Hotpoint FDD 914, Instruction Booklet

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Loading the racks
Before loading the racks, remove all food residues from the
crockery and empty liquids from glasses and cups.
After loading the appliance, check that the sprayer arms
can rotate freely.
Lower rack
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
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, which
can be used in a
vertical position
when arranging plates or in a horizontal position when arranging
pans and salad bowls.
Cutlery basket
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.
Cutlery basket positioning examples
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, long sharp knives and serving utensils:
place these on the tip-up compartments
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.
Tip-up compartments with adjustable tilt
- The tilt feature can be used to increase the space in the upper
rack, to position wine glasses with different stem lengths safely
and to improve drying performance.
- Lift the tip-up compartment, slide it gently and position it in
the desired tilt angle.
Adjusting the height of the upper rack
In order to make it easier to arrange the crockery, the upper
rack may be moved to a higher or lower level. (in models
which offer the Baby cycle, the upper rack must be placed in
its lower position when the appliance is being loaded).
The height of the upper rack should ideally be adjusted
WHEN THE RACK IS EMPTY.
Never lift or lower the rack on one side only.
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 DualSpace
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.
Loading examples for the upper/lower rack
Baby Tip-up compartments
*
For dishwasher models with a Baby Cycle,
tip-up compartments suitable for washing
bottles, rings and teats are provided. (see
the instruction sheet)
Items which should not be washed in the
dishwasher
• 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.
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Only available in selected models.
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The number and position may vary.
Tilt A Tilt B Tilt C