Hints And Tips - Electrolux GA60SLV222 User Manual

GRAMME END and PLEASE SWITCH
OFF .
1. Press the on/off button to deactivate
the appliance.
2. Close the water tap.
If you do not press the on/off but-
ton, the Auto Off function auto-
matically deactivates the appli-
ance a few minutes after the end
of the programme.
This helps to decrease the energy
consumption.

8. HINTS AND TIPS

8.1 The water softener
Hard water contains a high quantity of
minerals that can cause damage to the
appliance and bad washing results. The
water softener neutralises these minerals.
The dishwasher salt keeps the water soft-
ener clean and in good conditions. It is
important to set the right level of the water
softener. This makes sure that the water
softener uses the correct quantity of dish-
washer salt and water.
8.2 Using salt, rinse aid and
detergent
• Only use salt, rinse aid and detergent
for dishwasher. Other products can
cause damage to the appliance.
• The rinse aid helps, during the last rins-
ing phase, to dry the dishes without
streaks and stains.
• Combi detergent tablets contain deter-
gent, rinse aid and other added agents.
Be sure that these tablets are applica-
ble to the water hardness in your area.
Refer to the instructions on the packag-
ing of the products.
If you want to use these tablets out of
the applicable water hardness, you
must also use dishwasher salt. First ac-
tivate the MULTITAB option, then adjust
the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area and use dishwasher
salt.
• Detergent tablets do not fully dissolve
with short programmes. To prevent de-
tergent residues on the tableware, we
Important
• Let the dishes become cold before you
remove them from the appliance. Hot
dishes can be easily damaged.
• First remove the items from the lower
basket, then from the upper basket.
• There can be water on the sides and on
the door of the appliance. Stainless
steel becomes cool more quickly than
the dishes.
recommend that you use the tablets
with long programmes.
Do not use more than the correct
quantity of detergent. Refer to the
instructions on the detergent
packaging.
8.3 What to do if you want to
stop using the combi detergent
tablets
1. Set the water softener to the highest
level.
2. Make sure that the salt container and
the rinse aid dispenser are full.
3. Start the shortest programme with a
rinsing phase, without detergent and
without dishes.
4. Adjust the water softener according to
the water hardness in your area.
5. Adjust the released quantity of rinse
aid.
8.4 Loading the baskets
Refer to the supplied leaflet with
examples of the load of the bas-
kets.
• Only use the appliance to wash items
that are dishwasher-safe.
• Do not put in the appliance items made
of wood, horn, aluminium, pewter and
copper.
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