CDA WC370, Manual For Installation And Use

Detergent

To fill the detergent compartment

1.   Push the latch to open the compartment.
2.   Add the required amount of detergent. The main detergent compartment    
 

“b” (figure 1) has lines to allow for specific amounts of detergent. These  

are marked at either 15 cm

3

 or 25 cm

3

, to be used depending on how dirty    

the dishes are.

If your dishes are in need of an intensive wash, then add 5 cm

3

 of  

detergent into the prewash section of the compartment “a” (figure 1).

3.   Then close the detergent compartment lid until the latch locks.

Please note: You should only use detergents designed specifically for 
use in dishwashers.

If using dishwasher tablets, always use the detergent compartment, do not 
put them in the main body of the dishwasher or in the cutlery basket. The 
solubility of dishwasher tablets can vary depending on the temperature and 
duration of the programme. As a result, it is recommended that powder 
detergents should be used in the shorter programmes to allow better 
performance. 

CDA recommends the use of separate detergent, rinse aid and dishwasher 
salt rather than combination tablets as separates achieve better wash 
performance.

If you do use combination detergents, add salt and rinse aid to the dishwasher 
and then adjust the water hardness setting and rinse aid setting to the 
minimum. When you then use separate detergents again, you should fill the 
salt and rinse aid compartments, adjust the water hardness setting to the 
maximum and run an empty wash, then adjust the water hardness setting and 
the rinse aid setting to the appropriate level.

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Detergent

To fill the detergent compartment
1.  Push the latch as shown in figure 1.
2.  Add the required amount of detergent.  The main detergent  

compartment “b” (figure 2) has lines to allow for specific amounts of  

detergent.  These are marked at either 15 cm

3

 or 25 cm

3

, to be  

used depending on how dirty the dishes are.

If your dishes are in need of an intensive wash, then add 5 cm

3

 of  

detergent into the prewash section of the compartment “a” (figure 2).

3.  Then close the detergent compartment lid until the latch locks.

Please note: You should only use detergents designed specifically for 

use in dishwashers.

If using dishwasher tablets, always use the detergent compartment, do not put 

them in the main body of the dishwasher or in the cutlery basket.  The solubility 

of dishwasher tablets can vary depending on the temperature and duration of 

the programme.  As a result, it is recommended that powder detergents should 

be used in the shorter programmes to allow better performance.

CDA recommends the use of separate detergent, rinse aid and dishwasher salt 

rather than combination tablets as separates achieve better wash performance.

If you do use combination detergents, add salt and rinse aid to the dishwasher 

and then adjust the water hardness setting and rinse aid setting to the 

minimum.  When you then use separate detergents again, you should fill the 

salt and rinse aid compartments, adjust the water hardness setting to the 

maximum and run an empty wash, then adjust the water hardness setting and 

the rinse aid setting to the appropriate  level.

Salt

To ensure the best efficiency, the dishwasher needs soft water.  Hard water 

means that lime residues remain on the dishes and the interior of the 

dishwasher, affecting performance.  The softener system is designed to 

remove the ions that make the water hard to provide the best quality wash 

performance.  This is achieved by using dishwasher salt.

To add dishwasher salt, follow the steps below:
1.  Remove the lower dishwasher basket and then unscrew the salt  

compartment cap, as shown in figure 1.

2.  Fill the compartment with dishwasher salt (do not use table salt), carefully    

to prevent unnecessary spillage (figure 3).  Before first use, you should  

fill the compartment with 2kg of dishwasher salt and then fill up the salt    

compartment with water (up to the brim of the compartment) as shown    

in figure 3.

3.  Replace the cap and the lower basket.

When the salt warning light on the control panel illuminates, you should 

refill the salt compartment with salt only – do not add water to the salt 

compartment after the first use.

You should run a prewash programme immediately after adding 

dishwasher salt, to prevent any damage to the dishwasher systems.

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fig 3

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fig 1

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