Frigidaire FGCD2444SA, Use & Care Manual

WARNING

This symbols will help alert you to such 

dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and 

electrical shock.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock or 

injury when using your dishwasher, follow 

the above basic precautions.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

For your Safety

•  Use your dishwasher only as instructed in 

this Use and Care Manual.

•  This Manual does not cover every possible 

condition and situation that may occur.  

Use common sense and caution when 

installing, operating and maintaining any 

appliance.

• 

NSF certified residential dishwashers 

are not intended for licensed food 

establishments.

•  DISHWASHER MUST BE ELECTRICALLY 

GROUNDED.  Read the Installation 

Instructions for details.

WARNING

P

lease read all instructions before using this 

dishwasher.

•  This dishwasher is designed to operate on 

regular house current (120V, 60Hz).  Use 

a circuit equipped with a 15 ampere fuse 

or circuit breaker.  Use a 20 ampere fuse 

if dishwasher is connected with a food 

disposer.

•  Do no operate dishwasher unless all 

enclosure panels are in their proper place.

• 

To avoid entrapment and/or suffocation, 

remove door or door latch mechanism from 

any dishwasher that is discarded or not in 

use.

•  Keep young children and infants away from 

dishwasher when it is operating.

•  Do not let children abuse, sit, stand or play 

on door or racks of a dishwasher.

•  Use only detergents and rinse agents 

recommended for use in a dishwasher.

•  Store dishwasher detergent and rinse 

agents out fo the reach of children.

•  Do not wash plastic items unless marked: 

“Dishwasher Safe” or equivalent.  Check 

with manufacturer for recommendations, 

if not marked.  Items that are  not marked 

dishwasher safe may melt and create a 

potential fire hazard.

•  Disconnect electrical power to dishwasher 

before servicing.

•  If the dishwasher drains into a food 

disposer, make sure disposer is completely 

empty before running dishwasher.

• 

Repairs should be done by a qualified 

technician.

•  Do no tamper with controls.
•  Do not touch the heating element during or 

immediately after 

•  Use care unloading the dishwasher when 

the SANITIZE option has been selected.  

Contents may be hot to the touch 

immediately after the end of cycle.

•  Water vapor from the vent may be hot to 

the touch when the SANITIZE option has 

been selected.  Use care and do not let 

small children play around or touch the 

vent area of the dishwasher.

•  When loading items to be washed:
•    Locate sharp items and knives so that     

  they are not likely to damage the door  

  seal or tub.

•    Load sharp items and knives with the   

  handles up to reduce the risk of cut-type  

  injuries.

•  Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas 

may be produced in a hot water, system 

that has not been used for 2 weeks or 

more.  HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE.  If 

hot water system has not been used for 

such a period, before using dishwasher, 

turn on for several minutes This will 

release any accumulated hydrogen gas.  

HYDROGEN GAS IS FLAMMABLE.  Do no 

smoke or use an open flame during this 

time.

•  Do not store or use combustible materials, 

gasoline or other flammable vapors and 

liquids in the vicinity of this or any other 

appliance.