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Model
KUDS24SE
KUDC24SE
Use & Care Guide
and
*
ARCHITECT
Undercounter
Dishwashers
A Note to You ................... 2
Understanding
Dishwasher Safety .......... 3
Parts and Features .......... 4
Start Up Guide ................. 6
Loading Your
Dishwasher ...................... 8
Washing Special
Items ............................... 14
Using the Dispensers ... 15
Operating Your
Dishwasher .................... 19
Caring for Your
Dishwasher .................... 24
Solving Common
Dishwashing
Problems
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A Note to You Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID* appliance! KitchenAid designs the best tools for the most important room in your house. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information concerning how to operate and maintain your new appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the enclosed Product Registration Card. In the U.S.A. For assistance or service call the Cons
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Understanding Dishwasher Safety Your safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured wDANGER if you don’t
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Parts and Features Below is an illustration of your appliance with the parts and features called out. To help you find information on specific parts or features quickly, page references are included. Sure-Hold cup shelf (p. 9) Upper Water inlet spray arm opening (p. 7) Model and Upper rack serial (pp. 8-10) number label (p. 2) FLEXI-BASKET* Sure-Hold silverware cup shelf basket (p. 12) (p. 13) 4-way Lower rack HYDRO SWEEP* (pp. 11-12) spray arm (p. 24) Heating element Overflow protection floa
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Parts and Features Control panels KUDS24SE CYCLE MONITOR WASH RINSE DRY CLEAN WATER HEATING CHILD LOCK RINSE AID EMPTY WASH SELECTIONS OPTIONS 2 4 6 HIGH ENERGY SANI DELAY SHORT LIGHT RINSE SOAK & TEMP. NORMAL SAVER CANCEL START RINSE HOURS WASH CHINA ONLY SCRUB WASH DRY Cycle pads Option pads (p. 19) (p. 20) KUDC24SE CYCLE MONITOR 2 4 6 WASH SELECTIONS OPTIONS WASH RINSE DRY CLEAN HIGH ENERGY SOAK & SANI DELAY SHORT LIGHT RINSE TEMP. CANCEL NORMAL SAVER START SCRUB WASH CHINA ONLY RINSE HOURS W
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Start Up Guide Before using your dishwasher wWARNING wWARNING Tip Over Hazard Electrical Shock Hazard Do not use dishwasher until Electrically ground dishwasher. completely installed. Connect ground wire to green ground Do not push down on open door. connector in terminal box. Doing so can result in serious injury Do not use an extension cord. or cuts. Failure to follow these instructions • Install where dishwasher is protected can result in death, fire, or from the elements. Protect against ele
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Start Up Guide Using your new KITCHENAID* dishwasher is simple. Follow the steps below to get started. For more information on specific steps and additional safety information, see the page(s) next to the step you would like to know more about. NOTE: Before using your dishwasher, remove all hang tags, temporary labels, and pack- aging materials. Please also read the entire Use and Care Guide as it contains important operating and safety information. How to use your dishwasher Fast and easy 1. Lo
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Loading Your Dishwasher This section tells you how to properly load your dishwasher for the best washing and rinsing results. Preparing to load the dishwasher • Scrape leftover food, bones, toothpicks, • Make sure pot lids and handles, pizza Save time and other hard items from dishes. It is not pans, cookie sheets, etc., do not interfere and energy necessary to rinse dishes before putting with the spray arm rotation. them into the dishwasher. • Run a Rinse Only cycle to keep dishes • Load dishes
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Loading Your Dishwasher Loading the upper rack (cont.) Cup shelf Sure-Hold cup shelf Fold down the extra shelf on the top rack to Upper rack hold additional cups and glasses, or small loading tips items like long utensils and spatulas. FLEXI-SPLIT* fold down tines The row of split tines on the right side of the Adjustable rack is adjustable to accommodate a variety racks of dishes. These adjustable tines have teal- colored tips. • To adjust the front half, move the adjustor at the front of the r
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Loading Your Dishwasher Loading the upper rack (cont.) Stemware holder Stemware holders Upper rack Use the stemware holders (attached to the loading tips cup shelf) to keep water goblets, wine glasses, etc., in place and prevent damage during washing. Sure-Hold clip Sure-Hold clips The Sure-Hold clips hold lightweight plastic items like cups, lids, or bowls in place during washing. Move a clip anywhere in the rack by pulling it up and off the tine and reposi- tioning it on another tine. 10
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Loading Your Dishwasher Loading the lower rack The lower rack is designed for plates, pans, Lower rack casseroles, and utensils. loading tips • Load items with cooked-on or dried-on food in the lower rack with soiled surfaces facing in toward the spray. • For maximum capacity and stability of an all-plate load, stagger or overlap small plates with large ones. • Load plates side to side along with pots, pans, and large cookware, as shown. • Do not put small items in the lower rack if they are not
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Loading Your Dishwasher Loading the lower rack (cont.) Sure-Hold cup shelf Small items Fold down the extra shelf on the left side of the lower rack to hold small items such as cups or utensils. FLEXI-FOLD DOWN* tines Fold down one or both of the back rows of Large items tines to hold large bowls, pots, pans, roasters, etc. Push down gently towards the back of the rack to fold down the tines. 12
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Loading Your Dishwasher Loading the FLEXI-BASKET* silverware basket • The FLEXI-BASKET silverware basket can Removable be separated and placed into the lower silverware rack in several locations. Hold basket firmly basket and pull apart. Now use both sections or just one to load silverware. • Load the silverware basket while it is in the lower rack or take the basket out for loading on a counter or table. • Mix items in each section of the basket – some pointing up and some down. IMPORTANT: Alwa
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Washing Special Items If you have any doubts about washing a particular item, check with the manufacturer to see if it is dishwasher safe. MATERIAL DISHWASHER SAFE? EXCEPTIONS/SPECIAL INFORMATION Aluminum Yes High water temperature and detergents may Check with affect finish of anodized aluminum. All aluminum manufacturer will darken when washed in the dishwasher. This does not affect pan performance. Disposable No Do not wash throwaway aluminum pans in the Aluminum dishwasher. These might shift
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Using the Dispensers For best washing results, it is important to use the correct amount of detergent and a rinse agent. Read this section for information on using both properly. The detergent dispenser The detergent dispenser has two sections. The smaller Pre-Wash section empties detergent into the dishwasher when you close the door. The larger Main Wash section empties detergent into the dish- washer during the wash cycle. 1. If the dispenser cover is closed, open the Rotate blue button to ope
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Using the Dispensers Using the detergent dispenser • Add detergent to the dispenser just before What type of detergent to use starting the dishwasher. • Use automatic dishwasher detergent only. Details about • Keep detergent container tightly closed in a detergent NOTE: Never use soap, hand-dishwashing cool, dry place, out of the reach of children. detergent, or laundry detergent. These After opening, a box of detergent should products will produce excessive suds which stay fresh for about one m
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Using the Dispensers How much detergent to use (cont.) WATER HARDNESS AMOUNT OF DETERGENT Very Hard Water For heavily soiled loads: 13 grains and above (cont.) • Fill the Main Wash section (3 tablespoons or 45 grams) • Fill the Pre-Wash section (2 tablespoons or 30 grams) • Turn the rinse agent dispenser to a higher setting. See “Using the rinse agent dispenser” later in this section. NOTE: Under abnormal water hardness conditions (13 grains and above), it may be necessary to use the Soak & Scru
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Using the Dispensers Using the rinse agent dispenser A rinse agent prevents water from forming Use rinse droplets that can dry as spots or streaks. It agent for also improves drying by allowing water to better drying drain off the dishes during the final rinse by releasing a small amount of the rinse agent into the rinse water. Your dishwasher is designed to use a liquid rinse agent. Do not use a solid or bar-type rinse agent. Filling the dispenser The rinse agent dispenser holds 5.2 fluid Indic
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Operating Your Dishwasher This section tells you how to operate the dishwasher. Operating your dishwasher properly enables you to obtain the best possible results. Cycle selection chart The dishwasher will wash and dry dishes according to the selections you make on the control panel. The dishwasher remembers the last cycle and option(s) that were completed. You only have to press the Start pad if you want to use the same cycle and option(s). However, if the last cycle you completed was Rinse Onl
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Operating Your dishwasher Canceling a cycle Cancel You can cancel a cycle anytime during 2. Let the dishwasher drain completely. anytime the cycle. 1. Press the Cancel pad once, then wait. The Cancel light will glow. There is a 5-second pause between CANCEL the time Cancel is pressed and draining begins. Option selections Customize Press a pad to select an option. If you SANI RINSE* Option your cycles change your mind, press the pad again to The SANI RINSE option raises the water turn the option
