Miele dishwashers Glassware is dull and, discoloured film cannot, be wiped off, have not been com

Problem solving guide

Problem	Possible cause	Remedy
Glassware is dull and	Glassware is not	There is no remedy.
discoloured; film cannot	dishwasherproof. The sur-	Purchase glassware
be wiped off.	faces are affected.	which is dish-
		washer-proof.
Tea or lipstick stains	The wash temperature of	Select a programme with
have not been com-	the selected programme	a higher wash tempera-
pletely removed.	was too low.	ture.
	The bleaching effect of	Use a different type of de-
	the detergent used is too	tergent.
	low.
Plastic items are discol-	Natural dyes e.g. from	Use more detergent, see
oured.	carrots, tomatoes or	"Operating the dish-
	ketchup may be the	washer".
	cause. The amount of de-	Discolouration is irreversi-
	tergent used or its bleach-	ble.
	ing effect was not suffi-
	cient to deal with natural
	dyes.
There are rust stains on	The salt reservoir cap has	Replace it making sure it
cutlery.	not been screwed on cor-	screws back on correctly.
	rectly.
	The affected items are not	There is no remedy.
	corrosion resistant.	Purchase cutlery which is
		dishwasher-proof.
	The "Pre-wash"	Always run the "Pre-wash"
	programme was not run	programme after adding
	after dishwasher salt was	dishwasher salt.
	added. Traces of salt
	have got into the wash cy-
	cle.

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