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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
softeningsalt or normalrock salt.
The salt container is situated
underneaththe lower rack, fill it
up as follows:
1. Pull out the lower rack
completely, unscrew and
remove the container cap
2. Is itthe firsttime you load the
salt? Firstfillthe containerup
with water (youwon't haveto
do this again next time)
3. Putthe dishwasherfunnel on
the
hole and
pour in
approximately70 oz. of salt.
It is normal that some water
comes out of the container.
4. Screw the cap back in place
carefully.
When should
I load the
salt?
The salt container must be filled
whenthe softener indicator light
_lS_l '
Once you have loaded the salt
for the first time, it is normal that
the low salt indicator light stays
on or flashes for 5 consecutive
cycles.
Intelligent
salt.
Your dishwasher can adjust its
saltconsumption accordingto the
hardness of the water in your
home.Thisway,youcanoptimise
andcustomiseyourdishwasher's
salt consumption (not too much,
nor too little).
Toadjustsalt consumption,do as
follows:
1. Unscrew the salt container
cap
2.There is an arrowon 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.
Water
Hardness
Salt
Auto-
Clarke
°fH
rnmol/I
Selector
consum-
nomy
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 sail
Troubleshooting
If you 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
• Is the water supply tapturned
on?
• Is the water supply tap
connected
to the hose
properly?
• Has the water in your home
been cut off?
• Is the pressure of the water
supplysufficient?
• Is the hose bent?
• Is thefilter on thewater supply
hose blocked?
• Is the dishwasherdoor open?
The dishes are not clean.
• Haveyou puttherightamount
of
detergent
into
the
dispenser?
• Is the wash cycle suitable for
the dishes you have placed
insidethe appliance?
• Are the filter and microfilter
clean?
• Can the sprayer arms turn
freely?
The dishwasher won't drain.
• Is the drain hose bent?
Limescale
deposits
or a
white
film
form
on the
dishes.
• Is the lid on the salt container
closed properly?
• Is the rinse aid dosage
correct?
Error messages.
Yourdishwasherisequippedwith
a safety system which is able to
detect any operating problems.
These anomaliesare reportedby
one or two wash cycle indicator
lights "G"will flash rapidly.
Take a note of which lights are
flashing, turn the appliance off
and callfor technicalassistance.
Tap off alarm
If you have forgotten to turn the
water tap on, your appliancewill
remind you of this by soundinga
few short beeps for a few
minutes.Turnthe tapon and your
appliancewill start up again after
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 right will
flash rapidly.Turnthe appliance
off at the ON-OFF button, turn
on the water tap and wait
approximately 20 secondsbefore
turningtheappliancebackon;the
selectedwash cycle will start up
again.
Clogged
filter alarm
Iftheapplianceisblockedandthe
2nd andthe 4thlightfromthe right
flash rapidly,this means the filter
is clogged by large particles of
food residue.Turn the appliance
off,cleanthe filterthoroughlyand
reposition
it in its seat as
illustratedon page 10.Then turn
it back on. The selected wash
cycle will start up 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 the Ariston Customer Care
(1-888-426-0825) and remember
to mention:
• the type of malfunction
• the model mark (Mod....) and
the serial number (S/N...)
indicated on the rating plate
located on the inner door, to
one side.
8 ARISTON DISHWASHER - User Manual
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