WHAT YOU CAN USUALLY WASH SAFELY
YOUR DISHWASHER
Material
Aluminum
Stoneware
Crystal
Non-dishwasher
items—such
as electronic
air cleaner
filters, furnace
filters, paint
brushes, etc.
Glass
Pewter
Plastics
Stainless steel
Sterling silver
and silver plate
Non-stick
Tin
Wood
Usually
Safe
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
Exceptions (not safe)
Some colored anodized
aluminum can fade.
Antique, metal-trimmed,
hand-painted or over-the-glaze
patterns fade. Gold leaf
will discolor.
Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-painted patterns fade.
Gold leaf will discolor.
Iron will rust.
Pewter tarnishes.
Don’t put
in same
basket with stainless steel.
Contact between metals can
damage
silver.
Don’t wash copper utensils
in
the same load. Silver may get a
brown film.
Adhesive used to attach some
hollow-handle knives can
Tin can rust.
Wood can warp, crack or lose
its finish with any
of washing.
Special Instructions
Some
spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled
wool pads.
If in
check with the manufacturer. Or test wash
one piece daily for at
a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
Load securely to prevent movement. Check your
manufacturer’s instructions for your crystal.
Do not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher
and discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
If it doesn’t say
test one piece in
the
rack before
an
set.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or
foods
can stain if
on.
Rinse if not washing immediately.
or acidic foods can
stain if left on. Dry detergent can
difficult-to-remove
black spots. Place in back
basket to
avoid exposure to
from the detergent cup.
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to
it from losing its non-stick quality.
Forget a dish? Here’s when you can add it:
Add dishes any time during the RINSE & HOLD
cycle. With other wash cycles, you can add dishes
at any time BEFORE the main detergent wash portion
of the cycle.
However, opening the door during any cycle
lessens cleaning power. So try to load everything
at the beginning.
Here’s how to add a forgotten dish:
1. Push the door latch to the left. Washing will stop.
2. Wait
a
few seconds until the water calms.
open the door.
Hot vapor may rise
from opened door.
3. Add dishes you’ve forgotten.
4. Close the door and push the latch to the far right.
When the door is locked, washing will continue.
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