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Preparing and Loading the Dishware
Preparing the Dishware
Do not pre-wash items having loosely-attached soiling.
Remove large food particles, bones, seeds, toothpicks, and excessive grease.
Items having burned-on or hard, stuck-on soiling may require soaking and hand-scouring.
Loading the Dishwasher
To avoid dishwasher damage, do not load the dishwasher with objects such as paper products, plastic bags, packing materials, or anything other than normal dishware and kitchenware. Do not load the dishwasher with anything other than dishwasher-safe dishware and kitchenware.
Check the Dishware Materials section of this manual if you are unsure about an item’s dishwasher suitability.
Load only dishwasher-safe items into the dishwasher.
Load items so that water can reach every part of every item.
Place pots, pans, cups, bowls, and glasses upside-down in the racks.
Separate items of dissimilar metals.
NOTE: Make sure items do not protrude through the bottom of the racks and block the spray arms.
Top Rack Accessories
RACK MATIC ™ Top Rack Height Adjustment
The top rack can be lowered to accommodate large items in the top rack, and raised to make room for large items in the bottom rack.
To lower the top rack:
1. Pull the top rack out of the dishwasher until it stops rolling.
2. Press the
Rack Matic™ handles inward as shown in
Figure 1 and let the rack drop.
Figure 1
To raise the top rack:
1. Pull the top rack out of the dishwasher until it stops rolling.
2. Grasp the top of the rack above the
RACK MATIC™ handles and pull it upward as shown in
Figure 2 until the
RACK MATIC™ handles lock the rack into position
(you do not need to press the
RACK MATIC™
Figure 2 handles in order raise the rack).
NOTE: Before you push the top rack back into the dishwasher, ensure that the rack height is the same on both sides. Otherwise, the dishwasher door will not shut and the top rack spray arm will not connect to the water circuit.
3. Push the top rack back into the dishwasher.
Flip Tines
Flip tines fold down to make loading the racks easier in some instances.
Grasp the tine stem as shown in Figure 3 and fold the tines downward.
Figure 3
Cup Shelves
In addition to cups, the cup shelves can also hold large utensils.
Grasp the cup shelves as shown in
Figure 4 and fold them down.
Place cups upside-down on the cup shelves.
Figure 4
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Loading the Top Rack
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Figure 7 shows the top rack load pattern for 12 place settings.
Figure 7
(AHAM DW-1 12 Place Setting)
Preparing and Loading the Dishware
(continued)
Loading the Bottom Rack
NOTE: Keep the vent on the tub’s right side clear by placing tall items such as plastic cutting boards and tall baking sheets on the bottom rack's left side, center, or back.
Place large items in the bottom rack.
Load pots and pans upside-down.
Figure 12 shows a typical mixed load in the bottom rack.
Figure 12
Figure 13 shows the bottom rack load pattern for 12 place settings.
Figure 13
NOTE: Keep the vent on the tub’s right side clear by placing tall items such as plastic cutting boards and tall baking sheets on the bottom rack's left side, center, or back.
5. Place your extra tall item(s) in the bottom rack as shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15
(AHAM DW-1 12 Place Setting)
When the bottom rack is loaded, push it into the dishwasher.
To Load Extra Tall Items:
1. Remove the empty top rack by pulling it out of the dishwasher until it stops rolling.
2. Pull the front of the rack upward and outward until the rollers are completely free of the roller guides. Set the top rack aside.
3. Push the roller guides back into the dishwasher.
4. Insert the
Extra Tall Item
Sprinkler into the top rack spray outlet and turn the sprinkler clockwise to lock it into position as shown in
Figure 14.
To remove the sprinkler and return the dishwasher to its normal condition:
1. Turn the sprinkler counterclockwise and remove it from the top rack spray outlet.
2. Retrieve the top rack.
3. Tilt the top rack upwards and position the top rack rollers onto the roller guides.
4. Continue pushing the top rack until the rollers are on the guides.
5. Push the top rack into the dishwasher.
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