user manual dishwasher ESL 43010 We were thinking of you when we made this product welcome to the world of Electrolux electrolux 3 Welcome to the world of Electrolux Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine. We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-of-Mind. Good luck! 117989 53/0 4 electrolux contents Contents Safety information Product description Control panel First use Daily use Washing programmes Care and cleaning Something not working Technical data Hints for test institutes Installation Environment concerns Guarantee/Customer Service 5 7 8 12 17 27 28 30 33 35 36 40 41 The following symbols are used in this manual: Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance. General information and tips Environmental information safety information electrolux 5 Safety information q In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety. Do not take any dishes out of the dishwasher before the end of the dishwashing cycle. After use, isolate the appliance from the power supply and turn off the water supply. This product should be serviced only by an authorised service engineer, and only genuine spare parts should be used. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons will cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts. q q q Correct use q General safety q This dishwasher is only intended for washing household utensils suitable for machine washing. Do not put any solvents in the dishwasher. This could cause an explosion. Knives and other items with sharp points must be loaded in the cutlery basket with their points down or placed in a horizontal position in the upper basket. Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse aid) suitable for dishwashers. Avoid opening the door whilst the appliance is in operation, hot steam may escape. q Dishwasher detergents can cause chemical burns to eyes, mouth and throat. Could endanger life! Comply with the safety instructions of the dishwasher detergent manufacturer. The water in your dishwasher is not for drinking. Detergent residues may still be present in your machine. Ensure that the door of the dishwasher is always closed when it is not being loaded or unloaded. In this way you will avoid anybody tripping over the open door and hurting themselves. Do not sit or stand on the open door. q q q q q q 6 electrolux safety information Child safety q This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Don't allow children to use the dishwasher unsupervised. Keep all packaging well away from children. There is risk of suffocation. Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children's reach. Keep children well away from the dishwasher when the door is open. For electrical and water connection carefully follow the instructions given in specific paragraphs. q q q Installation q Check your dishwasher for any transport damage. Never connect a damaged machine. If your dishwasher is damaged contact your supplier. All packaging must be removed before use. Any electrical and plumbing work required to install this appliance must be carried out by a qualified and competent person. For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way. Never use the dishwasher if the electrical supply cable and water hoses are damaged; or if the control panel, work top or plinth area are damaged such that the inside of the appliance is freely accessible. Contact your local Service Force centre, in order to avoid hazard. All sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic and electric components. q q q q q product description electrolux 7 Product description 1 Upper basket 2 Water hardness dial 3 Salt container 4 Detergent dispenser 5 Rinse aid dispenser 6 Rating plate 7 Filters 8 Lower spray arm 9 Upper spray arm 8 electrolux control panel Control panel 1 On/Off button 2 Programme selection / cancel button 3 Indicator lights control panel electrolux 9 Indicator lights End of programme Illuminates when a washing programme has ended. It also has added functions of visual signalling as: - the setting of the water softener, - activation/deactivation of the audible signals, - intervention of an alarm due to the malfunction of the machine. Illuminates when the special salt has run out. Salt The salt indicator light on the control panel can remain illuminated for 2-6 hours after the salt has been replenished, assuming the dishwasher remains switched on. If you are using salts that take longer to dissolve then this can take longer. The function of the machine is not affected. 10 electrolux control panel Setting mode Always remember that when: setting the water softener, activating/deactivating the audible signals, the appliance MUST be in setting mode: q Press On/Off button, the end of programme indicator light is flashing = appliance in setting mode. Press On/Off button, a programme light is illuminated = last performed or selected programme still set. In this case, to return to setting mode, the programme has to be cancelled. q To cancel a set programme or a programme in progress Press and keep pressed, for about 3 seconds, the programme selection/cancel button until the light of the set programme turns off and the end of programme indicator light is flashing. The programme has been cancelled and the machine is now in setting mode. control panel electrolux 11 Audible signals Audible signals have been introduced to help indicate which operations the dishwasher is performing: - end of programme - intervention of an alarm due to malfunction Wait until programme light 1 turns off, programme light 2 goes on flashing and the end of programme indicator light illuminates with a fixed light. It is possible to deactivate the audible signals, using the programme selection/cancel button on the control panel. Factory setting: audible signals activated Deactivation/activation of the audible signals 1. Press the On/Off button. The dishwasher must be in setting mode. 2. Press and keep pressed the programme selection/cancel button until programme light 1 flashes and programme light 2 illuminates with a fixed light. This indicates that you have activated the function for deactivating/activating the audible signals. The constant illumination of the end of programme indicator light means that the audible signals are activated. 4. To deactivate the audible signals, press the programme selection/cancel button again, the end of programme indicator light turns off indicating that the audible signals are deactivated. 5. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button. To activate again the audible signals simply follow the above operations until the end of programme indicator light illuminates. 3. Press programme selection/cancel button again, programme light 1 illuminates with a fixed light and programme light 2 starts flashing. 12 electrolux first use First use Before using your dishwasher for the first time: q Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions q Remove all packaging from inside the appliance q Set the water softener q Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill with dishwasher salt q Fill the rinse aid dispenser Set the water softener The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to remove minerals and salts from the water supply, which would have a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the appliance. The higher the content of these minerals and salts, the harder your water is. Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, Clarke degrees, French degrees (°TH) and mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit for the hardness of water). The softener should be adjusted according to the hardness of the water in your area. Your local Water Authority can advise you on the hardness of the water in your area. Adjusting the water hardness setting manually 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 electronically level 10 level 9 level 8 level 7 level 6 level 5 level 4 level 3 level 2 level 1 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no * Use of salt When using combi detergents tablets («3 in 1», «4 in 1», «5 in 1», etc...) follow the instructions given in "Use of detergent". Water hardness Clarke 64 - 88 53 - 63 46 - 52 36 - 45 28 - 35 23 - 27 18 - 22 13 - 17 5 - 12 <5 °TH 91 - 125 76 - 90 65 - 75 51 - 64 40 - 50 33 - 39 26 - 32 19 - 25 7 - 18 <7 mmol/l 9.0 - 12.5 7.6 - 8.9 6.5 - 7.5 5.1 - 6.4 4.0 - 5.0 3.3 - 3.9 2.6 - 3.2 1.9 - 2.5 0.7 - 1.8 < 0.7 * no salt is necessary first use electrolux 13 The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using the water hardness dial and electronically, using the programme selection/cancel button on the control panel Setting manually The dishwasher is factory set at position 2. 1. Open the dishwasher door. 2. Remove the lower basket from the dishwasher. 3. Turn the water hardness dial to position 1 or 2 (see table). 4. Replace the lower basket. Wait until programme light 2 turns off, programme light 1 goes on flashing and simultaneously the end of programme indicator light starts flashing. This indicates that you have activated the electronic setting function of the water softener. The current level is indicated by the number of flashes of the end of programme indicator light and a pause of a few seconds. Examples: 5 flashes, pause, 5 flashes, pause, etc... = level 5 6 flashes, pause, 6 flashes, pause, etc... = level 6 3. To change the level, press the programme selection/cancel button. Each time the button is pressed the level changes. (For the selection of the new level see the chart). Examples: if the current level is 5, by pressing programme selection/cancel button once, level 6 is selected. if the current level is 10, by pressing programme selection/cancel button once, level 1 is selected. 4. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button. Setting electronically The dishwasher is factory set at level 5. 1. Press the On/Off button. The dishwasher must be in setting mode. 2. Press and keep pressed the programme selection/cancel button until programme light 1 flashes and programme light 2 illuminates with a fixed light. 14 electrolux first use Filling with dishwasher salt 4. Replace the cap making sure that there is no trace of salt on the screw thread or on the gasket. 5. Replace the cap tightly turning it clockwise until it stops with a click. Only use salt specifically designed for use in dishwashers. All other types of salt not specifically designed for use in a dishwasher, especially table salt, will damage the water softener. Only fill with salt just before starting one of the complete washing programmes. This will prevent any grains of salt or salty water, which may have been spilt, remaining on the bottom of the machine for any period of time, which may cause corrosion. Do not worry if water overflows from the unit when filling with salt, this is quite normal. To fill: 1. Open the door, remove the lower basket and unscrew the cap of the salt container by turning it anticlockwise. 2. Pour 1 litre of water inside the container (this is necessary only before filling with salt for the first time). 3. Using the funnel provided, pour in the salt until the container is full. first use electrolux 15 Filling with rinse aid Rinse aid ensures thorough rinsing, and spot and streak free drying. Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse. 1. Open the container by pressing the release button (A). According to the finish and drying results obtained, adjust the dose of rinse aid by means of the 6 position selector (position 1 minimum dosage, position 6 maximum dosage). The dose is factory set in position 4. 2. Add the rinse aid in the container. The maximum level for filling is indicated by "max". Increase the dose if there are drops of water or lime spots o ...