Ariston AFA 370 - Manual (Page 9)

ARISTON DISHWASHER - Instructions for installation and use
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ISHWASHER
Never without salt
Loading the salt.
Always use salt which is intended
for dishwasher use.
The salt container is situated
underneath the lower rack, fill it
up as follows:
1.Pull out the lower rack
completely, unscrew and
remove the container cap
2. Is it the first time you load the
salt? First fill the container up
with water (you won't have to
do this again next time)
3. Put the dishwasher funnel on
the hole and pour in
approximately two kilos of
salt. It is normal that some
water comes out of the
container.
4. Screw the cap back in place
carefully.
Water in your home
When should I load the
salt?
The salt container should be filled
up when the low salt indicator
light "S" flashes. Your appliance will
remind you to do so for 5 consecu-
tive wash cycles.
Intelligent salt.
Your dishwasher can adjust its
salt consumption according to
the hardness of the water in your
home. This way, you can optimise
and customise your dishwasher's
salt consumption (not too much,
nor too little).
To adjust salt consumption, do as
follows:
1. Unscrew the salt container cap
2. There is an arrow on the neck
of the container (see figure):
if necessary, turn the arrow
anti-clockwise from the "-"
setting to the "+" setting.
Select the arrow position
depending on the water hardness,
referring to the table provided.
You don't know
how hard the
water in your
home is? Ask the
company that
supplies water in
your area.
Water hardness varies according to where you live. If the water in your home is
hard, without water softening, incrustations would form on your dishes. Your
dishwasher is fitted with a water softener which uses special salt to get rid of
limescale in the water.
Using your electric household appliances
wisely helps you make savings and is good for
the environment.
Savings are easy
Maximum load.
To optimise consumption levels, try to use the
dishwasher with a full load only. If it takes quite
some time to fill up your dishwasher, use the soak
cycle to avoid the formation of bad odours and caked-
on food.
The right wash cycle.
Select the most suitable wash cycle for the type of
load you have placed in the dishwasher. The choice of
wash cycle depends on the type of dishes to wash
and on how dirty they are. To select the right wash
cycle, please consult the wash cycle table on
page 6.
How to look after and protect
the dishes you hold dear
■ For particularly delicate dishes,
we recommend you use the
specific wash cycle offered by
your dishwasher.
Suggestions and advice for you.
Apart from
making you save
time and energy,
your dishwasher
disinfects your
dishes, washing
them at a high
temperature.
■ Silver plates and serving dishes
should be washed immediately
after use, especially if they have
contained salt, eggs, olives,
mustard, vinegar, fruit juices
and cooked vegetables.
■ Almost all silverware can be
cleaned in a dishwasher.
There are two exceptions:
old silverware and
silverware decorated with
an oxidising agent. Hot
water can loosen the
handles on old silverware
ad wear off the decorations
on the other.
Never let silverware come
into contact with other
metals: you will thus avoid
stains and blackening
To prevent rust
from forming, load
the salt just before
beginning a wash
cycle.
Water Hardness
Clarke
degrees
°fH mmol/l
Selector
position
Salt
consu-
mption
(grams/-
cycle)
Autono-
my
(cycles\2-
kg)
0 - 14 0 - 17 0 -1,7 / 0 /
14 - 36 18 - 44 1,8 - 4,4 "-" 20 60
36 - 71 45 - 89 4,5 - 8,9 MED 40 40
>71 >89 > 8,9 "+" 60 25