Hotpoint BFQ 700 manual Loading the racks, Lower rack, Cutlery basket, Upper rack

Loading the racks

!Before loading the rack, remove all food residue from the crockery, leave saucepans and frying pans with burnt-on residue to soak and empty all remaining liquid from cups and glasses. After loading the appliance, check that the sprayer arms can rotate freely.

Lower rack

Arrange the more difficult items to wash using the Loading examples as a guide and use the collapsible supports* where needed.

•Serving dishes and lids: place these at the sides of the rack.

•Saucepans and salad bowls: always turn these upside down.

•Very deep dishes: position these at an angle.

In order to guarantee the best washing and drying performance, the surface of the lower rack is more uneven than that of the upper rack.

Cutlery basket

The type of cutlery basket may vary according to the dishwasher model.

￿Knives and other sharp utensils should be placed in the cutlery basket with the point facing downwards.

To divide the central basket* into two separate pieces: pull out the handle. The two detachable side compartments* may be hooked onto the upper or lower rack.

The two grids* may be positioned in the basket to separate the cutlery: place the pieces of cutlery into the appropriate compartments with the handles at the bottom.

Upper rack

Load this rack with delicate and lightweight crockery: glasses, tea and coffee cups, saucers, small salad bowls, saucepans and small saucepans that are not too soiled, using the Loading examples as a guide.

•Lightweight crockery: position these dishes so that they will not be moved by the jets of water.

•Mugs and cups: place these on the tip-up compartments**.

•Long sharp knives and serving utensils: place these on the tip-up compartments**.

Adjusting the height of the upper rack

If the rack is equipped with the click	EN
clack handles* (see figure), pull
them upwards or downwards to
adjust the height.

Loading examples for the upper rack

Loading examples for the lower rack

Baby Tip-up compartments**

For dishwasher models with a Baby Cycle, tip-up compartments which are suitable for washing bottles, rings and teats are provided (and have their own instruction sheet).

Items that should not be washed in the dishwasher

•Wooden items, objects with wooden or horn handles or glued-on parts.

•Items made from aluminium, copper, brass, pewter or tin.

•Items made from plastic that is not heat-resistant.

•Antique or hand-painted porcelain.

•Antique silver. Silver that is not antique may, however, be washed in the dishwasher using a delicate wash cycle, provided that it does not come into contact with other metals.

￿ When buying crockery and cutlery we recommend that you

check whether it can be washed using the dishwasher.

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In order to make it easier to arrange the crockery, the upper rack may be moved to a higher or lower level.

Open the left and right guide rail stops and pull out the rack; position it higher or lower as required, slide it along the guide rails until the front wheels are in place and close the stops (see figure).

Washing the handles*

To wash the upper and lower rack handles: remove the two fastening plugs, lift out the handles and rinse them under running water, then fasten them to the rack using the same plugs.

*Only available in selected models.

**The number and position may vary.

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