Rinse Agent Dispenser Regulator; Preparations For Washing; Loading The Dishwasher - Bosch SMU 2000 Series Operating Instructions Manual

RINSE AGENT DISPENSER REGULATOR
The rinse agent reservoir of the Bosch dishwasher is
provided with a regulator calibrated from 1 to 6. This
regulator controls the amount of rinse agent dispensed.
The dishwasher leaves the factory preset to number 3.
This has been chosen as the average setting, however:
• ifyou see streaks, it is recommended that the regulator
be turned to a lower number.
• if water spots appear, it is recommended that the
regulator be turned to a higher number.
To adjust the dispenser regulator,please refer to figure 3:
• Turn the lid of the rinse agent reservoir counter-
clockwise (_'_) and remove.
• Adjust the calibration knob to the number desired.
The knob may be turned by using the handle of a
spoon a shown in figure 5.
• Replace rinse agent reservoir cover and lock in place
by pressing down and turning clockwise (r-_) until it
stops
If there will be an extended period of time before the
dishwasher will be run it is recommended that the
RINSE & HOLD cycle be used.
Other than the above, no special preparation or pre-
rinsing is required for dishes, pots and pans or utensils
with normal amounts of food soil.
LOADING THE DISHWASHER
Please refer to Table 1 for items suitable for washing in
the dishwasher. The dishwasher should be loaded so
that water can circulate freely and reach every part of
every item that is to be cleaned:
• Large and/or heavily soiled items should be placed in
the lower rack of the dishwasher. Heavily soiled pots
and pans should be placed face down in the lower
rack. If more space is needed for pots and pans the
insert in the lower rack (SMU 4000 Series only) may
be removed. The insert has handle at one end for
easy removal, as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 5.
PREPARATIONS FOR WASHING
Very little preparation is required before placing dishes,
pots, pans, etc. into the dishwasher. However, some
preparation,mostly dictated by common sense, is requi-
red:
• Large solids, such as, bones, large seeds, shells,
skins,leafy vegetables, meat trimmingsetc. should be
removed either by scraping into a wastebasket, or
into your food disposer.
• Large amounts of any type of leftover food should
also be scraped into a wastebasket or into your food
disposer.
• Pots and pans that have burned-on food, the food is
blackened, should be pre-soaked and scoured. The
dishwasher cannot remove burned-on food.
• Do not place the following items in the dishwasher:
> toothpicks
• small bones and bone slivers
• paper products such as paper plates and paper
napkins
• plastic bags or plastic packaging material.
In general, try to remove food scraps and place the
items to be washed in the dishwasher before the food
has had a chance to dry-on. Dded-on food is more diffi-
cult to remove and you may find that the ECONOMY or
lighter washing cycles will not provide a satisfactory re-
sult when food has dried on.
Figure 6.
• Cups, glasses and containers should be placed in
upper rack upside down so that water does not
collect in them. Tall narrow vessels, such as a vase
or tall glass, should be placed in the lower rack, near
he middle, for the best cleaning result.
• Long stemmed glasses should be placed so that
they lean against the sides of the rack and not against
other glasses or dishware. See Figure 7.
• Silverware should be mixed when placed in the
silverware basket. The purpose of mixing the
silverware is to avoid having them nest together, for
example if spoons would be placed together they
could nest together so that water could not properly
circulate across them to clean the surfaces.
• Silverware should be placed in the silverware basket
with the handles down, with the exception of the
knives, which in order to avoid accidently cutting
oneself, should be placed with the handles up.
Figure7.
Note: If you do inadvertently load the silverware basket
with the knife blades up it is recommended, to
avoid cutting yourself when unloading, that you
remove the silverware basket from the dishwasher
and tip the contents out onto a cutting board.
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