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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 ...................................... 23 Before Using Your Dishwasher....................................................4 Avant d’utiliser le lave-vaisselle .................................................24 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 13 1 14 2 15 3 4 16 5 17 6 18 7 19 8 20 9 10 21 22 11 23 12 1. Upper spray arm 9. 4-way HYDRO SWEEP™ 16. SURE-HOLD™ light item clips spray arm 2. 2-Position top rack adjuster [two] 17. Middle spray arm 10. Bottom rack 3. FLEXI-FOLD DOWN™ flexible tines 18. Silverware basket ® 11. Detergent dispenser 4. Removable top rack 19. CULINARY CADDY utensil basket ® 12. Vent 5. SATINGLIDE upper rack track 20. Overfill protection float 13. SURE-HOLD™ utility shelf [two] 6. Model and se
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IMPORTANT: When the cycle starts, you will see a rotating pattern of lights START-UP GUIDE in the display window indicating that the unit is operating. Before using your dishwasher, remove all packaging materials. Read this entire Use and Care Guide. You will find important safety information and useful operating tips. This pattern will continue for up to 6 minutes while the Using Your New Dishwasher multiple sensors check the incoming water temperature, rinse 1. Rinse aid is essential f
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FLEXI-FOLD DOWN™ flexible tines The row of tines on the left side of the top rack can be adjusted to Loading Top Rack make room for a variety of dishes. The top rack is designed for cups, glasses, and smaller items. Many items, up to 9 in. (22 cm), fit in the top rack. (See recommended loading patterns shown.) NOTE: The features on your dishwasher rack may vary from the drawings shown. To adjust the flexible tines 1. Grasp the tip of the tine that is in the tine holder. 2. Gently push the ti
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To adjust the back half Removable Top Rack 1. The removable top rack allows you to wash larger items such as Grasp the tip of the tine that is in the tine holder. stock pots, roasters, and cookie sheets in the bottom rack. 2. Gently push the tine out of the holder. IMPORTANT: Remove dishes prior to removing upper rack from 3. Lay the tines down, toward the center of the rack. dishwasher. To remove the top rack SURE-HOLD™ light item clips 1. Pull the rack forward slightly to access track stops.
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Do not load glasses, cups, or plastic items in the bottom Removable rack inserts rack. Load small items in the bottom rack only if they are Your dishwasher is shipped with 3 removable rack inserts. (See secured in place. illustration below.) The large, medium and small removable rack inserts allow you to adjust the rack for the type of load you are Load plates, soup bowls, etc., between tines. washing. This is useful when washing a variety of dishes, pots Overlap the edges of plates f
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The medium rack insert, To remove large and medium inserts 2 1. Pull handle out to the right and lift up to release. 2. Lift insert out of rack. when in the position as shipped, allows you to wash a To remove small insert number of medium plates, and bowls. With the small insert removed, you can move this insert forward in the rack to wash another row of large plates. The small rack insert Front view from inside rack 1. Pull out toward the back of rack and lift up to release. 2. Lift inse
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To install medium insert SURE-HOLD™ mesh sack 1. Place the medium insert end legs under the 2nd from the This sack hangs on the front of the bottom rack. Use it to hold right wire as shown below. small items that could otherwise “fly” around inside the dishwasher during a cycle. Loading Silverware Basket Load the silverware basket while it is in the bottom rack or take IMPORTANT: Make sure that the curved wires, on the bottom the basket out for loading on a counter or table. (See of the in
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It is normal for the cover to open partially when dispensing detergent. DISHWASHER USE NOTE: Use both sections for cycles with 2 washes. Use only the main wash section for cycles with 1 wash. See the “Cycle Selection Charts” for more details. Detergent Dispenser How much detergent to use The detergent dispenser has 2 sections. The smaller Pre-Wash The amount of detergent to use depends on the hardness of section empties detergent into the dishwasher when you close your water and the type o
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Rinse Aid Dispenser Dishwasher Performance Tips Rinse aids prevent water from forming droplets that can dry as Hot water dissolves and activates the dishwashing detergent. spots or streaks. They also improve drying by allowing water to Hot water also dissolves grease on dishes and helps glasses dry drain off of the dishes during the final rinse by releasing a small spot-free. Is the water temperature too low? For best amount of the rinse aid into the rinse water. Your dishwasher is dishwashin
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Use this cycle for china and crystal. This cycle uses a Cycle Selection Charts light wash and gentle dry. Select the wash cycle and options desired. Or press START to Use main During the heated dry, the repeat the same cycle and options as the previous cycle. detergent heating element cycles on dispenser section. NOTE: If the last cycle you completed was a rinse cycle, the and off. dishwasher will run the last full wash cycle and options that you Soil Rinse Main Rinse Purge† Final Dry T
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Canceling a Cycle Adding Items During a Cycle Anytime during a cycle, press You can add an item anytime that the Add a Dish indicator glows. Open the door and check the detergent dispenser. If the cover is still closed, you can add items. To add items 1. Lift up the door latch to stop the cycle. Wait for the spraying action to stop before opening the door. The display shows 2. Open the door. Add the item. 3. Close the door firmly until it latches. The dishwasher resumes the cycle after about
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ENERGY SAVER™ Dry System To delay the start Select this option to dry dishes without heat. ENERGY SAVER™ 1. Close the door. Dry System is useful if you do dishes at night and unload in the 2. Select a wash cycle and options. morning. 3. Repeatedly press The dishes take longer to dry, and some spotting can occur. For until you see the desired hours of delay in the display. best drying, always use a liquid rinse aid. Some items (such as When the delay reaches 24 hours, the delay turns off. Pres
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Clean Clean glows when a cycle is finished. The light turns off when you Overfill Protection Float open and close the door or press Cancel. The overfill protection float (in the front right corner of the dishwasher tub) keeps the dishwasher from overfilling. It must be Sanitized in place for the dishwasher to operate. If you select the SANI RINSE™ option, Sanitized glows when the SANI RINSE™ cycle is finished. If your dishwasher did not properly sanitize your dishes, the light flashes at t
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Material Dishwasher Safe?/Comments DISHWASHER CARE No Gold Gold-colored flatware will discolor. Glass Yes Cleaning Milk glass yellows with repeated Cleaning the exterior dishwasher washing. In most cases, regular use of a soft, damp cloth or sponge and a mild detergent is all that is necessary to keep the outside of your Hollow-Handle No dishwasher looking nice and clean. Knives Handles of some knives are attached to the blade with adhesives which can loosen if washed in the dishwasher. No
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Dishwasher will not fill Drain Air Gap Is the overfill protection float able to move up and down freely? Press down to release. Check the drain air gap anytime your dishwasher isn’t draining well. Dishwasher seems to run too long Some state or local plumbing codes require the addition of a Is the water supplied to the dishwasher hot enough? The drain air gap between a built-in dishwasher and the home drain dishwasher runs longer while heating water. Refer to the system. If a drain is c
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Is the home water pressure high enough for proper White spots on cookware with non-stick finish dishwasher filling? Home water pressure should be 20 to 120 Has the dishwasher detergent removed cookware psi (138 to 828 kPa) for proper dishwasher fill. A booster seasoning? Reseason cookware after washing in the pump on the water supply can be added if pressure is dishwasher. too low. Brown stains on dishes and dishwasher interior Are high suds slowing the wash arm? Never use soap or laun
