AEG ESF66060X User Manual

user manual

Dishwasher

ESF 66060

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
Use of the appliance 6
Setting the water softener 6
Use of dishwasher salt 7
Use of rinse aid 8
Loading cutlery and dishes 9
Use of detergent 11
Multitab function 12

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 features of the appliance.

Correct use

• Only use the appliance to clean house­hold utensils that are suitable for dish­washers.

• 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 them in a hori­zontal position in the upper basket.

• Use only products specified for dish­washers (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 appliance
before the end of the washing program.

• When the washing program is comple­ted, 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 contact the Customer Care Centre.

Select and start a washing program 13
Washing programs 14
Care and cleaning 15
What to do if… 16
Technical data 18
Installation 18
Water connection 19
Electrical connection 20
Environment concerns 21
Warranty 21

Subject to change without notice

General safety

• Some dishwasher detergents are strongly
alkaline. They can be extremely danger­ous if swallowed. Avoid contact with skin
and eyes. Keep the children away from
the appliance when the door is open.
Check that the detergent dispenser is
empty after completion of the washing
programme.

• Obey the safety instructions from the
manufacturer of the dishwasher deter­gent to prevent burns to eyes, mouth and
throat.

• Only put detergent in the dispenser be­fore you start a washing program.

• Do not drink the water from the appli­ance. Detergent residues can stay in your
appliance.

• 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

• This appliance is not intended for use by
young children or infirm persons unless
they have been adequately supervised by
a responsible person to ensure that they
can use the appliance safely. Young chil­dren should be supervised to ensure 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 and pets away from the
appliance when the door is open.

Installation

• Make sure that the appliance is not dam­aged because of transport. Do not con­nect 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 the water hoses

are damaged,

– if the control panel, worktop or plinth

area are damaged so that you can get
access to the inner side of the appli-

ance.
Contact your local Customer Care Cen­tre.

• Do not drill into the sides of the appliance
otherwise damage to hydraulic and elec­trical components may occur.

Warning! Carefully obey the
instructions for electrical and water
connections.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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1 Ceiling spray arm
2 Upper basket
3 Water hardness dial
4 Salt container
5 Detergent dispenser
6 Rinse aid dispenser

7 Rating plate
8 Filters

9 Lower spray arm
10 Upper spray arm
11 Worktop

CONTROL PANEL

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1 On/off button
2 Program selection buttons
3 Multitab button (Tablet)
4 Delay start button
5 Indicator lights
6 Digital display
7 Function buttons

Indicator lights

Washing Program in progress:

Salt Comes on when it is necessary to fill the salt container. Refer to 'Use of dish-

Rinse Aid Comes on when it is necessary to fill the rinse aid container. Refer to 'Use of

Multitab button

Press this button to activate/deactivate the
multitab function. Refer to 'Multitab func­tion'.

– comes on when you select a washing program,
– stays on for all the duration of the washing program,
– goes off at the end of the washing program.

washer salt'.
The salt indicator light can stay on for some hours, but it does not have an
unwanted effect on the operation of the appliance.

rinse aid'.

Delay start button

Use the delay start button to delay the start
of the washing program with an interval be­tween 1 and 19 hours. Refer to 'Select and
start a washing program'.

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Digital display

The display shows:

• adjusted level of the water softener,

• activation/deactivation of the rinse aid
dispenser (only with multitab function on),

• program duration,

• remaining time to the end of the pro­gram,

• end of a washing program,

• number of hours in delay start,

• fault codes.

Function buttons

Use the function buttons for these opera­tions:

• to set the water softener. Refer to 'Set­ting the water softener'.

• to deactivate/activate the rinse aid dis­penser when multitab function is active.
Refer to 'Multitab function'.

USE OF THE APPLIANCE

Refer to specified instructions for each step
of the procedure.

1. Check if the water softener level is cor-

rect 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.

• to cancel the washing program in pro­gress or a delay start in progress. Refer
to 'Select and start a washing program'.

Setting mode

The appliance is in setting mode when all
program indicator lights are on.
The appliance must be in setting mode for
these operations:
– to set a washing program,
– to set the water softener level,
– to deactivate/activate the rinse aid dis-

penser.

If a program indicator light is on, cancel the
program to go back to the setting mode.
Refer to 'Select and start a washing pro­gram'.

4. Load cutlery and dishes into the dish-

washer.

5. Set the correct washing program for the

type of load and soil.

6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor-

rect quantity of detergent.

7. Start the washing program.

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:

• mg/I (millimol per litre)

Water hardness Water hardness setting

mg/l ppm mmol/l manually electronically

910 - 1250 910 - 1250 9,1 - 12,5 2 10

760 - 909 760 - 909 7,6 - 9,0 2 9

650 - 759 650 - 759 6,5 - 7,5 2 8

510 - 649 510 - 649 5,1 - 6,4 2 7

400 - 509 400 - 509 4,0 - 5,0 2 6

330 - 399 330 - 399 3,3 - 3,9 2 5

260 - 329 260 - 329 2,6 - 3,2 1 4

190 - 259 190 - 259 1,9 - 2,5 1 3

• ppm (parts per million),

• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international
unit for the hardness of water).

Adjust the water softener in to the water
hardness in your area. If necessary, contact
your local water authority.

Water hardness Water hardness setting

mg/l ppm mmol/l manually electronically

70 - 189 70 - 189 0,7 - 1,8 1 2

< 70 < 70 < 0,7 1

1) No use of salt required.

You must set the water softener man­ually and electronically.

Manual adjustment

The appliance is set at the factory at
position 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).

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. Make sure that the appliance is in set­ting mode.

3. Press and hold function buttons B and
C until the indicator lights of function
buttons A, B and C start to flash.

4. Release function buttons B and C.

5. Press function button A.
– The indicator lights for function but-

tons B and C go off.

– The indicator light for function button

A continues to flash.

– The digital display shows the current

level.
Example: digital display shows
level 5.

6. Press the function button A one time to
increase the water softener level by one
step.

7. Continue pressing function button A un­til the desired water softener level is

4. Install the lower basket.

5. Close the door.

Electronic adjustment

achieved.

8. Press the on/off button to save the op­eration.

The dishwasher is factory set at
level 5.

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USE OF DISHWASHER SALT

Caution! Only use dishwasher salt.
Types of salt that are not suitable 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
program 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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USE OF RINSE AID

Caution! Only use rinse aid specified
for dishwashers.
Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with
other products (e.g. dishwasher clean­ing 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.

Follow these steps to fill the rinse aid dis­penser:

1. Press the release button (A) to open the
rinse aid dispenser.

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.

2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
The mark 'max.' shows the maximum
level.

3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an ab­sorbent cloth to prevent too much foam
during the subsequent washing pro­gram.

4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.

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).