Troubleshooting – Hotpoint Ariston PFT 834X User Manual
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Whenever the appliance fails to work, check for a solution from the following list before calling for Assistance.
Troubleshooting
Problem:
Possible causes / Solutions:
The dishwash er doe s not s tart
or cannot be c on trolled.
• S wit c h of f t he applianc e by pres s ing t he O N / OFF but t on , s wit c h it bac k
on af t er a ppr ox imat ely one minut e and res e t t he pr og ra m.
• The appl ianc e h as not been plugg ed in p rop e rly .
• The dis hwas h e r d oor h as no t been s hut pr o pe rly .
The door won ’ t cl ose.
• The lock was released. Strongly push the door until a “clacking” noise is heard.
No wate r drain s out f rom the
di shwasher.
• The dis hwas h e r c y c le has not y et f inis hed.
• The wat e r inlet hos e is be nt (s ee I ns t allat ion ).
• The dr ain duc t is bloc k ed.
• The f ilt er is c lo gged u p wit h f ood res id ues .
The di shwash er m ak es
exce ssi ve noi s e.
• The dis hes ar e rat t ling agai n s t eac h ot her o r a gains t t he s pray er a rms .
• A n ex c es s iv e amoun t of f oa m has been pr oduc e d : t he d et erg ent has not
been me as ure d out c orr ec t ly or it is not s ui t able f or us e i n dis hwas he rs
(s ee S t art -u p and us e).
The di shes an d gl ass es ar e
covered i n a w hi t e fi l m or
l i m escal e dep osi ts.
• The lev el of t h e ref i ned s alt is low or t he dos a ge s et t ing is n ot s uit ed t o
t he har dnes s o f t he wat e r (s ee Rins e ai d and s alt ).
• The lid on t h e s alt dis pens er is not c los ed p rope rly .
• The rins e ai d h as bee n us ed up or t he d os a ge is t oo low.
The di shes an d gl ass es ar e
stre aked or ha v e a bl ui sh
ti nge.
• The rins e ai d d os ag e is t oo high.
The crock ery has no t been
dried properly .
• A was h c y c le w it hout a dry ing pro gram h as been s elec t e d.
• The rinse aid has been used up or the dosage is too low (see Rinse aid and salt).
• The rins e ai d dis pens e r s et t ing is not s uit abl e.
• The c roc k ery is made f rom n on-s t ic k mat erial o r pl as t ic .
The di shes ar e no t cl ean.
• The rac k s are ov erl oad ed (s ee Loa ding t h e rac k s ).
• The c roc k ery h as not bee n a rra nge d well.
• The s pray er ar ms c annot mo v e f reely .
• The was h c y c le is t oo gent le (s ee Was h c y c l es ).
• A n ex c es s iv e a mount of f oa m has been pr o duc e d: t he d et erg ent has not
been m e as ure d out c orr ec t ly or it is not s ui t able f or us e i n dis hwas he rs
(s ee S t art -u p and us e).
• The lid on t h e rins e ai d c ompart men t h as not been s hut c orrec t ly .
• The f ilt er is dir t y or bloc k ed (s ee Ca re an d m aint en anc e ) .
• The refin ed s a lt lev el is low (s ee Rins e ai d and s alt ).
The di shwash er doe s not t ake
any wat er in - Tap shut -off
al arm
(several short beeps are emitted)
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(the ON/OFF indicator light flashes and
A 6 appears on the display).
• There is no w a t er i n t he mai ns s upply .
• The wat e r inlet hos e is be nt (s ee I ns t allat ion ).
• T urn o n t he t ap an d t he ap pl i anc e wi l l s t art af t er a f e w m i nut es .
• The appl ianc e loc k has bee n ac t iv at ed bec aus e no ac t ion was t ak en
when t h e bee p s s ounde d.
S wit c h of f t he applianc e us i ng t he ON/ OFF but t o n, t urn on t he t ap a nd
s wit c h t he app lianc e bac k on af t er 20 s ec on ds by pr es s ing t he s ame
but t on. Re -pr ogr am t he ap pl ianc e and res t art t he w as h c y c le .
Water i nl e t ho se al arm / Water
i n l et fi l ter b l o ck ed
(the ON/OFF indicator light flashes and
A 7 appears on the display).
• S wit c h of f t he applianc e by pres s ing t he O N / OFF but t on . S hut of f t he
wat er t ap t o e l iminat e t he ris k of f looding an d remov e t he pl ug f rom t he
elec t ric al s oc k et .
Mak e s ure t he wat e r inlet f ilt er has not bec o me bloc k ed by impurit ies
(s ee “C are and maint ena nc e ” c hapt er ).
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