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DISHWASHER USER INSTRUCTIONS
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For your convenience, we have provided an easy to follow User Instruction Book. These instructions include a “Troubleshooting”
section to help you through any problems you may encounter.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: When using the dishwasher, follow basic precautions, including the following: Read all instructions before using the dishwasher. Do not tamper with controls. Use the dishwasher only for its intended function. Do not abuse, sit on, or stand on the door, lid, or dish racks of the dishwasher. Use only detergents or rinse agents recommended for use in a dishwasher, and keep them out of the reach of children. To reduce the risk of injury, do
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Quick Steps Select a cycle and option. Prepare and load 1 3 dishwasher. Add detergent Start dishwasher. 2 4 for cleaning and NOTE: If the START/RESUME button is rinse aid for located on the top of door, push door firmly closed within 3 seconds of pressing drying. START/RESUME. Dishwasher Use STEP 1 STEP 2 Prepare and Load the Dishwasher Add Detergent IMPORTANT: Remove leftover food, bones, toothpicks and other NOTE: If you do not plan to run a wash cycle soon, run a rinse hard items from
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1 1 - - 2 2 - - 3 3 - - - - 4 4 - - - 5 5 - - - - Add Rinse Aid STEP 3 Your dishwasher is designed to use rinse aid for good drying Select a Cycle (cycles vary by model) performance. Without rinse aid your dishes and dishwasher interior will have excessive moisture. The heat dry option will See “Cycle and Option Descriptions” charts in the following not perform as well without rinse aid. section. Rinse aid keeps water from forming droplets that can Heavier cycles and options affect cyc
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OPTION SELECTIONS OPTIONS DISH LOAD TYPES DESCRIPTIONS USE WITH: ® Pans, casseroles, etc. with Activates the PROSCRUB spray jets and provides Heavy Duty or Normal tough food soil. intensified water spray to the back of the lower level rack. cycle May add heat and time to the cycle. To sanitize your dishes and Raises the water temperature in the final rinse to Normal cycle. Heavy glassware in accordance approximately 155°F (68°C). This high temperature rinse Duty cycle automatically with NSF/
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Dishwasher Features Your KitchenAid dishwasher may have some or all of these features. ® ® PROSCRUB Wash Area SURE-HOLD Cup and Stemware Holder ® The PROSCRUB wash area is located at Fold down the extra shelf on the left-hand or right-hand side of the the back of the lower level rack. mid level rack to hold additional cups, stemware or long items such ® as utensils and spatulas. NOTE: You must select the PROSCRUB wash option to use this feature. Make sure items do not interfere with the wate
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To replace the rack: IMPORTANT: When you are using the culinary tool baskets in the 1. Gently pull rack tracks forward in dishwasher until they stop down position, the mid level rack must also be in the lowest position. and click into place. 2. To open track stops, flip the track stop to the outside of the track. 3. Place the back rack rollers on each side of the rack into the track slot and roll the rack back into the tracks. 4. Insert front rack rollers on each side of the rack into the ra
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Troubleshooting First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website and reference FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) to possibly avoid the cost of a service call. In the U.S.A., www.kitchenaid.com In Canada, www.kitchenaid.ca Will not fill Dishwasher is not operating properly Be sure the water is turned on to the dishwasher. Dishwasher does not run Check that the float is free from obstructions. (See Dishwasher NOTES: Features.”) It is normal for the dishwasher to repeatedly pa
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Noisy Cloudy or spotted dishware (and hard water solution) NOTES: NOTES: Surging sounds can occur periodically throughout the Liquid rinse aid is necessary for drying and to reduce cycle while the dishwasher is draining. spotting. Normal water valve hissing may be heard periodically. Use the correct about of detergent. A normal snap sound may be heard when the detergent Confirm that the cloudiness is removable by soaking the item in dispenser opens during the cycle and when the d
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® KITCHENAID DISHWASHER WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this major appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid brand of Whirlpool Corporation or Whirlpool Canada LP (hereafter “KitchenAid”) will pay for factory specified parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship that existed when this major appliance was purchased. Service must be provided by a KitchenAid
