DISHWASHER  OPERATION  by David Lawyer, Aug. 1995

This dishwasher is simple to operate: Just push in a rack of dirty
dishes, lower (close) the door (by pulling down the bar) and the
dishes are automatically washed and rinsed in about one minute.  Then
the door automatically pops up and the dishes are clean.  To avoid
having to slide out a rack of clean dishes, you may simply push in
another rack of dirty dishes which in turn will push out the rack of
clean dishes.  Be sure to push the rack completely out so that you
don't smash any dishes when you lower the door again.

But unless there is water in the wash tank at the bottom of the washer
nothing will happen.  Also, for automatic operation as described
above, the switch on the control panel must be set to "auto".
Furthermore, if you expect the dishes to get clean (and kill germs)
the water in the wash tank had better both be hot and contain
detergent. 

There is an electric water heater to keep the wash-water hot.
IMPORTANT:  Never leave this heater on (red knob set to other than
zero) if there is no water in the dishwasher.  Due to stupid design,
the water heater coils will get very hot and are apt to burn out if
the heat is on but there is no water in the tank.

How do you get hot water in the tank?  To fill the tank make sure the
switch is at "auto" and lower the door.  This will start water flowing
into the tank (you can hear it being sprayed).  But it takes about 40
seconds for the water to run hot so feel the pipe near the wall on the
right side just below the window sill.  When this pipe feels hot,
close the tank drain valve under the washer (near the floor) so that
the hot water flowing into the tank will fill it.  (If you find it
already closed you had first better drain out the dirty water that a
previous user neglected to drain.).  At about the same time as you
close the drain valve (a few seconds before or after) you should stir
up the detergent in the yellow plastic detergent tank on the wall.
Add more detergent if needed.  In a few minutes the dishwasher will be
full of water and then it will automatically go thru a wash cycle
(makes more noise). Then the door will pop up.  

Now the dishwasher is ready to start washing dishess except for one thing:  
You have not yet turned on the electric water heater to keep the water hot.  
So turn the red knob up to say 155 deg. and press the red button.  You may 
want to wait a while for the wash water to get hotter before you start washing 
(look at the temperature gauge on top or note when the little light above the 
knob goes out).  

What about detergent?  Detergent is added automatically during the
fill and during each rinse cycle provided there is detergent dissolved
in the yellow detergent tank on the wall.  If there is already
undissolved detergent powder at the bottom of this tank, all you may
need to do is to stir it up a little with a large spoon.  Otherwise,
add some detergent (perhaps a half cup).  You should add some more
(1/4 cup ?) detergent (or stir up existing detergent) just after the
washer fills and after about every seven racks washed.  For greasy
dishes use more detergent.

During the 10 second rinse cycle (after the 50 second wash) the green
rinse liquid should flow into the rinse water.  Look at the ball in
the flow tube on top of the washer.  It should rise up in the tube
during the rinse.  If it doesn't turn the screw above it until it
does.  The rinse liquid helps make the rinse water run off the dishes
so that you don't need to dry them.

CLEAN UP:  Unless the diswasher is to be used again within several
hours you must turn off the heat (red dial) and drain the water.  Then
clean the filter trays inside.  Lift them out and remove the "garbage"
from them using the sprayer over the garbage disposal.  Put them back
and leave the door open so the inside may dry.  If the interior of the
tank is dirty, clean it with a rag, etc.  

MANUAL OPERATION:  You seldom need to use this.  Set the switch (that
is normally in "auto" ) to "hand".  To wash or rinse you must (after
lowering the door) depress one of the two toggle switches hidden on
the right side of the control panel.  One switch washes and the other
rinses.  

RAISE  THE DOOR:  You normally never need to do this as the door goes
up automatically.  Push back the white roller on the right side at eye
level near the wall.  You might want to hold on to the handle rod and
let the door up slowly.  Don't let your hand get hit by the door as it
pops up