RCA RDW3208 User manual

Brand: RCA

Model: RDW3208

Category: Dishwashers

Type: User manual

RCA RDW3208 is a dishwasher with a variety of features to make cleaning dishes easier and more efficient. It has 6 place settings, so it can accommodate a full load of dishes. It also has a cutlery basket for silverware and small utensils. The dishwasher has four wash cycles to choose from, including a quick cycle for lightly soiled dishes and a heavy-duty cycle for heavily soiled dishes. It also has a rinse aid dispenser to help prevent water spots on dishes.

Instruction Manual

Dishwasher

RDW3208

To re view the secti ono nTrouble shooting Tips

will hel py out osolvesome common probl ems

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Dear Cust omer ,

Plea secarefullyreading itbeforeu sing thedi shwasher

will h el py out o use andm aintaint hedis hwasherp rope rly.

Pass i ton toan ysub seq uent o wne r of theap plian ce.

This manual contains sections of Safet yIn struc tions ,

Oper ati ng In structions,Inst allationI nst ructions and

Trouble shootingTips, etc.

Themanufa cturer,f ollowinga policy ofc onstant

development and updating oft hepr oduc t,may

make modif icationsw ithout givingp rior not ice.

Keep it to refer toa t al aterdate.

Ify oucan not reso lvet hetrouble sby your self ,

plea se ask for the help of pr ofes sional tec hnicians.

Dishwasher Fea tures..... ....... .. ... ........ ........... ...3

Attention beforeor afterloading theDishwasher

Baskets ..... .......... ........... ............... ............... ..6

FilteringSyst em.............. ................. ..............11

Caring forthe Dishwasher.................. ... .... .....12.

A F illtheR inseAid Dispense r... ..................... .4ʙ

B Functiono f Deter gent ......... ..... .... ......... .. ....4ʙ

LoadingtheBasket...........................................7

Cutle ry B ask et........................... .................... 8

Was h Cycle Table...... ...... ..... . ... .... . .... ..... . ...... . 9

Turning ontheAppli anc e... ...... ..... ..................9

Change thePro gramme...... ........ ............... .10....

At t he En d o f theWa sh Cycle..... . ... ......... .... . ... .1 0

Positioning the Appliance................ ... .......... 14..

Water C onnecti on....... ... ........... .... ......... .......14.

AboutPowerConnection........ ................ .......14.

C onnecti on of Drai nHoses..................... . ......16.

S tart ofd ishwash er.................. ........ ... .. .... ..16.. ..

Before calling for service.................. ......... .....1 7.

Error co des.... ......... ......... ..... .... ..... ..............18.

Tec h nic a li nformati o n ... ... .. ... . .. ... ... . ... .. . ... .... . 1 9..

ControlPanel...................................................3

This appliance must be grounded. In the event of a

ma lfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce

theriskofelectricshockbyprovidingapathof

least res istance of electric current. This appliance

is equipped with a cord having an equipment-

gr ounding conductor and a grounding plug.

The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet

that is installedand grounded in accordance with

all local codes and ordin ances.

Keep ch ildren aw ay from detergent and rinse aid, keep

child away from the open door of the dishwasher,

there could still be somedetergentleft inside.

ren

D onot abuse, sit on, or stand on the door or dish

rack of the dishwasher.

Do not touch the heating element during or

immediately a fter use.

(This instruction is only applicable to machines

with a visual heating element.)

Do not wash plasti c items unless they are marked

di shwasher safe or the eq uivalent. For plastic items

ot so marked, ch eck the manufact urer 's

recommendations.

U se only detergentand rinse additives

designedforan automaticdi sh washer.

N ever uses oap,laundryd et ergent, or hand

w ashingde tergent in your dishwasher. K eep

thes e pr oducts out o f th e reach of c hild r en.

D uring install ation, the po wer s uppl ymust not

be excessively o rdangerously bent or f lattened.

Thedoor should not beleft intheopenposition

si nce this could p rese nt a t rippi ngha zard s.

D onot tamper withcontrols.

D onot place any heavy objects of stand on the

door when it is open. The appliance could tip

forward.

Whenl oadi ngitemsto be washed:

1) Locatesharpi temss o that theyare not likely

todamage the door seal;

2 Warning:K nives and otherut ensils with

sharppoint smust beloaded inthe basket

with theirpoint sdown orplaced in a

horizontal position.

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When usingyou rdishwas he r, you should

prevent plastic itemsfrom coming into contact

w it hhe ating element.(Thi sins truc ti on i sonly

applicable to machin es with a visual heating

element.)

If th esu pply cor d i s damaged, i t m ust b e replaced

by themanu factu rero ri tss ervi ce age nt or a

si milar ly qua lifiedpers onin orde rt oa voi d a

ha zard .

Plea s e di sp ose of packi ng materials pr o per ly.

Use the dishw asher only for its inte nded function.

Remove the door to the washing compartment when

removing an old dishwasher from service or discarding

it.

D is hwasher det er gents ar estronglyalk aline, they

can be extremelydangero usif swallowed.Avoid

contact with skinand eyes and keep childr en away

fr om the dishwasher whe nthe doo risopen.

C heck that th ed etergent rece pti ble is empty

af ter compl etion of th ewash cy cle.

The appliance is to beco nnected to th ewater

m ains using new hos esets andt hat old hose- set s

should not be reused.

The maximumnumber of placesett ings to be

washedis 6.

The maximumpermissible inletwater pressur ei s

1Mpa.

The minimu mpe rmis si ble inlet wa terpre ssure is

0.04Mpa.

Children sho uld be supervised toensur ethat they do

not play with the appliance.

This a ppliance is no t intended for us e by p ersons

(including children with reduced physical, sensory or

me ntal capabilities, or lack of experience and

knowledge ,unless they have been given supervision

or instruction concerning use of the applianceby a

person responsible for their safety.

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When using your dis hw asher, follow the precautio ns listed below:

D onot operate yo ur dishwasher unless all

enclosure panels are pr operly in place. Open

the door very carefully if the dishwasher is

operatin g, there is a risk of water squirti ng out.

Imprope r connection of the equipment-g rounding

conductor can result in a risk of electric shock.

C heck with a qualified electrician or service

representative if you are in doubt whether the

appliance is properly grounded. D o not modi fy the

plug provided with the appliance; If it is not fit for

theout let. Have a proper outlet inst alled by a

qualified electrician.

be f o r e us i n g it fo rthe f irst ti me.

To g et t he be st perf orma n cefr om your d ishwas her, re ad all op erati n g i nst r uc tions

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The rinseaidis re lea sed dur ingt he finalrin se toprevent water fromformingdroplets on your dishes.Thatcanl eave

spot sa nd streaks .It als oimproves dryingby allowingwa terto sheetoff thedishes.Your dish washer isdesignedto

u se li quid r ins e aid s. The r ins e a iddispense r i s lo c a ted in side the doo r n ext to t h e d et e rgen t d i spens e r.Tofillthe

dispenser, openthecapand po ur therinse aid intothe dispenseruntilthelevel indicator turnscompletely black.

The vol um eof the rinse aid co ntainer is abou t11 0ml.

RinseA id D ispe nser

Func tion ofRinseAid

Rinse ai dis a utomatica llyad deddu ring t hel ast rinse, ensu ringthoroughri nsing, and s pot andstreakfree drying.

As the rinse ai dd iminishes, the siz eo f the black dot

ont he ri nse ai d leve l ind ic ator cha nges ,as illus tra te db elow.

Full

3/4full

1/2full

1/ 4 f ull- S houl dref illt o elimin ates potti ng

Em pt y

When to Refill the RinseAid Dispenser

Ift hereis nor inse -aid warning li ght in t he contr olpanel, you can judge the a mou ntof rinse -aid byth ecolor

ofth eoptical leve l indi cator locate dne xtto the c ap.W hen the r inse -aid container isful l,the who le

indi cato r wil l beda rk.A sthe rins e-aid dim inish es, th esi zeof thed ark d ot decreases . You shou ldnev er l et

th e r inse aid get below 1 / 4 full .

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Attention!

On ly u se brand edrinse a id ford is hw asher.Nev er f illthe rin se aiddispe nser w ith anyoth ersu bstances

( e. g. Dishwashercleaninga gent, li quiddeter gent). T hiswou ld damaget he appliance.

Toopen the dispense r, turnthecapto the "open" (left) arrow andliftit out.

Pourt herinseaidintothed ispenser,being careful not tooverfil l.

Replacethec ap by inserting italignedwith "o pen" arrow andt urni ngitto the closed (right) arrow.

du ri ng t he nex t w as h.

Don 'tfo rget t o rep lace t hec apbef ore y ou close dis hwasherd oor.

C lean up any rinsea idsp li td uring f illing with ana bsorb ent clot h toavoide xcess ive foaming

Detergents

T here are 3s ortsof detergents

1 .With phosphate an dw ithchlorine

2.W ith pho sp hate andw it hou t chlorine

3 .Without phosphate an d withoutc hloride

Ba s ed o n thei r ch e mical comp osition, dish washer can be sp l i t in tw o ba sic ty pes:

The use of n or mal was hingprogramm es in con j unc t i on w i th concen trate d de tergents

reducespollutionandisgoodforyourdishes;thesewash programmesare speciallymatched

toth edir t-diss olvi ngpr opert ies of the enz ymes ofthe concentrated dete rgen t.For this reas on

no rmal wa shpr ogram me sinw hic hc onc ent ra ted d etergent sare used can achie veth es ame

resultsthatcanotherwiseonly beachieved using heavy program.

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Det ergent tabl ets o f diff erent brandsdi ssolv eat different speed s. Fo rthis rea son some

d et ergent tab le ts cannot dissolve and dev el optheir full c l ean ing power du ri ng s hort

p ro grammes . There fore pl ease u se l ong programmes wh en using detergent t abl ets, to

ensuret hec ompleteremova lof deterg ent r esidu als.

Concentrated Detergent

DetergentTablets

convent ional ,al kal inedet ergent sw ith caus ti ccomponents

low al kaline c oncentrated deter gents wit hnatura l enzy mes

Norm ally new pulverised det ergen tis w ithou tp hosph ate. The w ater softenerf unc tiono f

phosphat eis notgi ven. Inthis cas ewe reco mme ndto fill saltin thes altc ont ainer e ven w hen

theh ardn ess of wa ter i s only 6 dH .If d eterg ents with outp hosphate wer e used in c ase of hardw a ter

often whi tespotsa ppear atd ishes and gl asses. Inthis case please a dd m ore detergent tor each

b et ter r es ult s. Detergent s wi thou t c hl orine do onl y b l eac h a li ttle. S tr ong a nd coloured spo ts wi ll n ot

r em ove d c om pletely.In t hi s case pleasechoose a p rogramme wit h hi gh er Temperature.

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Detergent tabletsareonlyfor themodelswith 3in1 functionor3 in 1program.

Detergentsw ithits chemicalingred ients are necessary tor em ov edirt, crush dirt a ndtran sport it outof the dishwasher.

andd ry.

Don't putpowder detergent intot hedisp ense runtily ou're ready towash di shes .

Useonly det ergents pecif ic al ly made for use indis hwashers. Keepyo ur detergent fr esh

Pr oper Use of Deterge nt

Adjusting RinseAid Dispenser

Th e rins eaid disp ens er has fours ettings. The recommended settingis on "3 ".

Ifthed ishe sst ill ar e notd ry ingproper ly orarespotte d,adj ustt he dial tothe

next higher n um be r on "4".

Increase the doseif therearedropsofwater orlimespotsonthedishes afterwashing.

Re duce it if th ere ar estick ywh itish sta ins on y our d is hes or a blui sh fil mo ngla ssw ar eor

kni fe blades.

Amount ofDetergent to Use

The dispensermus tbe refilledbefore thestart ofeach washcyclefollowingtheinstructions

provi ded inthe Was hC ycleTable . You r dish washeru ses lessd eter gent and ri ns e aidth en

conv entio nal d ishwashe r.Ge ner ally, o nlyo neta blesp oon ofde terge ntis need ed for

anormal wash load. Also,moreheavilysoileditemsneed more detergent. Always addthe

detergen t just befo resta rting the dishwashe r,ot herw iseit could get dampand will not

dissolveproperly.

DetergentDispenser

Always addthe detergent jus tbefores tar tin geach washc ycle.

Onlyuse brandeddet ergentaid for dishwasher.

Ift helidi sclosed: press release b utton.The lid spri ngs open.

Deterg ent tabl et

Deterg ent powder

Fill thed eter gent d ispe nser with deter gent .

T he m arking in dica tes the dos i ng l eve ls , as

illust rate d on right:

The place c an l oad15g dete rgen t.

The pl ace c an load 2 5g detergent .

Pleaseobservethemanufacturersdosingandstorage

Rec ommenda tion sass tated ont hede tergentp ackaging .

Closethelidand press untilitlocksinplace.

Ifth edis hesa rehe avily soiled, place anad ditio nal

dete rgen t dos e in thep re-wa shd eter gent cham ber. This dete rgen twil l take eff ec t durin gth e pre -was h ph ase.

Fillin detergent

You findinformationabout the amountofdetergentfor thesingleprogramme onthe lastpage.

Ple ase awar e,tha tac cording to thel evel soi lin gand the specifich ardn ess o f wa ter d ifferences arep ossible.

Ple ase observeth ema nufa cturer'sr ecom men datio nson the detergent pac kagin g.

Dishwas her de terg enti s corros ive! Tak ec are to kee p itou t of r each ofc hildren.

Cutlery with woode n,hor n china or

mother -of-p ear l handles

Plast icite ms that are not

Older cutl ery with glu ed par ts that is not

temper ature resist ant

Bonded cutl ery items or dish es

Pewter or coop er ite ms

cr ys t a l glass

Steel item ss ubjec tto rusti ng

Wo oden pl atter s

Ite ms made f rom synthet ic fibre s

heat r esis tant

So met ypes ofglas ses can b ecome

dull af ter a larg enum ber of was hes

Sil ver and aluminiu mpar tshave a

tendency to dis col our durin gwas hing

Glazed pat tern sm ay fade if mac hine

washed fr equently

Are not suitable

Areof limited suitability

Usea m ild dete rgent thati sdescri beda s' kin dof dishes'.I f nece ssar y,se ek further

informat io n fr om detergent manufa ctur ers.

Forpartic ularit ems, sele ct a progr ammewi th as lowa temper at ure.

To pr event damage, don ot takeglassa nd cu tlery outof the dish washer im mediatel y

aftert hep rogrammeh as ended.

Cons ider buyin g ute nsils which ar e ident ified as dishwasher-pr oof.

Dis hes and items of cutlery mus tnot lie in side one anot her, o rcoverea ch o ther.

To av o id da mage tog lasse s,t heym ust nottou ch.

Loadlarge items whichare mostdifficult toclean intoth ebasket.

Lo ng bladed kniv es st ored inan upri ght positio nar eap otent ial ha zard !

Lo nga nd/o rsharpitems o fcutl ery s uch a scar ving kniv esmu st bepos ition ed

ho r izontally int h e bas ket.

Pl ease don otoverloa dyourdis hwasher. This i sim port ant fo rgo odre sults and for

re ason able ener gyco nsum e.

L oa d h ollow i tems su ch a s cups, glasse s, pans et c . With t he opening do wn war ds so that

wat er cannot col lect in the conta iner or a deepbase .

(For best pe rfo rm anc e o f the dishwash er, fo ll ow thes e lo ad in g guidel i nes.

Features and appearanceof baskets a nd cu tl ery baskets ma y var y f rom y our mo del.)

Scra peo ffany l arg eam ount soflef tov erfood. Soften rem nants of b urnt food inpans

It is not necessary to rinsethedishes underrunningwater.

Place object s i nth edishwas her i nfollowing way :

1.Items suchascups,glasses,pots/pans,etc. areface down.

2.Cu rved i tem s,or t hose wit hrec ess es,s houldbe loaded ata slant sothat water c anru noff.

3.Al lutensils ares tackedse curely and can not ti pov er.

4.Allutensils are placedin thewaythat the sprayarmscanrotated freely duringwashing.

Ve ry smal l ite ms should not be washed in the dishw as heras t hey coul d easily fa l l out of t he bas ket.

Position the dishes and cookware so that they will not get moved by the spray of water.

Loading the Basket

Plate racks of Basket

The basket is fitted with plate racks which

can be stowed horizontal if required.

Saucers

Serving bowl

Glasses

Cups

Oval platter

Dinner plates

Bread and

butter plates

Fruit bowl

Cutlery basket

Cutlerys hould be placedin the cutlery basket withhandlesat the bottom. If the rack has sidebaskets, thespoon

shouldbe loadedindividuallyi nto theappropriates lots, especially long utensi lss houl dbe plac ed inthe horizontal

positionat the front of theupper basket asshown.

Do not le tany item ex tend thro ugh bott om .

Al waysl oa dsh arp uten sils with the shar p point dow n!

Teaspoons

Di nner forks

Se rvin g for ks

Se rvin g s poo ns

Kn iv es

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settin gis recom men ded to Position 3.

Startingawashcycle...

1. Drawo utthebas ket( seet he se ctionentit led Loading theD ishw ashe r );

2. Pourin thedet ergent (see thes ectio n en titled Sa lt, D etergent andR inse Aid );

3.Inserttheplugintothe socket. Thepowersupplyis 120V/60 Hz;

4. Makesure thatthe water s uppl yis tu rned ont ofull pres sure;

5. Closethed oora ndp

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ress the button

Press theprogram b utton to s elect was h pro gram you need

7.Th enp resstheS tart/ Reset but ton, the dishwasherbeginsto s tart.

Heavy->Normal->Speed

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When y oup re ss th e St ar t/R es e t b ut tont o pause du r in g w ashin g ,

the prog ramlight willstop blinkingandthe dishwasherwill mooing

every mi nute u nl ess you p resst heStart/Resetbu ttontostar t.

Fornor mal lysoi le dl oads,

such as p o ts,p lates, g l a ss es

and lightlysoiled pans.

standard dai ly c yc l e.

For the heavie st soiled loads ,

such aspot s,pans ,c ass erole

dish esa nd d ishes that have

been sitti ngwi th dri edf ood

ont hem for awhi le.

Ashorterwashforlightly

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Pr e- wa sh 50

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Dr ying

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It is d an ge rou s t o ope n the doorwhe n w ashi n g, b eca us e th e hot wate r may s ca ld y ou.

Whe nthe wor kingc ycle has f inished,t hebu zzer ofdi shwa sher wil l soun d8s econ ds,thenst op. Turn o ff

thea ppliance using the ON/O FFb utt on, sh ut of f thew ater supp lyan d op enth e doo r of thed ishw asher.

Wait afew minut es befo reun load ingthe dishwa shert oavoidh andli ngth e dishesand ut ensils whilethey

are stillhot andmoresusceptible tobreakage.Theywillalsodrybetter.

Switch Off t heD is hwash er

,only inthiscasetheprogrammehasended.

1 .Swit ch off t he di s hwash er by pres sing the O N/OFF but ton.

2.Turn off the watertap!

eA ll th p ha se li ghtsa re off

Op en t he d o or c ar efu lly.

Hot di shesa rese nsiti veto k noc ks.The dishes shoul dth eref oreb e allo wed toco oldo wna roun d 15 min utes

be fore remo v ing f rom thea p plia n ce.

Op en t hedishwa sher 's doo r, leaveit ajar and wait a few minut es b efor erem oving the dish es.In this w ay they

will be coo l er an d the drying wi ll be improved.

Unl oading the d ishwash er

I t is no rm al that th e dis hw ashe r is w et i ns ide.

If youopen the doo rw hen washing, them ac hinewill pa use .Wh en y ou c lose the door ,

th emachinew illkeep on worki ng after 10 sec onds

Aforgotten d ish can be added any time before the detergent cup opens.

Addforgotten dishes.

Clos e the door

After the spray arms stop working,you can open the door

complete ly.

Ope n the door a little to stop the washing.

Premise:Yo ucan modify the washing program, When t hedishwas her just

runs for as hort t ime. Oth erwise, thede tergent may h ave alreadyb een

released,an dtheapplian cemay have already drained thewashw ater. Ifthis

is the case, the detergent dispensermu st be refilled (seethe s ection entitled

" Loadingthe Detergent " ).

To chang th e was hi ng pro gram, press t he star t/reset button t op au se th ew orkin g prog ram,

thenpress the programb uttonmoreth an 3seconds which you need,the washin gresume

The lights showthe state ofthe di shwa sher:

a)All lights off------------- ----------------- ----On stand by

b) O ne ofth e ghts on------------------- ---Beingpause d

c) O neofthe blinkin g---------------- ------Running

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Press the start/ reset button

Press the start/reset button, the dishwasher will run

after 10 secon ds.

The filterprev entlarger remn ants offo odor otherobjects from getti ngin sidet hep ump.

The filte r system c onsi s ts of a coarse f ilt er, a fla t (Main fi l ter)

an d a m ic r o fil t er (fine fi lte r ).

Food andsoil particlest ra pped byt his fi lter arepulv eri zedb y a

specia l jet onthe spr ayar mand washed downtod rain.

Mainfilter

Larger items, su c has pi ec esofbone or gl ass ,t hat could blo ck

the d rain are trapp ed in th e c oarsef il te r. To rem ove t hei tems

caught byt hef ilter,g ently squeeze thet ap on the top of this

filterand lift o ut .

Coar se filte r

This fi lte rhold ss oiland food resi due i nthe sum pare aand

prevents it from bei ng r edepos it o n the di shes du ring was h c ycl e.

Fi ne fil t er

Filter as sembly

The filte r ef fic i e ntly

For b est p erforman cean dre sul ts , thef ilter asse mbly must ber egul arly. thi sre ason , itis agood ide ato

remo veth el arger f oodp art ic lest rappingin the filter a fter each wash cyc leby rinsi ng the filte randcup unde r

run ningw ater. Tore mov ethe filter asse mbly,pull ont hecu pha ndl ei nthe upw ardd irec t ion.

remov es food p ar t icles from the wash water, allowing it to be re-c y cl a te d during t he cy cle.

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Ne verr un thedishwasherwithou tthe fil ters inp lace.

Th e dishwashermu st nev er be us ed wi thoutt he filters.

Improper rep lacement ofthe filtermay reducet he pe rformance leve lof theappli ance

anddamage dishes an dutensils.

If do it fro m step1 to step 3, the filter sys t em will be removed; Reverse o perate by placing the

main filte r ,then screw up the fine filter to finish installation

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The controlpanelcan be cleaned by usinga lightlydampened cloth and dry thoroughly.

The exterior use ago od app liancepolishw ax .

Never us es harpob jects, scouringpads or harshcleanerson anypart of thedishwasher.

ProtectAgainst Freezing

1.C ut offelec trica lpower tot hed ishw ashe r.

2.Turno ff the wat er supplyandd isconnectt hew ater inlet pipe from t hewater valv e.

3.D rain water from the inlet pipe an dwaterv alve. (Use a pan t oc at ch th e water)

4.R econnect thew ater inlet pipe to th e water va lve.

5.R emovet hefilte r at theb ottom oft he tub and us ea sponge tous eup water ins ump.

ple a setake f r os tp ro te ct ion mea su re s on d i shw as he r i nwinte r. E fter w as hin g c yc le s,

ple aseo pera te as f ollo ws

acht im e a

- Inspec t the filters for blockinge very timethedi shwasherhas been used.

- By uns crewingth ecoarsef ilter.y ouc anremov e the f iltersystem.Remov ean y foo dremnan ts an d

cleant hef il tersu nder runn ingw ater.

Remarks:

CleaningTheFilter

CleaningTheDoor

To clean the coarse filt er an d thef ine filter, use a cle aningbrush.R easse mb le thef ilter par ts as show n in thefi gures

i n the last pag e and r ein sert t heentire assembly i n the dis hwasher, positioning in its seat a nd pres sing dow nwar d.

Theentirefilter assembly shouldbecleanedoncea week.

When cleani n g t he fil t e r s , do n 't knock on t h e m. Ot h erwi s e, t h e fil t e r s coul d be

contortedandthe perfor mance of dishwas hercouldbe debased.

Toc le an th eedge aroundthe door, yous houlduse onl ya softwarm,

damp cloth.To avoid pen etrat ion ofwater intot hed oorlock and

electrical componen ts, do not usea sprayc leanerof any ki nd.

Nev er us ea s pr ay clean er to clea nt he door pane las i tmaydam aget he door lock

and electrical compone nts.

Abr asiveagent ors omepaper t owel should notb eus edbecause ofthe ris kof

scratchingor leaving spotso nthe stainless st eelsurface.

Ify our dishwasher cannotworkb ecau seof the ice,p lease con tact profe ssional service per sons.

Iti s r ecomme nd th at yo u ru n a wa sh cycle wi th the

dishwashere mpty and then remo ve th eplu gfro mt he

soc ket,t urn offthe wate rsupply and leave the dooro f

the appli anc e sligh tlyo pen. This will h elp t hedo or

seal s to ast l ong er an d pr ev ent odou rs from forming

withintheappliance.

Iftheappliancemustbemoved,trytokeepitinthe

vertic alpos it ion .If ab solu tely necessary, it ca nbe

positioned onitsback.

O neo f the factor sth at ca useodors toformi n the

d ishwashe r isf oodt hatremai ns tra pped inthe se als.

P eriodic cl eani ngwith ad amp spongewillpreven t this

from occurring.

Aft erev ery was h,t urn off the w ater supp ly tot he

applianc e andl eave the door sli ghtly open s o that

mois ture and odors a re not tr apped inside .

Be fore cl eaning or p erformi ngma inten ance, alway s

r emove the p lug from t he soc ket.

To clean th ee xte ri ora ndr ubber p arts of the di shw asher,

do not use solv ents or abrasiv e cleaning produc ts.

O nlyuse a clo th with w armso apy wat er.

To r emoves potso r stains f rom t hes urfac e oft he

inte rior, use a c loth da mpened with wat erw it ha li ttle

vi negar,o ra cleani ng product m ade spec ifical ly for

dis hwas he rs .

Af ter E v ery W ash

RemovethePlug

No Sol vents orAb ra siv e C lea ni ng

Moving theAppliance

Sea ls

Whenitisnotinneedforalongtime

Th ei nsta llation o f t he pipe s

an del ec t ri ca le qu i p men ts

should be done byprofessionals.

Elec trica lS hock H azard

Disc onnec te lect r ic al power bef or e

installingdishwasher.

Failuretodosocanresultindeath

or el ectr i ca lshoc k.

Th eins t a llat ion po sit ion of d is hwash er sho ul d b e near t he ex is ti ng in le t a nd d r a in

hoses and power cord.

Onesideofthe cabinet sinkshould bechosentofacilitatethe connection ofdrain

hoses o f th e dis hwa sher.

Cleanin g the Spr ayArms

The s pr ay arms can be easi l y remove d for p eri odic c l eani ng

oft he nozzles,to preventpo ssib lecl oggi ng.Wash t hem

und erru nning wa tera ndcarefu lly re place them i nt heir seat s,

che ckin g that the irr ota rym ovement is in noway impede d.

Gra spthe mi ddle of th e spray ar m,p ull it upwardsto remove

it.Wash thea rms unde ra je t of runni ngwater andr eturn them

carefully toth eirseat.After reas sembly,c heck that thes pray

arms turn fre ely.O ther wise, che ckthat th eyhav eb een

ins tal led c orr ectly.

Ensure the voltageand frequencyof the powerbeing corresponds to

those on th er ati ng plate. Onlyi ns er ttheplug intoan elec tri ca lsocketwhichis ear thed

properly.If thee lec tricals ocket towhich the appliance must b ec onnect edis not

appropriatefor the plug ,replacethe socket, rather thanusinga adaptors orthe likeas

they couldcauseov erheat ing a nd burns.

Plea selookat the rating lab el to know t he ratin g vol tage andc onne ctth edis hwas her t o the appr opr ia te po wer supp ly.

Us e th e re quire dfuse 1 0 amp, time dela y fuse or circuitb reak er r ecom me nded and pro vi de separat e ci r cu it s ervi ng

only this appliance .

This appli ance must be earthed. In the event of a malfunction or breakdown, earthing will redu ce the risk of

electr ic shock by prov iding a path of least resistance forthe electric current. This appliance is equipped with

a cord having an equipment-earthing conducto r and an earthing plug. The plug must be p lugged int o an

appropriate outlet that is instal l ed and earthed in accordance with a ll local standards and requirements.

For personal safety:

DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD OR AN ADAPTER PLUG WITH THIS APPLIANCE.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE THE EARTHING

CONNECTION FROM THE POWER CORD .

for persona l safety:

DO NOT USEAN EXTENSION CORD OR ANADAPTER PLUG WITH THIS APPLIANCE.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE THE

FROM THE POWER CORD.

EARTHING

CONNECTION

I mproper conne ction of the equipment earthing conductor can resul t i n the risk of an

electric shock.

Check with a qualified electrici an or service representative if you are in doubt whether the

appliance is properly earthed.

Do not modify the plug provided with the appliance. If the plug does not fit properly to the

outlet, please have a qual ified electrician to ins ta ll a proper outlet.

and t he sides, al ong the adj ac ent c abinet s or wa ll. Th e dishwas her i s equ ip pe d with water s upply

Posi tion the ap pliancei n thedesi r ed l oc atio n. The ba ckshoul d res t agains t the wall be hi nd it,

a ndd r ai nh oses tha t can bepo si ti oned t ot he righ tor th elef tto facilitateproper insta ll atio n.

Yourdi shwashercomes equipped with a'quickconnec t' assembly (includes inlet and drainhose).The

faucetadapter must beinstall edon the faucetb eforeyoucanconnect thedishwasher.This adapter is

in cluded insi deyour dishwasher.The faucetadapteriscompatiblewith faucets inclusiveof eithermale

(outside) orfemale (inside) threaded faucet connections.

In or der to avo id that there is mor ew ater st aying i nthe inle thos e, ple ase clos ethe faucet afte r u sing.

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Screw the faucet adapteronto(or into) thefaucet tap.Ch eckfor leaks (use Teflon tape toeliminateif

necessar y).

Co nnect the si x- sid ed c on nect ion o f t he d rai n h ose to t he d rai n p o rt c o nnect i o n o n the b a ck o f t he

dishwashercabinet. Don ot ove r- tighten(to avo iddamaget othre ads).

Conne ctthe star-shape dconnectio nof the inlet hosetothe inlet port onthe back of the dish washer

cabinet .Donotove r-tigh ten (to avoid damageto threads).

Conne ctthe circularconnectionof thed rainhose onto the long er(bo ttom) maleconnection on the quick

co nnect .

Conne ctthe circularconnectionof thein let hoseon to the shorter(top )maleconnectiononthe quick

co nnect .

Attac h thequickconne ctont othefaucet adap ter,by pulling downthe outer lockin gcollar on thequick

con nec t, w hile pushi n g t h e q uic k co n n e ct upwa rd o nto th e fa uc et a d ap te r.

W h en t he q u ic k c o nne ct sna p s on t o t he fau ce t a d apt er,r ele ase t he lo ck ing c o l lar. Ver if y the c o nn e ction

is secure.

Slowly ope nthehotwaterline and check forany signofwaterleaksa tall hosec onnections. If leaksare

located, immediately close the water supply and repai rtheh oseconnections.

Impo rtant

WARNING

1.Onceyouopen thew ater s upplyline,(even if it is closedimm ediately thereafter), theinlethose will be

pressurized.

2.To relieve waterpressure f rominside the inlet hose, (makesure thewaterline (faucet)is clos ed ): press

and holdtheredpressurerelief bu tton on the quick connectuntil the f low of waterstops.

Shutoffthe wat er supply at thefaucet.

Disconne ct the powe rsupplycord

NOT E :

Hard wate r con d itions w il l a dve rsely affe ct t he w ashing performan ce of your dishw ashe r. H ard

wat er c on d iti ons w ill als o c ont ri bu te t o'lim e' ( white fi lm su bstanc e) depos its and/ or 'sc ali ng' o n the

stain less s tee l s urfac e of the d is hwas her tub and he ate r eleme nt , l ocated i n the sum p und erne ath

the removable filter screen.To a ssist in minimizing theseconditions, itis recommendedto

periodicall yoperate/rinsetheinside of the dishwasher(empty) using 1 cup of whitevinegarat least

once aweek.

Disconnecting your Dishwas her

FAILURE TORELIEVEWATER PRESSURE, BEFORE DISCONNECTINGTHE QUICK-CONNECT

FROMTHE FAUCET, WILLRESULTIN BACK-PRESSUREOVER-SPRAY.THE TEMPERATUREOF

INC OMING WATER CANBE VERYHOT,AND BACK-PRESSURE OVER-SPRAY CO UL DCAUS E

SEV E RE BU RN SAND/O R S CAL D IN G.

DO N O T LET CH I LDR E N DI SC O N NECT T H E DI S H WAS H ER ; CL OSESU P E RV ISI ON OF C H IL D REN I S

ALWAYS I MPOR TANT AROUNDAPPLI ANCES.

DANGER

Th efol lo wi ngt hing ssho ul d be c he c ked b ef o re star ting t he d is hwas her.

The d is hwasher is le vel andfi xed prope rly

Th e inlet v a lve is ope n

There is a le ak a ge at t h e co nnec t i ons of the co ndu ct s

The w ir es ar etig htly co nnected

Thepowerisswitchedon

Thei nlet and d rain hos es are kn o t ted

All packi ng mat er ials an d printing s sho uld betake n out f rom the di shw asher

Th e co n tent o ft h is ma nual i s v ery he lpfu l to t he us ers .

Af ter in s tall atio n,ple a se ma k esu re t oke e p t his m a nual.

Fuse blown, or the

circuit breaker tripped.

Replace fuse or reset circuit break er. Remove any other

ap pliances sharing the same circui t with the dishwasher

Spilled rinse-aid

Always wipe up ri nse-aid spil ls immedia tely.

Hard water minerals

The affected items are

not corrosio n resistant.

The lid of softer

is loose.

The sp ay arm is

knocking against

an item in a basket.

Item of crockery

are insecure

in the wash cabinet.

This may be caused

by on-site installation

or the cross-section of

the piping.

Aprogrammewasnot

run after dishwasher

salt was added.

Traces of salt have

got into the washcy le.c

To clean the interio r, use a damp sponge with

dishwasher deterg ent and wear rub ber gl oves.

Ne ver use any oth er cleaner than dishwasher

de tergent for the risk of foaming or suds.

Alwaysrun the Quick wash program me.

without any crockery inthe dishwasher and

without selecting the Turbo function (if presen t),

after adding dishwasher sal t.

Ch eck the lip .Ensure the fix is fine.

Interrupt the programme, and rearrange the items

which are obstructing the sp ay arm.r

Interrupt the programme,

an d rearrange the items of cr ockery.

This has no influence o n dishwasher function .

if in dou bt, contact a sui tabl y qualif ied pl umber.

Detergent with

colourant was used.

Make sure that the detergent is the one without

colourant.

Improper detergent

Make sure th e dishwasher is turned on and the door is

closed securely.

Cl osed dishwasher making sure that door latches.

Make sure th e power cord is properly plugged into the

wall socket.

Power supply is not

turned on.

Door of dishwasher

not properly closed.

Kink in drain hose

Filter clogged.

Kitchen sink clogged.

Check drain hose.

Check coarse the filter .

(see section titled )" Cleaning The Filter "

Check kitchen sink to make sure it is draining well.

If problem is kitchen sin k not draining ,y ou may need

a plumber rather than a serviceman for dishw asher.

Use only the special dishwasher detergent to avoid

suds. If this occurs , open thedishwashe r and let suds

evaporate. Add 1 gallon of co ld wa ter to the tub. Close

an d latch the dishwasher, then Start the "soak" wash

cycle to drain out the water .Repeat i f necessary.

Technical

problems

General

problems

Noise

The dishes were not

loaded correctly.

See notes in " Loa ding the Dishwa sher Baskets ".

Select a more intensiveprogramme.

See" Wash Cycle Table ."

Use more detergent, or change yo ur detergent.

Rearrange the items so that the sp ay can rotate freely .r

Clean and/or fit the filter combination correctly.

Cl ean the sp ay ar m jets. See "Cle aning the Spray

Arms".

Use less detergent if you have soft water and select

a shortest cycle to wash the glassware and to get

them clean.

Use a mild abrasive cleaner to eliminate those marks.

Re-loading the dis hes p roperly.

Lo ad the dishwasher as suggested in the directions.

Increase the amount of ri nse-aid/R efill the rinse-aid

dispenser.

Do not empty your dishwasher immediately a fter

washing. Open the door slight ly so that the ste am can

escape. Begin unloadin g the dishwasher only once t

he dishes are barely wa rm to the touch. Empty the low

ba sket first. This p revents water form dr oppin g off

dishes in the upper basket.

In short progr ammes the washing temperature is lower .

This also lowers cleaning perf ormance. Choose a

program me with a long wash i ng time.

Water drainage is more difficult with these items.

Cutlery or dishes of this type are not suitable for

washing in the dishwasher.

The programme was

not powerful enough.

Not enough detergent

was dispensed.

Item are blocking

thepathofspayarms.r

The filter combination

in the base of wash

cabinet is not clean or

is not correctly fitted.

This may cause

the sp ay arm jets

to get block ed.

Combination of soft

water and too much

detergent.

Aluminum utensils

have rubbed against

dishes.

Dishes block

detergent cups.

Improper loading

Too little rinse-aid

Dishes are removed

too soon.

Wrong programme

selection

Using cutlery with

a low-quality coating

If overflow occurs, turn off the main water supp ly befo re calling a service.

If there is water in the base pa n because of an overfill or small leak,

thewatershouldberemovedbeforerestartingthedishwasher.

Unsatis

-fa ct ory

washing

re sult

Unsatis

-fa ct ory

drying

re sult

When som e malfunctions come on, the a pplianc e will di splay error codes to warn you:

Longer inlet time.

Faucets isnot opened, or waterintake is restricted,

or wa ter pressure is too low.

Some element o f di sh washer leaks .

Overflow.

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RCA RDW3208 User manual

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Model: RDW3208

Category: Dishwashers

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