GE gdt510-540 manual

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    D i s h w a s h e r s O w n e r ’ s M a n u a l 49-55 082 02-12 GE Safety Instructions ............. 2 - 3 Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Loading Place Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Loading the Dishwasher Racks . . . . . . . 9 [...]

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    2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING — SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING! F or yo ur s a fe ty , t he i nf or ma t i on in th is m an ua l m us t be fo ll o w ed to mi ni m iz e t he r i sk of fi re , e xp lo si o n, el ec tr i c s ho ck , a nd to pr ev e nt pr op er t y d am ag e , pe rs on a l in ju ry , o r d ea th .[...]

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    3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING — SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS G EA pp li an c es .c om E L E C T R I C A L R E Q U I R E M E N T S ■ Th is ap pli anc e m us t b e s upp li ed wit h 1 20 V , 6 0 H z, an d c on nec ted to a n i ndi vid ua l, pr op erl y g r ou nde d br anc h cir cu it , pr ot ec te d b y a 15 o r 2 0[...]

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    4 G e t t i n g s t a r t e d ! Load Dishwahser For best di shwa shin g resu lts , foll ow the rack lo adin g guid eli nes fo und in the Loa ding the dis hwas her racks secti on. No pre -ri nsin g of nor mal fo od is re quir ed. Scrap e off ha rd soi ls, in clud ing bones , toot hpic ks, skins , and see ds. Remov e lea fy veg etab les , meat trimm [...]

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    G EA pp li an c es .c om Select Options (Continued) S t e a m ( P r e w a s h ) For use with heavily soiled and/or dried-on, baked-on soils. This option MUST be selected PRIOR to ( o n s o m e m o d e l s ) starting the sycle. The Steam option adds appro ximate ly 30 minutes to the cycle time. This optio n is avail able with all cycles exce pt Rins[...]

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    6 Using the dishwasher. G EA pp li an c es .c om Check the Water Temperature Use a Rinse Agent such as Cascade Crystal Clear ® R in se ag en t s s uc h as Ca sc ad e C ry st a l C le a r ® re mo ve sp ot s a nd p re ve nt ne w f il m b u il du p on yo u r d is h es , g l as se s, f la tw ar e, c oo kw a re an d pl as t ic . F i l li ng th e D is [...]

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    Using the dishwasher. Th e d et er ge nt di sp en se r is on t he up p er le f t h an d si de o f th e d is hw as he r d oo r. It h as tw o co mp a rt me n ts . U s e t he ma in w as h c om pa rt me nt f or al l l oa ds . Us e t h e p re - wa sh co mp a rt me n t o nl y wh en y ou r w a te r i s ex tr e me ly h ar d o r wh en y ou ha ve a h ea v y [...]

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    Loading the dishwasher racks. G EA pp li an c es .c om For best dishwashing results, follow these loading guidelines. Features and appearance of racks and silverware baskets may vary from your model. Upper Rack A lt ho ug h t h e u pp e r r ac k is pr im ar il y f or g la ss e s, cu p s an d s au ce rs , po ts , pa ns , an d p l at es ca n b e p la[...]

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    Loading place settings… Follow these guidelines for loading 10 place settings. Features and appearance of racks and silverware baskets may vary from your model. N OT E: S il ve rw a r e s ho ul d b e in di vi d ua ll y l oa d ed in to t h e sl ot s o n t he si lv e r wa re ba s k et li d. Upper Rack—10 place settings (on some models) Lower Rack[...]

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    Caring and cleaning . G EA pp li an c es .c om C l e an in g t he Co nt ro l P an el T o c le an th e c on tr o l p an e l, us e a l ig h tl y d a mp en ed c lo th . T he n dr y t ho ro ug hl y. An ai r g ap pr o te ct s yo ur d is hw as he r ag ai n st wa t er b ac ki ng up i nt o i t i f a dr a in cl o gs . T h e a ir g ap is no t a pa rt o f t h[...]

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    B e f o r e y o u c a l l f o r s e r v i c e … T r o u b l e s h o ot in g T i p s S a v e t im e a n d m o n ey ! R ev i e w t h e c ha rt s o n t he fo ll o w i n g p ag es , o r v i s i t GEAppliances.com . In Canada visit www.GEAppliances.ca. Y ou ma y n o t n ee d t o c a l l f or s e r v i c e . Problem Possible Causes What To Do Start sta[...]

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    G EA pp li an c es .c om Problem Possible Causes What To Do S ud s i n th e t u b Co rr e ct de t er ge nt • Us e o nl y a ut om at i c d is h wa sh e r d et e rg en ts to av oi d s u ds in g. Ca sc ad e ® wa sn ’ t u se d A u to ma t ic Di s hw as hi ng D et er g en ts h av e b e en ap p ro ve d fo r u s e i n a l l GE di sh wa s he rs . • [...]

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    Problem Possible Causes What To Do Control panel lights Time too long between • Each pad must be touched within 30 seconds of the others. go off when you’re touching of selected pads To relight, touch any pad again or open the door and setting controls unlock (top control). Water standing in Air gap is clogged • Clean the air gap. See the Car[...]

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    14 What Is Not Covered (for customers in Canada): ■ Se rv ic e tr ip s to yo u r h om e to te ac h y ou h ow to u se t he pr od uc t . ■ Im pr op e r i ns t al la t io n. If you have an installation problem, contact your dealer or installer. You are respo nsi ble for pro vid ing adequ ate electrical, exhausting and other connecting facilities. [...]

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    N o t e s . 15 KEE P THI S “ NO TES” P AGE 1 6 - FR EN CH SEC TIO N WIL L S T AR T ON P AG E 17 FOL L OWE D BY SP ANI SH SEC TIO N.[...]

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    16 C o n s u m e r S u p p o r t . G E A p p l i a n c e s W e b s i t e I n t he U .S .: G E A pp li a n c e s . co m H av e a q ue st io n o r n ee d a s si st an ce w it h y ou r a pp l ia nc e? Tr y t he GE A pp li a nc es W eb si te 24 ho ur s a d ay , a ny da y of th e ye ar ! Fo r g r ea te r co nv en ie n ce an d fa st e r s er v ic e, y ou[...]