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UltraWashDishwasher 
Use&CareGuide 
TableofContents.............1(Englishsection) 
3378921Sears.RoebuckandCO,HoffmanEstates.IL6{)179USA.MODELSIMODELOS/MODI_LES 
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TableofContents 
Page 
SearsDishwasherWarranty...........................................1 
)lshwasherSafety..........................................................2 
PartsandFeatures..........................................................3 
AmericasCleanestDishes 
HowtheULTRAWASH*SystemandULTRAWASH 
Sensorwork...............................................................4 
StartUpGuide 
Beforeusingyourdishwasher....................................5 
Startingyourdishwasherforeverydayloads.............6 
LoadingYourDishwasher 
Preparingtoloadyourdishwasher.............................7 
Loadingthetoprack...................................................7 
Loadingthebottomrack.............................................9 
Loadingthesilverwarebasket..................................10 
Quietoperatingtips..................................................10 Page 
YourPartinCleaningDishes 
Usingthedetergentdispenser.................................11 
Usingtherinseagentdispenser...............................12 
Watertemperaturetips.............................................12 
Cycles.......................................................................13 
Options.....................................................................15 
Specialfeatures.......................................................16 
CaringforYourDishwasher 
Cleaningyourdishwasher........................................16 
Storingyourdishwasher...........................................17 
Tipsforwashingspecialitems.................................18 
TroubleshootingGuide.................................................19 
WeServiceWhatWeSell.............................................22 
SearsRepairServicesinU.S.A.andCanada.............23 
SearsDishwasherWarranty 
FULLONEYEARWARRANTYON800SERIESKENMOREULTRAWASH*DISHWASHERS 
Foroneyearfromthedateofpurchase,whenthedishwasherisinstalledandoperatedinaccordancewiththe 
instructionsprovidedintheInstallationInstructionsandOwnersManual,Searswillrepair,freeofcharge,defectsin 
matedalsorworkmanship. 
=ULLTWOYEARWARRANTYONELECTRONICCONTROLANDPOWERSUPPLYBOARD 
Fortwoyearsfromthedateofpurchase,whenthedishwasherisinstalledandoperatedinaccordancewiththeinstructions 
providedintheInstallationInstructionsandOwnersManual,Searswillrepairorreplace,freeofcharge,theelectronicmodule 
andpowersupplyboardifdefectiveinmaterialsorworkmanship. 
FULLWARRANTYFORTHELIFEOFTHEDISHWASHERONULTRALIFE*TUBMODELSAGAINST 
LEAKSINTHETUBANDINNERDOORPANEL 
Forthelifeofthedishwasherifaleakshouldoccurasaresultoffailureofthepolypropylenetuborinnerdoorpaneldueto 
cracking,chippingorpeeling,Searswillreplace,freeofcharge,thetuborinnerdoorpanel. 
LIMITEDTWOYEARWARRANTYONTHEULTRAWASH*WASHSYSTEM 
Afterthefirstyearanduntiltwoyearsfromthedateofpurchase,whenthedishwasherisinstalledandoperatedinaccordance 
withtheinstructionsprovidedintheInstallationInstructionsandOwnersManual,Searswillfurnishfreeofcharge,replacement 
partsforanypartoftheULTRAWASHwashsystem(motor,pump,sprayarms,ULTRAFLOW*waterfeedtube,motorseals, 
andpumpgasket)whichisdefectiveinmaterialsorworkmanship.Customerassumesanylaborcostsassociatedwith 
replacementoftheseparts. 
Ifthedishwasherissubjecttootherthanprivatefamilyuse,theabovewarrantycoverageiseffectiveforonly90days. 
WARRANTYSERVICEISAVAILABLEBYCONTACTINGTHENEARESTSEARSSERVICECENTERiNTHEUNITEDSTATES 
ORCANADA.ThiswarrantyappliesonlywhiletheproductisinuseintheUnitedStatesorCanada.Thiswarrantygivesyou 
specificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostateorprovincetoprovince. 
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Sears,RoebuckandCo.SearsCanada,Inc. 
Dept.817WA,HoffmanEstates,IL60179Toronto,Ontario,CanadaM5B2B8 
*IndicatessymbolforTrademark 
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DishwasherSafety 
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Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersisveryimportant.| 
Wehaveprovidedmanyimportantsafetymessagesinthismanualandonyourappliance.Alwaysreadandobeyall 
safetymessages. 
Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol. 
Thissymbolalertsyoutohazardsthatcankillorhurtyouandothers. 
AllsafetymessageswillbeprecededbythesafetyalertsymbolandthewordDANGERor 
WARNING.Thesewordsmean: 
YouwillbekilledorseriouslyinjuredIfyoudont 
followinstructions, 
You_bekilledorseriouslyinjuredifyoudont 
followinstructions, 
Allsafetymessageswillidentifythehazard,tellyouhowtoreducethechanceofinjury,andtellyouwhatcan 
happeniftheinstructionsarenotfollowed. 
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 
WARNING-Whenusingthedishwasher, 
followbasicprecautions,includingthefollowing: 
•Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthedishwasher. 
,Usethedishwasheronlyforitsintendedfunction. 
•Useonlydetergentsorrinseagentsrecommendedfor 
useinadishwasherandkeepthemoutofthereachof 
children. ,,Donotoperatethedishwasherunlessallenclosure 
panelsareproperlyinplace. 
•Donottamperwithcontrols. 
•Donotabuse,siton,orstandonthedoorordishracks 
ofthedishwasher. 
•Toreducetheriskofinjury,donotallowchildrentoplay 
inoronthedishwasher. 
•Whenloadingitemstobewashed: 
1)Locatesharpitemssothattheyarenotlikely 
todamagethedoorseal;and 
2)Loadsharpkniveswiththehandlesupto 
reducetheriskofcut-typeinjuries. 
•Donotwashplasticitemsunlesstheyaremarked 
dishwashersafeortheequivalent.Forplasticitems 
notsomarked,checkthemanufacturersrecommen- 
dations. 
•Donottouchtheheatingelementduringorimmedi- 
atelyafteruse. ,Undercertainconditions,hydrogengasmaybeproduced 
inahotwatersystemthathasnotbeenusedfortwo 
weeksormore.HYDROGENGASISEXPLOSIVE. 
Ifthehotwatersystemhasnotbeenusedforsucha 
period,beforeusingthedishwasherturnonallhotwater 
faucetsandletthewaterflowfromeachforseveral 
minutes.Thiswillreleaseanyaccumulatedhydrogen 
gas.Asthegasisflammable,donotsmokeorusean 
openflameduringthistime. 
•Removethedoortothewashingcompartmentwhen 
removinganolddishwasherfromserviceordiscardingit. 
-SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS-
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PartsandFeatures 
Usethissectiontobecomefamiliarwiththelocationandappearanceofallpartsandfeatures.Tohelpyoufindinforma- 
tiononspecificpartsorfeaturesquickly,pagereferencesareincluded. 
® 
OToprack(pg.7) 
Uppersprayarm 
_)Utensilbasket(pg.8) 
_)Bottomrack(pg.9) 
Lowersprayarm 
_)Waterinletopening[intubwall] 
Rackbumper 
_1Heatingelement 
NO-FLIP*Clip(s)(pg.8) _)Fold-downtines(pg.8) 
l_)ULTRAFLOW*waterfeedtube 
Silverwarebasket(pg.10) 
_)Modelandserialnumberlabel(onrightside) 
_)ULTRAWASH*module(pg.4) 
_)Overfillprotector 
_)Detergentdispenser(pg.11) 
Rinseagentdispenser(pg.12) 
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AmericasCleanestDishes 
HowtheULTRAWASH*SystemandULTRAWASH 
Sensorwork 
YourdishwashersnewULTRAWASHSoilRemoval 
Systemisdesignedtogiveyousparklingcleandishesin 
theshortestamountoftimewiththeleastamountof 
energynecessary.TheULTRAWASHSystemincludes: 
•Aheavydutygrinderthatactsasafooddisposertogrind 
anddisposeoflargefoodparticles. 
•AnULTRAWASHSensorthatmonitorsthesoillevelin 
thewashloadandadjuststhecycleaccordingly. 
HereshowtheULTRAWASHSoilRemoval 
Systemworks: 
1.Whenyouloadthedishwasher,allyouneedtodois 
removebones,largechunks,orburned-onfood.Any 
remainingfoodwillbegroundupanddisposed. 
2.Hotwaterfillsthedishwashertoalevelnearthe 
bottomoftheoverfillprotector. 
3.Whilethewaterisheated,theWaterHeatingindicator 
onthecontrolpanelglowsandthecycletimeonthe 
electronicdisplayholds. 
4.Whenthewaterreachesthepropertemperature,the 
WaterHeatingindicatorturnsoffandthecycletime 
countdownresumes. 
5.Detergentisaddedatthecorrecttimesfromthe 
detergentdispenser,andhotwaterispumpedthrough 
theULTRAWASHpump. 
6.Foodparticlesareremovedfromdishes,potsand 
pans,tableware,andcutleryasthedishwashersprays 
amixtureofhotwateranddetergentthroughtwospray 
armsagainsttheirsoiledsurfaces. 
7.Foodsoilinthedishwasherisheldinanaccumulating 
chambersoitdoesnotrecirculateintothedishwasher. 
8.WaterispumpedagainthroughtheULTRAWASH 
pumptoremovesoilparticlesfromthewater,and 
holdthemintheaccumulatingchamberI_1. 
9.SoilintheULTRAWASHSoilRemovalSystemis 
disposeddownthedrainwiththewashwaterIEI. 
10.Fresh,hotwaterentersthedishwasher,spraysonthe 
dishestorinsethem,andtherinsewaterispumped 
throughtheULTRAWASHSystemtoremoveany 
remainingsoil. 
11.SoilthatisheldintheULTRAWASHSoilRemoval 
Systemisdisposeddownthedrainwiththe 
rinsewater. 
12.Finalrinsewaterisheatedandarinseagentisadded 
topreparethedishesfordrying. HowtheULTRAWASHSensoradjusts 
thecycle: 
•WhentheSensingindicatorlightonthecontrolpanel 
glows,theULTRAWASHSensorismeasuringthe 
amountofsoilinthedishwasher. 
•Oncethesoillevelisdetermined,thedishwasherskips 
anyunnecessaryportionsofthecycle.Thecyclecount- 
downdisplayisadjustedautomatically. 
•Forlightersoilloads,thedishwasherwillusefewer 
waterexchangesandshortenthecycletime.Example: 
A90-minuteNormalcyclewithalightsoilleveladjusts 
toa70-minuteNormalcycle(includingdrytime).
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StartUpGuide 
Beforeusingyourdishwasher 
TipOverHazard 
Donotusedishwasheruntilcompletely 
installed. 
Donotpushdownonopendoor. 
Doingsocanresultinseriousinjuryorcuts. ElectricalShockHazard 
Electricallygrounddishwasher. 
Connectgroundwiretogreenground 
connectorinterminalbox. 
Donotuseanextensioncord. 
Failuretodosocanresultindeath,fire,or 
electricalshock. 
GROUNDINGINSTRUCTIONS 
•Foragrounded,cordconnecteddishwasher: 
Thedishwashermustbegrounded.Intheevent 
ofamalfunctionorbreakdown,groundingwillreduce 
theriskofelectricshockbyprovidingapathofleast 
resistanceforelectriccurrent.Thedishwasheris 
equippedwithacordhavinganequipment-grounding 
conductorandagroundingplug.Theplugmustbe 
pluggedintoanappropriateoutletthatisinstalled 
andgroundedinaccordancewithalllocalcodes 
andordinances. 
WARNING-Improperconnectionoftheequip- 
mentgroundingconductorcanresultinariskof electricshock.Checkwithaqualifiedelectricianor 
servicerepresentativeifyouareindoubtwhetherthe 
dishwasherisproperlygrounded.Donotmodifythe 
plugprovidedwiththedishwasher;ifitwillnotfitthe 
outlet,haveaproperoutletinstalledbyaqualified 
electrician. 
•Forapermanentlyconnecteddishwasher: 
Thedishwashermustbeconnectedtoagrounded 
metal,permanentwiringsystem,oranequipment- 
groundingconductormustberunwiththecircuit 
conductorsandconnectedtotheequipment-ground- 
ingterminalorleadonthedishwasher. 
-SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS-
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Startingyourdishwasherforeverydayloads 
Hereisanoverviewforloadingandrunningyourdish- 
washer.Refertothenotedpagesformoredetailsof 
eachstep. 
1.TheULTRAWASH*SoilRemovalSystemisdesigned 
toremovefoodparticlesfromthewashandrinsewater. 
Removeonlylargechunksoffoodandbonesfrom 
yourdishes. 
2.ProperlyloadthedishwasherI_1.Makesurenothing 
preventsthesprayarmsfromspinningfreelyI_1.See 
page9. 
3.Adddetergent[]andchecktherinseagentdispenser. 
AddrinseagentifneededI_1.Seepages11and12. 
4.Pushdoorfirmlyclosedit.Thedoorlatchesautomati- 
cally.Runhotwateratthesinknearestyourdishwasher 
untilwaterishotll.Turnoffwater.Seepage12. 
5.PressthedesiredCycleandOptionsselectionsIr_. 
seepages13-15.PresstheStartpadI]!.
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LoadingYourDishwasher 
Thissectiontellsyouhowtoloadyourdishwasherproperlyforthebestwashingandrinsingresults. 
Preparingtoloadyourdishwasher 
•Loadcorrectlyforbestwashingresults.Incorrectloading 
maycausepoorwashingandtheneedtorewashallor 
partoftheload. 
•Washfullloads.Runningahalf-filleddishwasheruses 
thesameamountofelectricityandhotwaterasafully 
loadedmachine. 
•Tosavewaterandenergy,donotrinsedishesbefore 
puttingthemintothedishwasher. 
•Removelargepiecesoffood,fruitpits,bones,andother 
harditems.TheULTRAWASH*modulewillremovefood 
particlesfromthewater.Themodulecontainsachopping 
devicewhichwillreducethesizeoffooditems. 
NOTE:Ifharditemssuchasfruitseeds,nuts,andegg 
shellsentertheULTRAWASHmodule,youmighthear 
chopping,grinding,crunching,orbuzzingsounds.Those soundsarenormalwhenharditemsenterthemodule. 
Donotletmetallicitems(suchaspothandlescrews)get 
intotheULTRAWASHmodule.Theycoulddamagethe 
ULTRAWASHmodule. 
•Foodslikeeggs,rice,pasta,spinach,andcookedcereals 
maybehardtoremoveiftheyarelefttodryovera 
periodoftime.RunaQuickRinsecycletokeepdishes 
moistifyoudonotplantowashthemsoon. 
•Loaddishessosoiledsurfacesfacetherotating 
sprayarms. 
•Loaddishessotheyarenotstackedoroverlapping,if 
possible.Itisimportantforthewaterspraytoreachall 
soiledsurfacesforbestwashing.Forbestdrying,water 
mustbeabletodrainfromatlsurfaces. 
Loadingthetoprack 
Thetoprackisdesignedforcups,glasses,andsmaller 
items.See[]&I_Jl. 
•Placeitemssoopenendsfacedownforcleaningand 
draining. 
•Loadglassesintoprackonly-bottomrackisnot 
designedforglasses.Damagemayoccur. 
•Placecupsandglassesintherowsbetweenprongs. 
Placingthemovertheprongscanleadtobreakage. 
•Securelightweightitems. 
•China,crystal,andotherdelicateitemsmustnottouch 
eachotherduringdishwasheroperation.Damage 
mayoccur. 
•Loadplasticitemsinthetoprackonly.Onlyplasticitems 
markeddishwashersafearerecommended. 
•Loadplasticitemssotheforceofthespraydoesnot 
movethemduringthecycle. 
•Toavoidchipping,donotletstemwaretouchotheritems. 
•Smallbowls,pans,andotherutensilscanbeplacedin 
thetoprack.
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Loadingthetoprack(cont.) 
Utensilbasket 
Usethisconvenientbasketonthetopracktoholdspatu- 
las,woodenspoons,andsimilaritemsI_1. 
Fold-downtines 
Foldthetinesinthetoprackallthewaydownto 
accommodatelargeritemsI_1. 
NO-FLIP*clip(s) 
UsetheNO-FLIPclip(s)toholdsmall,lightweightitemsin 
placeduringthecycleIr_. 
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Loadingthebottomrack 
Itemswithcooked-onordried-onfoodshouldbeloaded 
inthebottomrack,withsoiledsurfacesfacinginwardto 
*hespray.See[]&I_1. 
•Donotloadglasses,cups,orplasticitemsinthe 
bottomrack. 
•Loadplates,soupbowls,etc.,betweenprongsand 
facinginwardtothespray. 
•Overlapedgesofplatesforlargeloads. 
•Secureheavilysoiledcookwarefacedownintherack. 
•Makesurepothandlesandotheritemsdonotstop 
rotationoftheupperorlowersprayarm.Thesprayarms 
mustmovefreely. 
Fold-downdivider 
Afold-downdivideratthebackoftherackcanbelowered 
tomakeroomfordeepbowls,roasters,andotherlarge 
itemsIr_l. 
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