Maytag 661S-W User Manual

Use & Care Guide

Dishwasher

MAYTAG MSE 661

Quick Guide

1. Loading the baskets

Remove large food particles and debris. There is no need to rinse thanks to the Super
Cleaning System™.

2. Dispensing dishwasher detergent

The detergent compartment has a small compartment for pre-wash and one for main wash.

3. Ensure that the spray arms can rotate freely

4. Switch on the main switch

5. Close the door

6. Select program and press start

For washing normally soiled mixed loads use the Normal wash program with
normal temperature and normal drying .

To save more water and energy use economy temperature and economy drying.

Mini Program Guide

Program

Press

Program

Options

How the
machine
works

Heavy

soil

Normal

wash

Quick

wash

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Rinse &

Hold

--

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Temperature
Main wash

Final rinse

70°C

70°C

65°C

70°C

30°C

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Contents

Page
Contents 3-4
Before doing your first wash 5

Read through the directions for use

Take care with certain materials

Check the door
Check water hardness level
Machines with water softener

Safety 6

General
Winter storage/Transport
Overfill protection
Cleaning
Packaging materials
Scrapping

Child safety 7

Child-safe dishwashing
Protect your children! Dishwasher
detergent is corrosive

Changing options
Do you want to load more dishes?
If the machine is switched off with
the main switch
After dishwashing

Eco-dishwashing 14

Only perform washes with a full machine
Do not rinse before dishwashing
Choose environmentally-friendly
dishwasher detergent

Fragile dishes 15

Fragile decoration
Crystal/glass
Silver
Cutlery with glued handles
Wood
Aluminium
Plastic
Protect plastic goods

Parts of the dishwasher 8

Technical information 8

Baskets 9

Control panel 10

Dispenser 10

Basic Course 11-12

Load the baskets correctly
Dispense dishwasher detergent
Select program

Options 13

Temperature
Drying
Press start

Standard program 16-17

Cleaning 18-19

Coarse filter
Fine filter
Drain pump
Spray arms
Door

Rinse aid 20

Pour in rinse aid
Select dosage

Salt 21

Pour in salt

Settings 22

Setting water hardness

Fault indications 23

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Troubleshooting 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 start
Water remains in the machine
Overfilling/ leakage
Bad odour in the machine

Performance information 27

Installation 28-32

Suggestions on positioning the dishwasher
A. Built-in
B. Freestanding
C. Semi-freestanding
Connection to water supply
Connection to electricity
Drainage connection

Own comments 34

Search words 35

Positioning the machine
A. Adjusting machines with six feet
(freestanding dishwasher)
B. Adjusting machines with three
or four feet
C. Adjusting dish washers with
adjustable foot

Installing the plinth
(Only with kick-plate as accessory)

Screw the dishwasher into place

Fitting strip seal (on floor plinth
covering plate)
NB! Not all models

Setting water hardness

Service & guarantee 33

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Before doing your first wash

Read through the directions for use

Read through the directions for use before
starting to use your machine, especially the
Safety, Child Safety and Basic Course
sections.

Take care with certain materials

Read the section ‘Fragile dishes’ before
washing china with unglazed decoration or
other household goods made of plastic,
wood or crystal requiring careful treatment.

Check the door

Check that the door of the dishwasher fits
properly: open the door a little and let it go.
Does it stay exactly where you released it?
If not, you should check the installation
instructions or consult the installer.

Check water hardness level

Phone your local Water Board to check the
water hardness in your area. This is important
when dispensing dishwasher detergent and
rinse aid.

Machine with water softener

Once you know the water hardness, you
can set the water softener, see Settings.
Before you start dishwashing, you must
also fill with salt, see Salt.

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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 pur­poses other than those stated in these
directions for use.

• Do not load the dishwasher door or the
dishwasher baskets with anything other
than dishes.

• Only use dishwasher detergent!

• Place knives and other sharp objects so
that they cannot cause injury to people or
damage the dishwasher.

Never put dishes containing solvent residue
in the machine due to risk of explosion.
Neither may dishes containing ashes, wax
or lubricating grease be washed in the
dishwasher.

Packaging materials

Sort at source in accordance with the re­commendations of your local authority.

Scrapping

When the time comes for the machine to be
scrapped, it should immediately be ren­dered unusable. Remove the plug and cut
off the lead as short as possible.
Contact the refuse collection department or
your local authority for information on the
correct way to dispose of the dishwasher!
The dishwasher is manufactured and la­belled for recycling.

Winter storage/Transport

Store the machine away from frost.
Avoid long journeys in extreme cold. Trans­port the machine in an upright position or
lying on its back.

Overfill protection

The overfill protector starts pumping out
water and closes off the water intake if the
machine’s water level exceeds the normal
level. If the overfill protector starts up, shut
off the water supply and phone for service.
See also ‘Troubleshooting’ on pages 23-25.

Cleaning

Only use a slightly damp cloth for cleaning
around the edge of the door. Do not use a
spray bottle! Water can penetrate into the
lock and come into contact with the elec­trical components.

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Child safety!

Child-safe dishwashing

• Always close the door and start the pro­gram immediately once dishwasher deter­gent has been added.

• Keep children away from the dishwasher
when it is open. There might be the remains
of dishwasher detergent present!

• Do not allow children to use or play with
the dishwasher. Always take particular care
when the door is open.

Protect your children!

- Dishwasher detergent is corrosive!

Store dishwasher detergent and rinse aid
out of the reach of children! Should dish­washer detergent be swallowed, immedi­ately drink one or two glasses of milk or
water. Do not attempt to induce vomiting.
Contact a doctor! Should dishwasher deter­gent come into contact with the eyes, rinse
(for at least 15 minutes) with copious
amounts of water.

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Parts of the dishwasher*

1. Knife basket

2. Upper basket

3. Spray arms

4. Lower basket

5. Cutlery basket

6. Rinse aid dispenser

7. Dishwasher detergent compartment

8. Main switch

9. Program panel

10. Filter

11. Type plate

* Details may differ
depending on model and market!

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Technical information

Height
Width
Depth
Weight
Capacity**
Water 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 place settings

0.03-1.0 MPa (0.3–10 kp/cm2)
1-phase, 200V/ 230 V, 50Hz/60Hz
10/10A***
1550W/ 1900 W***
Work surface, Side panels, Anti-tilt

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Baskets*

Upper basket

1

Lower basket

1. Wine glass shelf

2. Cup rack

2

3. Knife stop

4. Cutlery basket with door and folding
handle

3

Cutlery basket

4

*Details may differ depending on the model
and market!

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Control panel

3

2

6

1

1. Program selector

2. Heavy soil

3. Normal wash

4. Quick wash

4

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5

7

5. Rinse & Hold

6. Temperature

7. Drying

8. Start/stop

Dispenser

1

3

2

1. Compartment for main wash dishwasher
detergent

2. Compartment for pre-wash detergent

3. Refill indicator rinse aid (not all models)

4. Rinse aid cover

5. Detergent compartment cover

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Basic Course

Below are step by step instructions to help you
achieve the best possible dishwashing results.

Load the baskets correctly!

Your dishwasher is equipped with Super
Cleaning System™. It is not necessary to
rinse the dishes before washing.

Simply remove large food particles and de­bris. Convenient and environmentally friendly!

Place glasses, cups, bowls, side plates and
dishes in the upper basket.

NB!

Ensure that all soiled surfaces face inwards
or downwards!

See Fragile dishes, if you want to wash
articles that may be fragile.

Dispense dishwasher

detergent

Detergent should be dispensed in accordance
with the water’s hardness level.

Follow the dosage instructions on the deter­gent package. If your dishwasher is fitted with
a water softener, dispense as for soft water.

Place dinner plates, side plates, serving
dishes, saucepans and cutlery (in the cut­lery basket) in the lower basket.

Stand the cutlery with handles downward
and as spread out as possible. Ensure that
spoons are not resting inside each other.

Do not put cutlery made of different mater­ials, e.g. silver and stainless steel, in the
same compartment (risk of stains).

Check that the spray arms are able to move
freely.

Pour the dishwasher detergent into the
dishwasher detergent compartment. There
is one compartment for pre-wash and one
for main wash, see Dispenser. Phone the
dishwasher detergent manufacturer if you
have any questions regarding the detergent.

CAUTION!

Protect your children! - Dishwasher deter­gent is corrosive!

NB!

Only use dishwasher detergent

Detergent for washing by hand cannot be
used as the build-up of foam impedes the
machine’s performance.

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