Troubleshooting - Hotpoint Ariston KLF 72 Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Whenever the appliance fails to work, check for a solution from the following list before calling for
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Assistance.
Proble m :
T he d is hw as he r d oes n o t star t.
No w ate r dr ains o ut fr om the
d is hw as her .
T he d is hw as he r m akes
e xce ss ive n o ise .
T he d is hes an d g las ses are
co ve r ed in a w h ite film or
lim es cale de po s its .
T he d is hes an d g las ses are
s tr e ak e d or h ave a b luis h tin ge .
T he cr ocker y h as no t be e n
d r ie d pr o pe r ly.
T he d is hes are n o t cle an .
T he d is hw as he r d oes n o t take
an y w ater in /T ap s h u t-off alar m
(the S alt, Rins e A id, Dry ing and
End ind ic ator lights f las h).
Wate r lo ad in g s o le n oid valve
m alfu nctio n alar m
(the S alt, Rins e A id and Dry ing
ind ic ator lig hts f las hes ).
W a t e r i n l e t h o s e
a l a r m / W a t e r i n l e t f i l t e r
b l o c k e d . ( t h e S a lt , Ri n s e
A id , W a s h i n g , Dr y i n g a n d
E n d in d ic a t o r li g h t s
f la s h e s ) .
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Poss ible ca us es / Solut ions :
• T h e p lu g h a s n o t b e e n in s e r t e d in t o t h e e le c t r ic a l s o c k e t p r o p e r ly ,
o r t h e r e is n o p o w e r in t h e h o u s e .
• T h e d is h w a s h e r d o o r h a s n o t b e e n s h u t p r o p e r ly .
A d e la y e d s t a r t h a s b e e n p r o g r a m m e d ( s e e S t a r t - u p a n d u s e ) .
•
• T h e d is h w a s h e r c y c le h a s n o t y e t f in is h e d .
• T h e w a t e r in le t h o s e is b e n t ( s e e I n s t a l l a t i o n ) .
• T h e d r a in d u c t is b lo c k e d .
• T h e f ilt e r is c lo g g e d u p w it h f o o d r e s id u e s .
• T h e d is h e s a r e r a t t l in g a g a in s t e a c h o t h e r o r a g a i n s t t h e s p r a y e r
a r ms .
• A n e x c e s s iv e a m o u n t o f f o a m h a s b e e n p r o d u c e d : t h e d e t e r g e n t h a s
n o t b e e n m e a s u r e d o u t c o r r e c t ly o r it is n o t s u it a b le f o r u s e in
d is h w a s h e r s ( s e e S t a r t - u p a n d u s e ) .
• T h e l e v e l o f t h e r e f in e d s a lt is lo w o r t h e d o s a g e s e t t in g is n o t
s u it e d t o t h e h a r d n e s s o f t h e w a t e r ( s e e R i n s e a i d a n d s a l t ) .
• T h e l id o n t h e s a l t d is p e n s e r is n o t c l o s e d p r o p e r ly .
• T h e r in s e a i d h a s b e e n u s e d u p o r t h e d o s a g e is t o o l o w .
• T h e c r o c k e r y is m a d e f r o m n o n - s t ic k m a t e r i a l.
• T h e r in s e a i d d o s a g e is t o o h ig h .
• A w a s h c y c le w it h o u t a d r y in g p r o g r a m m e h a s b e e n s e l e c t e d .
• T h e r in s e a i d h a s b e e n u s e d u p o r t h e d o s a g e is t o o l o w (s e e R i n s e
a i d a n d s a l t ) .
• T h e r in s e a i d d is p e n s e r s e t t in g is n o t h ig h e n o u g h .
• T h e r a c k s a r e o v e r lo a d e d ( s e e L o a d i n g t h e r a c k s ) .
• T h e c r o c k e r y h a s n o t b e e n a r r a n g e d w e ll.
• T h e s p r a y e r a r ms c a n n o t m o v e f r e e ly .
• T h e w a s h c y c le is t o o g e n t le ( s e e W a s h c y c l e s ) .
• A n e x c e s s iv e a m o u n t o f f o a m h a s b e e n p r o d u c e d : t h e d e t e r g e n t h a s
n o t b e e n m e a s u r e d o u t c o r r e c t ly o r it is n o t s u it a b le f o r u s e in
d is h w a s h e r s ( s e e S t a r t - u p a n d u s e ) .
• T h e l id o n t h e r in s e a i d c o m p a r t m e n t h a s n o t b e e n s h u t c o r r e c t ly .
T h e f ilt e r is d ir t y o r b l o c k e d ( s e e C a r e a n d m a i n t e n a n c e ) .
•
• T h e r e f in e d s a lt le v e l is lo w ( s e e R i n s e a i d a n d s a l t ) .
• T h e r e is n o w a t e r in t h e ma in s s u p p ly .
• T h e w a t e r in le t h o s e is b e n t ( s e e In s t a l la t io n ) .
• T u r n o n t h e t a p a n d t h e a p p l ia n c e w ill s t a r t a f t e r a f e w min u t e s .
• T h e a p p li a n c e is lo c k e d b e c a u s e n o a c t io n w a s t a k e n w h e n t h e
S a l t a n d Ri n s e A id in d ic a t o r li g h t s w e r e f la s h in g . S w it c h o f f t h e
m a c h i n e u s in g t h e O N/ O F F b u t t o n , t u r n o n t h e t a p a n d s w it c h t h e
m a c h i n e b a c k o n a f t e r 2 0 s e c o n d s b y p r e s s i n g t h e s a m e b u t t o n . Re -
p r o g r a m m e t h e m a c h i n e a n d r e s t a r t t h e w a s h c y c le .
• S w it c h o f f t h e a p p lia n c e b y p r e s s i n g t h e O N/ O F F b u t t o n a n d s w it c h
it b a c k o n a f t e r a m in u t e . If t h e a la r m c o n t in u e s , s h u t o f f t h e w a t e r
t a p t o e l i m in a t e t h e r is k o f f lo o d i n g , r e m o v e t h e p lu g f r o m t h e
e le c t r ic a l s o c k e t a n d c o n t a c t A s s is t a n c e .
• S w it c h o f f t h e a p p li a n c e b y p r e s s in g t h e O N/ O F F b u t t o n . S h u t o f f
t h e w a t e r t a p t o e l i m in a t e t h e r is k o f f lo o d i n g a n d r e m o v e t h e p lu g
f r o m t h e e le c t r ic a l s o c k e t .
M a k e s u r e t h e w a t e r in l e t f ilt e r h a s n o t b e c o m e b lo c k e d b y v a r io u s
i m p u r i t ie s . ( s e e " Ca r e a n d m a i n t e n a n c e " c h a p t e r ) .
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