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dishwasher [1]click to hear

Appliance designed to automatically wash and dry dishes.
dishwasher [1] rack wash tower spray arm overflow protection switch hinge detergent dispenser rinse-aid dispenser gasket cutlery basket leveling foot motor pump drain hose heating element water hose slide tub insulating material

rack click to hear

Grillelike shelf in which the dishes are arranged.

wash tower click to hear

Mechanism spraying the dishes with hot water from the center of the appliance.

spray arm click to hear

Rotating perforated arm spraying the dishes with hot pressurized water to clean them.

overflow protection switch click to hear

Mechanism halting the water feed if the water level exceeds the tub’s capacity.

hinge click to hear

Articulated fastener allowing the door to be raised and lowered.

detergent dispenser click to hear

Device that is activated by the control knob and dispenses the detergent into the tub.

rinse-aid dispenser click to hear

Device that is activated by the control knob and dispenses a rinsing agent into the tub.

gasket click to hear

Rubber seal keeping the door watertight.

cutlery basket click to hear

Grillelike container in which the cutlery is placed.

leveling foot click to hear

Adjustable part for supporting the appliance and making it level.

motor click to hear

Device transforming electric energy into mechanical energy to drive another device.

pump click to hear

Device routing the water under pressure to the spray arms and evacuating the tub’s wastewater into the drain hose.

drain hose click to hear

Flexible pipe through which the dishwasher pump expels wastewater into the dwelling’s drain circuit.

heating element click to hear

Submerged electric resistor that heats the water and dries the dishes.

water hose click to hear

Hot-water feed pipe to the dishwasher connected to the dwelling’s plumbing circuit.

slide click to hear

Mechanism supporting the basket and enabling it to slide.

tub click to hear

Durable container in which the dishes are washed and dried.

insulating material click to hear

Material lining the dishwasher’s walls in order to reduce heat loss and noise.