Although it is common today to have state-of-the-art appliances in the kitchen, the most common thing is to always end up using the same programssince we get used to its operation, time and results.
This makes most kitchen appliances underutilized, although when we went to buy them we thought, with the best of intentions, that it was great that it had an eco program, or that it had a bottle sterilization functionality. The truth is that the vast majority do not end up being put into practice.
To break a spear in favor of all the functionalities of an appliance such as the dishwasher, it is a good idea to put black on white what each of the most common symbols in these daily cleaning life savers because, who knows, maybe they will help us even more to cope with the hygienic challenges of everyday life.
Experts agree that you can get to be overwhelming the number of symbols on the front of the dishwasher, and although in almost all cases the function to which they refer can be easily guessed, ignorance of parameters such as time or result discourages their use.
Added to this is the fact that, although the symbols may be similar, every dishwasher is a world and these symbols change from one to the other, which further complicates the choice.
The main symbols
On and off
This symbol is the most obvious and is essential to start the appliance. Surely, no doubts about its boot mission and is by far the most used by the entire population. It is represented with two concentric circles (the interior without closure).
start and pause
with the same sign play that in the audiovisual field, this symbol is used for, once the machine has been started, start it up or pause its operation to finish putting inside a plate or spoon that had been left outside.
Rinse aid
Evoking a sun by its flashes, this symbol indicates the need to replenish the rinse aid from the dishwasher, so that more than one option is a warning light of the same appliance.
Salt
Likewise, the lack of salt supply also activates a pilot light in the most common dishwashers, since it is an essential element for its correct functioning due to its power of soften the water and regulate the levels of lime inside. In this case, it does so with a signal of crossed arrows.
prewash
With a slight reminiscence of a shower, the pre-wash is a very common option in most dishwashers. The prewash is a short program that prepares the dishes to be washed better results. This is indicated if it is very dirty, or also for cases in which the dishwasher is not used every day.
Car
Giving full power to the dishwasher, the Auto inscription allows you to activate a program in which it is the dishwasher itself that decides the washing parameters depending on the load that you have inside. Thus, adjust the time, water and temperature that you will use. In this symbol the letters predominate and not so much the iconography.
Echo
This symbol also implies giving the dishwasher itself the power to decide the washing parameters to achieve the best results and, incidentally, to maximize the savings and sustainability in the use of energy and water.
intensive wash
For a program that directly destroys heavy soiling in the dishes, there is a symbol similar to that of an underlined pot (with different variants) that asks the appliance to put all the meat on the grill to remove the dirt whatever.
Delicate
For washing after celebrations with champagne, wine or fine glassware, this symbol is great: it tells the dishwasher that everything it holds inside is brittle matter and that you should use low temperatures to clean without damaging the glassware.
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With this little guide to symbols, it shouldn’t be so exceptional. try once in a while with the different programs that, surely, the home dishwasher offers.
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