Beko Dishwasher Troubleshooting
Although basic dishwashers manufactured by the Turkish home appliance and consumer electronics make Beko are considered rather reliable, within the course of your time they grow susceptible to malfunctions. If you would like troubleshooting advice, try the knowledge below. It gives an opportunity to repair the appliance albeit you don’t have prior experience in dishwasher repair.
| FAULT | CAUSE | REMEDY |
|---|---|---|
| Machine does not start. | Power cable is unplugged. | Check if the facility cable is plugged in. |
| Fuse is blown | Check the fuses in your house. | |
| Water is cut. | Make sure that the water inlet tap is open. | |
| Door of the machine is open | Make sure that you simply have closed the door of the machine. | |
| On / Off button is not pressed. | Make sure that you simply have turned on the machine by pressing the On / Off button. | |
| Dishes are not washed clean | Dishes are not placed orderly in the machine. | Load correctly the dishes |
| Selected programme is unsuitable. | Select a programme with a better temperature and cycle time. | |
| Impellers are stuck. | Prior to starting the programme, turn the lower and upper impellers by hand to form sure that they rotate freely | |
| Impeller holes are clogged. | Lower and upper impeller holes could be clogged with food remnants like lemon pips. Clean the impellers regularly | |
| Filters are clogged. | Check if the filter system is clean. Clean the filter system regularly | |
| Filters are installed incorrectly. | Check the filter system and make sure that it is installed correctly. | |
| Baskets are overloaded. | Do not overload the baskets in excess of their capacity. | |
| Detergent is stored under unsuitable conditions. | If you're using powder detergent, don't store the detergent package in humid places. Keep it during a closed container if possible. For ease-of-storing, we recommend you to use tablet detergents. | |
| Detergent is not sufficient. | If you're using powder detergent, adjust the quantity of detergent consistent with the soiling degree of your dishes and/ or programme definitions. We recommend you to use tablet detergents for optimum results. | |
| Rinse aid is not sufficient. | Check the rinse aid indicator and add rinse aid if needed. Increase the rinse aid setting if there's enough amount of rinse aid within the machine. | |
| Detergent dispenser lid is left open. | Make sure that the detergent dispenser lid is closed tightly after adding detergent.Place your dishes during a way that no water will accumulate in them. | |
| Dishes are not dry at the end of cycle | Dishes are not placed orderly in the machine. | Place your dishes in a way that no water will accumulate in them. |
| Rinse aid is not sufficient. | Check the rinse aid indicator and add rinse aid if needed. Increase the rinse aid setting if there's enough amount of rinse aid within the machine | |
| Machine is unloaded right after the programme is over. | .Do not unload your machine right after washing process is completed. Slightly open the door and await evacuation of the steam inside for a short time . Unload the dishes after the pieces calm down to a touchable level. Start unloading process from the lower basket. Thus, dropping of water remained on a bit at upper basket onto the pieces at under basket is prevented. | |
| Selected programme is unsuitable. | Since rinsing temperature is low at programmes with small duration, drying performance also will be low. Select programmes with longer duration for a best drying performance. | |
| Surface quality of the kitchen utensils is deteriorated. | Desired washing performance can't be obtained at kitchen utensils with deteriorated surfaces and it's not suitable to use such utensils in terms of hygiene also . | |
| Tea, cafe or lipstick stains remain on dishes. | Selected programme is unsuitable. | Select a programme with a higher temperature and cycle time. |
| Surface quality of the kitchen utensils is deteriorated. | Tea and café stains or other dye spots might not be cleaned in dishwasher once they have penetrated in deteriorated surfaces. Desired washing performance can't be gained at kitchen utensils with deteriorated surfaces and it's not suitable to use such utensils in terms of hygiene also . it's not recommended to scrub such kitchen utensils in dishwasher. | |
| Detergent is stored under unsuitable conditions. | If you're using powder detergent, don't store the detergent package in humid places. Keep it in a closed container if possible. For ease-of-storing, we commend you to use tablet detergents. | |
| Lime traces remain on dishes and glassware gains a misty appearance | Rinse aid is not sufficient. | Check the rinse aid indicator and add rinse aid if needed. Increase the rinse aid setting if there's enough amount of rinse aid within the machine. |
| Water hardness setting is low or salt level is insufficient | Measure the hardness of the availability water appropriately and check the water hardness setting. | |
| Salt leakage exists. | Pay attention to not spill salt round the salt filling hole while adding salt. confirm that the salt reservoir lid is tightly closed after finishing the filling process. Run the prewash programme to get rid of the salt that spilled inside the machine. Since the salt granules which will last under the lid will dissolve during prewash, causing the lid loosen, check the lid once more at the top of the programme. | |
| There is a different odour in the machine | Filters are clogged. | Check if the filter system is clean. Clean the filter system regularly |
| Dirty dishes are kept in dishwasher for 2-3 days. | If you're not getting to start the machine right after you've got put the dishes into it, remove the remnants on the dishes and run the Pre wash programme without detergent every 2 days. In such cases, don't close the door of the machine completely so as to avoid odour build up in machine. you'll also use commercially available odour removers or machine cleaners. | |
| Rust, discoloration or surface deterioration occurs on dishes | Salt leakage exists. | Salt may cause deterioration and oxidation on metal surfaces. concentrate to not spill salt round the salt filling hole while adding salt. confirm that the salt reservoir lid is tightly closed after finishing the filling process. Run the prewash programme to get rid of the salt that spilled inside the machine. Since the salt granules which will last under the lid will dissolve during prewash, causing the lid loosen, check the lid once more at the top of the programme. |
| Salty food remnants have remained on dishes for a long time. | If silverware soiled with such foods are going to be kept waiting in machine, dirt must be removed by prewash or dishes must be washed without being kept waiting. | |
| Electric installation is not grounded. | Check if your machine is connected to the particular grounding line. Otherwise, the static electric created within the product causes arcs on the surfaces of metal items creating pores, removing the protective covering on the surface and causing discoloration. | |
| Intensive cleansers such as bleaches are used | Protective cover on metal surfaces gets damaged and looses its efficiency in time when it gets in touch with cleansers like bleach. don't wash your dishes with bleach. Metal items particularly like knives are used for purposes other then their intended uses. »> protective covering on the sides of knives may get damaged once they are used for purposes like opening cans. don't use metal kitchen utensils out of their intended uses. | |
| Silverware are made of low quality stainless steel. | Corrosion on such items is inevitable; they should not be washed in dishwashers. | |
| Kitchen utensils that are already corroded are washed in dishwasher. | Rust on a corroded item can migrate to other chrome steel surfaces and cause corrosion on those surfaces also . Such items shouldn't be washed in dishwashers. | |
| Detergent remains in detergent dispenser. | Detergent dispenser was damp when adding detergent | Make sure that the detergent dispenser is dried well prior to filling it with detergent. |
| Detergent is added long before the washing process. | Pay attention to add detergent shortly before start-up of the washing. | |
| Opening of the detergent dispenser lid is prevented during washing | Place the dishes during a way which will not prevent the detergent dispenser lid from opening and therefore the water going into the machine from impellers. | |
| Detergent is stored under unsuitable conditions | If you're using powder detergent, don't store the detergent package in humid places. Keep it in aclosed container if possible. For ease-of-storing, we recommend you to use tablet detergents. | |
| Impeller holes are clogged. | Lower and upper impeller holes could be clogged with food remnants like lemon pips. Clean the impellers regularly | |
| Dishes are scratched. | Salt leakage exists | Pay attention to not spill salt round the salt filling hole while adding salt. Spilled salt can cause scratches. confirm that the salt reservoir lid is tightly closed after finishing the filling process. Run the prewash programme to get rid of the salt that spilled inside the machine. Since the salt granules which will last under the lid will dissolve during prewash, causing the lid loosen, check the lid once more at the top of the programme. |
| Water hardness setting is low or salt level is insufficient | Measure the hardness of the supply water appropriately and check the water hardness setting. | |
| Dishes are not placed orderly in the machine. | When placing the glasses and other glassware into the basket lean them not against other dishes but the edges or racks of the basket or the glass support wire. Striking of the glasses to each other or to other dishes due to the impact of water during washing can cause breaks, or scratches on their surfaces. | |
| A smear remains on glasses that resembles milk stain which can not be removed when wiped by hand. A bluish I rainbow appearance occurs when the glass is pointed to light. |
Excessive rinse aid is used. | Lower rinse aid setting. Clean the spilled rinse aid when adding rinse aid. |
| Corrosion has occurred on glass due to soft water. | Measure the hardness of the availability water appropriately and check the water hardness setting.When placing the glasses and other glassware into the basket lean them not against other dishes but the sides or racks of the basket or the glass support wire. Striking of the glasses to every other or to other dishes thanks to the impact of water during washing can cause breaks, or scratches on their surfaces. | |
| Foam forms in the machine. | Dishes are washed with hand-wash detergent by hand but not rinsed before placing them into the machine. | Hand-wash detergents do not contain antifoam. There is no need to hand-wash the dishes before placing them into the machine. Removing the coarse soil on the dishes under tap water, with a tissue paper or fork will be sufficient. |
| Rinse aid has spilled into the machine when adding rinse aid. | Take care that rinse aid isn't spilled within the machine once you are filling it. Clean any spilled rinse a it with the assistance of a tissue paper/towel. | |
| Lid of the rinse aid reservoir is left open. | Make sure that the lid of the rinse aid reservoir is closed after adding rinse aid. | |
| Kitchen utensils are broken. | Dishes are not placed orderly in the machine. | Load correctly the dishes |
| Baskets are overloaded. | Do not overload the baskets in excess of their capacity. | |
| Water remains in the dishwasher at the end of the programme. | Filters are clogged. | Check if the filter system is clean. Clean the filter system regularly |
| Discharge hose is clogged/blocked. |
