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Use & Care Guide
Dishwasher
MAYTAG MSE 661
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Quick Guide 1. Loading the baskets Remove large food particles and debris. There is no need to rinse thanks to the Super ™ Cleaning System . 2. Dispensing dishwasher detergent The detergent compartment has a small compartment for pre-wash and one for main wash. 3. Ensure that the spray arms can rotate freely 4. Switch on the main switch 5. Close the door 6. Select program and press start For washing normally soiled mixed loads use the Normal wash program with normal temperature and normal dry
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Contents Page Changing options Contents 3-4 Do you want to load more dishes? Before doing your first wash 5 If the machine is switched off with Read through the directions for use the main switch Take care with certain materials After dishwashing Check the door Check water hardness level Eco-dishwashing 14 Machines with water softener Only perform washes with a full machine Do not rinse before dishwashing Safety 6 Choose environmentally-friendly General dishwasher detergent Winter storage/T
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Own comments 34 Troubleshooting 24-26 The dishes are not clean Search words 35 Stains or a film on the china The china has a whitish-blue sticky film Stains on stainless steel or silver Stains which remain after dishwashing Rattling sounds during dishwashing The machine will not start Water remains in the machine Overfilling/ leakage Bad odour in the machine Performance information 27 Installation 28-32 Suggestions on positioning the dishwasher A. Built-in B. Freestanding C. Semi-freestanding Co
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Before doing your first wash Read through the directions for use Check water hardness level Read through the directions for use before Phone your local Water Board to check the starting to use your machine, especially the water hardness in your area. This is important Safety, Child Safety and Basic Course when dispensing dishwasher detergent and sections. rinse aid. Take care with certain materials Machine with water softener Read the section ‘Fragile dishes’ before Once you know the water hard
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Safety General Packaging materials � Read and keep the directions for use! Sort at source in accordance with the re- � Installation of water, drainage and electricity commendations of your local authority. must be carried out by a qualified professional. � Do not use the dishwasher for any pur- Scrapping poses other than those stated in these When the time comes for the machine to be directions for use. scrapped, it should immediately be ren- � Do not load the dishwasher door or the dered unusab
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Child safety! Child-safe dishwashing � Always close the door and start the pro- gram immediately once dishwasher deter- gent has been added. � Keep children away from the dishwasher when it is open. There might be the remains of dishwasher detergent present! � Do not allow children to use or play with the dishwasher. Always take particular care when the door is open. Protect your children! - Dishwasher detergent is corrosive! Store dishwasher detergent and rinse aid out of the reach of children
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Parts of the dishwasher* 1 1. Knife basket 2 2. Upper basket 3. Spray arms 4. Lower basket 5. Cutlery basket 6. Rinse aid dispenser 7. Dishwasher detergent compartment 3 8. Main switch 4 9. Program panel 5 10. Filter 11. Type plate 11 * Details may differ 8 depending on model and market! 7 10 6 9 Technical information Height 820-870 mm Width 596 mm Depth 550 mm**** Weight 48 kg/51 kg with water softener* Capacity** 12 place settings 2 Water pressure 0.03-1.0 MPa (0.3–10 kp/cm ) Connectio
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Baskets* Upper basket 1. Wine glass shelf 2. Cup rack 1 3. Knife stop 2 4. Cutlery basket with door and folding handle 3 Lower basket Cutlery basket 4 *Details may differ depending on the model and market! 9
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Control panel 4 3 1 8 5 2 7 6 1. Program selector 5. Rinse & Hold 2. Heavy soil 6. Temperature 3. Normal wash 7. Drying 4. Quick wash 8. Start/stop Dispenser 3 1 2 1. Compartment for main wash dishwasher detergent 2. Compartment for pre-wash detergent 3. Refill indicator rinse aid (not all models) 4. Rinse aid cover 5. Detergent compartment cover 4 5 10
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Basic Course Below are step by step instructions to help you See Fragile dishes, if you want to wash achieve the best possible dishwashing results. articles that may be fragile. Load the baskets correctly! Your dishwasher is equipped with Super Cleaning System™. It is not necessary to rinse the dishes before washing. Simply remove large food particles and de- bris. Convenient and environmentally friendly! Place glasses, cups, bowls, side plates and dishes in the upper basket. Dispense dishwas
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Switch on the main switch Quick wash Select Quick Wash if the dishes are very and close the door lightly soiled. This program is used for very lightly soiled glass and china, e.g. coffee cups. Select program Select a program by pressing the program Rinse & Hold selector one or more times until the required For rinsing the dishes while waiting for the program is displayed. machine to be filled. Heavy soil If you wish to use further options con- The Heavy soil program should be used for tinu
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Options Select options Press Start To select an option, press one of the option The dishwasher will now start. It manages buttons. the entire wash automatically. Ensure that the door is properly closed or the machine Temperature will not start. The circle around the Start/ Stop button lights up progressively as With the temperature option button you can select the wash temperature yourself. You dishwashing progresses. can vary the temperatures as follows: Normal Economy Changing options Heavy
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Eco-dishwashing Only perform washes with a full machine Put off dishwashing until the machine is full, and in this way you will save energy. Do not rinse before dishwashing Thanks to the dishwasher’s Super Cleaning System™ you do not need to rinse the dishes under running water before loading them into the machine. Choose environmentally-friendly dishwasher detergent Read environmental declarations on the package! 14
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Fragile dishes A number of household goods are not suit- Cutlery with glued handles able for machine washing. There can be Certain types of adhesive cannot withstand many reasons for this. Certain materials machine washing. In such cases the handles cannot withstand intense heat, others can can come loose. be damaged by the dishwasher detergent. Wood Fragile decoration Wooden articles should only be machine China with decoration on top of the glaze washed if they are labelled as dishwasher (the
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Standard program Tested Program program Press Heavy Normal Normal Quick Quick Program soil wash wash wash wash Options -- -- How the machine works 70°C 65°C 55°C 30°C 30°C Temperature Pre-wash with 2 2 -- -- -- SCS* (number) Main wash 1 1 1 1 1 (number) Rinse & Dry 3 2 2 2 2 (number) Final rinse 70°C 70°C 60°C 60°C -- Fan -- Yes Yes Yes Yes Consumption values 1. Wash time 175 125 -- 15 (approx. min)** 55 1. Energy -- 0,9 0,9 (approx. kWh) 0,4 0,02 2. Wash time (approx. min)** 195 140 160
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Standard program Program Press Rinse & Program Hold -- Options How the machine works -- Temperature Pre-wash with -- SCS* (number) Main wash -- (number) Rinse & Dry -- (number) Final rinse 1 Fan -- Consumption values 1. Wash time 4 (approx. min)** 1. Energy 0,01 (approx. kWh) 2. Wash time 4 (approx. min)** 2. Energy 0,01 (approx. kWh) Water consump- tion (litres) 3,0 * SCS = Super Cleaning System™. ** Wash times may vary depending on water temperature, variations in voltage,
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Cleaning Cleaning The dishwasher’s inner container is made of stainless steel and is kept clean through normal use. However, if you have calciferous (hard) water, lime deposits can form in the dishwasher. In this case, run a normal wash program with two tablespoons of citric acid in the dishwasher detergent compartment. Coarse Coarse filter filter The coarse filter collects large food parti- cles which cannot get past the outflow Tubular pump. Lift out and empty the coarse filter as strainer nec
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If you still cannot start the machine and a humming noise can be heard, then the overfilling protection has been activated. � Shutoff the water � Remove the plug from the wall socket � Call Service CAUTION! Do not forget to replace the adapting piece. Spray arms The holes and bearings can occasionally become clogged. 1. Pull the lower spray arm straight up to release it. 2. Scrape away the debris with a needle or similar. The spray arms also have holes on the underside. To release the upper spra
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Rinse aid Pour in rinse aid Select dosage Drying proceeds more quickly if you use The dispenser is usually set at 1= soft water. rinse aid. However, depending on the water hard- ness, it may be necessary to change the Machines with indicator on the panel dosage. When the rinse aid has run out and more is needed, the rinse aid symbol on the panel Open the rinse aid cover . Here you will find lights up*. the dispenser’s adjustment dial. Settings 1- 6: the harder the water, the higher the dos- To