Do you have questions about where and how to place each type of utensil inside the dishwasher?
JIMO has prepared a 4‑step guide with instructions to ensure the best performance of your machine and prolong its lifespan. Check it out:
1. Attention before loading the dishwasher
To ensure your dishwasher works properly and to avoid damage to utensils, follow these guidelines:
- Check the racks: first, make sure the racks are properly fitted into their rails.
- Start from the back to the front: always load dishes from the back to the front. This helps with organization and placement of items.
- Leave space between items: distribute utensils with enough spacing. This prevents friction and allows water to circulate freely, improving cleaning efficiency.
- Position concave items well: bowls, baking dishes, and containers should be placed with the opening facing downward at a slight angle. This helps water drain easily and improves drying.
- Load one rack at a time: for more stability during loading, keep one rack slid in while organizing the other.
- Check the spray arms: after loading the racks, manually rotate the spray arms to ensure they turn freely without obstruction.
2. Position of utensils
Glasses, mugs, cups, bowls are placed on the top rack, upside down.
Shallow and deep plates go in the center of the bottom rack, facing the door.
Meanwhile, dessert plates and saucers go on the sides of the bottom rack, facing the center.
Cutlery goes into the dedicated baskets, with handles facing downward. Finally, pots, lids, glass bakeware, and plastic containers should be placed on the bottom rack, upside down and slightly tilted.
Attention: do not stack pots.
Combine your Tramontina dishwasher with JIMO products
Tramontina offers a line of dishwashers and recommends the JIMO product line.
Advantages of a Tramontina dishwasher
- Time: it is estimated that a person takes an average of 30 to 45 minutes to wash a full sink of dirty dishes, and less than 10 minutes to load the machine.
- Water: to wash dishes, the machine uses an average of 15 liters of water, while washing the same amount by hand may require about 80 liters.
- Environment: now imagine your entire neighborhood or city using dishwashers — the water savings would significantly reduce environmental impact.
- Hygiene: using hot water in a dishwasher, at temperatures up to 70°C, makes washing more complete and effective.
3. Care to extend the appliance’s lifespan
To ensure your dishwasher lasts longer and works efficiently, some care steps are essential:
Avoid clogs:
It is not necessary to pre‑wash dishes before placing them in the machine, but it is essential to remove all solid food scraps from plates and utensils.
The dishwasher does not work as a food grinder, and these residues can clog the system and compromise operation.
To maintain ideal performance, use JIMO Lava-Máquinas, which helps eliminate accumulated grease and dirt.
Correct positioning of dishes
Ensure dishes are properly positioned, without being stacked, allowing enough space for water jets to reach all pieces and preventing friction.
Space for spray arms, even with larger utensils
Also check whether the spray arms can rotate freely, since larger utensils may block their movement, and make sure the water outlet nozzles are unobstructed.
Use the right products, such as the JIMO dishwasher line
Always use the right products for dishwashers, such as the JIMO line in gel or tablet formulations, and keep the JIMO Secante Abrilhantador compartment properly filled.
Learn more: Detergent for dishwashers: types, applications and how to use
Cleaning the dishwasher filters
To keep your dishwasher working properly, remove and clean the filters regularly.
Between one wash and another, JIMO Essence is ideal for neutralizing bad odors.
Read the instruction manual carefully
Finally, always remember to read and follow your machine’s manufacturer instructions.
4. Choosing the correct washing program
Your dishwasher is equipped with different washing programs that may vary according to each model. In general, the following programs are used:
- Eco Program: washes with lower water and energy consumption compared to the normal program. Suitable for lightly soiled dishes;
- Automatic Program – Intelligent/Smart: this program automatically adjusts the duration and temperature of the washing cycle, and the water amount varies according to soil level and load size;
- Standard / Normal / Everyday Program: for everyday dishes with easy‑to‑remove stains;
- Intensive Program / Heavy Cleaning / Super Wash / Very Dirty / Long: recommended for items with tough dirt, such as frying pans and pots. Since it uses high water temperature, it is not suitable for delicate items;
- Quick Program: fast wash for dishes with minimal food residue;
- Delicate / Crystal and Porcelain Program: special wash for delicate items requiring a gentle cycle. Suitable only for lightly soiled dishes, as it uses lower temperatures;
- Pre‑wash / “Acqua Spray” Program: suitable for quickly rinsing items while waiting for a full load to wash.
See the complete line of JIMO dishwasher products.
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