Hotpoint SDW80 - Manual (Page 10)

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Loading your Dishwasher
There are two handles on
the sides of the upper
basket, use these to adjust
its height (see fig.C).
What goes into the upper
basket?
Place delicate and lightweight
dishes in the upper basket:
glasses, tea cups and coffee
cups, saucers and plates -
shallow salad bowls, slightly
dirty frying pans and shallow
pans.
Position lightweight dishes in
such a way as to avoid their
being moved by the spray of
water.
The dishwasher can also be
equipped with one or two tip
up compartments onto which
you can place mugs and cups,
as well as long sharp knives
and serving cutlery.
After loading the dishes,
remember to check that the
spray arms can turn freely
without hitting against any
dishes.
First of all.
Before placing dishes in the
baskets, remove all course
food remains. This avoids
blocking the filter, which
would reduce the efficiency of
the wash.
If saucepans and frying pans
are very dirty, allow them to
soak before being washed.
To make it easier to load your
dishes, pull the baskets out.
How to adjust the upper
basket.
The upper basket can be set
in high or low position to
enable you to organise your
dishes effortlessly.
What can I Wash
Items not suitable for the dishwasher:
• Cutlery and tableware made from wood or part wood - They may become faded and unsightly in appearance.
• Avoid washing horn handled and bronze cutlery in the machine.
• Delicate/decorative glassware and vases, special antique or irreplaceable china - the decorative patterns
printed on these items will not be dishwasher proof.
• Plastic objects that are not resistant to hot water.
• Copper and Pewter utensils. Aluminium and Silver objects.
• Some types of glass can become opaque in appearance after they have been washed too many times in a
dishwasher.
• Highly absorbent materials such as sponges and towels should never be placed in a dishwasher.
• If in any doubt, check with the manufacturer on items suitability for dishwasher’s.
WARNING: Dishes or cutlery soiled with tobacco ash, wax, lubricating grease or paint should not be put in the
dishwasher.
Our recommendation: In future, only purchase table or kitchenware
that has been confirmed - dishwasher proof.
B
What goes into the lower
basket?
We recommend you place the
most difficult dishes to wash
into the lower basket:
saucepans, lids, soup dishes
and plates (a load example is
shown in the photo).
• Serving dishes and large lids:
place them on the sides of
the basket.
• Saucepans, salad bowls:
must always be placed
upside down
• Very deep dishes: place
them obliquely, thus
allowing water to run down
them and cleaning them
better
• Glasses and cups:
position them as shown in
load example photo.
The lower rack has tip-up
sectors (see figure B), so you
can place even more
saucepans and frying pans or
make room for the larger one
Place the cutlery with the
handles at the bottom; if the
basket is the one with side
inserts, then insert the tea
spoons one by one into the
1
2
Fig.B
Fig.C
fig. A
slots (see figure A).
This basket is equipped with
one removable grid: insert the
cutlery one by one into the
slots, with the handles at the
bottom.
Knives and other utensils
with sharp point must be
loaded in the basket with their
point down or placed in a
horizontal position in the upper
basket equipped with one or
two tip up compartments.
Position all cutlery items so
that they don't touch.
It is best if you place longer
utensils horizontally at the
front of the upper rack. It is
best if you place longer
utensils horizontally at the
front of the upper rack.
Loading examples for the upper rack
Loading examples for the lower rack