Dishwasher safety Before using your dishwasher Precautions and general recommendations Parts and features How to run the scale removal cycle How to test ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) Start-up guide Dishwasher loading Washing special items Rinse aid dispenser Detergent use Cycle selection charts Dishwasher care Troubleshooting...
Dishwasher safety Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER”...
Before using your dishwasher 1. Removing the packaging and controls: Max”: maximum temperature 25°C. • After unpacking, make sure that the dishwasher All other models: maximum temperature 60°C. is undamaged and that the door closes correctly. • When installing the appliance, make sure the If in doubt, contact a qualified technician or your drain water discharges correctly (if necessary, local retailer.
Precautions and general recommendations 1. Packing: • On completion of the programme switch off the • The packing box may be fully recycled as dishwasher and turn off the water tap. confirmed by the recycling symbol • Repairs and technical modifications must be 2.
Parts and features 1. Large rack insert 7. Control panel 14. Small rack insert 2. Fold-down cup shelf 8. Model and serial number label 15. Lid knob latch 3. Spray arm 9. Drain screen basket 16. Detergent cup 4. Drain air gap 10.
How to run the scale removal cycle Starting scale removal cycle It is important to run the scale removal cycle where the appliance is used in areas of hard or very hard water. An LED (shown below) will light up to remind you to run the scale removal cycle every 30 cycles. There is variety of products which could be used to remove scale, dirt and grease (f.e.
Start-up guide Before using your dishwasher, remove all packaging 7. Press the desired cycle and option selections on materials. Read this entire Use and Care Guide. the top of the dishwasher opening. You will find important safety information and useful operating tips. Using Dishwasher 1.
Dishwasher loading LOADING SUGGESTIONS • Place items upper surfaces down for cleaning • Remove leftover foods, bones, toothpicks and and draining. other hard items from the dishes. To conserve • China, crystal and other delicate items must not water, energy and save time it is not necessary touch each other during dishwasher operation , to rinse dishes before putting them into the or damage may occur.
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Dishwasher loading Removable Rack Inserts NOTE: The large, medium and small removable rack Remove the cutting board before running a cycle. inserts (see “Parts and Features” section) allows Leaving the cutting board on the lid can keep the you to adjust the rack depending on the type of lid from opening at the end of the cycle, reducing load you are washing.
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Dishwasher loading • Items small enough to pass through the coarse • Two water jets, located under the spray arm, strainer are caught in the drain screen basket. remove the food particles from the Drain fine • The wash water continuously flows through the screen filter.
Washing special items If you have doubts about washing a particular item, Material Dishwasher safe?/Comments check with the manufacturer to see if it is Hollow-Handle dishwasher safe. Knives Handles of some knives are attached to the blade with Material Dishwasher safe?/Comments adhesives which can loosen if Aluminium washed in the dishwasher.
Rinse aid dispenser Rinse aids prevent water from forming small 3. Add rinse aid until container is full. droplets that can dry as spots or streaks. They also improve drying by allowing water to drain off of the dishes during the final rinse by releasing a small amount of the rinse aid into the rinse water.
Detergent use The detergent cup, located on the inside of the Water Hardness Amount of Detergent dishwasher lid, empties detergent into the dishwasher when you close the lid. Soft to Medium For normally-soiled Hard Water loads 0 to 6 grains per gallon (0 to 5,75°...
Cycle selection charts Select the wash cycle and option desired or press Start pad to repeat the same cycle and option as the previous cycle. NOTE: If the last cycle you completed was a rinse cycle, the dishwasher will run the last full wash cycle and option that you selected when you press the Start pad.
Dishwasher care CLEANING Before cleaning or carrying out maintenance, 2. Insert the drain screen basket into the opening switch off the appliance, disconnecting the mains and turn to the right slightly until it locks into plug and turn off the water tap. position.
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Dishwasher care To clean the interior To clean the drain air gap Make a paste with powdered dishwasher detergent Clean the drain air gap periodically to ensure on a damp sponge and clean. proper drainage of your dishwasher. Lift off the outer cover.
Troubleshooting First try the solutions suggested here and possibly DISHES ARE NOT COMPLETELY CLEAN avoid the cost of a service call... Food soil left on the dishes DISHWASHER IS NOT OPERATING • Is the dishwasher loaded correctly? Refer to the PROPERLY “Dishwasher Loading”...
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Troubleshooting Silica film or etching (silica film is a milky, DISHES DO NOT DRY COMPLETELY rainbow-coloured deposit; etching is a cloudy film) Dishes are not dry Sometimes there is a water/chemical reaction with • Did you load your dishwasher to allow proper certain types of glassware.
These parts will fit right and work right, because they are made with the same precision used to build every new KITCHENAID ® appliance. To locate factory specified replacement parts in...