Loading The Racks; Lower Rack; Cutlery Basket; Upper Rack - Hotpoint LFT 228 A Instruction Booklet

Before loading the racks, remove all food residues from the
crockery and empty liquids from glasses and cups.
The lower rack can hold pans, lids, plates, salad bowls, cutlery,
etc. as seen in the Loading examples.
Plates and large covers should be placed at the sides of the
rack, ensuring that they do not block the rotation of the upper
sprayer arm.
Some dishwasher models are fitted with tip-up sections, which
can be used in a vertical position when arranging plates or in a
horizontal position when arranging pans and salad bowls.
The type of cutlery basket may vary according to the
dishwasher model: it may be modular, non-modular or a sliding
version. The non-modular basket must only be positioned at the
front of the lower rack.
The modular basket may be separated into two parts, a solution
which is recommended when performing a half load wash (only
in models offering this option), is available in a sliding version
(positioned at any point on the lower rack by sliding it between
the fixed or tip-up inserts.
- Both versions are fitted with a collapsible sliding system which
means the cutlery can be arranged in the best possible way.
Knives and other utensils with sharp edges must be placed
in the cutlery basket with the points facing downwards, or they
must be positioned horizontally in the tip-up compartments on
the upper rack.
Load this rack with delicate and lightweight crockery: glasses,
tea and coffee cups, saucers, small salad bowls, saucepans
and small saucepans which are not too soiled, using the
Loading examples as a guide.
• Mugs and cups: place these on the tip-up compartments**.
• Long sharp knives and serving utensils: place these on the
tip-up compartments**.
In order to make it easier to arrange the crockery, the upper
rack may be moved to a higher or lower level.
Open the left and right guide rail stops
and pull out the rack; position it higher
or lower as required, slide it along the
guide rails until the front wheels are in
place and close the stops ( see
figure ).
If the rack is fitted with
handles* ( see figure ), pull out the
upper rack until it reaches its stop
point, grip the handles at the sides of
the rack and move it upwards or
downwards, then slowly let it fall back
into place.
• Wooden items, objects with wooden or horn handles or
glued-on parts.
• Items made from aluminium, copper, brass, pewter or tin.
• Items made from plastic material which is not heat-
resistant.
• Antique or hand-painted porcelain.
• Antique silver. Silver which is not antique may, however, be
washed in the dishwasher using a delicate wash cycle,
provided that it does not come into contact with other
metals.
We recommend the use of crockery which is dishwasher
safe.