Tips For Self-Help In The Case Of Faults - Meiko M-iQ Operating Instructions Manual

Operating instructions dish-washing machine model M-iQ
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MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Englerstraße 3, D-77652 Offenburg, Tel.: +49/781/203-0, Fax: +49/781/203-1121
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Tips for self-help in the case of faults

Fault:
Machine does not fill.
Rinse water does not
spray!
Vapours drains!
Stripes and smears on the
dishes!
Formation of a significant
amount of foam in the
wash tank!
W e reserv e the right to change execution and construction!
Remedy
 No water available
 Dirt trap blocked
 Level electrode / float valve soiled
 Solenoid valve defective
 No water available
 Dirt trap blocked
 Solenoid valve defective
 If the appliance has automatic water conservation, the
conservation grid switch / timing switch is defective
 Pump for pumping water from the machine cistern
broken down
 Fresh water rinse system furred
 Built-in reverse osmosis installation broke down
 Extraction broke down
 Curtains missing
 Temperatures too high
 Wash arms, drying nozzles, air guide plates bent or
not correctly inserted
 Rinse water mineral content too high (see operating
instructions)
 If this is observed only at particular times, check water
softener for regeneration. This must not carried out
during the dishwashing operation.
 Water pre-treatment defective or not carried out
 Different water type depending on the waterworks
 Unsuitable rinse aid products or wrong dosage
quantity
 Incorrectly fitted or missing curtains
 Oversize containers previously washed causing
detergent to be transferred into following tanks.
 Too fast conveyor speed
 Detergent for dish-washing by hand enters the wash
tank because of pre-cleaning the dishes
 Daily cleaning of the machine is carried out with
foaming cleansing agents which afterwards enter the
machine.
 Improve pre-wash, as too much food residue is
entering the tanks Alternatively, empty wash tanks
between uses.
 Rinse water quantity too low
 Detergent or rinse aid product not suitable
 Temperatures too low < 40°C
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