Troubleshooting
Whenever the appliance fails to work, check for a solution from the following list before calling for
Assistance.
Malfunction:
The dishwasher does not start.
No water drains out from the
dishwasher.
T h e d i s h w a s h e r m a k e s
e x c e s s i v e n o i s e .
T h e d i s h e s a n d g l a s s e s a re
c o ve re d in a w h ite film o r
l i m e s c a l e d e p o s its .
T h e d i s h e s a n d g l a s s e s a re
s tre a k e d o r h a ve a b l u i s h
tin g e .
The crockery has not been dried
properly.
T h e d i s h e s a re n o t c l e a n .
No water enters the
dishwasher/Shut off tap alarm.
(several short beeps are emitted)
(the 2 (Normal) and 3 (Soak) WASH
CYCLES indicator lights flash).
Water loading solenoid valve
malfunction alarm
(the 2 (Normal) WASH CYCLE
indicator lights flash).
Water inlet hose alarm/Water inlet
filter blocked.
(the 1 (Intensive), the 2 (Normal) and
the 3 (Soak) WASH CYCLES
indicator lights flash).
Possible causes / Solutions:
• T h e p l u g h a s n o t b e e n i n s e r te d i n to t h e e l e c t r i c a l s o c k e t p r o p e r l y , o r
t h e r e i s n o p o w e r in t h e h o u s e .
• T h e d i s h w a s h e r d o o r h a s n o t b e e n s h u t p r o p e r l y .
• A d e l a y e d s t a r t h a s b e e n p r o g r a m m e d (s e e S t a r t - u p a n d u s e ) .
• T h e d i s h w a s h e r c y c le h a s n o t y e t f i n i s h e d .
• T h e w a t e r o u t l e t h o s e i s b e n t ( s e e I n s t a l l a ti o n ) .
• T h e d r a i n d u c t is b l o c k e d .
• T h e f il t e r is c l o g g e d u p w it h f o o d r e s i d u e s .
• T h e d i s h e s a r e r a t t li n g a g a i n s t e a c h o t h e r o r a g a i n s t t h e s p r a y e r
a r m s .
• A n e xc e s s i ve a m o u n t o f fo a m h a s b e e n p r o d u c e d : t h e d e t e r g e n t h a s
n o t b e e n m e a s u r e d o u t c o r r e c tl y o r i t i s n o t s u i t a b l e f o r u s e i n
d i s h w a s h e r s ( s e e S t a r t - u p a n d u s e ) .
• T h e le v e l o f t h e r e f in e d s a l t i s l o w o r t h e d o s a g e s e t t i n g is n o t
s u it e d t o t h e h a r d n e s s o f t h e w a t e r ( s e e R i n s e a i d a n d s a l t) .
• T h e li d o n th e s a l t d is p e n s e r i s n o t c l o s e d p r o p e r ly.
• T h e r in s e a i d h a s b e e n u s e d u p o r t h e d o s a g e i s to o l o w .
• T h e c r o c k e r y is m a d e f r o m n o n - s t i c k m a t e r i a l .
• T h e r in s e a i d d o s a g e i s to o h i g h .
• T h e r in s e a i d h a s b e e n u s e d u p o r t h e d o s a g e i s to o l o w ( s e e R i n s e
a i d a n d s a l t ) .
• T h e r in s e a i d d i s p e n s e r s e t t i n g i s n o t h i g h e n o u g h .
• A w a s h c y c l e w it h o u t a d r y i n g p r o g r a m m e h a s b e e n s e l e c te d .
• T h e r a c k s a r e o v e rl o a d e d ( s e e L o a d i n g t h e r a c k s ) .
• T h e c r o c k e r y h a s n o t b e e n a r r a n g e d w e l l .
• T h e s p r a y e r a r m s c a n n o t m o v e f r e e l y .
• T h e w a s h c y c l e is t o o g e n t l e ( s e e W a s h c y c l e s ) .
• A n e xc e s s i ve a m o u n t o f fo a m h a s b e e n p r o d u c e d : t h e d e t e r g e n t h a s
n o t b e e n m e a s u r e d o u t c o r r e c tl y o r i t i s n o t s u i t a b l e f o r u s e i n
d i s h w a s h e r s ( s e e S t a r t - u p a n d u s e ) .
• T h e li d o n th e r in s e a i d c o m p a r t m e n t h a s n o t b e e n s h u t c o r re c t ly .
• T h e f il t e r is d ir t y o r b l o c k e d ( s e e C a r e a n d m a in t e n a n c e ) .
• T h e r e f i n e d s a lt l e v e l is l o w ( s e e R i n s e a i d a n d s a l t) .
• T h e r e i s n o w a t e r in t h e m a i n s s u p p l y.
• T h e w a t e r i n l e t h o s e i s b e n t (s e e In s t a l la ti o n ) .
• T u r n o n t h e t a p a n d t h e a p p l i a n c e w i l l s t a r t a f t e r a f e w m i n u t e s .
• T h e a p p li a n c e l o c k h a s b e e n a c ti v a t e d b e c a u s e n o a c t i o n w a s t a k e n
w h e n t h e b e e p s s o u n d e d . S w it c h o f f t h e m a c h i n e , u s i n g t h e O N / O F F
b u tt o n , t u r n o n t h e ta p a n d s w it c h t h e m a c h i n e b a c k o n a f te r 2 0
s e c o n d s b y p r e s s i n g t h e s a m e b u t t o n . R e - p r o g r a m m e t h e m a c h i n e
a n d r e s t a r t th e w a s h c y c le .
• S w i t c h o f f th e m a c h i n e b y p r e s s in g t h e O N /O F F b u t t o n a n d s w i tc h it
b a c k o n a ft e r a m i n u t e . I f t h e a l a r m c o n t i n u e s , t u r n o ff t h e w a t e r t a p
t o r e d u c e t h e r i s k o f fl o o d i n g , r e m o v e th e p l u g f r o m t h e e l e c tr i c a l
s o c k e t a n d c a l l A s s i s t a n c e .
• S w i t c h o f f th e a p p li a n c e b y p re s s i n g t h e O N / O F F b u t t o n . S h u t o f f
t h e w a t e r t a p t o e l i m i n a t e t h e r is k o f f l o o d in g a n d re m o v e t h e p lu g
f r o m th e e l e c t r i c a l s o c k e t .
M a k e s u r e t h e w a t e r i n l e t f i lt e r h a s n o t b e c o m e b l o c k e d b y v a r i o u s
i m p u r i ti e s . ( s e e " C a r e a n d m a i n t e n a n c e " c h a p t e r ) .
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