Frigidaire FPID2497RF User Manual

This symbols will help alert you to such dangers 

as personal injury, burns, fi re and electrical 

shock.

To reduce the risk of fi re, electrical shock or 

injury when using your dishwasher, follow the 

above basic precautions .

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When using your dishwasher, follow basic 

precautions, including the following:

•  Do not tamper with controls. 
•  Use care unloading the dishware when 

the SANITIZE option has been selected.  

Contents may be hot to the touch 

immediately after the end of cycle.

•  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 on all hot water faucets and let water 

fl ow from each for several minutes.  This 

will release any accumulated hydrogen gas.  

HYDROGEN GAS IS FLAMMABLE.  Do not 

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.

•  Disconnect electrical power to dishwasher 

before servicing.

•  Repairs should be done by a qualifi ed 

technician.

•  To avoid entrapment and/or suffocation, 

remove door or door latch mechanism from 

any dishwasher that is discarded or not in 

use.

•  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.

•  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.  This appliance must be 

This appliance must be 

connected to a ground metal, permanent 

connected to a ground metal, permanent 

wiring system, or an equipment-grounding 

wiring system, or an equipment-grounding 

conductor must be run with the circuit 

conductor must be run with the circuit 

conductors and connected to the equipment-

conductors and connected to the equipment-

grounding terminal or lead on this appliance.  

grounding terminal or lead on this appliance.  

Read the Installation

Read the Installation Instructions for details.

•  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 not operate dishwasher unless all enclosure 

panels are in their proper place.

•  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.

•  To reduce the risk of injury, do not allow 

children to play in or on the dishwasher.

•  Use only detergents and rinse agents 

recommended for use in a dishwasher.

•  Store dishwasher detergent and rinse agents 

out of the reach of children.

•  If the dishwasher drains into a food disposer, 

make sure disposer is completely empty before 

running dishwasher.

•  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 create a 

potential fi re hazard.