils

in

the same

load.

SiiWr

w!f$b

wilt usually

remove

th~$

stain,

Rou@

a&o

oauw

c~ipping,

L=d,

with

mr~,

Make

sure

~lassware

and

china

are

@qf@,Md

~n’f

jar

toose.

~

~es

4

a’3

for

co-t

way

to

ta@

qfsssware.)

Ma&

sum

taff

gles

and

stemware

w411

alear

tha,,top

of

t~

tub

whan

you

push

the

faek

into

t~

Alvvay$

US*,

th~

top

rack

for

delicate

items.

Use

Del~*~@

cycle

(on

models

so

equipM)

fti

fine

ahina.

,,

Water

qrou~

tk

outlet

on

the

tub

bottam

at

the

-k

of

the

tub

Is

mrmal.

It is

clean

wfftef.

It’s

Iher@

to

keep

the

water

seaf

Iubfi@td.

‘ff

the

tit~r~

boftom

if

tk

tub

@

watqr,

you

msy

haw a

drain

problem.

Clean

the

air

SW,

if

you

have

one.

(~

page

9.]

Ctisck

the

fdtch~n

sink,

Is

it draining

welf?Ym

may

need a plumber,

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