•Detergent is moist or clumping in box.
•Using cutlery with a low surface quality.
Possible causes
•Insufficient rinse aid supply.
•The hardness is not selected properly; too little salt is being used.
•Salt loss (models with salt container)
•Bleaches in cleaners lose their efficiency when stored under unfavorable conditions. Store detergents in a dry location. Close the lid of the container securely.
•Cleaning of these items is made difficult by their poor surface structure. Cutlery or dishes of this type are not for dishwashers.
Calcium streaks, misty appearance
How to fix these problems
•Increase the dosage amount of rinse aid and/or refill the rinse aid dispenser.
•Call water supplier and ask for local hardness in grains per gallon or ppm. Use a higher phosphate content detergent for hard water.
•Check whether the lid of the salt container is firmly closed. Use the funnel to pour in special salt. Begin the Rinse and Hold program right after filling in salt. After the program is complete, check whether the lid may have loosened.
| Smell |
Possible causes | How to fix these problems |
• Smell of new machine. | • The smell of a new machine disappears |
| after a few wash cycles with detergent. |
• Filters are dirty. | • Clean all filters as described in this |
| manual. |
•Dirty dishes standing in the machine for a few days without being washed.
•Dirty door gasket.
•Remove coarse dirt under running water and run the Rinse and Hold program every 2 days without detergent.
•Regularly clean the door gasket with a damp cloth to remove food particles and other debris. Use a gentle household cleaner for the outside and the door seals, and rinse thoroughly.
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