Electrolux Esl 43010 User Manual

							user manual
Dishwasher
ESL 43010
 
						

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Contents
Safety information    2
Product description    3
Control panel    4
Use of the appliance    5
Setting the water softener    5
Use of dishwasher salt    6
Use of rinse aid    7
Loading cutlery and dishes    8
Use of detergent    10
Setting and starting a washing programme
 11Washing programmes    12
Care and cleaning    13
What to do if…    14
Technical data    15
Installation    15
Water connection    16
Electrical connection    17
Environment concerns    17
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 Safety information
For your safety and correct operation of
the appliance, read this manual carefully
before installation and use. Always keep
these instructions with the appliance
even if you move or sell it. Users must
fully know the operation and safety fea-
tures of the appliance.
Correct use
• The appliance is designed exclusively for
domestic use.
• Only use the appliance to clean household
utensils that are applicable for dishwash-
ers.
• Do not put solvents in the appliance. Risk
of explosion.
• Put the knives and all items with sharp
points in the cutlery basket with their
points down. If not, put in a horizontal po-
sition in the upper basket.
• Use only branded products for dishwash-
ers (detergent, salt, rinse aid).
• If you open the door while the appliance is
in operation, hot steam can escape. Risk
of skin burns.
•Do not remove dishes from the dishwasher
before the end of the washing programme.
• When the washing programme is comple-
ted, disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket and close the water tap.• Only an authorised service engineer can
repair this appliance. Use only original
spare parts.
• Do not do repairs yourself to prevent injury
and damage to the appliance. Always con-
tact your local Service Force Centre.
General safety
• Persons (including children) with reduced
physical sensory, mental capabilities or
lack of experience and knowledge must
not use the appliance. They must have su-
pervision or instruction for the operation of
the appliance by a person responsible for
their safety.
• Obey the safety instructions from the man-
ufacturer of the dishwasher detergent to
prevent burns to eyes, mouth and throat.
• Do not drink the water from the dishwash-
er. Detergent residues can stay in your ap-
pliance.
• Always close the door when you do not
use the appliance to prevent injury and not
to stumble over the open door.
• Do not sit or stand on the open door.
Child safety
• Only adults can use this appliance. Chil-
dren must get supervision to make sure
that they do not play with the appliance.
• Keep all the packaging away from children.
There is a risk of suffocation.
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							• Keep all detergents in a safe area. Do not
let children touch the detergents.
• Keep children away from the appliance
when the door is open.
Installation
• Make sure that the appliance is not dam-
aged because of transport. Do not con-
nect a damaged appliance. If necessary,
contact the supplier.
• Remove all packaging before first use.
• A qualified and competent person must do
the electrical installation.
• A qualified and competent person must do
the plumbing installation.
• Do not change the specifications or modify
this product. Risk of injury and damage to
the appliance.• Do not use the appliance:
– if the mains cable or water hoses are
damaged,
– if the control panel, worktop or plinth
area are damaged, that you can get ac-
cess to the inner side of the appliance.
Contact your local Service Force Centre.
• Do not drill into the sides of the appliance
to prevent damage to hydraulic and elec-
trical components.
Warning! Carefully obey the
instructions for electrical and water
connections.
Product description
1Upper basket
2Water hardness dial
3Salt container
4Detergent dispenser
5Rinse aid dispenser
6Rating plate
7Filters
8Lower spray arm
9Upper spray arm
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							Control panel
1On/off button
2Programme selection/cancel button (PROG. / CANCEL)
3Indicator lights
4Programme indicator lights
Indicator lights
End-of-programmeComes on when the washing programme is completed. Auxiliary
functions:
• Level of the water softener.
• Activation/deactivation of the audible signals.
• An alarm if the appliance has a malfunction.
Salt 1)Comes on when it is necessary to fill the salt container. Refer to
Use of dishwasher salt.
After you fill the container, the salt indicator light can continue to
stay on for some hours. This does not have an unwanted effect on
the operation of the appliance.
1) When the salt container is empty, the related indicator light does not come on while a washing
programme operates.
Programme selection/cancel button
Use the programme selection/cancel button
for these operations:
• To set the washing programme. Refer to
the chapter Setting and starting a washing
programme.
• To set the water softener. Refer to the
chapter Setting the water softener.
• To deactivate/activate the audible signals.
Refer to the section Audible signals.
• To cancel a washing programme in pro-
gress. Refer to the chapter Setting and
starting a washing programme.
Setting mode
The appliance is in setting mode when all the
programme indicator lights are off and the
end-of-programme indicator light flashes.The appliance must be in setting mode for
these operations:
– To set a washing programme.
– To set the water softener level.
– To deactivate/activate the audible signals.
The appliance is not in setting mode when
only one programme indicator light is on.
Cancel the programme to go back to the
setting mode. Refer to the chapter Setting
and starting a washing programme.
Programme indicator lights A and B
Apart the selection of the corresponding
washing programme, these lights have an
auxiliary functions:
• The adjustment of the water softener level.
• Deactivation/activation of the audible sig-
nals.
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							Audible signals
You can hear an audible signal:
• At the end of the washing programme.
• When the appliance has a malfunction.
The activation of the audible signals is set at
the factory.
Do these steps to deactivate the audible sig-
nals:
1. Switch on the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting
mode.
3. Press and hold the programme selection/
cancel button until programme indicator
light A flashes and programme indicator
light B comes on.
4. Press the programme selection/cancel
button again.
– Programme indicator light A comes on.
– Programme indicator light B starts to
flash.5. Wait until programme indicator light A
goes off.
– Programme indicator light B continues
to flash.
– The end-of-programme indicator light
comes on.
The audible signals are activated.
6. Press the programme selection/cancel
button again.
– The end-of-programme indicator light
goes off.
The audible signals are deactivated.
7. Switch off the appliance to save the op-
eration.
Do these steps to activate the audible sig-
nals:
1. Do the above procedure until the end-of-
programme indicator light comes on.
Use of the appliance
Refer to the following instructions for each
step of procedure:
1. Make a check if the water softener level
is correct for the water hardness in your
area. If necessary set the water softener.
2. Fill the salt container with dishwasher salt.
3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
4. Load cutlery and dishes into the dish-
washer.5. Set the correct washing programme for
the type of load and soil.
6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor-
rect quantity of detergent.
7. Start the washing programme.
If you use detergent tablets, refer to the
chapter Use of detergent.
Setting the water softener
The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. Minerals and
salts can have bad effect on the operation of
the appliance.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:
• German degrees (dH°).• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit
for the hardness of water).
•Clarke.
Adjust the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area. If necessary, contact your
local water authority.
Water hardnessWater hardness setting
°dH°THmmol/lClarkemanuallyelectronically
51 - 7091 - 1259,1 - 12,564 - 88210
43 - 5076 - 907,6 - 9,053 - 6329
37 - 4265 - 756,5 - 7,546 - 5228
29 - 3651 - 645,1 - 6,436 - 4527
23 - 2840 - 504,0 - 5,028 - 3526
19 - 2233 - 393,3 - 3,923 - 2725
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							Water hardnessWater hardness setting
°dH°THmmol/lClarkemanuallyelectronically
15 - 1826 - 322,6 - 3,218 - 2214
11 - 1419 - 251,9 - 2,513 - 1713
4 - 107 - 180,7 - 1,85 - 1212
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1) No use of salt required.
You must set the water softener man-
ually and electronically.
Manual adjustment
The appliance is set at the factory at po-
sition 2.
1. Open the door.
2. Remove the lower basket.
3. Turn the water hardness dial to position
1 or 2 (refer to the chart).
4. Install the lower basket.
5. Close the door.
Electronic adjustment
The water softener is set at the factory
at level 5.
1. Switch on the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting
mode.3. Press and hold the programme selection/
cancel button.
4. Release the programme selection/cancel
button when programme indicator light A
starts to flash and programme indicator
light B comes on.
5. Wait until programme indicator light B
goes off.
– Programme indicator light A starts to
flash.
– The end-of-programme indicator light
starts to flash.
6. Press the programme selection/cancel
button one time.
– Programme indicator light A starts to
flash.
– The setting function of the water soft-
ener is activated.
– The end-of-programme indicator light
flashes to show the level of the water
softener.
Example: 5 flashes, pause, 5 flashes,
pause, etc. = level 5.
7. Press the programme selection/cancel
button one time to increase the water
softener level by one step.
8. Press the on/off button to save the oper-
ation.
Use of dishwasher salt
Caution! Only use dishwashers salt.
Types of salt that are not applicable for
dishwashers cause damage to the water
softener.
Caution! Grains of salt and salty water
on the bottom of the appliance can
cause corrosion. Fill the appliance with
salt before you start a washing
programme to prevent corrosion.
Do these steps to fill the salt container:1. Turn the cap anticlockwise to open the
salt container.
2. Fill the salt container with 1 litre of water
(only the first operation).
3. Use the funnel to fill the salt container with
salt.
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							4. Remove the salt around the opening of
the salt container.
5. Turn the cap clockwise to close the salt
container.
It is normal that water overflows from the
salt container when you fill it with salt.
When you set electronically the water soft-
ener to level 1, the salt indicator light does
not stay on.
Use of rinse aid
Caution! Only use branded rinse aid for
dishwashers.
Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with
other products (e.g. dishwasher clean-
ing agent, liquid detergent). This can
cause damage to the appliance.
Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the
dishes without streaks and stains.
Rinse aid is automatically added during
the last rinsing phase.
Do these steps to fill the rinse aid dispenser:
1. Press the release button (A) to open the
rinse aid dispenser.
2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
The mark max. shows the maximum
level.
3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an ab-
sorbent cloth to prevent too much foam
during the subsequent washing pro-
gramme.
4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.
Fill the rinse aid dispenser when the rinse aid
indicator (B) becomes clear.
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							Adjusting the rinse aid dosage
The rinse aid is set at the factory at position
4.
You can set the rinse aid dosage between
position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 6
(highest dosage).1. Turn the rinse aid dial to increase or de-
crease the dosage.
– Increase the dosage if there are water
droplets or limescale on the dishes.
– Decrease the dosage if there are
streaks, whitish stains or bluish layers
on the dishes.
Loading cutlery and dishes
Helpful hints and tips
Caution! Only use the appliance for
household utensils that are applicable
for dishwashers.
Do not use the appliance to clean objects
that can absorb water (sponges, household
cloths, etc.).
• Before you load cutlery and dishes, do
these steps:
– Remove all food remainings and debris.
– Make burnt, remaining food in pans soft.
• While you load cutlery and dishes, do
these steps:
– Load hollow items (e.g. cups, glasses
and pans) with the opening down.
– Make sure that water does not collect in
the container or in a deep base.
– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
lie inside one another.
– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
cover other cutlery and dishes.
– Make sure that glasses do not touch
other glasses.
– Put small objects in the cutlery basket.
• Plastic items and pans with non-stick
coatings can keep water droplets. Plasticitems do not dry as well as porcelain and
steel items.
• Put light items in the upper basket. Make
sure that the items do not move.
Caution! Make sure that the spray arms
can move freely before you start a
washing programme.
Warning! Always close the door after
you load or unload the appliance. An
open door can be dangerous.
Lower basket
Put saucepans, lids, plates, salad bowls and
cutlery in the lower basket. Arrange service
dishes and large lids around the edge of the
basket.
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							Cutlery basket
Warning! Do not put long-bladed knives
in a vertical position. Arrange long and
cutlery horizontally in the upper basket.
Be careful with sharp items.
Put forks and spoons with the handles down.
Put knives with the handles up.
Mix spoons with other cutlery to prevent
them to bond together.
Use the cutlery grid.
If the dimensions of the cutlery prevent use
of the cutlery grid, you can easily remove it.
Upper basket
The upper basket is for plates (maximum 24
cm in diameter), saucers, salad bowls, cups,
glasses, pots and lids. Arrange the items to
let water touch all surfaces.
Put glasses with long stems in the cup racks
with the stems up. For longer items, fold the
cup racks up.
Adjustment of the height of the upper
basket
If you put large plates in the lower basket, first
move the upper basket to the upper position.
Caution! Adjust the height before you
load the upper basket.
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							Maximum height of the dishes
 upper bas-
ketlower
basket
Upper position20 cm31 cm
Lower position24 cm27 cm
Do these steps to move the upper basket to
the upper position:
1. Move the front runner stops (A) out.
2. Pull the basket out.
3. Put the basket in the upper position.
4. Put back the front runner stops (A) in their
initial position.
Caution! If the basket is in the upper
position, do not put cups on the cup
racks.
Use of detergent
Only use detergents (powder, liquid or
tablet) that are applicable for dishwash-
ers.
Follow the data on the packaging:
• Dosage recommended by the manu-
facturer.
• Storage recommendations.
Do not use more than the correct quan-
tity of detergent to save an environment.
Do these steps to fill the detergent dispenser:
1. Open the lid of the detergent dispenser.
2. Fill the detergent dispenser (A) with de-
tergent. The marking shows the dosage:
20 = approximately 20 g of detergent30 = approximately 30 g of detergent.
3. If you use a washing programme with
prewash phase, put more detergent in
the prewash detergent compartment (B).
A
B
4. If you use detergent tablets, put the de-
tergent tablet in the detergent dispenser
(A).
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