Loading cutlery and dishes

Sponges, household cloths and any object that can absorb water may not be washed in the dishwasher.

•Before loading the dishes, you should:

–Remove all left over food and debris.

–Soften remnants of burnt food in pans

•When loading the dishes and cutlery, please note:

–Dishes and cutlery must not impede the rotation of the spray arms.

–Load hollow items such as cups, glasses, pans, etc. with the opening downwards so that water cannot collect in the container or a deep base.

–Dishes and items of cutlery must not lie inside one another, or cover each other.

–To avoid damage to glasses, they must not touch.

–Lay small objects in the cutlery basket.

•Plastic items and pans with non stick coat- ings have a tendency to retain water drops; these items will not dry as well as porcelain and steel items.

•Light items (plastic bowls etc.) must be loa- ded in the upper basket and arranged so they do not move.

For washing in the dishwasher the following cutlery and dishes

are not suitable:

•Cutlery with wooden, horn, china or mother-of- pearls handles.

•Plastic items that are not heat resistant.

•Older cutlery with glued parts that are not temper- ature resistant.

•Bonded cutlery items or dishes.

•Pewter or copper items.

•Lead crystal glass.

•Steel items prone to rusting.

•Wooden platters.

•Items made from synthetics fibres.

are of limited suitability:

•Only wash stoneware in the dishwasher if it is spe- cially marked as being dishwasher-safe by the manufacturer.

•Glazed patterns may fade if machine washed fre- quently.

•Silver and aluminium parts have a tendency to dis- colour during washing: Residues, e.g. egg white, egg yolk and mustard often cause discolouring and staining on silver. Therefore always clean left- overs from silver immediately, if it is not to be washed straight after use.