Troubleshooting - Ariston LI 700 I-S Care And Use Manual

Never without salt
Water in your home
Water hardness varies according to where you live. If the water in your home is hard you have the possibility to
add salt in order to soften your water. The softer the water the better will be your washing and drying results.
Loading the salt.
You can use special water
softeningsalt or normalrock salt,
The salt container is situated
underneaththe lower rack, fill it
up as follows:
1. Pull out the lower rack
completely, unscrew and
remove the container cap
2. Is it the firsttime you load the
salt? Firstfillthe containerup
with water (youwon't haveto
do this again next time)
3. Putthe dishwasherfunnel on
the hole and pour in
approximately70 oz. of salt.
It is normal that some water
comes out of the container.
4. Screw the cap back in place
carefully.
When should I load the
salt?
The salt containermust be filled
when the softenerindicator light
"S"comeson.
Onceyou haveloadedthe saltfor
the first time, it is normal that the
lowsalt indicatorlightstays on or
flashesfor 5 consecutivecycles.
Intelligent salt.
Your dishwasher can adjust its
salt consumption accordingtothe
hardness of the water in your
home.This way,youcanoptimise
and customiseyourdishwasheCs
salt consumption(not too much,
nor too little).
Toadjustsaltconsumption,do as
follows:
1. Unscrew the salt container
cap
2. There isan arrowon the neck
of the container (see figure):
if necessary, turn the arrow
anti-clockwise from the "-"
setting to the "+" setting.
Select the arrow position
depending on the water
hardness, referring to the table
provided.
Water Hardness
Salt Auto-
Clarke °fH mmol/I Selector consum- nomy
degrees position ption (cycles\
(Oz/cycle) 70oz.)
O- 14 O- 17 0 -1,7 / 0 /
14 - 36 18 - 44 1,8 - 4,4 "-" 0.7 60
36-71 45- 89 4,5- 8,9 MED 1.4 40
>71 > 89 > 8,9 %" 2.1 25
NOTE: if you don't find
special water softening
salt you can also use
normal rock sail
Troubleshooting
!f y ?u mhave a problem, read this
r r not work or not function properly. In many cases, these are problems which can be solved
without having to call for a technician. Before calling the Customer Care Center, always check the points below.
The dishwasher won't
start
• Is the water supply tapturned
on?
• Is the water supply tap
connected to the hose
properly?
• Has the water in your home
been cut off?
• Is the pressure of the water
supplysufficient?
• Is the hose bent?
• Is thefilter on thewater supply
hose blocked?
• Is the dishwasherdoor open?
The dishes are not clean.
• Haveyou putthe rightamount
of detergent into the
dispenser?
• Is the wash cycle suitable for
the dishes you have placed
insidethe appliance?
• Are the filter and microfilter
clean?
• Can the sprayer arms turn
freely?
The dishwasher won't drain.
• Is the drain hose bent?
Limescale deposits or a
white film form on the
dishes.
• Is the lid on the salt container
closed properly?
• Is the rinse aid dosage
correct?
Error messages.
Yourdishwasherisequippedwith
a safety system which is able to
detect any operating problems.
Theseanomaliesare reportedby
one or two wash cycle indicator
lights"E"will flash rapidly.
Take a note of which lights are
flashing, turn the appliance off
and call for technicalassistance.
Tap off alarm
If you have forgotten to turn the
water tap on, yourappliance will
remind youof this by soundinga
few short beeps for a few
minutes.Turnthetap on and your
appliancewillstart up again after
a few minutes.If you were not
home when these beeps are
sounded,the appliance will be
blocked automatically the 2nd
and 3rd light from the right will
flash rapidly.Turnthe appliance
off at the ON-OFF button, turn
on the water tap and wait
approximately 20 secondsbefore
turningtheappliancebackon;the
selected wash cycle will start up
again.
Clogged filter alarm
If theapplianceisblockedandthe
2nd and the4thlightfrom theright
flash rapidly,this means the filter
is clogged by large particles of
food residue. Turnthe appliance
off, cleanthefilter thoroughlyand
reposition it in its seat as
illustratedon page 10.Then turn
it back on. The selected wash
cyclewillstart up again.
Water load solenoid valve
malfunction alarm.
If the 3rd light from the right
flashes rapidly, turn the
dishwasher off and back on
again after one minute. If the
alarm persists, first turn off the
water tap to avoid any flooding
and then cut off the electricity
supply and call for technical
assistance.
You have checked
everything, but the
dishwasher still doesn't
work and the problem
persists?
Call the Ariston Customer Care
(1-888-426-0825) a nd remember
to mention:
• the type of malfunction
• the model mark (Mod....) and
the serial number (SIN....)
indicated on the rating plate
located on the inner door, to
one side.
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