Thermador DW44FI, DW44ZB Care and Maintenance Spills and Splashout, Winterizing Your Dishwasher

(Care and Maintenance, continued)

Spills and Splashout

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WARNING: CAUTION:

POSSIBLE MOLD GROWTH - STANDING WATER AROUND OR UNDER THE DISHWASHER CAN CAUSE MOLD GROWTH THAT CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT HEALTH AND DAMAGE HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURAL MATERIALS. DO NOT ALLOW WATER FROM SPILLS AND SPLASHOUT TO REMAIN AROUND/UNDER YOUR THERMADOR DISHWASHER.

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Wipe up water from spills and splashouts that occur around your Thermador dishwasher.

Winterizing Your Dishwasher

CAUTION: POSSIBLE

DISHWASHER DAMAGE - FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN DAMAGE THE DISHWASHER. DO NOT ALLOW WATER TO REMAIN IN THE DISHWASHER THROUGH EXTENDED PERIODS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

If your dishwasher will be unused for an extended period of time in a location that experiences freezing temperatures (e.g., in a holiday home or through a vacation period), you must drain all the water from the dishwasher’s interior. Turn off the water supply, disconnect the drain hose, and allow your dishwasher to completely drain into a bucket or other appropriate receptacle.

Check/Clean the Filter System Your dishwasher has a filter system

made up of a Large Object Trap/ Cylinder Filter assembly and a Fine Filter on the floor of the dishwasher tub. During normal use the filter system is self-cleaning. The filter system is accessible and and easily cleaned.

The Large Object Trap/Cylinder Filter assembly prevents large objects such as bones, glass, toothpicks, seeds, and straws from entering the pump system and causing damage or noise. Frequently inspect the filter system and clean it

whenever you find foreign objects.

To Remove the Large Object Trap/ Cylinder Filter Assembly:

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WARNING: INJURY HAZARD - THE LARGE OBJECT TRAP COULD CONTAIN SHARP OBJECTS. DO NOT REACH INTO THE LARGE OBJECT TRAP WITH YOUR FINGERS

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1.Grasp the ring handle, as shown in Figure 30.

Figure 30

2.Turn the ring handle counter- clockwise 1/4 turn , and lift out the assembly as shown in Figure 31.

Figure 31

3.Carefully examine the assembly. If you find debris in the Large Object Trap, turn it upside-down and gently tap it on a surface such as a countertop to dislodge and remove the debris. Flush the Cylinder Fliter clean by holding it under running water.

To Reinstall the Large Object Trap:

1.Place the Large Object Trap/Fine Filter Assembly into its position in the dishwasher floor.

3.Turn the ring handle clockwise

1/4 turn until it is locked. The arrow on the ring handle and the arrow on the Fine Filter should point to each other, as shown bythe circle in Figure 32.

Figure 32

4.Gently pull the ring handle to ensure that the Assembly is locked into place.

To Remove the Fine Filter:

1.Remove the Large Object Trap/ Cylinder Filter assembly, as previously described.

2.Grasp the Fine Filter and remove it as shown in Figure 33.

Figure 33

3.Flush the Fine Filter clean by holding it under running water.

4.Return the Fine Filter to its position on the tub floor and reinstall the Large Object Trap/Cylinder filter Assembly.

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