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PRATICAL HINTS
How to get really good wash
results
■ Before placing the dishes in the
dishwasher, remove any remaining
food (bones, shells, pieces of meat or
vegetables, coffee grounds, skin of fruit,
cigarette ash, tooth picks etc. to avoid
blocking the filters, water outlet and
washing arm nozzles.
■ Try not to rinse the dishes before
loading them into the dishwasher.
■ If saucepans and oven dishes are
encrusted with the remains of burnt or
roast food, it is advisable to leave them
to soak before washing.
■ Place the dishes face downwards.
■ Try to place the dishes in such a way
that they are not touching one another.
If they are loaded properly you will get
better results.
■ After loading the dishes check that the
washing arms can rotate freely.
■ Pans and other dishes that have
particularly stubborn food particles or
remnants of burnt food should be left to
soak in water with dishwasher
detergent.
■ To wash silver properly:
a) rinse the silver immediately after
use, especially if it has been used for
mayonnaise, eggs, fish etc.;
b) do not sprinkle detergent onto it;
c) keep it separate from other metals.
How to make savings
■ If you want the dishwasher to give a
complete wash, place the dishes in the
dishwasher at the end of each meal and
if necessary turn on the COLD RINSE
cycle to soften the food remains and
remove bigger particles of food from the
new load of dishes.
When the dishwasher is full start the
complete wash cycle programme.
■ If the dishes are not very dirty or if the
baskets are not very full select an
ECONOMY programme, following the
instructions in the program list.
What not to wash
■ It should be remembered that not all
dishes are suitable for washing in a
dishwasher.We advise against using
the dishwasher to wash items in
thermoplastic, cutlery with wooden or
plastic handles, saucepans with
wooden handles, items in aluminium,
crystal, leaded glass unless otherwise
stated.
■ Certain decorations may fade. It is
therefore a good idea before loading the
whole batch to wash just one of the
items first so as to be sure that others
like it will not fade.
■ It is a good idea not to put silver cutlery
with non-stainless steel handles into
the dishwasher as there could be a
chemical reaction between them.
IMPORTANT
When buying new crockery or
cutlery always make sure that they are
suitable for washing in a dishwasher.
Useful hints
■ In order to avoid any dripping from the
top rack, remove the lower rack first.
■ If the dishes are to be left in the
machine for some time, leave the door
ajar, to let some air circulate and to
improve the drying performance.
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WHEN CYCLE IS FINISHED
After every wash it is essential to turn off
water supply and to switch off the machine
by pressing the On/Off button to the off
position.
If the machine is not going to be used for
some time, it is advisable to follow these
rules:
1. do an empty wash with detergent in order
to clean the machine of any deposits;
2. pull out the electric plug;
3. turn off the water tap;
4. fill the rinse aid container;
5. Ieave the door ajar;
6. keep the inside of the machine clean;
7. If the machine is left in places where the
temperature is below 0°C any water left
inside the pipes may freeze. Wait until
the temperature rises above zero and
then wait for about 24 hours before
starting up the dishwasher.
CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
■ To clean the dishwasher outside, do not
use solvents (degreasing action) neither
abrasives, but only a cloth soaked with
water.
■ The dishwasher does not require special
maintenance, because the tank is
self-cleaning.
■ Regularly wipe the door gasket with a
damp cloth to remove any food remains
or rinse aid.
■ It is advisable to remove limestone
deposits or dirt periodically, by doing an
empty wash; pour a glass of vinegar on
the bottom of the tank and select the
light wash.
■ If, in spite of the routine cleaning of the
filters, you notice that the dishes or pans
are not properly washed or rinsed, check
that all the spray heads on the rotor
arms (fig. A “5”) are clear.
If they are blocked, clean them in the
following way:
1. to remove the upper rotor arm, turn it
until it lines up with the stop marked
by the arrow (fig. 1). Push it upwards
(fig. 1b) and, keeping it pushed in,
unscrew it in a clockwise direction
(to reassemble it repeat the same
operation, but turn it anticlockwise).
The lower rotor arm can be removed
simply by pulling it upwards (fig. 2);
2. wash the rotor arms under a jet of water
to clear any blockage in the spray
heads;
3. when you have finished, refit the rotor
arms in the same position, remembering
to re-align the arrow and screw into
position.
■ Both the door lining and the tank lining
are in stainless steel; however, should
spots caused by oxidation occur, this is
probably due to a high level of iron salts
presents in the water.
■ The spots can be removed with a mild
abrasive agent; never use chlorine
based materials, steel wool, etc.
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