Fagor America LFA-45X User manual

Brand: Fagor America

Model: LFA-45X

Category: Dishwashers

Type: User manual

Safety Information

Operating Instructions

Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Dishwasher Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Wash Cycle Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Rinse Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Using an all in

one . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Loading the Dishwasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Cutlery Basket .. ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Filtering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Caring for the Dishwasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Racks

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Troubleshooting Tips

Dishwasher Features

Write the model and serial numbers here:

Model: LFA-45X

Serial#

Instruction Manual

43 Moonachie Rd.

Hackensack, NJ 07601

For technical support or repairs call: 1.877.743.2467

For general information or inquiries call: 1.800.207.0806

ErrorAla rm

Er rorc ode son th ed ispl ay w ill in for my o u o f

p ro bl e ms wit h th e d is hw as h er.

St ainl ess St eelTub

TheStainlessSteeltubofthe dishwasher is

madeof toughanddurablesteel that is

resistanttostaining.

RinseAid Warning Indicator

Wh en t h e ri ns e ai ds in the m ac hin e be gin to

ru n l ow, an al e rt on t he pa ne l wi ll be c lea rl y

displayedinforming you torefillthem.

This w ill ens ur e th e uni t w ill o pe rat e a t

optimum performance.

Time Delay feature

This allows thestartof the to be

between3/6/9/12 hours,

program delayed

Th e T ime D e l ay featu r e

allowsyoutoprogramthedishwasheratyour

convenienc e,savingyou time andmoney.

The manufacturer may make modifications without

giving prior notice.

The F agor Model LFA-45X has seve ral characteristics which separat eit f rom the competi tion.

TheseAre :

6 Dishwashing Programs

Depending onyourcleaning needs, youca n

choose any ofthe 6 pre-programmedc ycles to

better clean yourdishes.ChoosefromAll in 1,

Heavy, Normal,Light, Rinseand Speed.

This appliance must be grounded. In the event

of a malfunction or breakdown, grounding will

reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a

path of less resistance

T his appli ance is equipped with an

equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding

plug.The plug must be plugged into an appropriate

outlet that is installed and grounded in accordance

with all local codes and ordinances.

to the electrical currents.

Improper connection of the equipment-

grounding conductor can result in a risk

of electric shock. Check witha qualified

electrician or service represent ative

the appliance is properl y grounded.

Do not modif y the plug provided with the

appliance.

to ensure

that

If the plug does not fit the outlet,

contact a qualified el ectrician to install a proper

outlet.

Keep child away f rom

child away from the open door of the dishwasher ,

there could still be some detergent left inside.

detergents and rinse aids. Keep

Do not abuse, sit on, or stand on the door or dish

rack of the dishwasher.

Do not touch theheating element during or

immediately after use.

Do not wash plastic items unless they are marked

dishwasher safe. For plastic

check the manufactur recommendatio ns.

items not marked,

er's

Useonlydetergentand rinseadditivesdesigned

foran au tom ati c dishwas her. Nev eru se s oa p,

laundry deterge ntor han dwa shin gd etergent

inyourdishwasher.Keepthese products out of

reach of c hil dren .

During installation, the powersupplymustnot

bee xce ssiv ely o rd ange rously be nto rf la ttened.

The d oo rshould n ot be l eft i n th eo pe n p osit i on

sincethiscould present atrippinghazard.

Do not tamperwith int ernalcontrols.

Do not operate your dishwasher unless all

enclosure panels are properly in place. Open the

door very carefully if the dishwasher is operating,

the re is a risk of water squirting out.

Do not place any heavy objects or stand on the door

when it is open as this could damage the door and

cause the appliance to tip forward.

Whenloading items tobe washed:

1)L ocate sh arp i tem s so t hat they ar e not like ly to

dama ge the door sea l.

2)L oad sharp kn ives wit h the handles up t ore duce

the risk ofinjuries.

When us ing y our dishw ash er,

heat ing e leme nt.

make sureno plastic

item scomein contact with the

If th e cord is damag ed, i tmust b e

repl aced by servic eag ent or a similarl y

qualified person.

power s upp ly

a qual ified

Plea se d ispose of pack ingm aterials properl y.

Use the dishwasher only for its intended function.

When disposing of an old dishwasher, be sure to

remove the door before discarding.

Th e appl ian ceis not inte nde d for use by y oung

chi ldre n or in firm person swit hout sup er vision.

Dishwasher dete rge ntsa res tronglya lkal ine, they

can be e xtremely da ngerous i fsw allo wed.Avoid

con tact wit h ski n and eye s andkeepchild ren awa y

from the dishwasherwhenthedoor isopen.

Be sure to keep children away from the d ishwasher.

Checkth at the detergent recepta ble isemptyafter

completionofthewash cycle.

Toget the best p erforma nce from y ourdish wash er,read all o per ating ins tructions bef oreusi ng

itfor the first time.

UpperRack

Spr ayArms

Low er Rack

Water So f t e ner

Detergent Dispenser

Cutlery B asket

MainFilter

Cup Sh e lf

R inseA id Dispen se r

Coarse Filter

InletValve

Ju nction Bo x

On/ Off Indic ator:Letsyouknowwhenthe

dishwasher is on or off.

START/PAUSE Button

: This butt on s tarts the

sele cted cycle. I tcan also be use dto pause a

cycl ein process.

War n i ng Ligh t

: This i ndi cator wil l signal w hen

therinse aid n eedsto be refilled.

On/OffButton

: Turns the syst em on and off.

Pro gram S el ector: U se th is button to select

whic h w ashi ng prog ram yo u wan tt o us e.

Pro gram I ndicat ors

: Theselights show which

washingprogramis in use.

Delay

:Usethisbuttonto

set y o ur t im e del a y.

Tim eDe lay /Washing P hase Sta tu s

:When

us i ng the t i me d ela y fun ct ion, th e indi cator

light willshowtheamountoftime selected.

Sim ilarly w hen th e sy ste m is in useth i sw il l

showwhich portion of the cycleis in operation .

Error inthetemperaturesensoror malfunction

o f th e he ati n g elem ent i tself .

Possible wirin ge rror/shortcircuit ortemperature

s ens ori s inop erative.

Incomple tee lectrical circu itor temperature

s ens ori s inop erative.

Heatingistakingtoolong/not

reachi ng ne cessary te mperature

Temperature sensor not working

Water is no tf lowing fast e noug h

Valvesare closed ,inl etpipemaybeblocked or

notconnected,home waterpressureistoo low.

Fo r loads

such as ,

and lig htly soiledpans.

dailycycle.

pots

normal ho u s e h ol d

plates, glasses

Standard

For lightlysoiled loadssuch

as and

lightly soiledpans.

plat es, glasses, b owl s

For t he hea viest

loads suchas p ots, pans,

casseroledishesand

thathavebeen sitting w it h

driedfood on the mfor a

whi le.

or mostsoiled

plates

Ashorter washfor lightly

s o il e d lo a ds tha t d o n o t

need dr ying.

Pre-wash

Pre-wash (50 )

Was h (5 3 )

Rinse

Rinse (65 )

Dryin g

℃

122°F

127°F

149°F

Pre-wash

Was h (5 3 )

Rinse

Rinse (67 )

Dryin g

℃

127°F

154°F

Was h (5 0 )

Rinse

Dryin g

Pre-wash

Rinse

(60 )

℃

122°F

140°F

Pre-Wash

Was h

Rinse (55 )

Dryin g

(5 0 )℃

℃

122°F

131°F

1:45

1:30

2:00

0:55

4.6

3.65

3.67

2.7 5

For rinsingp artial l oads that

wil lb e wa shed lat er. Do not

use detergentwith this cycle.

This cycle doesnotinclude

heateddry.

0:25 1.9

3.7

2:10

For allsoiled loads s uch as

dishes

and dish e st h at h ave been

sitti ngw ithd riedf oo d on

them for a w hile.

pots , pa ns, cas serole

Pre- wash

wa sh 53 )

Ri nse (67 )

Dryi ng .

℃

127°F(

154°F

Light

Heavy

Normal

Spee d

All-in-1

Rinse

(AHAM)

Pre-Wash

When w illd isplay err orc odes t owar nyou:malfun ctionoc cur, the d ishwash er

The S peed ligh t

fl ick e rs

TheRinselightandSpeed

light flick er

Th e an d Ri nse light

fl ick e r

Ligh t li ght

The , R inse l ight

and Speed l ight f licker

Ligh t li ght

Yes

Please keepdishwashing liquidout of the

reach of childrenas it isvery dangerous

fo r them t o cons ume.

To remove hard water ,

Ru nd ishe sthroug ha n or mal w ash pro gram.

Removeallmetaldishware,suchascutlery,pans,etc.,

fr o m th e dishw ash e r.

Donotadddetergent.

P our tw o cup s of into a bow l and set the b owl f a c e

up on t he l owe rrac kof the dish was he r.

stains try thefollow ings tepsin this order:

whit e vin egar

U se o nly det ergen tsp ecificall ym a de f or u se in dis hwa sher s.

Keep yourd etergent f resh and dry.

Plea se d onotst ore

detergen t in d ispe nse run til ready to us e.

The ri nse aid i srel eas edd uring t he final ri ns e to prev ent

wate r f ro m fo rming dropl ets on you r dishes t hatc anl eave

spots and streaks.Italsoimproves dryingby allowing

water to"sheet"offthedishes.

Your dis hwas hers are desig ned tou sel iquid rins eaid s.

The ri nse aid di spe nser is loca tedi nside the doo rnex tt o

the d etergent dispense r.To fill thed isp enser, op enth e

capandpourtherinseaidintothedispenseruntilthe level

indic ator t urn s comple tely bl ac k.The di spense r holds

about of liquid rinse aid.

Bec areful no tt oo verfi ll th e dispe nser, cause

over Wipe aw ay any

spill swith a damp cloth.Don'tforget to replacethe

befo re you cl ose t he dish was herd oor.

3.4oz(100ml)

as th is can

sud sing of the

dispe n ser cap

If your house hold wat eri ss oft , you may not need add itional

r ins e agents i n yo u r water a s i t may caus e a wh i te fi lm

around your d ishe s.

de ter gent in the unit.

To op en t h e dis pe ns er, tu rn th e ca p to t he " ope n" ( left )

ar row and lif t

Po urth erin se a id in tot hed ispe nse r,be ing care ful

not tooverfill.

the cap by inser ting ital ignedw ith "open "

arrow a nd t urni ngit to t hec lose d(r ight)

cap u pun tilop en.

Re turn

arr ow pos itio n.

Button

Indicator

Dispen ser cap

A djustable sett ing

Adjustable setting

Note: Please use on ly the r ecommenced amount ofdi shwashing l iquid when w ash ingy ou rdi shes.

The d etergent d ispe nsermu stbe refi lled before the s tarto f each w ash cyc le .Pleas efo llow the manual instr uct ions

pro vided i n the" Wash C ycle Tabl e" o npage 4 .

As a rul eof thumb, y ou g ene ra lly only nee do ne tablespoo nof dish was hing de tergent for a no rmal h ousehol dwa sh

load. F orm ore heavil ys oiled items p leas ere fer to t he instruct ions on y our deterge nt p ackaging .Please make sure

to a ddt he d eter gentj ustbe fo re st art ingt he dishwa sher.

Plea sef ollo w the instruct ion s on the b ack ofth ed eterg en t pack agi ngfor th epro per amount of d et er gent t ou sefo rt he

t yp e of lo ad you h ave. The amo u nt o f d et er ge nt c an var y de pe ndi ng o n the hardn ess of y our wa te r. To d ete rmine you r

waterconsistency,please contactyourlocalwater company.Generally,the harder thewater, themoredetergentyou

wil l need to u se.

Am easu red amo unt of ri nse aidi s release ddu ring the final r inse to ass isti n rinsing dishes

prop erly, k eeping the mresi due an dstr eak free.As wit hde tergent, the am ounto f rinsea id

needed for y our dishes dep ends on th ehar dness of the wate ri n yo urar ea. I f you hav eve ry

soft ho useho ld w ater, y ou ma y ne edto dilut eor omit the ri nse aid.

The ri ns e aid dis penseri sd esigned w ithf our set ting s. Please begin your wash cycles wit h

the dispense rset on se tt ing2 . If s pot sa nd str eaks a re evi dent, incr ease the amoun tof

rinse a id dispen sed in the mac hin eby removi ng th e dispen ser lid a ndr otati ngthe di al to set ting

3. If the dishes still are n otdryi ng properly or a res potted , in crease th edial t o sett ing 4.

Detergent Usage

As t he ri ns e ai d dim i nishes , t he s ize o f t h eblack dot on t he r i n se

aid level indic at o r changes, a s illust rat ed b el ow.

Full

3/4full

1/2full

1/ 4full-Shouldrefillto eliminatespotting

Empty

Indicator

When t he dis hwa sher beg inst oru nou to f rinse aid ,the rins eai d dis penser i ndic ato r will show a decre ase in t hes ize o f

t he b la ck dot.A s the r inse aid int hedi spenser diminish esthe size o fthe bl ack dot d iminishes. Yo us hould nev er let the

rinseaid getbelow1/4full.

UsinganAll-in-One detergent pod

TheA ll-in- One wash p ro gramcan be use dw hen usi ng an all -in-one d etergen t pod in stead of s ep arate de te rgents.

Th is pro gr ams hould be u sed onlyw henu sing ana ll-in-one det er gent p od. Using al l-in -o ne dete rgen t

podson otherprograms maycauseinconsistentresults.

1. Plac ethe all in on et ablet cont ain er in the upper ba sket as show nbel ow.

2. Rotateth eup per spray arma ndchang ethe locatio nof thecontainer toensureflow ofwater from the uppera rm

is no t blo cked.

3. Inse rt the t ab let i nt ot hec ontainer, t he n in itiate the progr am .

The u pper r ack is d esig ned t ohold more d elic at e and li ghter dis hware suc has gl asses, plates, small b owls a nd

shall owpan s(asl ong as the yare n ott oo dir ty).

Posit ion the di shes an dco okware so that t hey do not g etmove db yt hespray of w ater.

small

The h eigh tof the upper rack can be chan ged by pla cing di fferent siz ed w heels o nthe rai ls.

Pots, serving b owls, et c., must al waysb ep lac ed

Deep pots s ho uld be s lanted to allow wat ert o fl owout .

Theb ottom rack

facing do wn.

featur es

1Cups

3Glasses

2Saucers

Serving bowl

Fruit bowl

Dinner pl ates

Cutlerybasket

Breadand butter p lates

Serving plate

Wer ecommend t hat yo up lac e larg eite mswhic har em ost di ffi cult to cl eanon the l owerr ack: pots ,pans, li ds,

serving di shes and bow ls ; ass hown in the f ig ureto the r ight.

We r ecommend pl acing se rvingd ishes and lids on the si de of the racks i nor derto avoi db lock ing t he r otation

of the top spraya rm.

fold ov ert inerow st hat can be used on la rger pot sand pa ns.

Cutle ry c ut le ry

hor i zon t ally

sho uld b e p la ce d i n the bas ket with h an d les a tt he b ot t om . E s pecial ly l ong ut en sils s hou ld be p laced

atthe frontof the upp er rack.A ll knives andsharputensilsshould be placedintothecutlery basket with

blades facin gdownso as to avoid injury.

Sl ightly ope nth e dishw asher door to stop th ewa shing

cyc le.

Once th ew ashing s pray arm ss topm ovi ng,yo uca no pen

thedishwasherdoorcompletely.

Add a dditiona ldis hes ,gla ss es or cook ware on toth e

dishwash ing r ack .

Close t he di shwasher door, the washer w ill con tinue

its cy cle after 10 seco nds.

M ake sure the p lug is inserte d in t o theofthe dishwas her properwall o utlet.

Ma k es u re th at th e wat er su p ply i st ur ne d on t o ful l p ress u re.

Close the door, presstheON/OFFbutton,the ON/OFFlight will turnon.

Pre

ss the"Prog.button" to select the"WashCycle" (See

the sectionentitled "Wash. Cy c l e Tabl e ") .

O pen the door, pr es s " Prog "

(S ee t he sec tion ent itled " Start ing a Wash Cy cle " ).

and h old the but ton fo r3 s eco nds to can cel th eru nning cyc le. O nce the cu rren twas hcy cle

has be enf ully de programmed, refill your deterge ntdi spens er, close t he door a nd se lect your new wa shc yc le

P ress the b u t ton, t he washin g w ill s ta rt afte r t en sec ond s.START/PAU SE

Teaspoons

Soup s poons

Salad Forks

Servingfork

Serving spoon

Kni ves

Dinner forks

Ple ase make sur esi lve rware doe snot s ti ck

out ofth eba ske t as i tca nca use harm

whe nun loa ding .

Load d ish es, b owl s,gl asse san d/o r pots into the dis hwasher.Ple ase see t he "Lo a di ng Dis hwa she r"

secti onin t hem an ualf orlo adingan da rrangeme nt d etail s.

Po ur i nsu gges ted amount of d eterg ent ( se e De terg ent a nd R ins eAid section sf or sug ges tions ).

O nce the d is hwash er has beg unit s cycle, i t can only be cha nge d if th ed ishwash ingd ete rgent ha sno tyet been releas ed.

I fith as b een released , fol low t heb elow instruc tion s.

Once t h e w a shi n g cy cl e is complete and the dis h w as her has st opped, a n alar m will go o ff for a bout 8 s ec on ds i nfor m ing

y ouo f cy clec ompletio n.A ttha t mo ment, th ed ishwashe r wi ll go into stan d-b y mo de, inwh ich the unit is st illon with no

pr og ra mrunni ng. We r ec o mme nd that you man uall ysh utth e uni toff and wai t about 1 5m inut esb efor e unload ingy our

dish es, givin g t ime for th e dishes to cool off a n d fully d ry.

You can eas ily ad da dish to the was hin gcycle anyti me be fore the deter gent cup opens t o relea sethe deter gent. P lease

followthedirectionsbelow:

Pleas et ake c au tion w hen opening the dish wa sher while in w ashing mode,t hew ater isex tremely hot and may bur nyou.

Pleas eke ep k ids away fro mth edishw asher wh ile in wa shin gm ode.

Coa rse fil te r

Larg eri tems,s uch a sp ieces of b one or gl ass, t hatco uldcl og the d rain are t rapped

in t h e co ar se f il te r. To re mo ve a n i tem caught i n this fi lt er, gently s q uee ze t h e t abs

ont op o ft his filte ran dl iftit out .

F or yo ur c on veni ence, we ha ve p la ced the drain pu mp and filte ri ng s yst e m wi thi n e as y re ach in si de the tu b.

Th er eare thr eec omp one nt so f the filt ering sy stem : the ma infi lter, the coar sefi lter, and the fine filter.

Fine filter

This filter hol dss oilr esidu ein the sump area it f rom bein gred eposited

onto t hed ish esd uring a c ycle.

preventing

Mainfilter

Food partic lest rapp ed b yt hisf ilter a re by a special j et on the l ower

spr ay a rm a ndwash edd own t he drai n.

brokendown

Step Turn thefilterin andlift itup.：1 c oun terc lockwise

St ep Li f tth e Mai n filt erup：

Step LifttheFinef ilterup：

Please f ollow ste ps1 t hrough 3 in orde rt oremove the filter syst em.

In ord ert oreinst all, p lease per form the st epsi nrev erseo rder.

ProtectingAgainst Frozen Pump Damage

1. Cut o ffth eelectr ica l pow ert o the di shwashe r.

2.Turnoffthewatersupplyanddisconnect thewaterinletpipefromthe watervalve.

3. Dr ain the water from the i nl et pi pe and wate rval ve.( Usea pan to c atch t he wate r)

4. Reco nnectt he w ater inle tpi peto the wat erv alve .

5.Removethefilteratthebottomofthetubanduseaspongetosoakupwaterin thesump.

I tis im portant top rotect your p umpsfr omf rozen w ater dam age c aused by th e d rop of interna lhom ete mp eratu re.

I fyour home tem perat ure goes below 34 for a long perio dof time, you can ha veice build in the lines and arou nd

t he motors. Have you rpl umbe rfol low theb elow ste psi f you w aterpi pes fre eze.

°F

Cleaning the SprayArms

I fyour dis hwasher workb ecaus eo fice,does not

pl ease con tact professi onal ser vice person s.

It i s neces s ary to clean t h e sp r ay a rms reg ular l y

in ord er to prevent th e

c lo gg ing o f t h e j et s and bearings from har d w a ter c hemica l s.

Toremovetheupper sprayarm,turnthenutclockwise and removethe arm.

To remove the l ower spray arm, pull it upw ard.

Wash th earms insoapywarm wateranduse a softbrushto

cleanthejets.Replacethem afterrinsing themthoroughly.

Neveruse aspray cleanerto cleant hedoorpanel it coulddamage the doorlockand electricalcomponents.as

Tocle an t he a s oft, dam p ra gedges of the dishwasher door,

to w ipe ar ou n d the unit.

Be sureto into thedoorandontoanyof theelectrical

components.It is bestnotto usespraycleaners onthe dishwasher. Itis alsobest

nottouse abrasive cleaners orscouring pads onthe outer surfac eof thedishwash

eras theytendto scratch andleave marks.

preventthewater from seeping

After ev er y wash, leav ethe doo rsl ightl yaja r so

moi st ure an dod or sare not trap ped

insideth e

was he r

Priortoany cleaningormaintenancetothe

dishw ash er, i ti sr ecomme nced tha tyo udis connect

the unit fr om the e lectrical soc ke t for saf ety.

Ifyoushouldgoonvacation,werecommendthatyou

followthebelow proc eduretokeeptheunitinitsbest

shap e. R un

out let.

awash cycle with the dishwasherempty

and t he n remov e t h e pl ug fro m the Tur n of f th e

water su pply and leave t he do or o f th e appl ia nce

slightlyajar.Thiswill helpthesealslast longerand

prevent odo rs fro mf ormi ngw ithin the appl iance.

If the be moved, try tokeep

i nthe vert ica l position. If a bso lute lyn ecessary,

itcanbepositionedonitsback.

dish wa sher nee dsto i t

One of th emany factors w hi ch can

seals of th e

di s hwa she r.

cause odorsto form

inthedishwasher is food trappedinthe

Periodic clea ning wit ha d amp spo nge will

pr e ven t t hi s fro m occu rrin g.

This dishwa sher is des igne d for o peration o n an ade quately wire dindi vidual 1 20VAC,60Hz .Use

copper w ire only. Tim ed elay fuses or c ircuit provide

circuit s er ving on ly this app liance.

r ecom mend ed 15

amp fu ses and are r ecom mended a sthey as epa rate

When in stallin gt he di shwasher, be sure not t o insta llit di re ctl y in f ront o ft he

outlet it wi ll b ep lug ged into as this willb lo ckacc ess to it. P le ase re fer to the i nstallation manua l.

breakers

After makingsure thevoltageandthe frequencyvaluesforthe currentinthehome

cor respo nd to those on t he rating plate a ndthat the electr ica l syst em i ssi zed t or the

ma ximu mv olta ge on the r ating plate ,i nsertt he p lug into

If the el ectrical the plu g,r epl acet he usin g

a a dapt ors as th eyc ould ca useoverhe ating and bu rn s.

a proper lyg rounded elect rical

out let. outlet is not s uited f or outlet ins teado f

W hen cle anin g

werecommendthatyoudonot use

the exterior and rubbe rpar tso f the

dishwasher, use

s o lve nts or abra siv e cl eani ng p roducts. Rat h er, use

onlya clothandwarm soapywater.

To remove spotso r st ainsf rom the surface oft he

i n terior,u s e a clo th damp en ed with wa t er a n d a l ittle

w hite vine gar, or a cleanin gpr oductm ade spe cific ally

for di shwashe rs.

Blown fuseor circuit

br eak er cut of f

Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker. any other

appliances sharing the same circuit with the dishwasher

Disconnect

Noise can be crea ted b y th e spray a rms sprayin g wa ter,

dishes movi ng ort hed eter gen tcup opening .

Utensils are not secure

in the baskets or

something small has

dropped into the basket

M ake sure ever yt hing isse cure di nt he dishwasher.

Motor hum

Dishwasher has not beenusedregularly. If you do not use

that you run the

shortest wash program once every week. This will keep the

seal moist avoid the motor from making noises.

your dishwasher often, we recommend

and help

Improper detergent

Spilled rinse agent Always wipe up rinse agent spills immediately.

Detergent with

colorant was used

Make sure that the detergent colorant .do es not contain

Rinse agent dispenser

is e mpty

Make sure that the rinse agent is filled.dispenser

Improper pro gram

Improper rack loading Make sure that the detergent dispenser and spr a y arms

are not blocked by large dishware.

1Extremelyhardwater

2Lowinlet

temperature

3 Overloading the

dishwasher

4 Improper loading

5 Old or damp powder

detergent

6 Empty rinse agent

dispenser

7 Too little detergent

To remove spots from glassware:

1 Take a ll metal utensils out of the dishwasher.

2 Do not add detergent.

3 Choose the longest cycle.

4 Turn your dishwasher on and begin your washin g cycle.

It takes about 18 to 22 minutes for th e cycle to enter into

its heaviest wash (the main wash ). This is the best time

to add the detergent.

Some sounds are normal

Make sure the dishwasher is turned on and the door is

closed securely.

Check that the water supply is connected properly and

the water is turned on .

Make sure the power cord is properly plugged into the

wall socket.

Power supply is not

turned on

Water pressure is low

Select stronger program.

O nly use av oid an

overa ccumulation and ov erflowing of s oap

and star t the was h

dish washer det ergen tto

suds. If t his

occu rs, open t hedi shwasher a nd let su ds e vap orat e.

Add1 gallon ofcold water to thetub.Close the

dishw ash er cyc leto drain ou tt he

w ater.R epeat if nece ssary.

5 Open the to pour 2 cups of white vin eg ar

into the bottom of the dishwasher.

6 Close the a nd let the dishwasher complete

the cycle. If the vinegar does not work, repeat

above, 1/4 cup (60 ml) of citric acid

crystals instead of vinegar .

dishwasher door

the steps using

Before you call for service

Problem Possible Causes What To Do

Cloudiness on

glassware

Combination of soft

water and too much

detergent

This cloudiness is known as etching and can become

permanent on your glassware. To prevent this from

happening, use

your

less detergent if you have soft water and

select the shortest cycle to wash glassware.

Yellow o r b rown f ilm

on inside surfaces

of your cups.

Tea or coffee stains Remove the stains by hand, using a solution of 1/2 cup of

bleach and 3 cups warm water

Iron deposits in water

can cause film

A water softening filter should be installed. These can be

purchased at most hardware stores and installed by a

qualified plumber.

White film on inside

surfaces of

dishwasher

Hard water minerals To clean the , use a damp sponge with dishwasher

detergent and wear rubber gloves.

dishwasher

Do not use any type of

cleanser other than dishwasher detergent as it may cause

foaming or sudsing.

Dial is not in the OFF

position

Turn the Dial to OFF position and slide the door latch to the

left.

Detergent left in

dispenser

Dishes block detergent

dispenser

Re-load the dishes properly.

Steam

Normal result of drying

process

There is some steam coming through the vent by the door

latch during drying and water draining.

Black or gray

marks on dishes

Aluminum utensils have

rubbed against dishes

Use a mild abrasive cleaner to those marks.erase

Detergent cap

won t latch

Water standing in

This is normal A small amount of clean water at the back of the tub

keeps the water seal lubricated.

the bottom of the tub

Dishwasher leaks

Be careful not to overfill the rinse aid dispenser.

Spilled rinse aid could cause

Wipe away any spills with

a damp cloth.

overaccumulation and

overflowing of soap suds.

Make sure the dishwasher is leveled.

Rinse aid dispenser or

detergent dispenser

are overfilled

Dishwasher isn t leveled

WARNING

Before cleaning the interior wait at least 20 minutes after

a cycle for the temperature to cool down. Failure to do

may result in burns or injury.

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Fagor America LFA-45X User manual

Brand: Fagor America

Model: LFA-45X

Category: Dishwashers

Type: User manual

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