Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 1 
                    
                        Use and Care Manual
Built-In Dishwasher
Models EDWH24S and IDWH24
®
Style varies. Model EDWH24S with Epicure style handle shown.
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions ............................1
Getting to Know Your Dishwasher ....................3
Loading Your Dishwasher  ...............................4
Operating Your Dishwasher  ...........................8
Care and Cleaning  .....................................12
Before You Call for Service  ..........................16
Warranty
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 2 
                    
                        © 2010 Dacor, all rights reserved                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 3 
                    
                        Important Safety Instructions Installer: Leave these instructions with the appliance. About Safety Instructions Consumer: Read this use and care manual  completely before using this appliance. Save it for  The Important Safety Instructions and warnings  future reference. It contains important use and care  in this manual are not meant to cover all possible  information. Keep your sales receipt or canceled  problems and situations that can occur. Use common  check. Proof of original purchase date
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 4 
                    
                        Important Safety Instructions  General Safety Precautions WARNING - To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your appliance, follow  basic safety precautions, including the following:  warning warning • Read all instructions before using the • Do not operate the dishwasher unless all  dishwasher. Use the dishwasher only for its enclosure panels (guard plate, access panel,  intended purpose (to wash dishes, flatware, toe kick etc.) are in place. pots and pans
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 5 
                    
                        Getting to Know Your Dishwasher Top rack Top spray arm Silverware basket Dish washing   compartment Bottom rack Bottom spray arm Detergent dispenser Filter system   (under bottom rack) Main power switch Toe kick Door switch Rinse agent   dispenser Control panel Dish Washing Compartment  (shown with door open) CYCLE Dry cycle button and START/STOP  button button indicator light Wash temperature Cycle START/END  Cycle indicator lights button and indicator light indicator lights Control Panel on To
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 6 
                    
                        Loading Your Dishwasher   warning • Place sharp objects in the silverware basket  or knives in the knife stand (see page 6). If  it is not possible to load sharp objects in the  silverware basket, load them with the sharp  end toward the back of the dishwasher.  Locate these items where they will not  damage the door seal or cause personal  injury. • When loading the silverware basket, insert all  sharp or pointed objects with the handles up.  caution Do not wash plastic items unless they are  m
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 7 
                    
                        Loading Your Dishwasher  Loading the Silverware Basket  important • To prevent damage, do not load utensils and  silverware made of different materials (for  example silver and stainless steel) in the  same compartment of the silverware basket. • For best results: ◊ Do not nest utensils in the silverware  basket. X ◊ Load silverware with the handles down. Covered Compartment Pull up on tab in center, Silverware slots in top  then fold down (see note) To prevent small, light items from falling ou
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 8 
                    
                        Loading Your Dishwasher  Loading the Racks Do not block spray arms!  caution • Always place large or heavy items (such as  pots, pans and large dishware) in the bottom  rack. • To avoid damage to the racks, do not let  sharp edges come into contact with them. • To minimize breakage and chipping, do not  allow fragile items to touch each other.  important X • The spray arms must spin freely. Do not allow  X items sticking out of the racks to block them. • Do not load cookie sheets and large platt
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 9 
                    
                        Loading Your Dishwasher  • Place glasses, cups, bowls, small plates and  saucers in the top rack. Hang wine glasses from  the wine glass shelf or lean them against it.  Place long knives in the knife stand. • Scrape off leftover food items and non-food  items, like toothpicks and napkins, before  loading. It is not necessary to rinse the dishes  under running water. • Do not stack dishes, glasses or pots and pans.  Stacking will prevent water from getting to soiled  surfaces. • Load all items so
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 10 
                    
                        Operating Your Dishwasher  • Water hardness is measured in grains per  Filling the Detergent Dispenser gallon (gpg). Contact your water company for  the water hardness in your area. 12 gpg and  higher is extremely hard water and detergent   caution alone may not be enough. You may need to use  a water softener to maximize the dishwasher  • Do not use hand dish washing detergents.  performance at a water hardness above 12  They will create excessive foaming that  gpg. Also, in areas with 9 gpg an
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 11 
                    
                        1 1 2 2 M M 3 3 Operating Your Dishwasher  2. Carefully pour the rinse agent into the filler hole  Filling the Rinse Agent  until the rinse agent level is even with the top of  the hole. Do not overfill. Dispenser  important • Rinse agent is important to the drying process  of the dishware. It also reduces spotting.  Dacor recommends that you keep the rinse  agent dispenser full at all times. However,  some customers with soft water may not  need rinse agent. If you have soft water, your  dishes
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 12 
                    
                        Operating Your Dishwasher  Saving on Water and Energy Costs Starting Your Dishwasher • To save energy, wait to run the wash cycle until  the dishwasher is full.  important • Use the normal temperature and/or dry setting.  If the dishwasher drain line is connected to For best results after the normal dry cycle, leave  the door open slightly after the end of the cycle. a garbage disposal, run the disposal before  operating the dishwasher for proper drainage. • If the dishes are only lightly soiled
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 13 
                    
                        Operating Your Dishwasher  Wash Cycles DAILY: Use for dishes that are washed on a daily basis. This cycle can also deal with dried food,  though the short pre-washes are not designed for dishes with burned on food. HEAVY: Use for heavily soiled dishes like pots, pans, casserole dishes, etc. Additional smaller items  may be added after the larger items, if there is still space, to conserve water and energy. NORMAL: Use for normally soiled plates, glasses, bowls, serving dishes and lightly soiled 
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 14 
                    
                        Care and Cleaning   warning Cleaning the Interior Clean only those parts of the dishwasher  • The dish washing compartment of your Dacor  listed in this manual. Clean them only in the  dishwasher is constructed of high quality  manner instructed. Use only the cleaning  stainless steel. It remains clean during normal  solutions specified in this manual to clean the  use. However, if you have hard water, deposits  dishwasher. Other cleaning solutions could  may form in the machine. To remove hard 
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 15 
                    
                        Care and Cleaning  Cleaning the Strainer Basket 4. Pull the strainer basket and the attached tubular  filter up and out. 1. Lift the strainer basket straight up by the handle. 2. Rinse it out under running water in the sink.  Replace it by pressing it firmly into the hole in the  center of the filter assembly. The handle goes  toward the front of the dishwasher. 5. Pull the strainer basket free from the tubular filter. Cleaning the Entire Filter System  warning To avoid an electric chock hazard,
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 16 
                    
                        Care and Cleaning  11. Center the fine particle filter over the hole in the  Cleaning the Filter System  bottom of the dishwasher.  (Continued) 8. Remove the drain outlet cover located to the left  of the drain bottom (see the diagram below). To  remove it, grasp it and pull it to the right, out of  the hole. 12. Re-attach the strainer basket to  the tubular filter.  13. Insert the tubular filter assembly  into the hole with the handle  Drain outlet  pointing toward the front of the  cover dishw
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 17 
                    
                        Care and Cleaning  5. To release the top spray arm, first remove the  Cleaning the Spray Arms top rack. Pull the top rack out until it stops. Turn  The holes and bearings on the spray arms can  both rack stops outwards on the rack mounting  sometimes become blocked. Clean them as follows  rails (see diagram). Pull the rack toward you to  to restore proper operation. remove it. 1. Open the door and remove the bottom rack. 2. Pull the bottom spray arm straight up to release  it. Rack stop 6. Remov
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 18 
                    
                        Before You Call for Service  Problem Solution Guide Before you call for service, please review the Problem Solution Guide below. Problem May Be Caused By What to Do Flashing lights on HEAVY, NORMAL, LIGHT, Call for service. control panel QUICK and RINSE lights  flashing: Too much water in  dishwasher LIGHT light flashing: Water Make sure water valve is turned on. Make sure  inlet problem water supply line to dishwasher is not kinked. QUICK light flashing: Valve Shut off water supply valve and ca
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 19 
                    
                        Before You Call for Service Problem May Be Caused By What to Do Unusual noise Improper loading Utensils may not be secure or something small  may have dropped from the rack. Water may  cause utensils to rattle. Make sure dishware is  secure. Spray arms not rotating Make sure that both spray arms rotate freely. Make  properly sure that items do not obstruct movement of spray  arms. If necessary, clear any obstructions. Make sure holes in spray arms are not blocked. If  necessary, clean spray arms
                    
                    Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 20 
                    
                        Before You Call for Service  Problem Solution Guide (Continued) Problem May Be Caused By What to Do Dishes not dry (cont.) Improper loading or Do not overload or nest items. Make sure dishwasher  unloading is loaded according to instructions starting on page 4.  Larger loads tend to dry better. Dry cycle interrupted Door opened too soon. Make sure dry portion of cycle  is complete before opening door. Chipping or breaking Improper loading Do not overload. Load between rack prongs, not  of glassw