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SPOTSANDFILMING
ONGLASSESAND
FLATWARE
CLOUDINESSON
GLASSWARE
YELLOWORBROWN
FILM
POSS~LE CAUSEAND ~mDY
MakesureCycleIndicatordialisinOFFposition.
Spottingcanbecausedbyallthesethings:
Extremelyhardwater.(Seepage6.)
Lowinletwatertemperature.(Totest,seepage6.)
Overloadingthedishwasher.
Improperloading.(Seepages8-9.)
Oldor dampdetergent.
Phosphatelevelin detergenttoolow.(Seepage6.)
Rinseagentdispenserempty.(Seepage6.)
Toolittledetergent.(Seepage6.)
Dueto varyinglocalwaterconditionsandpersonalpreferences,try severalbrands
ofdetergentsto findonethatgivesthebestresultsforyou.
Toremoveseverespo~ andfilmfromglassware:
1. Removeallmetalutensilsfromthedishwasher.
2. Do notadddetergent.
3. SelectP~S & PANScycle.
4. Startthedishwasherandallowtorun for 15to20tinutes. Thedishwasher
willnowbein themainwash.
5. Thenopenthedoorandpour2 cups(500ml)ofwhitevinegarintothebottom
ofthedishwasher.
6. Closethedoorandallowtocompletethecycle.
H tinegarrinsedoesn’twork:Repeatasabove,exceptuse %cup(60rnl)ofcitric
acidcrystalsinsteadofvinegar.(Mostdrugstorescarrycitricacidcrystals.If yours
doesn’t,callHotpointFactoryService.)
Usingavinegarorcitricacidcrystalrinsemorethantwicea month?Considera
homewatersofiener.
If vinegaror citricacidcrystalrinsedoesn’twork,thecloudinessis “etchingt’.
Thefilmcamot be removed.
It can be prevented:Uselessdetergentif youhavesofiwater.Washglasswarei.n
theshortestcyclethatwillget&emclean.
Watertemperatureenteringdishwasherexceeds150”F.
Teaor coffeecan staincups.Removethe stainsbyhand,usinga solutionof% cup
bleachand3 cupswarmwater.
Anoverallyellowor brownfilmondishesor glasswarecanbecausedbyiron
depositsin water.A specialfilterinthewatersupplylineistheonlywaytocorrect
thisproblem.Yourwaters,ofienercompanycantellyouaboutthefiiter.
Yellowfilmonsterlingsilverresultswhenyouwashcopperutensilsinthesame
load. Silverpolishwillusuallyremovethisstain.
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