John Lewis JLBIDW 901 - Manual (Page 15)

● Check if it’s necessary to refill with dishwasher salt or
rinse aid
● Load cutlery and dishes into the dishwasher.
● Fill with dishwasher detergent .
● Select a wash programme suitable for the cutlery and dishes.
● Start the wash programme.
Loading cutlery and dishes
Sponges, household cloths and any object that can
absorb water may not be washed in the dishwasher.
● Before loading the dishes, you should:
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Remove all left over food and debris.
- Soften remnants of burnt food in pans
● When loading the dishes and cutlery, please note:
- Dishes and cutlery must not impede the rotation of the
spray arms .
- Load hollow items such as cups, glasses, pans, etc. with the
opening downwards so that water cannot collect in the
container or a deep base.
- Dishes and items of cutlery must not lie inside one another,
or cover each other.
- To avoid damage to glasses, they must not touch.
- Lay small objects in the cutlery basket.
● Plastic items and pans with teflon have a tendency to
retain water drops; these items will not dry as well as
porcelain and steel items.
Using the Dishwasher
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Beware: Some cutlery / dishes are not suitable or of limited suitability to be washed in
dishwashers’
of limited suitability:
- Only wash stoneware in the dishwasher if it is specifically
marked as being dishwasher-safe by the manufacturer.
- Glazed patterns may fade if machine washed frequently
- Silver and aluminium parts have a tendency to discolour
during washing. Residues, e.g. egg white, egg yolk and mustard
often cause discolouring and staining on silver.
Therefore always clean left-overs from silver immediately, if
it is not to be washed straight after use.
- Some types of glass can become dull after a large number
of washes
not suitable:
- Cutlery with wooden, bone, china or mother-of-pearl handles
- Plastic items that are not heat resistant
- Older cutlery with glued parts that is not temperature
resistant
- Bonded cutlery items or dishes
- Pewter or copper items
- Lead crystal glass
- Steel items prone to rusting
- Wooden platters
- Items made from synthetic fibres