Indesit DFP 27B1 A EU: Loading the racks

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Loading the racks 

Tips  

Before loading the racks, remove all food residues from the 

crockery and empty liquids from glasses and containers. 

No 

preventive rinsing is needed under running water.

Arrange the crockery so that it is held in place firmly and does 

not tip over; and arrange the containers with the openings facing 

downwards  and  the  concave/convex  parts  placed  obliquely, 

thus allowing the water to reach every surface and flow freely.

Make sure that the lids, handles, trays and frying pans do not 

prevent the sprayer arms from rotating. Place any small items 

in the cutlery basket.

Since plastic dishes and non-stick frying pans usually retain more 

water drops, their drying will be not so good as that of ceramic 

or stainless-steel dishes.

Lightweight items such as plastic containers should be placed 

in the upper rack and arranged so that they cannot move.

After loading the appliance, make sure that the sprayer arms 

can rotate freely.

Lower rack

The lower rack can hold pans, lids, dishes, salad bowls, cutlery 

etc. Large plates and lids should ideally be placed at the sides.

Very soiled dishes and pans should be placed in the lower rack 

because in this sector the water sprays are stronger and allow 

a higher washing performance.

Several dishwasher models are fitted with tip-up sectors

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They can be used in a vertical position when arranging dishes 

or in a horizontal position (lower) to load pans and salad bowls 

easily.  

Cutlery basket

The  basket  is  equipped  with  top  grilles  for  improved  cutlery 

arrangement.  The cutlery basket should be positioned 

only

 at 

the front of the lower rack

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

Upper rack

Load this rack with delicate and lightweight crockery such as 

glasses, cups, saucers and shallow salad bowls. 

Several dishwasher models are fitted with tip-up sectors

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They  can  be  used  in  a  vertical  position  when  arranging  tea/

dessert saucers or in a lower position to load bowls and food 

containers.

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Only available in selected models with different numbers and 

positions.

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 Only available in selected models.

Adjusting the height of the upper rack

In order to make it easier to arrange the crockery, the upper rack 

may be moved to a higher or lower position.

The height of the upper rack should be adjusted WHEN THE 

RACK IS EMPTY.

NEVER raise or lower the rack on one side only.

If the rack is equipped with a 

Lift-Up

device

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 (see figure)

, lift 

it up by holding its sides. To restore the lower position, press 

the levers (

A

) at the sides of the rack and follow the rack down.

Unsuitable crockery

•  Wooden crockery and cutlery.

•  Delicate decorated glasses, artistic handicraft and antique 

crockery. Their decorations are not resistant.

•  Parts  in  synthetic  material  which  do  not  withstand  high 

temperatures.

•  Copper and tin crockery.

•  Crockery soiled with ash, wax, lubricating grease or ink.

The colours of glass decorations and aluminium/silver pieces can 

change and fade during the washing process. Some types of 

glass (e.g. crystal objects) can become opaque after a number 

of wash cycles too. 

Damage to glass and crockery

Caused by:

•  Type of glass and glass production process.

•  Chemical composition of detergent.

•  Water temperature of rinse cycle.

Tips:

•  Only  use  glasses  and  porcelain  guaranteed  by  the  

manufacturer as dishwasher safe.

•  Use a delicate detergent suitable for crockery.

•  Collect glasses and cutlery from the dishwasher as soon as  

the wash cycle is over.

The upper rack can be adjusted for height based on requirements: 

high position to place bulky crockery in the lower rack and low 

position to make the most of the tip-up compartments/sectors  

by creating more space upwards.

Tip-up compartments with adjustable position

The side tip-up compartments can be positioned at three 

different heights to optimize the arrangement of crockery inside 

the rack.

Wine glasses can be placed safely in the tip-up compartments 

by inserting the stem of each glass into the corresponding slots.

Before loading the tray, 

make sure the supports are 

properly coupled to the up-

per rack  

(see Figure).

Cutlery tray

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Some dishwasher models are fitted with a sliding tray which 

can be used to hold serving utensils or small cups. For optimum 

washing performance avoid positioning bulky crockery directly 

below the tray. The cutlery tray can be removed 

(see Figure).