AEG ESL4125 User Manual

D i s h w a s h e r

Model ESL 4125

07/04

Contents

Safety instructions	3
Disposal	3
Economical and ecological dishwashing	3
Description of the appliance	4
The control panel	4
Audible signals	5
Prior to using for the first time	6
The water softener	6
Filling with salt	7
Rinse aid	8
In daily use	9
Loading cutlery and dishes	9
The lower basket	9
The cutlery basket	10
The upper basket	10
Adjusting the height of the upper basket	10
Use of detergent	11
Different kinds of detergent	12
Washing programmes	13
Starting a washing programme	11
Maintenance and cleaning	15
Cleaning the filters	15
Prolonged periods of non-operation	15
Frost precautions	15
Moving the machine	15
What to do, when...	16
Service and Spare Parts	18
Customer Care Department	18
Guarantee Conditions	19

Installation instructions	20
Building-in	20
Levelling	20
Fixing to the adjacent units	20
Water supply connections	20
Water outlet hose connection	21
Electrical connection	21
Hints for test centres	22

Technical specifications

Dimensions	Width	44.6 cm
	Height	81.8 - 87.8 cm
	Max depth	55.5 cm
	Max depth with open door	114 cm

Electrical connection:	Information on the electrical connection is given on the rating plate on the
Voltage	inner edge of the dishwasher’s door.
Overall power
Fuse

Water supply pressure	Minimum	50 kPa (0.5 bar)
	Maximum	800 kPa (8 bar)

Capacity		9 place settings

This appliance complies with the following E.E.C. Directives:

-73/23 or 19.2.73 (Low Voltage Directive) and subsequent modifications;

-89/336 or 3.5.89 (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive) and subsequent modifications.

Safety instructions

It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is left with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant safety information.

This information has been provided in the interest of your safety. You MUST read it carefully before installing or using the appliance.

Installation

●Check your dishwasher for any transport damage. Never connect a damaged machine. If your dishwasher is damaged, you should contact your supplier.

●For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

●Any electrical and plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified and competent person.

●Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

●The sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic components.

Child safety

●This appliance is designed to be operated by adults.

●Children should not be allowed to tamper with the controls or play with the product.

●Packaging parts may be dangerous for children, who could even be suffocated! You should therefore keep all packaging well away from children.

●The water in your dishwasher is not for drinking. Detergent residues may still be present in your machine. Keep children well away from your dishwasher when the door is open.

●Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children's reach.

●Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

Disposal

Dispose of the dishwasher packaging material correctly. All packaging materials can be recycled.

Plastic parts are marked with standard international abbreviations:

>PE<	for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrapping material.
>PS<	for polystyrene, e.g. padding material (always CFC-
	free).
>POM<	for polyoxymethylene, e.g. plastic clips.

Cardboard packaging is manufactured from recycled paper and should be deposited in the waste paper collection for recycling.

As and when you cease to use your dishwasher and withdraw it from service, your should render it unserviceable before having it disposed of.

Warning! Children at play could lock themselves in your dishwasher or otherwise endanger their lives. Therefore cut off the power supply cable and make the door closing device unusable to prevent children from being trapped inside.

For the disposing of the appliance please take it to a recycling centre or to your dealer who may, for a small contribution to the costs, dispose it for you.

Your dishwasher in day-to-day use

●Items that are contaminated by petrol, paint, steel or iron debris, corrosive, acidic or alkaline chemicals must not be washed in this dishwasher.

●Under no circumstances should you open the door whilst the appliance is in operation, especially during the washing phase, hot water may escape. However, if the door is opened, a safety device ensures that the machine stops.

●Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse aid) specifically designed for use in dishwashers.

●Long bladed knives stored in an upright position are a potential hazard.

●Long and/or sharp items of cutlery such as carving knives must be positioned horizontally in the upper basket.

●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.

●When finishing loading or unloading close the door, as an open door can be a hazard.

●Do not sit or stand on the open door.

●Isolate the appliance from the power supply and turn off the water supply after use.

●This product should be serviced by an authorised service engineer, and only genuine spare parts should be used.

Economical and ecological dishwashing

●Ensure that the water softener is correctly adjusted.

●Do not pre-wash under running water.

●Select the wash programme to suit the nature and degree of the soiling on the dishes.

●Do not use more detergent, dishwasher salt and rinse aid than is recommended in these operating instructions and by the manufacturer of the respective product.

Description of the appliance

1.Upper basket stop

2.Water hardness dial

3.Salt container

4.Detergent dispenser

5.	Control panel
6.	Rating plate
7.	Rinse aid dispenser
8.	Filters
9.	Lower spray arm
10.	Upper spray arm
11.	Upper basket

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The control panel

Function buttons

1 2 3

On/Off button	Programme selection	Indicator lights
	buttons

Function buttons: in addition to the dishwashing programme selected, the following functions can also be set with the help of these buttons:

-water softener setting,

-deactivation/activation of the rinse aid dispenser,

-the cancelling of a washing programme in progress,

-deactivation/activation of the audible signals.

Programme selection buttons: allows the selection of the desired washing programme (see "Washing programmes" chart).

Indicator lights: have the following meanings:

Salt: illuminates when the salt has run out

End of cycle: illuminates when the washing programme has ended, it also has added functions of visual signalling as:

-something not working with the machine,

-deactivation/activation of the rinse aid dispenser and of the audible signals,

-the setting of the water softener

Audible signals

Audible signals have been introduced to help indicate which operations the dishwasher is performing:

-Setting of the water softener

-End of programme

-Something not working with the machine

Deactivation/activation of the audible signals

(The dishwasher must be switched off)

Factory setting: audible signals activated

1.Press the On/Off button. All programme selection buttons indicator lights will illuminate (setting mode).

If only one programme selection button indicator light is illuminated, this means that a washing programme has been selected.

The programme must be cancelled: press simultaneously the function buttons 2 and 3 for about 2 seconds, the indicator light of the set programme button starts flashing for about 2 seconds.

After about 2 seconds the indicator lights of all the programme selection buttons will illuminate indicating that the set programme has been cancelled and that the machine is now in setting mode.

2.Press simultaneously function buttons 2 and 3, the indicator lights of the function buttons 1, 2 and 3 start flashing.

3.Press the function button 3, the indicator lights of function buttons 1 and 2 turn off while the indicator light of the button 3 goes on flashing, at the same time the End of cycle indicator light illuminates indicating that the audible signals are active.

4.To deactivate the audible signals, press again the function button 3, the End of cycle indicator light turns off, indicating that the audible signals have been deactivated.

5.To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button or wait about 60 seconds after which the dishwasher will automatically return to setting mode.

To activate again the audible signals simply follow the above operations until the End of cycle indicator lights illuminates.

Prior to using for the first time

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

1.Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions

2.Remove all packaging from inside the appliance

3.Set the water softener

4.Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill with dishwasher salt

5.Fill the rinse aid dispenser

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 and mmol/l (millimol per litre).

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.

The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using the water hardness dial and electronically, using the function push buttons on the control panel.

a) Setting manually

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.

The dishwasher is factory set at position 2.

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b)Setting electronically

(The dishwasher must be switched off)

The dishwasher is factory set at level 5.

1.Press the On/Off button. All programme selection buttons indicator lights will illuminate (setting mode).

If only one programme selection button indicator light is illuminated, this means that a washing programme has been selected.

The programme must be cancelled: press simultaneously the function buttons 2 and 3 for about 2 seconds, the indicator light of the set programme button starts flashing for about 2 seconds.

After about 2 seconds the indicator lights of all the programme selection buttons will illuminate indicating that the set programme has been cancelled and that the machine is now in setting mode.

2.Press simultaneously function buttons 2 and 3, until the indicator lights of the function buttons 1, 2 and 3 start flashing.

3.Press the function button 1, the indicator lights of function buttons 2 and 3 turn off while the indicator light of the button 1 goes on flashing, at the same time the End of cycle indicator light illuminates, along with a sequence of audible signals.

The current level is indicated by the number of flashes of the End of cycle indicator light and of audible signals heard.

Example:

5 flashes + 5 audible signals = level 5.

4.To change the level, press button 1. 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 button 1 once, level 6 is selected.

if the current level is 10, by pressing button 1 once, level 1 is selected.

5.To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button or wait about 60 seconds after which the dishwasher will automatically return to setting mode.

	Water hardness			Adjusting		Number of flashes of	Use
				the water		the End of cycle	of salt
Clarke	°TH	mmol/l	Range	the water		the End of cycle	of salt
Clarke	°TH	mmol/l	Range	hardness setting		indicator light and of
degrees	(french degrees)	(millimol per litre,		hardness setting		indicator light and of
degrees	(french degrees)	(millimol per litre,				audible signals
		international unit for the				audible signals
		hardness of water)		manually	electronically

64 - 88	91 - 125	9,0 - 12,5	IV	2	level 10	10	yes

53 - 63	76 - 90	7,6 - 8,9	IV	2	level 9	9	yes

46 - 52	65 - 75	6,5 - 7,5	IV	2	level 8	8	yes

36 - 45	51 - 64	5,1 - 6,4	IV	2	level 7	7	yes

28 - 35	40 - 50	4,0 - 5,0	IV	2	level 6	6	yes

23 - 27	33 - 39	3,3 - 3,9	III	2	level 5	5	yes

18 - 22	26 - 32	2,6 - 3,2	III	1	level 4	4	yes

13 - 17	19 - 25	1,9 - 2,5	II	1	level 3	3	yes

5 - 12	7 - 18	0,7 - 1,8	I/II	1	level 2	2	yes

< 5	< 7	< 0,7	I	1	level 1	1	no

Filling with dishwasher salt

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.

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.

4.Replace the cap making sure that there is no trace of salt on the screw thread or on the gasket.

5.Screw on the cap tightly

turning it clockwise until it
stops with a click.	SR14

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The salt container will require topping up periodically. You are reminded of this by the salt indicator light on the control panel which comes on when the salt has finished.

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.

Do not worry if water over flows from the unit when filling with salt, this is quite normal.

Rinse aid

Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse, ensuring thorough rinsing, and spot and streak free drying.

The dispenser, which is positioned inside the door, holds about 110 ml of rinse aid, which is sufficient for 16 - 40 dishwashing programmes, depending upon the dosage setting.

Filling with rinse aid

1.Open the container by pressing the release button (A).

2.Add the rinse aid until the container is completely full. The maximum level for filling is indicated by "max".

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Ensure that the lid is closed after every refill.

Clean up any rinse aid spilt during filling with an absorbent cloth to avoid excess foaming during the next wash.

Only use branded rinse aid for dishwashers. Never fill the rinse aid dispenser with any other substances (e.g. dishwasher cleaning agent, liquid detergent). This would damage the appliance.

Adjusting the dose

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.

Increase the dose if there are drops of water or lime spots on the dishes after washing.

Reduce it if there are sticky
whitish streaks on the dishes
or a bluish film on glassware
or knife blades.	BR12
Top up the rinse aid when the
indicator (B) becomes clear.
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●If you are using dishwasher detergent that already contains rinse aid, the detergent including the rinse aid must be placed in the detergent compartment.

In this case the rinse aid dispenser must be deactivated in orderto avoid a double dosage.

Deactivation/activation of the dosage of rinse aid

(The dishwasher must be switched off)

Factory setting: rinse aid dispenser activated

1.Press the On/Off button. All programme selection buttons indicator lights will illuminate (setting mode).

If only one programme selection button indicator light is illuminated, this means that a washing programme has been selected.

The programme must be cancelled: press simultaneously the function buttons 2 and 3 for about 2 seconds, the indicator light of the set programme button starts flashing for about 2 seconds.

After about 2 seconds the indicator lights of all the programme selection buttons will illuminate indicating that the set programme has been cancelled and that the machine is now in setting mode.

2.Press simultaneously function buttons 2 and 3, the indicator lights of the function buttons 1, 2 and 3 start flashing.

3.Press the function button 2, the indicator lights of function buttons 1 and 3 turn off while the indicator light of the button 2 goes on flashing, at the same time the End of cycle indicator light illuminates, indicating that the rinse aid dispenser is active.

4.To deactivate the rinse aid dispenser, press again the function button 2, the End of cycle indicator light turns off, indicating that the rinse aid dispenser has been deactivated.

5.To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button or wait about 60 seconds after which the dishwasher will automatically return to setting mode.

To activate again the rinse aid dispenser simply follow the above operations until the End of cycle indicator lights illuminates.

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