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problem
possible causes
remedy
Dishes, cutlery and glasses
are not dry.
The rinse aid reservoir is
almost empty or amount of
rinse aid may be insufficient.
Replenish the reservoir, adjust
the rinse aid dispenser dial to
a higher setting or change the
brand of rinse aid.
Crockery was taken out of the
dishwasher too soon.
Leave the crockery in the
dishwasher until you hear the
audible sound.
White residue is visible
on cutlery and crockery,
clouding occurs on glassware;
film can be wiped off.
Not enough rinse aid was used.
Replenish the reservoir, adjust
the rinse aid dispenser dial to
a higher setting or change the
brand of rinse aid.
There is not enough salt in the
salt reservoir.
Fill the salt reservoir.
The salt reservoir cap has not
been screwed on correctly.
Ensure the cap is screwed back
on correctly.
Unsuitable detergent has
been used.
Change your detergent. Use a
dishwasher standard powder
detergent or tablet.
Glassware is dull and
discoloured; film cannot be
wiped off.
The glassware is not
dishwasher proof. The surfaces
are affected.
Wash the non-dishwasher proof
glassware by hand instead.
Tea or lipstick stains have not
been completely removed.
The wash temperature of the
selected programme was too low.
Select a programme with a higher
wash temperature.
The bleaching effect of the
detergent used is too low.
Change your detergent.
Forgot to pre-rinse or remove the
stains with napkin prior washing.
Pre-rinse or remove the stains
with napkin prior washing.
Rust stains form on the
dishes.
Stainless-steel quality of the
dishes is insufficient.
Use only dishwasher-proof sets.
High level of salt in wash water.
Adjust the water hardness level
using water hardness table.
Salt compartment cap not closed
properly.
Check that the salt compartment
cap is closed properly.
Too much salt spilled in the
Dishwasher while filling it with
salt.
Use funnel while filling salt to the
compartment to avoid spillage.
Detergent remains in the
detergent compartment.
Detergent was added when the
detergent compartment was wet.
Make sure detergent
compartment is dry
before use.
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