Never without salt
Water in your home
Water hardness varies according to where you live. If the water in your home is hard you have the possibility to
add salt in order to soften your water. The softer the water the better will be your washing and drying results.
Loading the salt.
You can use special water
softeningsaltor normalrocksalt.
The salt container is situated
underneaththe lower rack,fill it
upas follows:
1. Pullout thelowerrack
completely, unscrew and
removethecontainercap
2. Isitthefirsttime youloadthe
salt? Firstfillthecontainerup
withwater(youwon't haveto
do this againnext time)
3. Putthe dishwasherfunnelon
the hole and pour in
approximately70 oz. ofsalt.
It is normalthat some water
comesout ofthecontainer.
4. Screw thecap back in place
carefully.
When should I load the
salt?
Thesaltcontainershouldbefilled
afteraboutevery 30cycles.
Intelligent salt.
Your dishwasher can adjust its
saltconsumptionaccordingtothe
hardness of the water in your
home.Thisway,youcanoptimise
andcustomiseyourdishwasher's
saltconsumption(nottoomuch,
nor toolittle).
Toadjustsaltconsumption,doas
follows:
1. Unscrew the salt container
cap
2.Thereisanarrowontheneck
ofthe container(seefigure):
if necessary,turn the arrow
anti-clockwise from the "-"
settingtothe"+"setting.
Select the arrow position
depending on the water
hardness, referringto the table
provided.
Water Hardness
Salt Auto-
Clarke °fH mmol/I Selector consurn- norny
degrees position ption (cycles\
(Oz/cycle) 70oz.)
O- 14 O- 17 0 -1,7 /0/
14 - 36 18 - 44 1,8 - 4,4 "-" 0.7 60
36-71 45- 89 4,5- 8,9 MED 1.4 40
>71 > 89 >8,9 "+" 2.1 25
NOTE: if you don't find
special water softening
salt you can also use
normal rock salt.
Troubleshooting
Ifyou have a problem, read this
Your dishwasher may not work or not function properly. In many cases, these are problems which can be solved
without having to call for a technician. Before calling the customer care center, always check the points below.
The dishwasher won't
start
•Isthewatersupplytapturned
on?
• Is the water supply tap
connected to the hose
properly?
• Has the water in your home
beencut off?
• Is the pressure of the water
supplysufficient?
• Isthehosebent?
• Isthefilteronthewatersupply
hoseblocked?
• Isthedishwasherdooropen?
The dishes are not clean.
• Haveyouputthe rightamount
of detergent into the
dispenser?.
• Isthewash cyclesuitablefor
the dishes you have placed
insidetheappliance?
• Are the filter and microfilter
clean?
• Can the sprayer arms turn
freely?
The dishwasher won't drain.
• Is thedrain hosebent?
Limescale deposits or a
white film form on the
dishes,
• Is thelid onthe saltcontainer
closed properly?
• Is the rinse aid dosage
correct?
Error messages.
Yourdishwasherisequippedwith
a safety systemwhich is ableto
detect any operatingproblems.
Theseanomaliesarereportedby
one or two wash cycle indicator
lights"M"willflash rapidly.
Takea noteof which lights are
flashing, turn the appliance off
andcallfor technicalassistance.
Tap off alarm
If you haveforgottento turnthe
water tapon, yourappliancewill
remindyouofthis bysoundinga
few short beeps for a few
minutes.Turnthetaponandyour
appliancewillstartupagainafter
a few minutes.If you were not
home when these beeps are
sounded,the appliance will be
blocked automatically the 2nd
and 3rd light from the rightwill
flash rapidly.Turnthe appliance
off at the ON-OFF button, turn
on the water tap and wait
approximately20secondsbefore
turningtheappliancebackon;the
selectedwash cyclewillstartup
again.
Clogged filter alarm
Iftheapplianceisblockedandthe
2ndandthe4thlightfromtheright
flashrapidly,thismeansthefilter
is clogged by large particlesof
foodresidue.Turntheappliance
off,cleanthefilterthoroughlyand
reposition it in its seat as
illustratedon page10.Thenturn
it back on. The selected wash
cyclewillstartup again.
Water load solenoid valve
malfunction alarm.
If the 3rd light from the right
flashes rapidly, turn the
dishwasher off and back on
again after one minute. If the
alarm persists,first turn off the
water tap to avoid any flooding
and then cut off the electricity
supply and call for technical
assistance.
You have checked
everything, but the
dishwasher still doesn't
work and the problem
persists?
Call theAriston Customer Care
(1-888-426-0825)andremember
to mention:
•the typeof malfunction
• the modelmark (Mod....) and
the serial number (SIN....)
indicated on the rating plate
located on the inner door,to
oneside.
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