Troubleshooting - Hotpoint Ariston LFS 215 Manual

Troubleshooting

Whenever the appliance fails to work, check for a solution from the following list before calling for
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Assistance.
Problem:
The dishwasher does not start.
No water drains out from the
dishwasher.
The dishwasher makes
excessive noise.
The dishes and glasses are
covered in a white film or
limescale deposits.
The dishes and glasses are
streaked or have a bluish tinge.
The crockery has not been
dried properly.
The dishes are not clean.
The dishwasher does not take
any water in/Tap shut-off alarm
(the Salt, Rinse Aid, Drying and
End indicator lights flash).
Water loading solenoid valve
malfunction alarm
(the Salt, Rinse Aid and Drying
indicator lights flashes).
Water inlet hose alarm/Water
inlet filter blocked. (the Salt,
Rinse Aid, Washing, Drying and
End indicator lights flashes).
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Possible causes / Solutions:
• T h e p l u g h a s n o t b e e n i n s e r t e d i n t o t h e e l e c t r i c a l s o c k e t p r o p e r l y ,
o r t h e r e i s n o p o w e r i n t h e h o u s e .
• T h e d i s 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 l y .
• A d e l a 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 i s h w a s h e r c y c l e h a s n o t y e t f i n i s h e d .
• T h e w a t e r i n l e t h o s e i s 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 i n d u c t i s b l o c k e d .
• T h e f i l t e r i s c l o g g e d u p w i t h f o o d r e s i d u e s .
• T h e d i s h e s a r e r a t t l i n g a g a i n 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 m s .
• A n e x c e s s i v 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 l y o r i t i s n o t s u i t a b l e f o r u s e i n
d i s 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 i n e d s a l t i s l o w o r t h e d o s a g e s e t t i n g i s n o t
s u i t 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 i d o n t h e s a l t d i s p e n s e r i s n o t c l o s e d p r o p e r l y .
• T h e r i n 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 i s t o o l o w .
• T h e c r o c k e r y i s m a d e f r o m n o n - s t i c k m a t e r i a l .
• T h e r i n s e a i d d o s a g e i s t o o h i g h .
• A w a s h c y c l e w i t h o u t a d r y i n 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 i n 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 i s 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 i n s e a i d d i s p e n s e r s e t t i n g i s n o t h i g h e n o u g h .
• T h e r a c k s a r e o v e r l o 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 l l .
• T h e s p r a y e r a r m s c a n n o t m o v e f r e e l y .
• T h e w a s h c y c l e i s t o o g e n t l e ( s e e W a s h c y c l e s ) .
• A n e x c e s s i v 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 l y o r i t i s n o t s u i t a b l e f o r u s e i n
d i s 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 i d o n t h e r i n 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 l y .
• T h e f i l t e r i s d i r 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 i n e d s a l t l e v e l i s 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 e i s n o w a t e r i n t h e m a i n s s u p p l y .
• T h e w a t e r i n l e t h o s e i s b e n t ( s e e I n s t a l l a t i o n ) .
• T u r n o n t h e t a p a n d t h e a p p l i a n c e w i l l s t a r t a f t e r a f e w m i n u t e s .
• T h e a p p l i a n c e i s l o c k e d b e c a u s e n o a c t i o n w a s t a k e n w h e n t h e
S a l t a n d R i n s e A i d i n d i c a t o r l i g h t s w e r e f l a s h i n g . S w i t c h o f f t h e
m a c h i n e u s i n 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 i t 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 . R e -
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 l e .
• S w i t c h o f f t h e a p p l i a 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 i t c h
i t b a c k o n a f t e r a m i n u t e . I f t h e a l a r m c o n t i n 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 i n a t e t h e r i s k o f f l o o d i n g , r e m o v e t h e p l u g f r o m t h e
e l e c t r i c a l s o c k e t a n d c o n t a c t A s s i s t a n c e .
• S w i t c h o f f t h e a p p l i a 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 . S h u t o f f
t h e w a t e r t a p t o e l i m i n a t e t h e r i s k o f f l o o d i n g a n d r e m o v e t h e p l u g
f r o m t h e e l e c t r i c a l s o c k e t .
M a k e s u r e t h e w a t e r i n l e t f i l t e r h a s n o t b e c o m e b l o c k e d b y v a r i o u s
i m p u r i t i e s . ( s e e " C a r e a n d m a i n t e n a n c e " c h a p t e r ) .