Poor Cleaning Results - Miele PG 8061 Operating Instructions Manual

Frequently asked questions

Poor cleaning results

Problem
The dishes are not clean.
Smearing appears on
glassware and cutlery.
There is a bluish sheen on
the surface of glassware;
film can be wiped off.
Dishware is not dry or cut-
lery and glasses are
spotty.
White residue is visible on
cookware and cutlery,
clouding occurs on glass-
ware; film can be wiped
off.
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Possible cause and solution
The dishes were not loaded correctly.
Please observe the instructions in "Loading the dish-
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washer."
The program was not suitable for the requirements.
Select a more suitable program (see "Program guide)".
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Not enough detergent was dispensed.
Use more detergent, or change the brand you are using.
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Items are blocking the path of the spray arms.
Rearrange the items so that the spray arms can rotate
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freely.
The filter combination in the base of the wash cabinet is not
clean or is not correctly fitted.
This may cause the spray arm jets to get blocked.
Clean and/or fit the filter combination correctly.
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Clean the spray arm jets, if necessary (see "Cleaning and
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care").
The non-return valve is open and blocked. Dirty water has
flowed back into the wash cabinet.
Clean the drain pump and the non-return valve (see "Fre-
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quently asked questions").
If necessary alter the temperature and / or the holding time
for the program being used.
Change the relevant parameters for the program (see
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"Additional settings, Additional functions").
The rinse aid dosage is set too high.
Reduce the dosage (see "Additional settings, Additional
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functions, Dispensing systems").
The rinse aid dosage is set too low or the rinse aid reservoir
is empty.
Replenish the rinse aid, increase the dosage or change
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the brand of rinse aid used (see "Adding rinse aid").
The rinse aid dosage is too low.
Increase the dosage (see "Additional settings, Additional
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functions, Dispensing systems").
The salt reservoir is empty.
Fill the salt reservoir (see "Filling the salt reservoir").
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The water softener is programmed to too low for the water
hardness level.
Program the water softener to the correct value (see "Ad-
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ditional settings, Water hardness").