Loading The Racks; Lower Rack; Cutlery Basket; Upper Rack - Hotpoint LDF 12314E Gebrauchsanleitung

Loading the racks

Before loading the racks, remove all food residues from
the crockery and empty liquids from glasses and cups.
After loading the appliance, check that the sprayer arms
can rotate freely.

Lower rack

The lower rack can hold pans, lids, plates, salad bowls,
cutlery, etc. as seen in the Loading examples.
Plates and large covers should be placed at the sides of
the rack, ensuring that they do not block the rotation of the
upper sprayer arm.
when arranging plates or in a horizontal position when
arranging pans and salad bowls.

Cutlery basket

The type of cutlery basket may vary according to the
dishwasher model: it may be modular, non-modular or a sliding
version. The non-modular basket must only be positioned at
the front of the lower rack.
The modular basket may be separated into two parts, a solution
which is recommended when performing a half load wash (only
in models offering this option), is available in a sliding version
(positioned at any point on the lower rack by sliding it between
the fixed or tip-up inserts.
possible way.
Knives and other utensils with sharp edges must be placed
in the cutlery basket with the points facing downwards, or they
must be positioned horizontally in the tip-up compartments
on the upper rack.
Cutlery basket positioning examples

Upper rack

Load this rack with delicate and lightweight crockery:
glasses, tea and coffee cups, saucers, small salad bowls,
saucepans and small saucepans which are not too soiled,
using the Loading examples as a guide.
• Mugs and cups, long sharp knives and serving utensils:
place these on the tip-up compartments
Tip-up compartments with adjustable tilt
- The tilt feature can be used to increase the space in the
upper rack, to position wine glasses with different stem lengths
safely and to improve drying performance.
Tilt A
- Lift the tip-up compartment, slide it gently and position it in
the desired tilt angle.
Adjusting the height of the upper rack
Some dishwasher
In order to make it easier to arrange the crockery, the upper
models are fitted
rack may be moved to a higher or lower level.
with tip-up
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sections , which
can be used in a
WHEN THE RACK IS EMPTY.
vertical position
Never lift or lower the rack on one side only.
- Both versions are
fitted with a collapsible
Loading examples for the upper/lower rack
sliding system which
means the cutlery can
be arranged in the best
Baby Tip-up compartments
Items which should not be washed in the
dishwasher
• Wooden items, objects with wooden or horn handles or
• Items made from aluminium, copper, brass, pewter or tin.
• Items made from plastic material which is not heat-resistant.
• Antique or hand-painted porcelain.
• Antique silver. Silver which is not antique may, however, be
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safe.
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position may vary.
Tilt B
The height of the upper rack should ideally be adjusted
Open the left and right guide rail stops
and pull out the rack; position it higher
or lower as required, slide it along the
guide rails until the front wheels are
in place and close the stops ( see
figure ).
If the rack is fitted with "Dual Space"
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handles
upper rack until it reaches its stop point,
grip the handles at the sides of the rack
and move it upwards or downwards,
then slowly let it fall back into place.
For dishwasher models with a Baby Cycle,
tip-up compartments suitable for
washing bottles, rings and teats are
provided. (see the instruction sheet)
glued-on parts.
washed in the dishwasher using a delicate wash cycle,
provided that it does not come into contact with other metals.
We recommend the use of crockery which is dishwasher
Only available in selected models.
Tilt C
( see figure ), pull out the
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