Loading Your Dishwasher - Hotpoint DF55 User And Installation Instructions Manual

Loading your Dishwasher...

Your dishwasher is designed to take 12
standard place settings.
There is no one correct method for loading
the dishwasher. The upper and lower
baskets are designed to give the maximum
flexibility possible to cope with the variety
of cups, glasses, dishware, pots, pans and
utensils - not to mention your oven fittings
or teapot, which might be put into the
dishwasher.
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First remove all coarse food remains
which could block the filter or damage
the wash pump.
Arrange all items so that water can
drain away, as you would on a draining
board.
Large or heavily soiled items should go
in the lower basket. The lower basket
plate rack can be folded down to
accommodate larger items. The upper
basket can be adjusted to allow for
large items in the lower basket .
Smaller, delicate items (eg. glasses)
should go in the top basket.
Arrange plates so that they are not
touching and water can flow freely
between them.
Tall, narrow receptacles should be
placed in the centre of the baskets,
directly over the spray.
Long stemmed glasses should lean
against the cup rack, not against
dishware.
Cutlery should be distributed at
random in the cutlery basket with
handles down (except if the handles
are very thin and could drop through
the basket).
Long cutlery, such as ladles and knives
should be laid horizontally across the
filled cutlery basket.
Pots and pans with baked on areas
should first be soaked and then
arranged, upside down in the lower
basket, so that the water jets can have
direct access to the dirty areas.
After loading check that the upper
spray arm is free to rotate by giving it
a spin with your hand.
WARNING:
ALWAYS CHECK THAT PLASTIC AND
WOODEN ITEMS ARE SECURELY PLACED
AND ARE WEIGHTED DOWN WITH
HEAVIER OBJECTS SO THAT THEY CANNOT
BECOME DISLODGED.
TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN LOADING AND
UNLOADING SHARP ITEMS SUCH AS
KNIVES.
LOADING the Upper Basket...
It is recommended to load the upper
basket with small or medium sized
items such as glasses, small plates, tea
or coffee cups, shallow bowls and light
objects made from heat resistant
plastic. If the upper basket is used in
the lowest position, it can also be
loaded with serving dishes, provided
they are only slightly soiled.
To make full use of the space available
the top basket has two plastic grids
that can be lifted to make room for tall
glasses such as stem glasses.
Load the dishes with the top side
facing forwards, cups and concave
containers should always be loaded
with the opening facing down. The left
side of the basket can be loaded with
cups and glasses on two levels. In the
centre section, plates and saucers can
be loaded vertically into the supports
provided.
Upper Basket Loading Examples:
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