Westinghouse WDU903 User Manual

user manual

Dishwasher

WDU903

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Contents

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
Use of the appliance 6
Use of rinse aid 6
Loading cutlery and dishes 7
Use of detergent 9
Select and start a washing program 11
Washing programs 12

Subject to change without notice

Care and cleaning 13
What to do if… 14
Technical data 15
Installation 16
Water connection 18
Electrical connection 19
Environment concerns 19
Warranty 20

Safety information

For your safety and correct operation of
the appliance, read this manual carefully
before installation and use. Always keep
these instructions with the appliance
even if you move or sell it. Users must
fully know the operation and safety fea­tures of the appliance.

Correct use

• Only use the appliance to clean household
utensils that are suitable for dishwashers.

• Do not put solvents in the appliance. Risk
of explosion.

• Put the knives and all items with sharp
points in the cutlery basket with their
points down. If not, put them in a horizontal
position in the upper basket.

• Use only products specified for dishwash­ers (detergent, salt, rinse aid).

• If you open the door while the appliance is
in operation, hot steam can escape. Risk
of skin burns.

•Do not remove dishes from the dishwasher
before the end of the washing program.

• When the washing program is completed,
disconnect the mains plug from the mains
socket and close the water tap.

• Only an authorised service engineer can
repair this appliance. Use only original
spare parts.

• Do not do repairs yourself to prevent injury
and damage to the appliance. Always con­tact the Customer Care Centre.

General safety

• Dishwasher detergents are very danger­ous. Be careful they do not touch eyes,
mouth and skin. Keep the children away
from the appliance when the door is
open. .

• Obey the safety instructions from the man­ufacturer of the dishwasher detergent to
prevent burns to eyes, mouth and throat.

• Only put detergent in the dispenser before
you start a washing program. Make sure
that the detergent dispenser is empty at
the end of the washing program.

• Do not drink the water from the dishwash­er. Detergent residues can stay in your ap­pliance.

• Always close the door when you do not
use the appliance to prevent injury and not
to stumble over the open door.

• Do not sit or stand on the open door.

Child safety

• Children or infirm persons must not use
this appliance. They must get supervision
to make sure that they do not play with the
appliance.

• Keep all the packaging away from children.
There is a risk of suffocation.

• Keep all detergents in a safe area. Do not
let children touch the detergents.

• Keep the children and pets away from the
appliance when the door is open.

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Installation

• Make sure that the appliance is not dam­aged because of transport. Do not con­nect a damaged appliance. If necessary,
contact the supplier.

• Remove all packaging before first use.

• A qualified and competent person must do
the electrical installation.

• A qualified and competent person must do
the plumbing installation.

• Do not change the specifications or modify
this product. Risk of injury and damage to
the appliance.

• Do not use the appliance:

– if the mains cable or water hoses are

damaged,

– if the control panel, worktop or plinth

area are damaged so that you can get
access to the inner side of the appli­ance.

Contact your local Customer Care Centre.

• Do not drill into the sides of the appliance
to prevent damage to hydraulic and elec­trical components.

Warning! Carefully obey the
instructions for electrical and water
connections.

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Product description

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1 Ceiling spray arm
2 Upper basket
3 Air vent and water hardness dial (the dial

is only functional for dishwashers with a

water softener)

4 Detergent dispenser
5 Rinse aid dispenser
6 Rating plate
7 Filters
8 Lower spray arm

9 Upper spray arm

This appliance has an internal light that
comes on when the door opens and
goes off when it is closed.
Internal light equipped with LED lamp
CLASS 1 in accordance with IEC
60825-1: 1993 + A1:1997+ A2:2001.
If it is necessary to replace the light, con­tact your local Customer Care Centre.

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Control panel

1 On/off button (POWER)
2 Program selection button (PROGRAM)
3 Delay start button (DELAY)
4 Start and Button lock button (START)
5 Start indicator light
6 Indicator lights
7 Digital display
8 Program indicator lights

Indicator lights

Button LOCK

Rinse Aid The indicator light comes on when it is necessary to fill the

Digital display

The display shows:

• program duration,

• remaining time to the end of the program,

• end of a washing program,

• number of hours in delay start,

• fault codes,

• Button Lock function. The digital display
shows CL when this function is active.

Delay start button

Use the delay start button to delay the start
of the washing program with an interval be­tween 1 and 19 hours. Refer to 'Select and
start a washing program'.

Button lock

The button lock function locks all buttons on
the control panel while the washing program
is in operation.

Follow these steps to set the Button lock
function:

1. Switch on the appliance.

The indicator light comes on when the button lock function
is active.

rinse aid container. Refer to 'Use of rinse aid'.
The indicator light is off while a washing program operates.

2. Set a washing program.

3. If necessary, set the delay start. Refer to
'Select and start a washing program'.

4. Press the Start button to start the wash­ing program or the delay start.

5. To activate the button lock function,
press the Start button for approximately
5 seconds, or until the Button lock indi­cator light flashes.

6. Button lock indicator light flashes for ap­proximately 15 seconds.

7. When the Button lock function is active
the indicator light is on with a static light.

If you press a button while Button Lock func­tion is on, an audible signal indicates that
buttons are locked.
At the end of a washing program the Button
lock function is deactivated by opening and
closing the door or switching off the appli­ance.

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Important! It is not possible to deactivate

the Button lock function while a delay or
washing program is in progress. To do this
you must cancel the set program. Refer to
'Select and start a washing program'.

Setting mode

The appliance is in setting mode when all the
program indicator lights are on.

Use of the appliance

Refer to specified instructions for each step
of the procedure.

1. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.

2. Load cutlery and dishes into the dish­washer.

Use of rinse aid

Caution! Only use rinse aid specified for
dishwashers.
Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with
other products (e.g. dishwasher clean­ing agent, liquid detergent). This can
cause damage to the appliance.

Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the
dishes without streaks and stains.
Rinse aid is automatically added during
the last rinsing phase.

Follow these steps to fill the rinse aid dis­penser:

1. Press the release button (A) to open the
rinse aid dispenser.

The appliance must be in setting mode to set
a washing program.
If a program indicator light is on, cancel the
program to go back to the setting mode. Re­fer to 'Select and start a washing program'.

3. Set the correct washing program for the
type of load and soil.

4. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor­rect quantity of detergent.

5. Start the washing program.

3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an ab­sorbent cloth to prevent too much foam
during the subsequent washing program.

4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.

Adjusting the rinse aid dosage

The rinse aid is set at the factory at position

4.

You can set the rinse aid dosage between
position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 6
(highest dosage).

2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
The mark 'max.' shows the maximum
level.

Loading cutlery and dishes

Helpful hints and tips

Caution! Only use the appliance for

household utensils that are suitable for
dishwashers.

Do not use the appliance to clean objects
that can absorb water (sponges, household
cloths, etc.).

• Before you load cutlery and dishes, do

these steps:
– Remove all food remainings and debris.
– Make burnt, remaining food in pans soft.

• While you load cutlery and dishes, do

these steps:
– Load hollow items (e.g. cups, glasses

and pans) with the opening down.

– Make sure that water does not collect in

the container or in a deep base.

– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not

lie inside one another.

– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not

cover other cutlery and dishes.

– Make sure that glasses do not touch

other glasses.

– Put small objects in the cutlery basket.

• Plastic items and pans with non-stick

coatings can retain water droplets. Plastic
items do not dry as well as porcelain and
steel items.

• Put light items in the upper basket. Make

sure that the items do not move.

Caution! Make sure that the spray arms
can move freely before you start a
washing program.

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Turn the rinse aid dial to increase or decrease
the dosage.
– Increase the dosage if there are water

droplets or limescale on the dishes.

– Decrease the dosage if there are streaks,

whitish stains or bluish layers on the
dishes.

Wash hands to remove any residue of
rinse aid from skin.

Warning! Always close the door after
you load or unload the appliance. An
open door can be dangerous.

Lower basket

Put saucepans, lids, plates, salad bowls and
cutlery in the lower basket. Arrange service
dishes and large lids around the edge of the
basket.

The rows of prongs in the lower basket can
be adjusted flat to load pots, pans and bowls.

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Cutlery basket

Warning! Do not put long-bladed knives

in a vertical position. Arrange long and
sharp cutlery horizontally in the upper
basket. Be careful with sharp items.

Use the cutlery grid for best washing results.
If the dimensions of the cutlery prevent the
use of the cutlery grid, you can remove it.
Put forks and spoons with the handles down.
Put knives with the handles up.

If the points of the knives or other thin items
come out from the bottom of the basket, they
can prevent the rotation of the lower spray
arm. Put knives and other thin items with the
handles down.
Mix spoons with other cutlery to prevent
them nesting together.

Upper basket

The upper basket is for saucers, salad bowls,
cups, glasses, pots and lids. Arrange the
items to let water touch all surfaces.

Put glasses with long stems in the cup racks
with the stems up. For longer items, fold the
cup racks up.

Adjustment of the height of the upper
basket

If you put large plates in the lower basket, first
move the upper basket to the upper position.

Maximum height of the dishes in the lower

basket

Upper position 31 cm

Lower position 27 cm

Follow these steps to move the upper basket
to the upper position:

1. Pull the basket out until it stops.

2. Carefully lift the two sides until the mech­anism is engaged and the basket is sta­ble.