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Washing dishes
Programme selection
The most appropriate programme can be identified by comparing the type of crockery, cutlery, etc., as well as the amount and condition of food remains, with the details contained in the wash cycle table.The corresponding programme sequence, duration and consumption details are shown in the right half of the overview. For example:
Use the« normal» 
programme for dishes and utensils which have plenty of food remains stuck on hard.
Earn savings
If only a small number of dishes have been loaded into the dishwasher,selecting a programme that operates at the next lowest temperature will usually be sufficient.
Programme data
The stated programme data are based on standard operating conditions. The values can vary consider- ably according to:
different amounts of dishes
temperature of mains water supply
pressure of mains water supply
ambient temperature
fluctuations in mains voltage
Energy and water consumption is reduced by up to 1/4 when dishes are washed in the upper basket only.The water consumption values are related to water hardness level 1.
Turbisensor*
*on applicable models
The Aquasensor ia an optical measuring device with which the cloudiness of the water in the dishwasher is measured. A photoelectric sensor is used to detect the degree of soiling in the water, caused by dissolved food particals such as egg, fat and rolled oats, etc.
