Unsatisfactory washing result. Miele G 6572 SCVi

Problem solving guide

Unsatisfactory washing result

Problem

The dishes are not clean.

Smearing appears on glassware and cutlery.

There is a bluish sheen on the surface of glass‐ ware; film can be wiped off.

Cause and remedy

The dishes were not loaded correctly.

 See notes in "Loading the dishwasher".

The programme was not powerful enough.

 Select a more powerful programme (see "Pro‐ gramme chart").

There is some stubborn soiling although most of the crockery is only lightly soiled (e.g. with tea stains).

 Use the

Sensor wash

programme option (see "Set‐ tings menu, Sensor wash").

Not enough detergent was dispensed.

 Use more detergent, or change your detergent.

Items are blocking the path of the spray arms.

 Rearrange the items so that the spray arms can rotate freely.

The filter combination in the base of the wash cabinet is not clean or is not correctly fitted.

This may cause the spray arm jets to get blocked.

 Clean and/or fit the filter combination correctly.

 Clean the spray arm jets, if necessary (see "Clean‐ ing and care, Cleaning the spray arms").

The non-return valve is open and blocked. Dirty water has flowed back into the wash cabinet.

 Clean the drain pump and the non-return valve

(see "Maintenance, Cleaning the drain pump and non-return valve").

The rinse aid dosage is set too high.

 Reduce the dosage (see "Settings menu, Rinse aid").

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Problem solving guide

Problem

Crockery is not dry or cutlery and glasses are flecked.

Glassware has a brown or blue tinge, and film cannot be wiped off.

Glassware is dull and discoloured; film cannot be wiped off.

Cause and remedy

The rinse aid dosage is set too low or the rinse aid reservoir is empty.

 Replenish the reservoir, increase the dosage or change the brand of rinse aid (see "Before using for the first time, Rinse aid").

Crockery was taken out of the cabinet too soon.

 Leave it in for longer (see "Operation").

Combination products have been used which have impaired drying performance.

 Change your detergent, or replenish the rinse aid

(see "Before using for the first time, Rinse aid").

This may be caused by the detergent.

 Change your detergent.

Tea or lipstick stains have not been com‐ pletely removed.

Plastic items are discol‐ oured.

The glassware is not dishwasher-proof. The surfaces are affected.

 There is no remedy.

Purchase glassware which is dishwasher-proof.

The wash temperature of the selected programme was too low.

 Select a programme with a higher wash tempera‐ ture.

The bleaching effect of the detergent used is too low.

 Change your detergent.

Natural dyes e.g. from carrots, tomatoes or ketchup may be the cause. The amount of detergent used or its bleaching effect was not sufficient to deal with natural dyes.

 Use more detergent (see "Operation, Detergent").

Discolouration is irreversible.

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Problem solving guide

Problem

White residue is visible on crockery and cut‐ lery, clouding occurs on glassware; film can be wiped off.

There are rust stains on cutlery.

Cause and remedy

The rinse aid dosage is set too low.

 Increase the dosage (see "Settings menu, Rinse aid").

There is no salt in the salt reservoir.

 Fill the salt reservoir (see "Before using for the first time, Dishwasher salt").

An unsuitable combination product has been used.

 Change your detergent. Use a standard liquid, tablet or powder detergent, and fill the salt and rinse aid reservoirs in the dishwasher.

The water softener is programmed to too low a water hardness level.

 Programme the water softener to a higher water hardness level (see "Settings menu, Water hard‐ ness").

The affected items are not corrosion resistant.

 There is no remedy.

Purchase cutlery which is dishwasher-proof.

A programme was not run after dishwasher salt was added. Traces of salt have got into the wash cycle.

 Always run the Quick wash programme with the

Short programme option selected and without any crockery in the dishwasher after adding dishwash‐ er salt.

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