dishwasher [1]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Appliance designed to automatically wash and dry dishes.
rack ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Grillelike shelf in which the dishes are arranged.
wash tower ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mechanism spraying the dishes with hot water from the center of the appliance.
spray arm ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Rotating perforated arm spraying the dishes with hot pressurized water to clean them.
overflow protection switch ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mechanism halting the water feed if the water level exceeds the tub’s capacity.
hinge ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Articulated fastener allowing the door to be raised and lowered.
detergent dispenser ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that is activated by the control knob and dispenses the detergent into the tub.
rinse-aid dispenser ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that is activated by the control knob and dispenses a rinsing agent into the tub.
gasket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Rubber seal keeping the door watertight.
cutlery basket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Grillelike container in which the cutlery is placed.
motor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device transforming electric energy into mechanical energy to drive another device.
pump ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
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](/images/speaker.jpg)
Flexible pipe through which the dishwasher pump expels wastewater into the dwelling’s drain circuit.
heating element ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Submerged electric resistor that heats the water and dries the dishes.
water hose ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Hot-water feed pipe to the dishwasher connected to the dwelling’s plumbing circuit.
slide ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mechanism supporting the basket and enabling it to slide.
tub ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Durable container in which the dishes are washed and dried.
insulating material ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Material lining the dishwasher’s walls in order to reduce heat loss and noise.