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Adjusting Rinse Aid Dispenser
The rinse aid dispenser has six or four settings. Always start with the dispenser
set on "4". If spots and poor drying are a pro ble m, increase the amount of rinse
aid disp ensed by removing th e dispe nser lid and rotating the dial to "5". If the
dishes are still not drying properly or show spots, adjust the dial to the next
higher le ver until your dishes are spot-free. The recommended setting is "4".
(Factory value is "4".)
Increase the dose if there are drops of water o r lime spots on the dishes after washing.
Reduce it if there are sticky whitish stains on your dish es or a bluish film on glassware or
knife blades.
during the next wash. Don't forget to repla ce the cap before you close dishwasher door.
Clean up any rinse aid spilled while during filling with an absorbent cloth to avoid excessive foaming
Detergents with its chemical ingredients are necessary to remove dirt, crush dirt and transport it out of the dishwasher.
Most of the commercial quality detergents are suitable for this p urpose.
Detergents
There are 3 sorts of detergents
1.With phosphate and with chlorine
2.With phos phate and without chlorine
3.Without phosphate and without chlorine
Ba sed on their chemical composition, detergents can be split in two basic types:
Deterg ent tablets of different brands dissolve at different speeds. For this reason some
detergent t ablets cannot dissolve an d develop their f ull cleaning power during sho rt
progra ms. Therefore please use long programs when using d etergent tablets, to
ensure the complet e removal of detergent residuals.
Th e dispenser mus t be refilled before the start of each wash cycle following the instructions
provided in the wash cycle t able . Your dishwasher uses less detergent an d rinse aid than
Conventional dishwasher. Generally, only one ta blespoon of detergent is needed for
a norm al w ash load. More h eavi ly soiled items need more deterge nt. Always add the
detergent j ust before st arting the dishwasher, otherwise it could g et damp and will not
dissolve pr operly.
Concentrated Detergent
Detergent Tablets
Detergent Dispenser
conventi onal, alkaline detergents with caustic components
low alkal ine concentr ated det ergents with natural enzymes
N ormally new pulveris ed d etergent is without p hosphate. Thus the w ater softene r function of
phosphate is not given. In this case we recommend to fill sa lt in the salt conta ine r even when
the hardness of water is only 6 dH. If detergents without phosphate are used in the case of ha rd water
often white sp ots appear o n dishes and gla sses. In this case please add more detergent to reach
better results. Detergents with out chlorine do only bleach a little. Strong and colo ured sp ots will not
be removed completely. In this case ple ase choose a progra m with a higher temp erature.
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