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I'm Tim Gipson, and I'm going to talk about how to use a dishwasher. Now, the first thing
we want to look at in using a dishwasher is how to load it properly. So most of your dishwashers
come with a two-rack system. You have an upper rack and a lower rack. Now, in the upper rack,
you can see I've got this already pre-loaded with some things. You'll have some different
configurations depending on the type of dishwasher you use. It's always a good idea to consult
your user manual and it will have some recommended loading instructions, depending on the configuration
of your dishwasher. This particular one has some nice hooks in the back here that are
great for bowls. So these...it'll position these bowls and it'll hold them upright so
that the water circulates and gets it clean. Then on the side here, we have places for
cups. Then you have this center area. Now, the center area, you can use it for smaller
plates or overflow on your cups. Or if you have some taller cups, that's where they'll
go down into this center area. Now, getting to the lower rack, this is where we want to
load our plates. And everything loads on ends with the exception of pots and pans. Pots
and pans, you want them to be their surface down. You want them upside down so that the
water jets will get up in there. And you can load those off to one side, and then again
with taller cups, you may load those right over there. With the basket...usually, you
have a utensil basket for your flatware. When you're loading these, it's a good idea with
knives, particularly sharp knives such as this, we want to make sure that we load these
down into the basket. And that way, as you reach in here, you're not as likely to cut
yourself. But with the rest of your utensils, you want the utensil portion up, the handle
down. And that way, you get...you get your water jets onto that. Now, the most important
thing, and you see, this is not...this is a good open layout as far as loading your
dishwasher. It's very important not to overload your dishwasher because what cleans the dishes
is that circulating water. So you want to make sure that you've got a good pattern in
there so that your water will circulate and clean. Now, the easiest way, I use these tablets
here that have a tablet and it has a...an agent in here to keep water spots from showing
up on your dishes. So you can pop that down into the cup, rotate it, and we close it.
Now, it's a good idea to make sure you get...before you actually close the handle, make sure you
get all your settings -- heated...water heat on, your dryer on, normal wash -- and then
just set it. And for most cases, you can use a light wash unless you've got really soiled
dishes. And turn the handle on to activate it. And I'm Tim Gipson, and that's how you
use a dishwasher.