Are they Rust or Crystal in appearance?
| Rust like |
Crystal like |
Rust like deposits wipe off.
Possible impurity in water supply.
Increase amount of detergent
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Quality or amount of detergent used.
1 Change detergent and check suppliers recommended amounts.
2 Check salt and rinse aid levels. It is advisable to use the same manufacturer of detergent and rinse aid.
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Possible cause - Hard water deposits
- Quality or amount of detergent used.
- Check detergent dosage to manufacturer's
instructions, change to a different detergent.
Possible cause - Salt from salt compartment, poor drainage, items not loaded correctly.
- Check salt cap is closed correctly and
salt level is correct.
- Check waste pipe is not kinked or pinched.
- Check loading of cutlery.
Possible cause - Are items loaded / prepared correctly? Is a good quality detergent being used / how much? How old is detergent?
- Use pre-rinse facility regularly, scrape off food soils
before loading, follow handbook instructions,
if detergent damp, caked or old discard and change
Possible cause - Hard water, Tea / Coffee or Iron film.
- Recommend good quality rinse agent and salt,
follow handbook instructions.
- Discard poor quality detergent.
- Don’t wash iron items in dishwasher.
- Deposits picked up from water pipe work.
Possible cause - Are glasses dishwasher proof – Silica film etching
- Use a good quality rinse agent and salt,
load glasses as per handbook
- Silica film/etching is permanent and will occur
with any dishwasher or detergent.
- A lower wash temperature, using less detergent
will help arrest condition.
Possible cause - Too much rinse agent
- Reduce setting
Possible cause - Food particles / detergent
- Clean filter.
- Use pre-rinse regularly
- Scrape items adequately
- Discard poor quality detergent
Possible cause - Dry detergent on damp surface
- Load detergent as per handbook instructions;
take care not to spill neat detergent onto surfaces.
- Use a Dishwasher cleaner to remove stains
Possible cause - Contact with certain food soil. Dry detergent on damp surface.
- Pre-rinse regularly
- Clean food soils before loading particularly fruit,
mayonnaise and sea food.
- Separate items carefully during loading
- Remove items from dishwasher ASAP after
programme has finished
Possible cause - Bronze tarnish, food soil tarnish, dry detergent
- Pre-rinse regularly
- Clean food soils before loading particularly fruit
mayonnaise and sea food.
- Separate items carefully during loading
- Remove items from dishwasher ASAP after
programme finished
- Wash silver separate, above all when the silver
plating is worn
Possible cause - Moisture in dispenser or faulty cover on dispenser
- Can sometimes be removed with a mild bleach solution
- Dry dispenser before use
- Do not overfill dispenser
- Fill directly before using Dishwasher
- Have faulty dispenser replaced / repaired
Possible cause - Scarred by knife blades or marks from metallic rims
- Can sometimes be removed with a mild bleach solution