Electrolux Esl 46510 User Manual

							user manual
Dishwasher
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CONTENTS
Safety information   2
Product description   5
Control panel   5
Use of the appliance   7
Setting the water softener   7
Use of dishwasher salt   8
Use of detergent and rinse aid   9
Multitab function   10Loading cutlery and dishes   10
Setting and starting a washing programme
 11
Washing programmes   12
Care and cleaning   13
What to do if…   13
Technical data   15
Environment concerns   16
Subject to change without notice
 SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use, read this
manual carefully:
• For your safety and the safety of your
property.
• To help the environment.
• For the correct operation of the appli-
ance.
Always keep these instructions with the ap-
pliance also if you move or give it to a differ-
ent person.
The manufacturer is not responsible if an in-
correct installation and use causes dam-
age.
Children and vulnerable persons safety
• Do not let persons, children included,
with reduced physical sensory, reduced
mental functions or lack of experience
and knowledge to use the appliance.
They must have supervision or instruction
for the operation of the appliance by a
person who is responsible for their safety.
• Children must get supervision to make
sure that they do not play with the appli-
ance.
• Keep all packaging away from children.
There is the risk of suffocation or injury.
• Keep all detergents in a safe area. Do not
let the children touch the detergents.
• Keep children and pets away from the
appliance when the door is open.
General safety
• Do not change the specifications of this
appliance. There is the risk of injury and
damage to the appliance.• Obey the safety instructions from the de-
tergent manufacturer to prevent burns to
eyes, mouth and throat.
• Do not drink the water from the appli-
ance. Particles of detergent can stay in
your appliance.
• Do not keep the appliance door open
without supervision. This to prevent injury
and to fall on an open door.
• Do not sit or stand on the open door.
Use
• The appliance is only for domestic use.
Do not use the appliance for other uses
to prevent injury to persons and damage
to property.
• Only use the appliance to clean accesso-
ries that are applicable for dishwashers.
• Do not put flammable products or items
that are wet with flammable products in,
near or on the appliance. Risk of explo-
sion or fire.
• Put the knives and all items with sharp
points in the cutlery basket with their
points down. If not, put in a horizontal
position in the upper basket or in the
knife basket. (Not all models have the
knife basket).
• Use only specified products for dish-
washers (detergent, salt, rinse aid).
• Types of salt that are not specified for
dishwashers can cause damage to the
water softener.
• Fill the appliance with salt before you
start a washing programme. Remaining
salt in the appliance can cause corrosion
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							or make a hole in the bottom of the appli-
ance.
• Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with
other products than the rinse aid, (dish-
washer cleaning agent, liquid detergent).
This can cause damage to the appliance.
• Make sure that the spray arms can move
freely before you start a washing pro-
gramme.
• The appliance can release hot steam if
you open the door while a washing pro-
gramme operates. There is a risk of skin
burns.
•Do not remove the dishes from the appli-
ance until the washing programme is
completed.
Care and cleaning
• Before you clean the appliance, deacti-
vate it and disconnect the mains plug
from the mains socket.
• Do not use flammable products or prod-
ucts that can cause corrosion.
• Do not use the appliance without the fil-
ters. Make sure that the installation of the
filters is correct. An incorrect installation
causes unsatisfactory washing results
and damage to the appliance.
• Do not use spray water or steam to clean
the appliance. Risk of electrical shock
and damage to the appliance.
Installation
• Make sure that the appliance is not dam-
aged. Do not install or connect a dam-
aged appliance, contact the supplier.
• Remove all packaging before you install
and use the appliance.
• Only a qualified person must do the elec-
trical connection, the plumbing and the
installation of the appliance. This to pre-
vent the risks of structural damage or in-
jury.
• Make sure that the mains plug is discon-
nected from the mains socket during in-
stallation.
• Do not drill into the sides of the appliance
to prevent damage to hydraulic compo-
nents and electrical components.
•Important!Obey the instructions in the
template supplied with the appliance:
– To install the appliance.
– To assemble the door panel.– To connect to the water supply and
drain.
• Make sure that the appliance is installed
below and adjacent to safe structures.
Frost precautions
• Do not install the appliance where the
temperature is less than 0 °C.
• The manufacturer is not responsible for
frost damage.
Water connection
• Use new hoses to connect the appliance
to the water supply. Do not use used ho-
ses.
• Do not connect the appliance to new
pipes or pipes not used for a long time.
Let the water flow for some minutes, then
connect the inlet hose.
• Make sure not to squash or cause dam-
age to the water hoses when you install
the appliance.
• Make sure that the water couplings are
tight to prevent a water leakage.
• The first time you use the appliance,
make sure that the hoses do not have
water leaks.
• The water inlet hose has a safety valve
and a double sheath with an inner mains
cable. There is pressure in the water inlet
hose only when the water flows. If there
is a leak in the water inlet hose, the safety
valve interrupts the flow of water.
– Be careful when you connect the water
inlet hose:
– Do not put the water inlet hose or
the safety valve in water.
– If the water inlet hose or the safety
valve are damaged, immediately dis-
connect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
– Contact the service centre to replace
the water inlet hose with safety
valve.
Warning! Dangerous voltage.
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							Electrical connection
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Make sure that the electrical information
on the rating plate agrees with the power
supply.
• Always use a correctly installed shock-
proof socket.
• Do not use multiple plugs and extension
cables. There is a risk of fire.
• Do not replace or change the mains ca-
ble. Contact the service centre.
• Make sure not to squash or cause dam-
age to the mains plug and cable behind
the appliance.
• Make sure that there is access to the
mains plug after the installation.
• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains
plug.
•Only for UK and Ireland. The appliance
has a 13 amp mains plug. If it is necessa-
ry to change the fuse in the mains plug,
use a 13 amp ASTA (BS 1362) fuse .
Service centre
• Only a qualified person can repair or work
on the appliance. Contact the service
centre.• Use only original spare parts.
To discard the appliance
• To prevent the risk of injury or damage:
– Disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
– Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
– Remove the door catch. This prevents
children or pets to be closed in the ap-
pliance. There is a risk of suffocation.
– Discard the appliance at the local
waste disposal centre.
Warning! The dishwasher
detergents are dangerous and can
cause corrosion !
• If an accident occurs with these de-
tergents, contact immediately a
physician.
• If the detergent gets into the mouth,
contact immediately a physician.
• If the detergent gets into the eyes,
contact immediately a physician and
clean the eyes with water.
• Keep dishwasher detergents in a
safe area and out of children touch.
• Do not keep the appliance door
open when there is detergent in the
detergent dispenser.
• Fill the detergent dispenser only be-
fore you start a washing programme.
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							PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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1Upper basket
2Water hardness dial
3Salt container
4Detergent dispenser
5Rinse aid dispenser
6Rating plate
7Filters
8Lower spray arm
9Upper spray arm
Visual signal
• When the washing programme starts, a
red visual signal shows on the floor belowthe appliance door. This red signal stays
on until the washing programme is com-
pleted.
• When the washing programme is com-
pleted , a green visual signal shows on
the floor below the appliance door.
• When the appliance has a malfunction, a
red visual signal flashes on the floor be-
low the appliance door.If the appliance is installed in height,
with a flush kitchen furniture door, the
visual signal does not show.
CONTROL PANEL
The controls are on the top on the con-
trol panel. To operate with the controls,
keep the appliance door ajar.
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							1On/off button
2Display
3Delay button
4Programme button (down)
5Programme button (up)
6Energy saver button
7Multitab button
8Reset button
9Indicators
Indicators
1)
Salt indicator. It comes on when it is necessary to fill the salt container.
After you fill the container, the salt indicator can stay on for some hours. This
does not have an unwanted effect on the operation of the appliance.
1)
Rinse aid indicator. It comes on when it is necessary to fill the rinse aid dispens-
er.
End indicator. It comes on when the washing programme is completed.
1) When the salt container and/or the rinse aid dispenser are empty, the related indicators do not come on while a
washing programme operates.
On/off button
Press this button to activate or deactivate
the appliance.
After ten minutes from the end of the wash-
ing programme, the Auto Off function auto-
matically deactivates the appliance. This
helps to decrease energy consumption.
Display
The display shows:
• The electronic adjustment of the level of
the water softener
• The activation and deactivation of the
rinse aid dispenser (only with the multitab
function on)
• The number of the washing programme
• The remaining time to the end of the
washing programme
• The end of a washing programme (the
display shows a zero)
• The time of the delay start
• The alarm codes
• The activation and deactivation of the
acoustic signals.
Programme buttons
Press one of these buttons again and again
to set a washing programme. Each time
you press a button, the display shows a
number that is related to a washing pro-
gramme. Refer to Washing programmes.Energy saver button
This function decreases the temperature in
the drying phase. The power consumption
decreases by 25%.
The dishes can be wet at the end of the
programme when you open the appliance
door. We recommend that you keep the
door ajar and let the dishes dry.
Press this button to activate the function.
The related indicator comes on.
Multitab button
Press this button to activate or deactivate
the multitab function. Refer to Multitab
function.
Reset button
Press this button to cancel a washing pro-
gramme in operation
Setting mode
The appliance must be in setting mode
for these operations:
• To set and start a washing programme.
• To set and start a delay start.
• To adjust electronically the level of the
water softener.
• To activate or deactivate the rinse aid
dispenser (only with the multitab function
on).
• To deactivate or activate the acoustic
signals.
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							Activate the appliance. The appliance
is in setting mode when:
• The display shows two horizontal status
bars.
Activate the appliance. The appliance
is not in setting mode when:
• The display shows the time of the wash-
ing programme or of the delay start.
– It is necessary to cancel the pro-
gramme or the delay start to go back
to the setting mode. Refer to Setting
and starting a washing programme.
Acoustic signals
You can hear the acoustic signals in these
conditions:
• The washing programme is completed.
• The level of the water softener is adjusted
electronically.
• The appliance has a malfunction.
Factory setting: on.
Deactivating the acoustic signals
1. Activate the appliance.2. Make sure that the appliance is in set-
ting mode.
3. Press and hold button (4) and button (5)
at the same time until the indicators of
buttons (3), (4) and (5) flash.
4. Release button (4) and button (5).
5. Press button (5),
• The indicators of buttons (3) and (4)
go off.
• The indicator of button (5) continues
to flash.
• The display shows the setting of the
acoustic signals.
The acoustic signals
are on.
The acoustic signals
are off.
6. Press button (5) to change the setting.
7. Deactivate the appliance to confirm.
To activate the acoustic signals again,
do steps (1) through (7).
USE OF THE APPLIANCE
1. Be sure that the set level of the water
softener agrees with the water hardness
in your area. If not, adjust 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 appli-
ance.
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 the combi detergent tablets
(3 in 1, 4 in 1, 5 in 1), use the multi-
tab function (refer to Multitab func-
tion).
SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER
The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. These minerals
and salts can cause damage to the appli-
ance.Adjust the level of the water softener if this
does not agree with the water hardness in
your area.
Contact your local water authority to know
the water hardness in your area.
Water hardnessWater hardness ad-
justment
German degrees
(°dH)French degrees
(TH°)mmol/lClarke de-
greesmanuallyelec-
troni-
cally
51 - 7091 - 1259,1 - 12,564 - 882 1)10
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							Water hardnessWater hardness ad-
justment
German degrees
(°dH)French degrees
(TH°)mmol/lClarke de-
greesmanuallyelec-
troni-
cally
43 - 5076 - 907,6 - 9,053 - 632 1)9
37 - 4265 - 756,5 - 7,546 - 5221)8
29 - 3651 - 645,1 - 6,436 - 4521)7
23 - 2840 - 504,0 - 5,028 - 3521)6
19 - 2233 - 393,3 - 3,923 - 2721)51)
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) Factory position.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
You must adjust the water softener
manually and electronically.
Manual adjustment
Turn the water hardness dial to the position
1 or 2 (refer to the table).
Electronic adjustment
1. Activate the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in set-
ting mode.3. Press and hold buttons (4) and (5) at the
same time until the indicators of buttons
(3), (4) and (5) flash.
4. Release buttons (4) and (5).
5. Press button (3),
• The indicators of buttons (4) and (5)
go off.
• The indicator of button (3) continues
to flash.
• The acoustic signals sound.
• The display shows the setting of the
water softener (example: 
 and you
hear five acoustic signals = level 5).
6. Press button (3) again and again to
change the setting.
7. Deactivate the appliance to confirm.
If the water softener is set electronically
to the level 1, the salt indicator stays
off.
USE OF DISHWASHER SALT
How to fill the salt container:
1. Turn the cap counterclockwise and
open the salt container.
2. Fill the salt container with 1 litre of wa-
ter (only for the first time you fill with
salt).
3. Use the funnel to fill the salt container
with salt.
4. Remove the salt around the opening of
the salt container.5. Turn the cap clockwise to close the salt
container.
It is correct that water comes out from
the salt container when you fill it with
salt.
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							USE OF DETERGENT AND RINSE AID
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Use of detergent
To help the environment, do not use
more than the correct quantity of deter-
gent.
Obey the instructions on the detergent
packaging.
How to fill the detergent dispenser:
1.
Press the release button 
2 to open the
lid 
7 of the detergent dispenser.
2.
Put the detergent in the dispenser 
1 .
3. If the washing programme has a pre-
wash phase, put a small quantity of de-
tergent on the inner part of the appli-
ance door.4. If you use the detergent tablets, put the
tablet in the detergent dispenser 
1 .
5. Close the detergent dispenser. Press
the lid until it locks into position.
Use long washing programmes when
you use the detergent tablets. These
cannot fully dissolve with short washing
programmes and can decrease the
washing results.
Use of rinse aid
Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the
dishes without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid dispenser automatically
adds rinse aid during the last rinsing
phase.
Do these steps to fill the rinse aid dispens-
er:
1.
Press the release button 
6 to open the
lid 
5 of the rinse aid dispenser.
2.
Fill the rinse aid dispenser 
3 with rinse
aid. The mark max shows the maxi-
mum level.
3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an
absorbent cloth to prevent too much
foam during the washing programme.
4. Close the rinse aid dispenser. Press the
lid until it locks into position.
Adjust the rinse aid dosage
Factory set: position 3.
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							You can set the rinse aid dosage between
position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 4
(highest dosage).Turn the rinse aid selector 4 to increase or
decrease the dosage.
MULTITAB FUNCTION
The multitab function is for combi detergent
tablets.
These tablets contain agents as detergent,
rinse aid and dishwasher salt. Some types
of tablets can contain other agents.
Be sure that these tablets are applicable for
the water hardness in your area (refer to the
instructions on the packaging of the prod-
ucts).
The multitab function deactivates the flow
of rinse aid and salt.
The multitab function deactivates the indi-
cators of salt and rinse aid.
The programme duration can increase if
you use the multitab function.
Activate or deactivate the multitab
function before the start of a washing
programme. You cannot activate or de-
activate the function when a washing
programme operates.
To activate the multitab function
• Press the multitab button, the multitab in-
dicator comes on. The function is activa-
ted.– When you activate the multitab func-
tion, it stays on until you deactivate it.
To deactivate the multitab function and
use separately detergent, salt and rinse
aid
1. Press the multitab button, the multitab
indicator goes off. The function is deac-
tivated.
2. Fill the salt container and the rinse aid
dispenser.
3. Adjust the water hardness to the highest
level.
4. Start a washing programme without
dishes.
5. When the washing programme is com-
pleted, adjust the water softener to the
water hardness in your area.
6. Adjust the quantity of rinse aid.
LOADING CUTLERY AND DISHES
Refer to the leaflet Examples of Real-
Life loads.
Hints and tips
• Do not put in the appliance items that
can absorb water (sponges, household
cloths).
• Remove the remaining food from the
items.
• Make soft the remaining burned food on
the items.
• Put hollow items (cups, glasses and
pans) with the opening down.
• Make sure that water does not collect in
containers or in bowls.• Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
bond together.
• Make sure that the glasses do not touch
other glasses.
• Put small items in the cutlery basket.
• Mix the spoons with other cutlery to pre-
vent them to bond together.
• When you put the items in the baskets,
make sure that the water can touch all
surfaces.
• Put light items in the upper basket. Make
sure that the items do not move.
• Water droplets can collect on plastic
items and non-stick pans.
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