Hotpoint FDF 784 manual Troubleshooting, Malfunction Possible causes / Solutions

Troubleshooting

Whenever the appliance fails to work, check for a solution from the following list before calling for Assistance (see Assistance).

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Malfunction:	Possible causes / Solutions:
The dishwasher does not start.	•		T he p l ug has not be e n ins e rted into the e lec tric al s oc k et prope r ly, o r
			there is no p o we r in th e h ou s e .
	•		T he d is h was he r doo r has n ot been s hut p rop erl y .
	•		A dela yed s tart has be en p rog ram m ed ( s ee S ta rt - u p an d us e ) .
No w ater drains out from the	•		T he d is h was he r c yc l e has not yet f inis hed .
dishw a sher .	•		T he w ater outl et hos e is bent ( s ee Ins tallation ) .
	•		T he d rain d uc t is blo c k ed .
	• T he fi lter is c logge d up wit h food r es id ues .
The dishw as her m ak es	•		T he d is hes a re rattli n g ag a ins t eac h other o r aga i ns t the s pray e r a rm s .
exce ss ive nois e .		•	A n e xc e s s ive am ount of foa m has be en produc e d: the d eterg ent has not
			been m eas ure d out c o rr ec tly or it is not s uitable fo r us e i n dis h was he rs
			(s ee S tart - u p and us e) .
The dis he s and glass es ar e	•		T he le vel of the r efin e d s alt is low or th e dos ag e s etting is not s uited to
covered in a w hite fi lm or			the har d nes s of the wate r ( s ee Rin s e ai d and s al t ) .
lim esca le deposits .	•		T he lid o n the s alt d is pens er is not c los ed pro perl y .
	•		T he ri ns e aid has be en us e d up or th e dos ag e is too low .
	•		T he c r oc k er y is m ad e from non - s tic k m a terial .
The dis he s and glass es ar e	•		T he ri ns e aid dos a ge is too high .
stre ake d or ha ve a b luish tinge .
The c ro ck er y has no t been	•		A was h c yc le withou t a d ry ing pr og r am m e has be en s el ec ted .
dried p roperl y.	•		T he ri ns e aid has be en us e d up or th e dos ag e is too low ( s ee Rin s e a id
			and s al t ) .
	•		T he ri ns e aid dis pe n s er s e tting is n ot high eno ug h .
The dis he s are no t c lean .	•		T he rac k s are o verl o ad ed (s ee Loa ding th e rac k s ) .
	• T he c ro c k ery h as not bee n a rra nge d well .
	•		T he s pr a yer arm s c an not m ove fre el y .
	•		T he wa s h c yc le is too gentl e (s ee W as h c yc les ) .
	•		A n e xc e s s ive am ount of foa m has be en produc e d: the d eterg ent has not
			been m eas ure d out c orr e c tly or it is no t s uitable for u s e i n dis h was h e rs
			(s ee S t art - u p and us e) .
	•		T he lid on th e rins e ai d c om partm en t has not been s hut c orrec tly .
	•		T he filte r is dirty o r bl oc k ed (s ee Ca re an d m ainten anc e ) .
	•		T he refi n ed s alt lev el is lo w (s ee Rin s e ai d and s alt) .
The dis hw asher doe s not take	•		T here is no water i n th e m ains s upp ly .
an y w a ter in/Tap shu t - o ff a lar m .	•		T he wa te r inlet hos e i s be nt ( s ee Ins tallation ) .
(several short beeps are emitted)	•		T urn o n the tap an d th e ap pl ianc e will s tart after a fe w m inutes .
(The ON/OFF indicator light flashes and	•		T he appli anc e loc k has been ac tiv at ed bec a us e no ac tion was tak en
the display shows A-6).			when th e bee ps s ound e d . S witc h of f the m ac hine us ing t he O N/O F F
			button, turn o n the tap a nd s witc h th e m ac hine ba c k on a fter 20
			s ec onds by pr es s ing t he s am e butto n . Re - pr ogr am m e the m ac hi ne and
			res tart the was h c yc le .
W ater i ntake solenoi d valv e	•		S witc h off the appl ianc e by pr es s ing the O N/O F F b utt on and s wit c h it
m alfun ction alarm			bac k on after one m in ute . If the alar m c ontinues , s hut off the wat er tap
(The ON/OFF indicator light flashes and			to elim i nate the ris k o f flooding, rem ove the pl ug fr om the elec tric al
the display shows A-2).
			s oc k et and c ontac t A s s is tanc e .
W ater i nlet hose alar m /W ater	•		S witc h off the app lian c e b y pres s ing the O N/O F F b utton . S hut off the
inlet fil ter block ed .			water ta p to e lim inate the ris k of floo ding an d rem o ve the plug fro m the
(the ON/OFF indicator light flashes and			elec tric al s oc k et .
			Mak e s u r e the wate r inlet filt er has not bec om e bloc k e d by v ario us
the display shows A-7).
			im puriti es . (s ee “Car e an d m aintena nc e ” c ha pter ) .

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