Items Not Bright Or Shiny; Tea Or Coffee Stains - Miele Dishwasher Care And Maintenance

Cause
Excessive quantities of starchy food residues have been left on items.
Remedy
1. Scrape off food residues more thoroughly before placing items in the
dishwasher.

5.4 Items not bright or shiny

A lack of brightness is usually the result of calcareous deposits or water
stains and stripes. Remove deposits with vinegar or citric acid.
Cause
Insufficient rinse aid dispensing.
Remedy
1. Increase the quantity of rinse aid dispensed.
Cause
Insufficient water softening.
Remedy
1. Refill the reactivation salt container.

5.5 Tea or coffee stains

Cause
Heavy tea staining (water-insoluble deposits of tannic acid with magnesium
and calcium ions as well as calcareous deposits) occurs when black tea is
brewed with hard water and left to stand.
Remedy
Technical Information
37