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UNDERCOUNTER DISHWASHER
Use & Care Guide
For questions about features, operation/performance, parts accessories or service, call: 1-800-422-1230
In Canada, call for assistance 1-800-461-5681, for installation and service, call: 1-800-807-6777 or visit our website at...
www.kitchenaid.com or www.KitchenAid.ca
LAVE-VAISSELLE ENCASTRÉ
Guide d’utilisation et d’entretien
Au Canada, pour assistance composez le 1-800-461-5681, pour installation ou service composez le 1-800-807-6777 ou visitez notre sit
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE DES MATIÈRES DISHWASHER SAFETY.............................................................. 3 LA SÉCURITÉ DU LAVE-VAISSELLE ...................................... 19 Before Using Your Dishwasher....................................................4 Avant d’utiliser le lave-vaisselle .................................................20 PARTS AND FEATURES ............................................................ 5 PIÈCES ET CARACTÉRISTIQUES................................
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DISHWASHER SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately f
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Before Using Your Dishwasher Tip Over Hazard Do not use dishwasher until completely installed. Do not push down on open door. Doing so can result in serious injury or cuts. Electrical Shock Hazard Electrically ground dishwasher. Connect ground wire to green ground connector in terminal box. Do not use an extension cord. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. Install where dishwasher is protected from the elements. Protect against freezing to avo
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PARTS AND FEATURES 1. Upper spray 6. 4-way HYDRO SWEEP™ 10. Middle spray arm spray arm 2. Top rack 11. Silverware basket 7. Bottom rack 3. FLEXI-FOLD DOWN™ flexible tines 12. Overfill protection float 8. Detergent dispenser 4. Model and serial number label 13. Heating element 9. Vent 5. Water inlet opening [in tub wall] 14. Rinse aid dispenser Control Panel 5
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START-UP GUIDE DISHWASHER Before using your dishwasher, remove all packaging materials. LOADING Read this entire Use and Care Guide. You will find important safety information and useful operating tips. Loading Suggestions Using Your New Dishwasher Remove leftover food, bones, toothpicks and other hard 1. Scrape large food soil and hard items (toothpicks or bones) items from the dishes. To conserve water, energy and save from dishes. time it is not necessary to rinse dishes before puttin
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Loading Top Rack Loading Bottom Rack The top rack is designed for cups, glasses, and smaller items. The bottom rack is designed for plates, pans, casseroles, and Many items, up to 9 in. (22 cm), fit in the top rack. (See utensils. Many items, up to 13 in. (33 cm) tall, fit in the bottom recommended loading patterns shown.) rack. (See recommended loading patterns shown.) NOTE: The features on your dishwasher rack may vary from the NOTE: The features on your dishwasher rack may vary from the dr
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Load cookie sheets, cake pans, and other large items at the NOTES: sides and back. Loading such items in front can keep the Do not load silver or silver-plated silverware with stainless water spray from reaching the detergent dispenser. steel. These metals can be damaged by contact with each other during washing. Some foods (such as salt, vinegar, milk products, fruit juices, etc.) can pit or corrode silverware. Run a rinse cycle if you do not have a full load to wash immediately. DIS
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NOTE: Use both sections for cycles with 2 washes. Use only the main wash section for cycles with 1 wash. See the “Cycle Rinse Aid Dispenser Selection Charts” for more details. Rinse aids prevent water from forming droplets that can dry as spots or streaks. They also improve drying by allowing water to How much detergent to use drain off of the dishes during the final rinse by releasing a small The amount of detergent to use depends on the hardness of amount of the rinse aid into the rins
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To check water temperature Use this cycle for 1. Run hot water at the faucet closest to your dishwasher for at heavily-soiled pots, least 1 minute. pans, casseroles, 2. Place a candy or meat thermometer in a glass measuring Use both detergent regular tableware and cup. dispenser sections. harder than normal water conditions. Pre- Main Rinse Rinse Final Dry Time Water Wash Wash Heated (min) Usage Rinse (gal/L) 89* 6.9/26 130°F 140°F 140°F (54°C) (60°C) (60°C) 3. Check the tempe
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Canceling a Cycle Option Selections Anytime during a cycle, press You can customize your cycles by pressing an option. If you change your mind, press the option again to turn the option off. Select a different option if desired. You can change an option anytime before the selected option begins. For example, you can press an unheated drying option any time before drying begins. CANCEL/DRAIN glows. The dishwasher starts a 2-minute drain (if Press START to repeat the same cycle and options as
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To turn on the Lock Press and hold Wash System The five-level wash system provides excellent cleaning results. Four levels of filtration, and a soil collector system, filter the wash water and prevent food particles from redepositing on the clean dishes. for 4 seconds. CONTROL LOCK glows. The wash water continuously flows through the Ultra-Fine filter, trapping food particles. If you press any pad while your dishwasher is locked, the light flashes 3 times. To turn off the Lock Press and
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Material Dishwasher Safe?/Comments WASHING SPECIAL Yes Plastics Always check manufacturer’s ITEMS recommendations before washing. Plastics vary in their capacity to withstand high temperatures and detergents. Load If you have doubts about washing a particular item, check with plastics in top rack only. the manufacturer to see if it is dishwasher safe. Yes Material Dishwasher Safe?/Comments Stainless Steel Run a rinse cycle if not washing Aluminum Yes immediately. Prolonged contact with f
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To clean interior Make a paste with powdered dishwasher detergent on a damp sponge and clean. TROUBLESHOOTING OR First try the solutions suggested here and possibly avoid Use liquid automatic dishwasher detergent and clean with a the cost of a service call... damp sponge. OR Dishwasher is not operating properly See the vinegar rinse procedure in “Spotting and filming on dishes” in “Troubleshooting.” Dishwasher does not run or stops during a cycle NOTE: Run a Normal cycle with detergent aft
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Is the water temperature too low? For best dishwashing problem, except by hand washing. results, water should be 120°F (49°C) as it enters the To slow this process use a minimum amount of detergent but dishwasher. Refer to the “Dishwasher Efficiency not less than 1 tb (15 g) per load. Use a liquid rinse aid and Tips” section. underload the dishwasher to allow thorough rinsing. Silica Did you use the correct amount of fresh detergent? Use film and etching are permanent and cannot be removed
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In Canada ASSISTANCE Call the KitchenAid Canada Customer Interaction Center toll free: 1-800-461-5681 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (EST). OR SERVICE Our consultants provide assistance with: Features and specifications on our full line of appliances. Before calling for assistance or service, please check “Troubleshooting.” It may save you the cost of a service call. If Referrals to local dealers. you still need help, follow the instructions below. For service in Canada When calling, please kno
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® KITCHENAID DISHWASHER WARRANTY ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this dishwasher is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid will pay for replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a KitchenAid designated service company. SECOND THROUGH FIFTH YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON NYLON COATED DISHRACKS, WASH AND DRAIN MOTOR, ELECTRONIC CONTR
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LA SÉCURITÉ DU LAVE-VAISSELLE Votre sécurité et celle des autres est très importante. Nous donnons de nombreux messages de sécurité importants dans ce manuel et sur votre appareil ménager. Assurez-vous de toujours lire tous les messages de sécurité et de vous y conformer. Voici le symbole d’alerte de sécurité. Ce symbole d’alerte de sécurité vous signale les dangers potentiels de décès et de blessures graves à vous et à d’autres. Tous les messages de sécurité suivront le symbole d’alerte de sé
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Avant d’utiliser le lave-vaisselle INSTRUCTIONS DE MISE À LA TERRE Pour un lave-vaisselle relié à la terre, branché avec un cordon : Le lave-vaisselle doit être relié à la terre. En cas d'un mauvais fonctionnement ou d'une panne, la mise à terre réduira le risque d'un choc électrique en fournissant le moins de résistance pour le courant électrique. Le lave-vaisselle est équipé d'un cordon avec un conducteur pour relier les appareils à la terre. La fiche doit être branchée sur une prise
