Miele G 841 Dishwasher Manual

							,Do not wash items soiled with
ash, sand, wax, grease or paint in
the dishwasher.
Ash and sand do not dissolve and
will be distributed through out the in
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side of the dishwasher.
Wax, grease and paint will cause
permanent discoloration or damage
to the dishwasher.
^Scrape food from dishes before plac
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ing in the dishwasher.
Do not rinse dishes.
^Load dishes so that water can reach
all surfaces. Do not place dishes and
cutlery inside other pieces.
^Hollow items such as cups and
glasses should be placed upside
down in the upper basket.
^Concave based items, such as mugs
or bowls, should be placed at an an-
gle so that water does not pool.
^
To ensure good water coverage tall,
narrow, hollow pieces, such as a
vase, should be placed in the center
of the basket, rather than in the cor-
ners.
^
Small cups and glasses should be
placed on the cup racks. Taller mugs
and glasses can be placed beneath
the rack.
^
Place very small items in the cutlery
tray or basket so they do not fall to
the bottom of the wash cabinet.^The spray arms must not be blocked
by items that are too tall or hang
through the baskets. Check clear
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ance by manually rotating the spray
arms.
^Food residue and spilt liquids should
be cleaned from the sides of the
dishwasher door. These are outside
of the wash cabinet and are not
cleaned by water from the spray
arms.
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							Items not recommended for
dishwashing
–Cutlery with wooden handles.
–Wooden cutting boards.
–Glued items such as old knives with
handles glued together around the
shank of the blade.
–Hand made craft items, antique,
metal trimmed or decorative glass
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ware.
–Lead crystal.
–Copper, brass, tin or pewter.
– Plastic items that are not heat resis-
tant.
– Dishes with color painted over the
glaze. These dishes may fade over
time.
– Cast iron pots and pans.Glassware:
–There are no standard guidelines for
washing glassware but, when in
doubt wash by hand.
–Wash delicate glassware with a low
temperature program and without the
extended drying feature to reduce
the risk of clouding. See the Pro
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gram guide.
–If crystal or delicate glasses will be
washed frequently, connect the dish
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washer to cold, rather than hot water.
–Clouding or etching may occur on
glasses after frequent washing.
– When purchasing new dishes,
glasses and cutlery, make sure they
are dishwasher safe.
Silver and aluminum:
– Silver or aluminum items may tarnish.
– Silverware previously cleaned with a
silver polish may be damp or spotted
at the end of a program  where water
has adhered to the polish. This can
be rubbed off with a soft, dry cloth.
Silver that has been cleaned in an
immersion dip is usually dry at the
end of a program, but may tarnish.
–
If left to dry, foods containing sulfur
can discolor silver. These include
egg yolk, onions, mayonnaise, mus-
tard, legumes, fish, fish brine and
marinades.
–
Silverware may tarnish or pit if
washed next to stainless steel.
Leave space between these metals.
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							Cutlery basket
^For the best cleaning results, spoons
and forks should be placed in the
basket with handles down. Knives
and other pointed objects can be
loaded with their handles up to pre-
vent injuries.
^Place small spoons into the slots on
either side of the cultery basket.
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							Cutlery tray (SC units)
The removable cutlery tray makes un-
loading flatware easy. Simply carry the
cutlery tray to where the flatware is
stored and put the entire basket away
in one trip.
For easier unloading cutlery should be
grouped in zones, one for knives, one
for forks, one for spoons, etc.
Place knives with the cutting edge and
forks with the prongs between the hold-
ers. Spoons should be placed in the
opposite direction with the handles be-
tween the holders.
Longer items such as soup ladles, cake
slices, mixing spoons and long knives
should be placed lengthwise in the in-
dentation of the cutlery tray.Spoon heads should be placed in con
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tact with at least one of the serrated re-
tainers of the cutlery tray to ensure that
water runs off freely.
Spoons with thick handles may have to
be placed as knives and forks with their
heads in the holders.
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							Upper basket
Adjusting the upper basket
On select models, the upper basket
can be raised or lowered to accommo
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date tall items.
^Slide out the upper basket.
^Pull up the levers at the sides of the
upper basket and adjust the basket
height.
^
Release the levers and the basket will
lock in place.
The basket can also be angled to fit tall
items in both, the lower and upper bas-
kets. The angles should not be set to
opposite extremes. This will block the
middle spray arm. Take care when slid-
ing the basket in and out in this posi-
tion.Load the upper basket with small, light
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weight, or delicate items such as cups,
saucers, glasses, dessert bowls and
flat pans.
Long items such as soup ladles, mixing
spoons and knives can be set across
the front of the upper basket.
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							Adjustable cup racks
Raise the rack to make room  for tall
glasses. Lower it to double stack
smaller pieces.Coffee bar
To allow water to run off the bottom of
coffee mugs, place slanted on top of
the coffee bar. The bar can also be
used to separate two rows of glasses.
To stack wide items, flip the bar to the
right.
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							Lower basket
For larger and heavier items such as
plates, serving platters, sauce pans,
bowls.Dishwasher with cutlery tray
Dishwasher with cutlery basket
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							Height limit
The guide at the front of the upper bas-
ket determines the maximum height for
items placed in the lower basket so that
the middle spray arm is not blocked.
Foldable spikes
Two rows of spikes can be folded
down, to create more room for larger
dishware e.g. pots, pans and bowls.
^
Lift up the spike rows and fold them
one on top of the other.Vase / Bottle holder(select models)
The bottle holder e.g. for milk or baby
bottles, can be inserted into the bottom
basket in more than one place. Position
in any area marked white in the illustra-
tion. Do not place the insert in the cor-
ners of the lower basket, water cannot
properly cover bottles in these areas.
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							Additional inserts for the upper and lower baskets may be purchased from your
Miele dealer or the Miele Technical Service Department.
Vase / Bottle holder to wash milk or baby bottles
attaches to the lower basket
Mini Cutlery Basket to wash additional cutlery
for units with cutlery tray
attaches to the lower basket
Upper Basket Glassware Insert to wash long stemmed glassware
attaches to the upper basket
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							Adding detergent
,Dishwasher detergents contain
irritant and corrosive ingredients.
Keep children away from detergent.
Do not fill the detergent dispenser
until you are ready to start the dish
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washer.
Only use powderdetergents or tab
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letsformulated for residential dish
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washers. The use of gel or liquid de
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tergent is not recommended.
Never fill the detergent dispenser to
capacity.
Do not use more than the recom-
mended amount of detergent.
Continued use of too much deter-
gent may cause machine damage.
^
To open, press the latch on the deter-
gent dispenser.The horizontal marks in Compartment II
indicate levels of approximately 1
1/4,
13/4and 2 tablespoons (20, 25 and
30 ml) respectively.
^With the dishwasher door fully open
fill compartment II with 2 tablespoon
(30 ml) of powder detergent, or one
detergent tablet.
^Close the cover. The cover will al-
ways open at the end of a wash pro-
gram except in Rinse & Hold.
2 tablespoon (30 ml) of detergent is
enough for most normally soiled loads.
For heavily soiled loads, or if food has
dried on the dishes, a program contain-
ing a prewash cycle should be se-
lected. Add an extra tablespoon (15 ml)
of detergent to compartment I.
Less detergent is needed in homes with
very soft water and when washing
lightly soiled dishes.
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