Hints And Tips - IKEA HJÄLPSAM User Manual

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At the end of the programme
When the programme is completed, an in-
termittent acoustic signal operates and the
end indicator comes on.
1. Press the on/off button to deactivate the
appliance.
2. Close the water tap.
• Let the dishes become cold before you
remove them from the appliance. Hot
dishes can be easily damaged.

Hints and tips

The water softener
Hard water contains a high quantity of min-
erals that can cause damage to the appli-
ance and bad washing results. The water
softener neutralises these minerals.
The dishwasher salt keeps the water soften-
er clean and in good conditions. It is impor-
tant to set the right level of the water soft-
ener. This makes sure that the water soften-
er uses the correct quantity of dishwasher
salt and water.
Loading the baskets
Refer to the supplied leaflet with ex-
amples of the load of the baskets.
• 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.
• Do not put in the appliance items that
can absorb water (sponges, household
cloths).
• Remove remaining food from the items.
• To remove easily remaining burned food,
soak pots and pans in water before you
put them in the appliance.
• Put hollow items (cups, glasses and pans)
with the opening down.
• Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
bond together. Mix spoons with other
cutlery.
• Make sure that glasses do not touch oth-
er glasses.
• Put the small items in the cutlery basket.
• 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.
• Put the light items in the upper basket.
Make sure that they do not move.
• Make sure that the spray arms can move
freely before you start a programme.
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 rinsing
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 applicable
to the water hardness in your area. Refer
to the instructions on the packaging of the
products.
• Detergent tablets do not fully dissolve
with short programmes. To prevent deter-
gent residues on the tableware, we rec-
ommend 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.
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