Electrolux BW450 - Loading; Detergent - What Type?; Filling the Detergent Dispenser; Check Rinse-Aid

1. Scrape plates clean of large pieces of waste food, bones etc.
2. Loading
The dish racks should be pulled forward gently on their wheels to make the
racks more accessible for loading. Typical loadings for each of the racks are
shown in the illustrations on Page 10. The upper dish rack is for cups,
saucers, glassware, small plates and bowls etc. Cups, glasses and bowls
should be placed upside down. The rack has a flap which is used for loading
the cups.
The lower dish rack is for large plates, dishes, saucepans, etc. The cutlery
basket is located in the front row as shown in the illustration on page 10.
Cutlery basket. When putting cutlery into the basket, the items should be
placed with their handles downmost. Make sure that spoons and forks do riot
rest together and thus prevent the water jets from reaching all soiled surfaces.
Also, make sure that slender items cannot protrude through the openings in
the bottom of the basket and foul the spray arms. Also, never mix silver and
stainless steel items in the same section of the basket (see page 20).
3. Detergent - What Type?
You should only use a detergent specially designed for dishwashers. Never
use ordinary washing up liquids or powders as they do not contain the correct
ingredients for machine washing and the considerable lather which would be
produced would prevent the pumps and spray arms from operating properly.
For best results, Electrolux recommend ‘SUN’ which has been specially
formulated for use in domestic dishwashers.
How Much?
At first you should follow the instructions given on the packet and as you gain
experience you can vary the amount to suit your need in terms of the type of
load and degree of soiling at any one time.
4. Filling the Detergent Dispenser
Open the flap of the detergent dispenser and put the required amount into the
dispenser. Close flap after filling dispenser.
5. Check rinse-aid
Check that there is sufficient quantity of rinse-aid. Do not forget, after
examining articles from the first few washes, to adjust theO rinse-aid dispenser
if necessary. Remember too that it should be filled once the correct setting
has been found. Always keep a spare quantity of detergent, rinse-aid and
regenemtion salt to hand.
6. Check salt
Make sure that the salt container has been filled (see page 14).
7. Final preparations
Close the door and check that the drain outlet hose is either hooked over the
sink or into the drain standpipe and that the water is turned on at the stopcock.
Select the programme required, and push in the mains on/off button. The
mains indicator lamp will illuminate.