DE DIETRICH DVH930 User Manual

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Dear Customer,

You have just acquired a BRANDT dishwasher and we would like to thank you.

We have invested all our dedication and know-how in this appliance so that it would
best meet your needs. With innovation and performance, we designed it to be always
easy to use.

In the BRANDT product range, you will also find a wide choice of ovens, microwaves,
cooking hobs, ventilation hoods, cookers, washing machines, driers, fridges and free­zers, that you can coordinate with your new BRANDT dishwasher.

Visit our website www.brandt.com where you will find all of our products, as well as
useful and complementary information.

BRANDT

As part of our commitment to constantly improving our products, we reserve the right to make
changes to them based on technical advances to their technical and functional features and
appearance.

Warning:

Before installing and using your appliance, please carefully read this Guide to

Installation and Use, which will allow you to quickly familiarise yourself with its operation.

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CONTENTS

1 / FOR THE USER’S ATTENTION

• Safety instructions ______________________________________ 32

• Protection of the environment ____________________________ 33

• Economical, environmentally friendly washing ________________ 33

2 / DESCRIPTION OF YOUR APPLIANCE

• General presentation of the dishwasher ____________________ 34

• Presentation of the control panel __________________________ 35

3 / INFORMATIONS

• The water hardness______________________________________ 36

4 / ACTIONS BEFORE FIRST USE

• Measure the water hardness and select the detergent ________ 37

• Hardness table__________________________________________ 37

5 / SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER ____________________________ 38
6 / LOADING THE DETERGENT PRODUCTS ______________________ 39
7 / LOADING THE REGENERATING SALT ________________________ 40
8 / LOADING THE RINSING PRODUCT____________________________ 41
9 / YOUR DISHWASHER’S EQUIPMENT

• The lower basket ________________________________________ 42

• The upper basket________________________________________ 43

• The cutlery basket ______________________________________ 44

10 /

THE DISHWASHER’S SAFETY SYSTEMS

______________________ 45
11 / WASHING PROGRAMMES __________________________________ 46
12 / PROGRAMMING __________________________________________ 48
13 / CLEANING YOUR APPLIANCE

• Cleaning the waste filters ________________________________ 50

14 / IF OPERATING ANOMALIES OCCUR ________________________ 52
15 / AFTER-SALES SERVICE ____________________________________ 57
16 / INDICATIONS FOR THE TESTING LABORATORIES ____________ 58

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1 / FOR THE USER’S ATTENTION

Important :

Keep this user’s manual with your appli­ance. If the appliance is sold or transferred to
someone else, ensure that the manual is with
it. Please take note of these instructions
before installing and using your appliance.
They have been drawn up for your own and
other people’s safety.

• SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Installation

— When you receive your appliance, unpack it
or have it unpacked immediately. Check that it
has not suffered any damage during transport.
Express any reservations in writing on the
delivery note, of which you keep a copy. Never
connect up a damaged machine. If your appli­ance is damaged, please contact your dealer.
— Before proceeding to connect up your
machine, please refer to the instructions in
your Installation Guide.
— Your dishwasher must be kept disconnected
from the mains supply throughout the whole
of the installation process.
— The electrical connection details on your
appliance’s description plate must comply
with those for the mains supply.
— The socket must still be accessible once
your appliance has been installed.
— Do not alter or attempt to alter the appli­ance’s characteristics. This could put you at
risk.
— If your installation has to be altered, only
entrust the electrical and plumbing work to a
qualified electrician or plumber respectively.
— Your appliance is designed for normal
domestic use. Do not use it for industrial or
commercial purposes or for any other purpose
than that for which it has been designed.
— Your appliance is designed to be used for

household and similar applications such as:

• staff kitchenettes in shops, offices and
other professional environments,

• farmhouses,

• use by guests at hotels, motels and other
residential-type facilities,

• bed and breakfast type facilities.

— The dishwasher’s walls must not be pierced
under any circumstances.

• Children’s safety

— This appliance is not intended for use by
young children or infirm persons unless they
have been adequately supervised by a respon­sible person to ensure that they can use the
appliance safely.
— This appliance must only be used by adults.
Ensure that children do not touch it and do not
use it as a toy. Ensure that they do not operate
the appliance’s controls.
— Keep young children away from the appli­ance when it is operating.
— Detergents contain irritant and abrasive sub­stances. These products can have caustic
effects on the eyes, the mouth or the throat.
They can be extremely dangerous if ingested.
Avoid any contact with the skin and the eyes.
Ensure that the appliance’s detergent contain­er is empty at the end of the washing cycle.
— Place detergents out of children’s reach and
do not put any detergent in the machine until
just before you start the washing programme.
— The water in your dishwasher is not drinking
water; this is why children must not go near
the appliance when its door is open.
— Do not let your children play or sit on the
door when it is open.
— Once you have unpacked your appliance,
place the packaging out of children’s reach.
— Keep all the packaging materials (e.g. plastic
bags, polystyrene, etc.) out of children’s reach
because they can be dangerous for children
(ie. risk of suffocation).

• Use

— This appliance is not intended for use by per­sons (including children) with reduced physi­cal, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of
experience and knowledge, unless they have
been given supervision or instruction concern­ing use of the appliance by a person responsi­ble for their safety.
— When machine is running, do not open door.
This may provoke steam leakage or splattering
of water.

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1 / FOR THE USER’S ATTENTION

— Only use products specially designed for your dishwasher (water softening salt, detergent and
rinsing products).
— As far as possible, avoid opening the dishwasher’s door when it is operating, and in particular
during the heating phases, because scalding steam may escape or you may be splashed with hot
water. The machine is fitted
with a safety system that immediately blocks the dishwasher’s operation if the door is opened.
— Never use chemical solvents in your appliance because these could cause an explosion.
— Always close your appliance’s door after loading or removing your items.
— Do not lean or sit on your appliance’s door when it is open.
— You are strongly advised to disconnect the machine after use and turn off the water supply.
— Unplug your machine before carrying out any technical work on it.
— Avoid placing your machine immediately next to a cooking or heating appliance to prevent any
risk of heat damage;
— Do not place any items in your machine, which are not certified as dishwasher safe.
— If you have removed an item before the end of the washing programme, it is important to rinse it
carefully to remove any residual washing products.
— If your appliance breaks down, never attempt to repair it yourself. Any repairs made by non-qual­ified personnel can cause significant damage or lack of control.
— The machine complies with applicable safety regulations. Any repairs should be carried out by
qualified technicians. Repairs or changes that do not conform may be dangerous for the users. In
case of replacement, only use original parts.
— If the machine malfunctions due to other causes than those mentioned in this booklet, disconnect
the machine (remove the plug) or break the circuit concerned and contact after-sales service.

•

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

This appliance’s packaging material is recyclable. Help recycle it and protect the environment by
dropping it off in the municipal receptacles provided for this purpose.

Your appliance also contains a great amount of recyclable material. It is marked with this
label to indicate that in countries that are a members of the European Union the used
appliances should not be mixed with other waste. This way, the appliance recycling orga-

nised by your manufacturer will be done under the best possible conditions, in compliance
with European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Contact your
town hall or your retailer for the used appliance collection points closest to your home.
We thank you doing your part to protect the environment.

• ECONOMICAL, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WASHING

— Remove any food residue from your crockery (bones, pips, etc.)
— Do not pre-wash your items by hand (useless waste of water).
— Utilise your dishwasher’s capabilities to the full for an economical, environmentally friendly wash.
— Always select a washing programme suitable for the crockery type and how dirty they are.
— Avoid overdosing with detergent, regenerating salt and rinsing liquid. Follow the recommenda­tions in this guide (pages 37-38-39-40) and the instructions on the product packs.
— Ensure that the water softener is correctly set (see page 39).

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2 / DESCRIPTION OF YOUR APPLIANCE

Control panel

Upper basket

Washing products dispenser

Anti-blocking gauge wire

Lower sprinkler arm

Regenerating salt tank

Waste filter

Main filter

Rinsing product dispenser

Description plate (After-Sales

Ref)

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B

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• GENERAL PRESENTATION OF THE DISHWASHER

Advice :

This user’s guide is applicable to several models. There may be some slight differences

in the details and the equipment between your appliance and the descriptions provided here.

Fig. 01

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C

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2 / DESCRIPTION OF YOUR APPLIANCE

On/Off:

Press this button to start your dishwasher :
the screen lights up.

Programme selector:

press this

button to select a programme.

AUTO:

press this button to select the

Automatic programme.

Set:

•

Set the water softerner.

(See 5 / Setting the water softener).

•

Setting the audible signal.

(See 12 / Programming).

Selection of washing with a

Delayed Start

Start/C:

Briefly press this button to start
your programme.
If you make an error, to cancel a selection or
cancel a programme while it is running, hold
down this button for 3 seconds.

The indicator lights:

Salt

:

lit; indicates lack of regenerating salt.

Rinsing liquid:

lit; indicates lack of rinsing product.

Washing product:

lit; shows you that the “TABS” feature is turned
on and that the programmes are now automa­tically adjusted if a multi-function tablet is
used.

In progress :

lit; indicates that your programme is running.

End :

lit; indicates that your programme has finished

France-specific off-peak start times.

TABS

E

E

D

C

B

A

Advice :

A short audible signal (beep) confirm the button’s selection, except for the “On/Off” button.

• PRESENTATION OF THE CONTROL PANEL

VH900JE1

Fig. 02

C

A DB E F

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3 / INFORMATIONS

Important:

For your dishwasher to provide impec­cable washing and drying results with no
marks, you must set it correctly using the
water softening system, which uses regene­rating salt.

•

THE WATER HARDNESS

•

Lime:

rainwater filtering through the
ground picks up mineral salts; some minerals
are found in solid form commonly termed
lime. This reduces the washing detergent’s
performance, furs up the dishwasher and lea­ves white marks on the crockery.

The more lime there is in the water, the more the
water is called “hard”.

Use the most suitable products for the level of
water hardness in your town.

There are several types of products; how to
choose:

For impeccable results, preferably
use a combination of traditional pro­ducts:

①

Washing detergent

to clean the
crockery perfectly (powder, liquid or stan­dard tablets).

②

Regenerating salt

to enable your dis­hwasher’s water softener to operate cor­rectly.

③

Rinsing liquid

to assist drying and to

eliminate marks from water droplets.

Important:

Never use washing-up liquid.

For ease of use and only in certain
water hardness conditions < 25°F,
multi-purpose products

may make the

use of rinsing liquid or salt unnecessary.

• “Two-in-one” products

contain
detergents, rinsing liquid or an agent acting
as the salt.

• “Three-in-one” products

contain
detergents, rinsing liquid and an agent acting
as the salt.

• “Four-in-one” products

also
contain additives that prevent wear on poor
quality glasses and /or prevent the risks of
the stainless steel corroding.

Important:

Follow the instructions for using the
multi-purpose product and the recommenda­tions on the pack.

NB:

If in any doubt, please contact the
detergent manufacturer if the crockery is
very wet at the end of the programme or if
chalky deposits appear.

➊

Traditional products: P: P

owder detergent orL: Liquid detergent or

single tablet

+ S: Regenerating Salt + R: Rinsing product

➋

Multi-purpose products:

Multi-purpose tablets

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4 / ACTIONS BEFORE FIRST USE

In one simple action, you can test the your water’s lime content using the testing strip supplied with
your dishwasher. Alternatively, contact your local water utility to ascertain your water’s hardness.

— Let the water run from the tap for a few moments.
— Fill a glass with water.
— Take the test strip from its holder and immerse it for 3 seconds.
— Wait 1 minute, shake it and look at the colours to ascertain your water’s hardness.

• MEASURE THE WATER HARDNESS AND SELECT THE TYPE OF DETER­GENT: TRADITIONAL OR MULTI-PURPOSE

• HARDNESS TABLE

Possible use of

traditional products

➊

Use only

of

traditional products

➊

multi-purpose products ➋

R

+

or or

or

+

R

+

or or

+

➋

➊

Test strip

Hardness

0-10°F

0-1mmol/l

0 - 5,6 °dH

10-18°F

1-1,8mmol/l

5,6 - 10 °dH

18-25°F

1,8-2,5mmol/l

10 - 14 °dH

25-40°F

2,5-4mmol/l

14 - 22,4 °dH

40-55°F

4-5,5mmol/l

22,4 - 30,8 °dH

55-70°F

5,5-7,0mmol/l

30,8 - 39,2 °dH

> 70°F

>

7,0mmol/l

> 39,2

°dH

Water

Soft

Slightly hard Slightly hard

Hard Hard Hard Very hard

Water softe-

ning and use

of salt

Optional

Essential if

using traditional

products

Essential if

using traditional

products

Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory

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5 / SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER

— This setting is made using the “SET” button ; hold
down the button to access the menu.
The programme and delayed start lights light up.

— The softener setting is indicated by the programme
lights.

— To adjust and alter the setting to suit the water hardness, keep on briefly pressing one of the
button.

— Pressing “SET” confirms the setting.
— Your choice is confirmed automatically after about 10 seconds without pressing “S

ET”.

—

Your appliance can be specially adjusted for use with multi-function products in the event

of a

water hardness of < 25°F (< 2.5 mmol/l)

.

— The light then illuminates permanently if this option has been selected.

TABS

Testing strip Hardness

Traditional products Multi-purpose products

0-10°F (0-1mmol/l)

10-18°F (1-1.8

mmol/l)

18-25°F (1.8-2.5 mmol/l)

25-40°F (2.5-4. mmol/l)

40-55°F (4-5.5 mmol/l)

55-70°F(5.5-7. mmol/l)

> 70°F (> 7

mmol/l)

Important :

It is very important to set your water softener correctly.

- If the setting is too low, there is a risk of chalky marks

- If the setting is too high, there is the risk of the glasses becoming cloudy

If you move house, re-adjust the setting on your water softener.

mportant :

The multi-purpose products 1-10°F, 0-1 mmol/l setting enables you to de-activate the salt

product warning light.

• Proceed as follows to adjust the water softener on the control panel :

TABS

TABS

TABS

Light unlit :
Light flashing

:

Light permanently lit :

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6 / LOADING THE DETERGENT PRODUCTS

Fig. 04 Fig. 05Fig. 03

• Loading the detergent products

To make loading the detergent easier, the distributor is located on the front of the upper basket ;
it is compatible with all the products recommended for your dishwasher.

• Powder or liquid in the distributor’s drawer (Fig 03)

- Pull out the distributor’s

- Fill at least up to the minimum mark for slightly dirty crockery and up to the maximum mark for
dirty crockery. If the crockery is very dirty or for programmes with pre-wash, we recommend that
you add 5g of detergent (a dessertspoonful) to the tub in accordance with the programmes table.

- Close the distributor.

• Tablets (Fig 04 and 05)

-

Place the tablet in the external compartment (Fig 04)

or, for optimum operation,

pull out the distributor’s drawer and lay the tablet there. (Fig 05).

- Close the distributor.

Important:

Keep these products in a dry place, out of children’s reach.

Only use products specially designed for dishwashers.