www.thermador.comThermador Dishwasher Model DW44Z
The Thermador dishwasher Model DW44Z has a large
silverware basket in the bottom rack. An additional
upper small silverware basket for use with the Upper
Wash feature is also included (See Figure 9).
For personal safety and a top quality clean, place the
silverware in the baskets:
• so that they do not nest together. (See Figure 10)
• place silverware with handles-down, but
• place knives and other potentially danger-
ous utensils handles-up.
Loading the Silverware Basket(s)
AVOID
NESTING
SILVERWARE
Large
Small
CAUTION
Always load sharp utensils
with the sharp point down!
Large Silverware Basket with Lid
Some models have a large silverware basket with a lid.
The lid prevents nesting of silverware, To use, first fold
the basket lids down (snap in place), then load silver-
ware. Refer to Figures 11a, 11b and 12 for recom-
mended silverware loading.
Figure 9
Figure 11b – Below is an example
of a silverware loading pattern
that prevents nesting.
Figure 11a
Loading the Dishwasher
Figure 10
Nested Silverware
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Figure 12