Frigidaire FFBD2411NM Use & Care Manual

Page of 16
WARNING
This symbols will help alert you to such 
dangers as personal injury, burns, fi re and 
electrical shock..
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fi re, electrical shock or 
injury when using your dishwasher, follow 
the above basic precautions ..
2
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 certifi ed 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 creat a 
potential fi re 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 qualifi ed 
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 for several minutes This will 
release any accumulated hydrogen gas.  
HYDROGEN GAS IS FLAMMABLE.  Do no 
smoke or use an open fl ame during this 
time.
•  Do not store or use combustible materials, 
gasoline or other fl ammable vapors and 
liquids in the vicinity of this or any other 
appliance.