Bosch SHU 9900 User Manual

BOSCH

Dishwasher Use & Care Manual

SHU 3300 Series SHU 4300 Series

SHI 4300 Series

SHV 4300 Series SHV 4800 Series SHU 9900 Series

Quick Reference Index

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS 2

ABOUT YOUR DISHWASHER 3 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DISHWASHER 3

BEFORE USING FOR THE FIRST TIME 5 GETTING STARTED 5 PREPARATIONS FOR WASHING 5

SPECIAL INSTRUCTION, TABLE 1

LOADING THE TOP RACK 5 LOADING THE LOWER RACK 7

RACK HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

EXTRA TALL ITEMS

USING THE DISPENSERS

DETERGENT USE 8 DETERGENT DISPENSER 9 RINSE AGENT DISPENSER 9 RINSE AGENT INDICATOR 10 RINSE AGENT REGULATOR 10

READ THIS MANUAL

for important safety and operating instructions

CYCLE SELECTION 1o

OPERATION 10-11

TO INTERRUPT OR RESET CYCLE 10-11

CYCLE SELECTION CHART 12-13

UNLOADING 13

CARE & CLEANING 14

SERVICE and REPAIR 15

SELF-HELP 16

WARRANTY 17

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING -- When using your dishwasher, basic safety precautions should always be followed to

reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury to persons, including the following:

1. Bosch dishwashers are provided with two manuals; one, Installation Instruction Manual and

one, Care and Use Manual. Read all instructions before using the dishwasher.

2. Use the dishwasher only for its intended function.

3. Use only detergents or wetting agents recommended for use in a dishwasher and keep them out of the reach of children.

4. When loading items to be washed: a. Locate sharp items so that they are uot likely to damage the door seal,

and b. Load sharp knives with the handle up to reduce the risk of cut-type injuries.

5. Do not wash plastic items unless marked "dishwasher safe" or the equivalent. For plastic items not so marked, check the manufacturer's recommendations.

6. Do not touch the heating element during or immediately after use.

7. Do not operate your dishwasher unless all the enclosure panels are properly in place.

8. Do not tamper with controls.

9. Do not abuse, sit on, or stand on the door or dish rack of the dishwasher.

10. To reduce the risk of injury, do not allow children to play in or on the dishwasher.

11. Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be produced in a hot water system that has not been used for two weeks or more. Hydrogen gas is explosive. If the hot water system has not been used for such a period, before using the dishwasher turn on all hot water faucets and let the water flow from each for several minutes. This will release any accumulated hydrogen gas. As the gas is flammable, do not smoke or use an open flame during this time.

12. Remove the door to the washing compartment when removing an old dishwasher from service or discarding.

WARNING -- This dishwasher must be grounded in accordance with the National Electrical Code and/or local codes. These must be carefully followed in all cases. See Installation Instructions

provided with this dishwasher for complete installation information. Make sure this dishwasher has been properly grounded and installed by a qualified installer before using.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

This appliance must be connected to a grounded metal, permanent wiring system; or an equipment grounding conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the equipment grounding terminal or lead on the dishwasher.

HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY

ABOUT YOUR DISHWASHER Congratulations on having selected a BOSCH

dishwasher, the choice of those that demand quiet and exceptional cleaning performance from their dishwasher.

The Bosch dishwashers listed in this manual offer the following features:

• Stainless steel inner liner and inner door

• Exceptionally low water consumption

• Four spraying levels

• Height adjustable upper rack

• Mulfi-functional upper and lower rack

Upper Spray Arm

• Flow-Through HeaterTM for temperature boosting

• Triple tilter system

• Top Rack OnlyTM (SI-IV4800 only)

• "Refill rinse agent" indicator lamp (SHV 4800 only)

• Cycle Completion Signal (SHU 9900 only)

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DISHWASHER Figure 1, below, is an illustration of the dishwasher with its

features called out.

Upper Rack

Lower Spray Arm

Filters

Lowa eck

Door Gasket

Detergent Dispenser

Agent Dispenser

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Name/Rating Plate

(ondghtside of door)

GENERAL INFORMATION

This manual covers the following dishwashers:

• SHU 9900 The SHU 9900 model has the control panel located on the top edge of the door. This unit is provided with a

full door and handle assembly. Additional accessory door panels can not be used with this model.

• SHV 4300 and SHV 4800 The above listed models have the controls mounted on

the top edge of the door. The controls are only visible

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SHU 3300 control panel

Or_OffButton

when the door is open. The unit is designed to accept a full custom door panel.

SHI 4300

This model has a standard control panel. The lower

portion of the door is designed to accept a custom door panel. SHU 3300 and 4300

These models have a standard control panel and a

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BEFORE USING FOR THE FIRST TIME Before beginning to use your dishwasher for the first

time:

1. Check to make sure that the voltage on which the dishwasher is to operate is the same as shown on the rating plate.

2. Check to make sure that the water valve to the dishwasher is open. The installer may have closed the valve upon completing the installation.

GETTING STARTED The operation of your Bosch dishwasher is summarized

below:

l, Load the dishwasher.

Refer to Table I for items suitable for washing in the dishwasher. The dishwasher should be loaded with

pots, pans, dishes and silverware according to the instructions provided under the following section

tiffed LOADING.

2. Add detergent and check rinse agent. Detergent must be placed in the detergent dispenser compartment as described in the following section titled DETERGENT USE. The use of a rinse agent is

required to ensure good cleaning and drying result.

See section titled RINSE AGENT DISPENSER.

3. Check motion of wash arms. The wash arms must be free to move and should not

be blocked by any item extending so far above lower

rack as to block upper ann or by any items hanging below either the upper or lower rack to obstruct the

motion of the wash arms. See section titled OPERATION to start the dishwasher.

PREPARATIONS FOR WASHING

Very l'tttle preparation is required before placing dishes, pots, pans, etc. into the dishwasher. However, some

preparation is required:

• Large solids, such as, bones, large seeds, shells, skins,

leafy vegetables, meat trimmings, etc. should be removed either by scraping into a wastebasket, or into your food disposer.

• Large amounts of any type of leftover food should

also be scraped into a wastebasket or into your food

disposer.

• Pots and pans that have burned-on food, the food is blackened, should be pre-soaked and scoured. The dishwasher cannot remove burned-on food.

• Do not place the following items in the dishwasher: > toothpicks > small bones and bone slivers

> paper products such as paper plates and paper

napkins

> plastic bags or plastic packaging material.

LOADING THE TOP RACK The upper rack of the dishwasher has been designed with

flexibility in mind. Glasses, cups, plates, bowls and small pots may be loaded in many different positions to

fit your needs. Figure 3, shows a typical mixed load for an upper rack washing load.

The dishwasher should be loaded so that water can circulate freely and reach every part of every item that is

to be cleaned:

• Cups, glasses and containers should be placed in upper rack upside down so that water does not collect in

them. Tall narrow vessels, such as a vase or tallglass, should be placed in the lower rack, near the middle, for the best cleaning result.

• The Bosch dishwashers have a special feature incorporated into the flip down cup shelves on the side of the upper rack. The ends of these shelves are specially formed to help maintain spacing between

stemmed glasses. When in the flipped down position long stemmed glasses may be placed in the second

row from the edge and placed so their stems rest in the "V" formed ends of the shelves. When the cup

shelves are in the up position long stemmed glasses may be placed in the first row with their stems placed to rest between the tooth like projections of the

shelves.

• China, crystal and other delicate items must be placed so that they do not touch each other during dishwasher operation. Chipping or other damage may occur.

In general, try to remove food scraps and place the items

to be washed in the dishwasher before the food has had a chance to dry-on. Dried-on food is more difficult to

remove. If there will be an extended period of time before the dishwasher will be run it is recommended that the

RINSE & HOLD cycle be used.

Other than the above, no special preparation or pre-rinsing is required for dishes, pots and pans or utensils with

normal amounts of food soil.

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At completion of loading of the upper rack check to make sure that nothing is protruding through or

hanging beneath the bottom of the rack, which could block the rotation of the spray ann.

MATERIAL

ADHESIVE NOT Items joined by adhesives, whether plastic, wood, bone, steel, copper or JOINED ITEMS RECOMMENDED tin, etc. may be loosened.

ALUMINUM USUALLY SAFE Colored anodized aluminum may fade over time. Minerals in the water may

BONE NOT Handles may separate. HANDLED RECOMMENDED

UTENSILS

DISHWASHER

USE

COMMENTS AND/OR SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

cause spotting or darkening of aluminum. This can usually be removed by scouring with a soap filled steel wool pad.

CHINA & USUALLY SAFE

STONEWARE

CRYSTAL USUALLY SAFE Decorated crystal, those handpalnted, "on-glaze", or metal trimmed, may

GLASS USUALLY SAFE Milk glass may yellow. NON-STICK USUALLY SAFE After drying the non-stick coating should be covered with a light coating of

COATINGS vegetable oil.

IRON NOT Iron will rust. Wash by hand and dry immediately.

RECOMMENDED

PEWTER NOT Pewter will tarnish. Wash by hand and dry immediately.

RECOMMENDED

PLASTIC USUALLY SAFE Only wash "dishwasher safe" plastic items.

It is highly recommended however that "on-glaze" decorated china, handpainted and gold or platinum trimmed, or antique china or stoneware be hand washed. If there is maydoubt, please check with the manufacturer of your set or test by washing one piece with each load for a month and comparing this piece with the rest of the set to determine if there has been any fading or discoloration.

discolor, fade, or spot. It is recommended that these be hand washed. Also,

fragile glassware is highly breakable, be sure to set the pieces so that they do not topple during washing and so that they do not knock against other pieces.

STAINLESS USUALLY SAFE Do not let stainless steel items contact copper or sterling silver or STEEL silverplate items.

STERLING USUALLY SAFE Do not allow to come in contact with stainless steel or copper items. SILVER &

SILVERPLATE

TIN NOT Tin will rust. Wash by hand and dry immediately,

RECOMMENDED

WOOD NOT Wooden bowls, wooden utensils and wood handled utensils can warp, crack

RECOMMENDED or lose their finish.

NON- NOT The Bosch dishwasher is only intended for use in cleaning standard DISHWARE RECOMMENDED household dishware items.

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