Indesit IDP 148 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.							EN
	Malfunction:	Possible causes / Solutions:
	The dishwasher does not start.	•	The p lu g h a s n o t b e e n in s e rt e d in t o t h e e l e c t ric a l s o c k e t p ro p e rly , o r
			t h e re is n o p o w e r in t h e h o u s e .
		•	The d is h w a s h e r d o o r h a s n o t b e e n s h u t p r o p e rl y .
		• A d e la y e d s t a rt h a s b e e n p ro g ra m m e d ( s e e S t a rt - u p a n d u s e ) .
	N o w a te r d r a i n s o u t f r o m th e	•	The d is h w a s h e r c y c le h a s n o t y e t f in is h e d .
	d i s h w a s h e r .	•	The w a t e r o u t l e t h o s e is b e n t ( s e e I n s t a lla t io n ) .
		•	The d ra in d u c t is b lo c k e d .
		•	The f ilt e r is c lo g g e d u p w it h f o o d re s id u e s .
	T h e d i s h w a s h e r m a k e s	•	The d is h e s a re ra t t lin g a g a in s t e a c h o t h e r o r a g a i n s t t h e s p ra y e r a rm s .
	e x c e s s i v e n o i s e .	• A n e xc e s s iv e a m o u n t o f f o a m h a s b e e n p ro d u c e d : t h e d e t e rg e n t h a s n o t
			b e e n m e a s u re d o u t c o rr e c t ly o r it is n o t s u i t a b le f o r u s e i n d is h w a s h e r s
			(s e e S t a rt - u p a n d u s e ) .
	T h e d i s h e s a n d g l a s s e s a r e	•	The le v e l o f t h e		re f in e d s a lt is lo w o r t h e d o s a g e s e t t in g is n o t s u it e d t o
	c o v e r e d i n a w h i te fi l m o r		t h e h a r d n e s s o f t h e w a t e r ( s e e R in s e a i d a n d s a lt ) .
	l i m e s c a l e d e p o s i ts .
		•	The lid o n t h e s a lt d is p e n s e r is n o t c lo s e d p ro p e rl y .
		•	The rin s e a id h a s b e e n u s e d u p o r t h e d o s a g e is t o o lo w .
		•	The c ro c k e ry is m a d e f ro m n o n - s t ic k m a t e ria l .
	T h e d i s h e s a n d g l a s s e s a r e	•	The rin s e a id d o s a g e is t o o h ig h .
	s tr e a k e d o r h a v e a b l u i s h t i n g e .
	T h e c r o c k e r y h a s n o t b e e n	• A w as h c y c le w it h o u t a d ry in g p r o g r a m m e h a s b e e n s e l e c t e d .
	d r i e d p r o p e r l y .	•	The rin s e a id h a s b e e n u s e d u p o r t h e d o s a g e is t o o lo w ( s e e R in s e a id
			a n d s a lt ) .
		•	The rin s e a id d is p e n s e r s e t t in g is n o t h ig h e n o u g h .
	T h e d i s h e s a r e n o t c l e a n .	•	T h e ra c k s a r e o v e rl o a d e d ( s e e L o a d in g t h e ra c k s ) .
		•	T h e c ro c k e ry h a s n o t b e e n a rra n g e d w e ll .
		•	T h e s p ra y e r a r m s c a n n o t m o v e f re e ly .
		•	T h e w a s h c y c le is t o o g e n t l e (s e e W as h c y c le s ) .
		•	A n e xc e s s iv e a m o u n t o f f o a m h a s b e e n p ro d u c e d : t h e d e t e rg e n t h a s n o t
			b e e n m e a s u re d o u t c o rr e c t ly o r it is n o t s u it a b le f o r u s e i n d i s h w a s h e rs
			(s e e S t a rt - u p a n d u s e ) .
		•	T h e lid o n t h e rin s e a i d c o m p a rt m e n t h a s n o t b e e n s h u t c o rre c t ly .
		•	T h e f ilt e r is d ir t y o r b lo c k e d (s e e C a re a n d m a in t e n a n c e ) .
		•	T h e re f in e d s a lt le v e l is lo w (s e e R in s e a i d a n d s a lt ) .
	T h e d i s h w a s h e r d o e s n o t t a k e	•	T h e re is n o w a t e r i n t h e m a in s s u p p ly .
	a n y w a t e r i n / T a p s h u t - o ff a l a r m .	•	T h e	w a t e r in le t	h o s e	is b e n t ( s e e I n s t a lla t io n ) .
	(several short beeps are emitted)	•	T u rn	o n t h e t a p	a n d	t h e a p p l ia n c e w ill s t a rt a f t e r a f e w m in u t e s .
	(The display shows A:6).	•	T h e a p p lia n c e lo c k h a s b e e n a c t iv a t e d b e c a u s e n o a c t io n w a s t a k e n
			w h e n t h e b e e p s s o u n d e d . S w it c h o f f t h e m a c h in e u s in g t h e O N / O F F
			b u t t o n , t u rn o n t h e t a p a n d s w it c h t h e m a c h in e b a c k o n a f t e r 2 0
			s e c o n d s b y p r e s s in g t h e s a m e b u t t o n . R e - p r o g r a m m e t h e m a c h in e a n d
			re s t a rt t h e w a s h c y c le .
	W a te r i n ta k e s o l e n o i d v a l v e	•	S w itc h o f f t h e a p p lia n c e b y p r e s s in g t h e O N / O F F b u t t o n a n d s w it c h it
	m a l fu n c ti o n a l a r m		b a c k o n a f t e r o n e m in u t e . I f t h e a la rm c o n t in u e s , s h u t o f f t h e w a t e r t a p
	(The display shows A:2).		t o e lim in a t e t h e ris k			o f f lo o d in g , re m o v e t h e p l u g f ro m t h e e le c t ric a l
			s o c k e t a n d c o n t a c t A s s is t a nc e .
	W a te r i n l e t h o s e a l a r m /W a te r	•	S w it c h o f f t h e a p p lia n c e b y p re s s in g t h e O N / O F F b u t t o n . S h u t o f f t h e
	i n l e t fi l te r b l o c k e d .		w a t e r t a p t o e l im in a t e t h e ris k o f f lo o d in g a n d re m o v e t h e p lu g f ro m t h e
	(the display shows A:7).		e le c t ric a l s o c k e t .
			M a k e s u r e t h e w a t e r in le t f ilt e r h a s n o t b e c o m e b lo c k e d b y v a rio u s
			im p u rit ie s . (s e e “ C a r e a n d m a in t e n a n c e ” c h a p t e r ) .

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