Hotpoint FDW85 manual Loading your Dishwasher

Loading your Dishwasher

First of all.

Before placing dishes in the baskets, remove all course food remains. This avoids blocking the filter, which would reduce the efficiency of the wash.

If saucepans and frying pans are verydirty,allowthemtosoakbefore beingwashed.

To make it easier to load your dishes, pull the baskets out.

Multisystem baskets

Thedishwasherisfittedwithupper, lower and cutlery baskets. They providegreaterflexibilityforloading dishes,makingthemmoresuitable for your specific needs.

The basket handles can be removed for cleaning. Pull out the two fastening plugs, remove the handles and rinse under running water. Replace the handles fixing theminplacewiththetwofastening plugs.

What goes into the upper basket?

Placedelicateandlightweightdishes in the upper basket: glasses, tea cups and coffee cups, saucers and plates-shallowsaladbowls,slightly dirty frying pans and shallow pans. Positionlightweightdishesinsucha way as to avoid their being moved by the spray of water.

The dishwasher can also be equipped with one or two tip up compartments onto which you can place mugs and cups, as well as long sharp knives and serving cutlery.

What goes into the lower basket?

Werecommendyouplacethemost difficultdishestowashintothelower basket: saucepans, lids, soup dishes and plates (a load example is shown in the photo).

•Serving dishes and large lids: place them on the sides of the basket.

•Saucepans,saladbowls: must alwaysbeplacedupsidedown

•Very deep dishes: place them obliquely, thus allowing water to run down them and cleaning thembetter

•Glasses and cups: position them as shown in load example photo.

The cutlery baskets can be split up by pulling out the handle.

When you only have a little cutlery to wash you can use just half the basket, save space for other crockery or place the other half in the upper basket instead (see figures A and B).

This basket is equipped with two removablegrids.Cutleryandsharp utensils should always be inserted in random order with the blades pointingdownwards(takecarewith knife blades). Position them so that they don’t touch.

A

lower basket	Load examples
	upper basket

B

After loading the dishes, remember to check that the spray arms can turnfreelywithouthittingagainstany dishes.

How to adjust the upper basket.

Theupperbasketcanbesetinhigh or low position to enable you to organise your dishes effortlessly.

F i g . C

There are two handles on the sides of the upper basket, use these to adjust its height (see fig.C).

What can I Wash Items not suitable for the dishwasher:

•Cutleryandtablewaremadefromwoodorpartwood-Theymaybecomefadedandunsightlyinappearance.

•Avoid washing horn handled and bronze cutlery in the machine.

•Delicate/decorative glassware and vases, special antique or irreplaceable china - the decorative patterns printed on these items will not be dishwasher proof.

•Plastic objects that are not resistant to hot water.

•Copper and Pewter utensils. Aluminium and Silver objects.

•Some types of glass can become opaque in appearance after they have been washed too many times in a dishwasher.

•Highly absorbent materials such as sponges and towels should never be placed in a dishwasher.

•If in any doubt, check with the manufacturer on items suitability for dishwasher’s.

WARNING: Dishes or cutlery soiled with tobacco ash, wax, lubricating grease or paint should not be put in the dishwasher.

Our recommendation: In future, only purchase table or kitchenware that has been confirmed - dishwasher proof.

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