troubleshooting
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| The water supplied is soft and too | Underload the dishwasher and use a rinse |
Leaves glasses with | much detergent was used. | aid to minimize this. |
a dim polish. | Aluminum dishes were included in | Remove the marks on the dishes using a |
| the wash load. | low sensitivity cleaner. |
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Leaves a yellow | This is caused by coffee and tea | Remove the soils using a spot cleaner. |
or brown film on | soils. |
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the inside of the |
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dishwasher. |
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| There is no rinse aid in the | Check the dispenser and add the rinse aid. |
| dispenser. | Use a liquid type rinse aid. |
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| The temperature of the water | Connect the water supply line to a hot |
| is low when the dishwasher is | water supply. |
| running. | Use rinse aid with the Sanitize option. |
Does not dry dishes |
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Too many dishes have been | Proper loading of items can affect drying. | |
well. | loaded. | Load your dishes as recommended. (See |
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| Glasses and cups with concave | After fi nishing the cycle, empty the lower |
| bottoms hold water. This water | rack fi rst and then the upper rack. This will |
| may spill onto other items when | prevent water dripping from the upper rack |
| unloading. | onto the dishes in the lower rack. |
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| Water was left over from an | Insert detergent without loading dishes, |
| incomplete cycle. | and run the Normal cycle to clean the |
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| dishwasher. |
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| The Drain Hose is obstructed. | Contact a qualifi ed service technician to |
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| remove any obstruction from the drain |
Has a bad odor. |
| hose. |
| The dishwasher is not used daily | With the dishwasher empty and no |
| or soiled dishes are left in unit too | detergent, place a glass with 8 |
| long. | ounces of vinegar upright into the lower |
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| rack, and then run a Normal |
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| cycle. |
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| Sound is generated when the | This is normal operation. |
| dispenser cover is open and the |
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| drain pump is operating in an early |
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| stage. |
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| The dishwasher is not level. | Ensure the dishwasher is level. |
Is too noisy. |
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Foreign material (a screw, a plastic | Contact a qualifi ed service technician to | |
| piece) is in the pump chamber. | remove foreign material from the pump |
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| chamber. |
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| There is a ‘chopping’ sound | Rearrange the dishes. |
| because a nozzle is bumping |
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| against the dishes. |
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