For best washing results:
Before loading, remove all scraps of food and soak very
heavily soiled pots and pans.
Always arrange saucepans, cups and glasses etc.
upside-down.
Tilt items with convex or concave surfaces so that the
water drains off easily.
Long items of cutlery such as ladles, carving knives etc.
should be positioned horizontally in the upper basket.
Avoid contact between the dishes as far as possible;
correct arrangement of the items will give better
washing results.
Light items (plastic bowls etc.) should be loaded in the
upper basket and arranged so that they do not move
during washing.
You will improve drying results by leaving the dishwasher
door ajar for at least 15-30 minutes as soon as the
programme finishes.
To save energy
Do not prewash dishes under running water.
Place dishes in the machine immediately after every
meal and wait until the dishwasher is full before
washing.
If necessary run the Rinse and Hold programme (see
Programme Chart on the following pages), so that any
food scraps do not become caked on the dishes while
you are waiting to run the complete wash programme.
Select an economic programme when the baskets are
not very full and/or when the dishes are not very soiled,
following the instructions given in the «Washing pro-
grammes» chart.
Select ECONOMY DRY, in this case the last rinse wa-
ter is not heated, with a significant saving in energy.
Drying will obviously be less effective in this case.
Items not suitable for dishwashers
The following should not be washed in the
dishwasher:
- Cutlery or dishes with wooden or horn handles or
glued parts.
- Handmade items, wooden objects, antiques or
hand-painted china.
Certain types of decoration can discolour when
washed in a dishwasher.
Crystal-ware and plastic objects, if not guaranteed
dishwasher-proof, should be washed by hand. You
are advised to place them in the upper basket and to
select a delicate programme.
Certain types of glass can also become opaque after
being washed several times in a dishwasher.
Silver cutlery tends to go black if mixed with steel
cutlery. Place it in the cutlery basket separate from the
others.
Iron and cast iron objects can rust and stain other
items.
Aluminium tends to go black; copper, pewter and
brass tend to stain.
Caution: You are advised not to load very small
items which can fall through the baskets.
Note: When buying new dishes, ensure that they are
dishwasher-proof .
Caution
To ensure proper water dis-
tribution to the upper basket,
do not place dishes over the
hole in the SID (Super Inten-
sity Dispenser) in the centre
of the basket.
Adjusting the height of the upper basket
If washing very large plates (over 27 cm and up to 31
cm in diameter) you can load them in the lower
basket after moving the upper basket to the higher
position as follows:
- pull out the basket;
- grasp it on the two sides
and pull it upwards until the
mechanism is engaged
and the basket is stable.
When the top basket is in
the higher position it will
only take plates up to 20
cm in diameter and you will
not be able to use the raised cup-racks.
To put the basket back in the lower position, grasp the
two sides, pull upwards again, then allow the basket
to drop back down slowly, keeping hold of it.
Warning: never lift or lower the basket on one side only.
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Before closing the door, ensure that the spray
arms can rotate freely.
HELPFUL HINTS
