Maytag 661S/W manual

Use & Care Guide Dishwasher MA YT A G MSE 661[...]

2 1. Loading the baskets Remov e large f ood par ticles and debr is. There is no need to r inse thanks to the Super Cleaning System ™ . 2. Dispensing dishwasher detergent The detergent compar tment has a small compar tment f or pre-wash and one f or main wash. 3. Ensure that the spray arms can rotate freely 4. Switch on the main switch 5. Close t[...]

3 Contents Page Contents 3-4 Before doing your first wash 5 Read through the directions for use T ak e care with cer tain mater ials Check the door Check water hardness level Machines with water softener Safety 6 General Winter storage/T ranspor t Overfill protection Cleaning P ac kaging mater ials Scrapping Child safety 7 Child-safe dishwashing Pr[...]

4 T r oub leshooting 24-26 The dishes are not clean Stains or a film on the china The china has a whitish-blue sticky film Stains on stainless steel or silver Stains which remain after dishwashing Rattling sounds during dishwashing The machine will not star t W ater remains in the machine Overfilling/ leakage Bad odour in the machine Performance in[...]

5 Bef ore doing y our fir st wash Read through the directions for use Read through the directions for use before star ting to use your machine , especially the Safety , Child Saf ety and Basic Course sections. T ake care with certain materials Read the section ‘F r agile dishes’ bef ore washing china with unglazed decoration or other household [...]

6 Safety General • Read and keep the directions for use! • Installation of water , drainage and electricity must be carried out by a qualified professional. • Do not use the dishwasher for any pur- poses other than those stated in these directions for use. • Do not load the dishwasher door or the dishwasher baskets with anything other than [...]

7 Child-safe dishwashing • Alwa ys close the door and star t the pro- gram immediately once dishwasher deter- gent has been added. • K eep children a wa y from the dishw asher when it is open. There might be the remains of dishwasher detergent present! • Do not allow children to use or play with the dishwasher . Alwa ys tak e par ticular care[...]

8 P ar ts of the dishwasher* T echnical inf ormation Height Width Depth Weight Capacity** W ater pressure Connection Max output Accessories * Details may differ depending on model and market! **In accordance with standard, EN 50242. ***See type plate. ****Without fitted wooden door . 820-870 mm 596 mm 550 mm**** 48 kg/51 kg with water softener* 12 [...]

9 Baskets* *Details may differ depending on the model and market! Cutlery basket Upper basket Lower basket 1. Wine glass shelf 2. Cup rack 3. Knife stop 4. Cutlery basket with door and folding handle 1 2 3 4[...]

10 1. Program selector 2. Heavy soil 3. Normal wash 4. Quick wash Contr ol panel Dispenser 1 4 5 2 1. Compar tment for main w ash dishwasher detergent 2. Compar tment for pre-w ash detergent 3. Refill indicator rinse aid (not all models) 4. Rinse aid cover 5. Detergent compar tment cov er 5. Rinse & Hold 6. T emperature 7. Drying 8. Star t/stop[...]

11 See F ragile dishes , if you w ant to wash ar ticles that may be fragile . Dispense dishwasher detergent Detergent should be dispensed in accordance with the wa ter’ s hardness le vel. Follow the dosage instructions on the deter- gent package. If your dishwasher is fitted with a water softener , dispense as f or soft water . P our the dishwash[...]

12 Switch on the main switch and close the door Select program Select a program by pressing the program selector one or more times until the required program is displayed. Heavy soil The Heavy soil program should be used for heavily soiled dishes, e.g. saucepans, pots and gratin dishes. If there is still space in the machine after loading such item[...]

13 Select options T o select an option, press one of the option buttons. T emperature With the temperature option button you can select the wash temperature y ourself . Y ou can vary the temperatures as follows: Normal Economy Heavy soil : 70°C 55°C Normal wash 65°C 55°C Quick wash: 50°C 30°C The field next to the button lights up if you hav [...]

14 Eco-dishwashing Only perform washes with a full machine Put off dishwashing until the machine is full, and in this wa y y ou will sav e energy . Do not rinse before dishwashing Thanks to the dishwasher’ s Super Cleaning System™ you do not need to rinse the dishes under running water before loading them into the machine. Choose en vir onmenta[...]

15 Fragile dishes A number of household goods are not suit- able f or machine washing. There can be many reasons f or this. Cer tain mater ials cannot withstand intense heat, others can be damaged by the dishwasher detergent. Fragile decoration China with decoration on top of the glaze (the ar ticle has a rough f eel) should not be machine washed. [...]

16 Standar d pr ogram * SCS = Super Cleaning System™. * * Wash times may vary depending on water temperature, variations in voltage, etc. 1. Hot water connection approx. 60°C. 2. Cold water connection approx. 15°C. 1. 1. 2. 2. 70°C 2 1 3 70°C Ye s 175 0,9 195 1,7 19,5 65°C 2 1 2 70°C Ye s 125 0,9 140 1,5 17 -- 55°C -- 1 2 60°C Ye s -- -- [...]

17 1. 1. 2. 2. -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- 4 0,01 4 0,01 3,0 Rinse & Hold Program Press Program Options How the machine works Temperature Pre-wash with SCS* (number) Main wash (number) Rinse & Dry (number) Final rinse Fan Consumption values Wash time (approx. min)** Energy (approx. kWh) Wash time (approx. min)** Energy (approx. kWh) Water consump- [...]

18 Cleaning Cleaning The dishwasher’ s inner container is made of stainless steel and is kept clean through nor mal use. Howe v er , if y ou hav e calcif erous (hard) water , lime deposits can f or m in the dishwasher . In this case, run a nor mal wash program with two tablespoons of citric acid in the dishwasher detergent compartment. Coarse fil[...]

19 If you still cannot start the machine and a humming noise can be heard, then the overfilling protection has been activated. • Shutoff the water • Remove the plug from the wall socket • Call Service CA UTION! Do not forget to replace the adapting piece. Spray arms The holes and bearings can occasionally become clogged. 1. Pull the lower spr[...]

20 Rinse aid P our in rinse aid Drying proceeds more quickly if you use rinse aid. Machines with indicator on the panel When the rinse aid has run out and more is needed, the rinse aid symbol on the panel lights up*. T o fill with rinse aid: 1. T u r n and lift up the cov er of the rinse aid compar tment to the r ight of the dispenser . This is whe[...]

21 Salt P our in salt Before using a dishwasher with a water softening filter , y ou must fill the salt com- par tment with salt. Use coarse salt or spe- cial salt for dishwashers. It is best to fill with salt when you are about to do a wash, as the dishwasher needs to be rinsed out immediately after filling. Proceed as follows the first time: 1. F[...]

22 Settings Setting water hardness If you ha v e a dishwasher with a water softener , you ma y need to change the setting de- pending on the water’ s hardness lev el. Phone y our local W ater Board to check the w ater hardness in your area. The dishwasher is set f or low w ater hardness on delivery . 1. Switch off the dishwasher with the main swi[...]

23 F ault indications Indication T ype of fault Action L2 flashing T oo much water in the dishw asher Phone service L1 L2 L3 L4 L7 L6 L5 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12[...]

24 T r oubleshooting Problems P ossible causes Action • The spr ay arms are not rotating. • Old dishwasher detergent. NB! Detergent is a perishable. • Incorrect dosage of detergent. • Insufficiently powerful dishwashing program. • Incorrect program chosen. • Incorrect loading of the dishwasher . • Glasses and cups have tipped over dur[...]

25 Problems P ossible causes Action • T oo high dosage of r inse aid. • Cer tain food remnants such as mustard, mayon- naise, lemon, vinegar , salt and dressings can cause stains on stainless steel if allowed to remain for any length of time. All stainless steel can mark silver if allowed to come into contact during the dishwashing process. Alu[...]

26 Problems P ossible causes Action W ater remains in the machine. Bad odour in the machine The dishes are not sufficiently dry pump) can be heard from the machine, this does not stop when the power is switched off using the main power switch. • Obstruction in the drain hose. • Kinks in the drain hose. • The filters are clogged. • Items in [...]

27 T est dosage Heavy soil/Normal wash Main wash 25 gram Standard detergent. Rinse aid dosage 1. Energy labelling Europe: EN 50242 Dishwasher program: Normal wash, 55°C, economy drying Program time: 160 minutes. Connection: Cold water T est method noise measurement: IEC-704-3 Example of dishwasher loading T echnical inf ormation Height: 820-870 mm[...]

28 Suggestions for positioning the dishwasher The dishwasher can be built in, fully free- standing or semi-freestanding. CA UTION! Connection to electricity , w ater and drain- age must be carried out by a suitably quali- fied person. A. Built-in The dishwasher can be built in under a worktop with a working height of 820 - 87 0 mm. The width measur[...]

29 Connection to drainage NB! The hose must be fastened level with the underside of the work surface. Details may differ depending on the model and the market! Max 950 mm Min 350 mm Max 950 mm Min 350 mm Max 3 m Max 950 mm Min 350 mm Connection to water supply There must be a shut-off tap on the water supply pipe. The shut-off tap should be positio[...]

30 P ositioning the machine A. Adjusting machines with 6 feet (freestanding dishwasher) 1. Adjust the height of the dishwasher with the four steel feet. 2. Lock the feet with the nuts. NB! The dishwasher m ust not be allow ed to lean more than 5 mm. 3. After the steel feet have been adjusted, screw down the two rubber feet tightly against the floor[...]

31 Fitting fixed kick-plate Fitting strip seal (on floor plinth covering plate) Proceed as follows: 1. Remove the plastic plinth by gripping with both hands under the plastic plinth(A), and break outwards and upwards. 2. Undo the two screws on the covering plate(B). 3. Glue the accompanying rubber strip(C) to the underside of the covering plate (ag[...]

32 Setting water hardness If you ha v e a dishwasher with a water softener , you ma y need to change the setting de- pending on the water’ s hardness lev el. Phone y our local W ater Board to check the w ater hardness in your area. The dishwasher is set f or low w ater hardness on delivery . 1. Switch off the dishwasher with the main switch. 2. P[...]

33 Service & guarantee Service Before calling for service, check to see whether the faults is due to something that you can put right yourself . See T roubl e shooting pages 24-26 . Guarantee For guarantee details, see the guarantee card.[...]

34 Own comments[...]

35 Sear ch w or ds C Child safety 5, 7 Crystal 5, 14 D Dishes 5, 6, 11, 12, 14 Dishwasher detergent 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 20 Drainage 27, 28 E Energy 13, 26 Environment 36 G Guarantee 32 L Lime 17 P Plastics 5, 14 Programs 12, 15, 16 Q Quick Guide 36 R Rinse aid 5, 8, 10, 18, 19 S Safety 5, 6, 28 Salt 5, 20, 21 SCS 15 Service 6, 22 Settings 21 Silv[...]

36 Ar t. No .: 80 783 73. Re v . 02. W e reser ve the right to make changes. Printed on environmentally-friendly paper which meets the demands of F riends of the Ear th and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.[...]