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Loading Your Dishwasher
Bottom Rack
Top Rack
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Place glasses, cups, bowls, small plates and
saucers in the top rack. Put wine glasses on the
wine glass shelf or lean them against it. Place
long knives in the knife stand.
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Scrape off leftover food items and non-food
items, like toothpicks and napkins, before
loading. It is not necessary to rinse items under
running water before loading them.
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Do not stack dishes, glasses or pots and pans.
Stacking will prevent water from getting to soiled
surfaces.
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Load all items so that the open ends face down
as much as possible. Load items that are not
completely face down so that the open end is
toward the center of the rack. Good drainage
provides the best drying.
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Place dinner plates, side plates, serving dishes,
pots and pans on the bottom rack.
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Load crystal and glass so that it does not knock
together during the wash cycle. Use the lowest
wash temperature and shortest wash and dry
cycles possible.
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To minimize noise, do not allow pots and pans to
touch. Also keep large items from touching the
sides of your dishwasher.
