Installing Beko integrated dishwasher: what's the rubber mat thing for?

gterr

Hi there,


Just had a Beko DIN15210 integrated dishwasher delivered. Included were an extra piece of wool insulation, a rubberised mat and some foam rubber strip.


There's a tiny A5 leaflet which shows the extra piece of wool insulation being stuck to the bottom front of the machine, and the rubber mat screwed to the lower part of the front of the door frame (and maybe sort-of draped below the door hinge somehow??.
The foam rubber strip is shown being fixed to the base of the machine and the leaflet says "....to be used for IEC 60704_2_3 tests".


It's not clear if, or at what stage of the installation, these additional items should be fitted, and they are not shown at all in the main installation leaflet. The rubber mat has an adhesive back covered by a sheet, and the leaflet indicates this shouldn't be removed (??), but unless it is at some point stuck to the lower part of carcase it's going to interfere with door opening and indeed with the rest of the installation.


Any clues?


Thanks for your time.

sillygoose

Probably for the repair engineer to kneel on..

jonesMUFCforever

To stop you getting electrocuted when using it.

DavidFx

The rubber mat is fixed to the bottom of the dishwasher door (using adhesive tape) before the kitchen trim door is fitted. The mat 'drapes' over the top of the kick board/plinth and slides back when the door is opened.
The wool mat sits on the floor in front of the machine and behind the plinth.
The foam tape ????
These bits are added to make the machine quieter - so it meets the noise level quoted by the manufacturer. If you don't fit them, it will be slightly noisier.

EssexExile

My favourite job when I used to repair dishwashers was when I walked into the kitchen & the homeowner pointed to a bit of foam rubber hanging down from behind the door. Pull it off, throw in bin & leave.
The other good one was if the customer complained that the dryer timer knob came off their washer dryer if they pulled it. "Don't pull it". Next.

Cameron

EssexExile wrote: »

Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.

The dog? :rotfl:

Cameron

A tad late but may help others..
Mine is a DIN 15R10
Ok worked it out..

The tape is as DavidFx pointed out for sound, but I would argue only any good if your dish washer is close to the floor, no doubt a hard sound absorbing floor would help the sound test results

The woollen pad sticks to the front lower pump cover plate - notice cut outs for feet adjustment (Does not go on the floor)

The rubber mat screws o the dishwasher door and wraps under the door to stick on the woollen pad -again notice cut outs for feet adjustment

I assume these latter 2 are to catch any small amounts of water leaking from the door, then utilising the heat of the dishwasher to evaporate the water

firefox1956

Blimey what a performance to install a dishwasher.

kwikbreaks

Cameron wrote: »

I'd share a photo, but MSE is still in the 90s

You can post photos but need to host them elsewhere rather than upload here.

I use http://tinypic.com/ for this but there are many other sites you could use.

Cameron

Cheers - post updated

Glynnpt

I just fitted one of these. Firstly the unit would not go under the worktop even with legs as short as possible. It was literally 2mm too tall. Fortunately I was able to lift the worktop enough to get it underneath. Then the gap was also just too tight. Again about 2mm. I was able to move one of the cupboards enough to fit it. The template for the kitchen cupboard door was great. The only problem was that when the outer door clipped on, it clipped on upwards, so I had to hold the outer door up with one hand, and try to get the position of the two screws done using the other hand. Really needed a third hand, but used two adjustable clamps instead. Got the rubber mat thing fitted to the door correctly, but then it was too thick for the outer door clips to fit easily. Used a knife to ease the clips out just enough to fit the outer door. Everything fine now. Just not an easy job. But then I'm not sure the fitting service from the company I purchased from would have done all the bits I had to do. I think they would have cried off and charged a lot more. So it was a difficult job, but solveable