AEG FAVORIT 35020I User Manual [da]
FAVORIT 35020I
User manual Dishwasher
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Contents
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Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe plac e. An d p le as e pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
Contents
Operating instructions 3
Safety information 3
Correct use 3
General safety 3
Child safety 3
Installation 4
Product description 4
Control panel 5
Programme knob and on/off indicator light
Delay start button 6
Use of the appliance 6
Setting the water softener 6
Manual adjustment 7
Electronic adjustment 7
Use of dishwasher salt 8
Use of rinse aid 8
Adjusting the rinse aid dosage 9
Loading cutlery and dishes 10
Helpful hints and tips 10
Lower basket 10
Cutlery basket 11
Upper basket 11
Adjustment of the height of the upper
basket 12
Use of detergent 12
Use of combi detergent tablets 14
Washing programmes 14
Setting and starting a washing programme
Interrupting a washing programme 15
Cancelling a washing programme 16
Setting and starting a washing programme
with delay start 16
Cancelling a delay start: 16
End of the washing programme 16
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Removing the load 16
Care and cleaning 17
Cleaning the filters 17
External cleaning 18
Frost precautions 18
What to do if… 18
Technical data 20
Installation instructions 20
Installation 20
Attaching the appliance to the adjacent
units 21
Adjusting the level of the appliance 21
Water connection 21
Water inlet hose 21
Water drain hose 22
Electrical connection 23
Environment concerns 23
Subject to change without notice
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Safety information
Operating instructions
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
• The appliance is designed exclusively for domestic use.
• Only use the appliance to clean household utensils that are applicable 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 in a horizontal position in the upper basket.
• Use only branded products 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 dishwasher before the end of the washing programme.
• When the washing programme 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
your local Service Force Centre.
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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 supervision
or instruction for the operation of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
• Obey the safety instructions from the manufacturer of the dishwasher detergent to
prevent burns to eyes, mouth and throat.
• Do not drink the water from the dishwasher. 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
• Only adults can use this appliance. Children 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.
• 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.
Product description
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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 water hoses are damaged,
– if the control panel, worktop or plinth area are damaged, that you can get access 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 electrical
components.
WARNING!
Carefully obey the instructions for electrical and water connections.
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
Control panel
1 Programme knob
2 Start/cancel button / (RESET)
3 Delay start button
4 Indicator lights
5 On/off indicator light
Wash Comes on when the washing phase or the rinsing phases operate.
Indicator lights
Control panel
1 2 3
5
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Dry Comes on when the drying phase operates.
End-of-programme Comes on when the washing programme is completed. Auxiliary func-
1)
Salt
Rinse aid
1) When the salt and/or rinse aid containers are empty, the related indicator lights do not come on while a washing
1)
programme operates.
tions:
• Level of the water softener.
• An alarm if the appliance has a malfunction.
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.
Comes on when it is necessary to fill the rinse aid container. Refer to 'Use
of rinse aid'.
Use of the appliance
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Programme knob and on/off indicator light
• To set a washing programme, turn the programme knob clockwise or anticlockwise. The
programme marker on the programme knob must agree with one of the washing programmes on the control panel.
– The on/off indicator light comes on (position ON).
• To set the appliance to the off position, turn the programme knob until the programme
marker agrees with the on/off indicator light.
– The on/off indicator light goes off (position OFF).
Delay start button
Use the delay start button to delay the start of the washing programme with an interval
of 3 hours. Refer to the chapter 'Setting and starting a washing programme'.
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 dishwasher.
5. Set the correct washing programme for the type of load and soil.
6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the correct 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 hardness in your area. If necessary, contact your
local water authority.
Water hardness Water hardness setting
°dH °TH mmol/l Clarke manually electronically
51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88 2 10
43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63 2 9
37 - 42 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 46 - 52 2 8
Water hardness Water hardness setting
°dH °TH mmol/l Clarke manually electronically
29 - 36 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 36 - 45 2 7
23 - 28 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 28 - 35 2 6
19 - 22 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 23 - 27 2 5
15 - 18 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 18 - 22 1 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 13 - 17 1 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 5 - 12 1 2
< 4 < 7 < 0,7 < 5
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).
4. Install the lower basket.
5. Close the door.
Setting the water softener
1)
1
1)
1
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Electronic adjustment
The water softener is set at the factory at level 5.
1. Press and hold the start/cancel button. Turn the programme knob clockwise until the
programme marker agrees with the first washing programme on the control panel.
2. Release the start/cancel button when the on/off indicator light and the start/cancel
indicator light start to flash.
– At the same time, 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
3. Press the start/cancel button one time to increase the water softener level by one step.
The end-of-programme indicator light shows the new level.
4. Turn the programme knob to the off position to save the operation.
Use of dishwasher salt
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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.
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 softener 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 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.
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 absorbent cloth to prevent too much foam
during the subsequent washing programme.
4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.
Use of rinse aid
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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).
Turn the rinse aid dial to increase or decrease 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
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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. Plastic items 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.
Loading cutlery and dishes
Cutlery basket
WARNING!
Do not put long-bladed knives in a vertical position. Arrange long and sharp 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 the use of the cutlery grid, you can
remove it.
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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.
Prevent to put plates in the first three sectors in
the front part of the basket. Make sure the plates
tilt forward.
Use of detergent
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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.
Maximum height of the dishes
upper basket lower basket
Upper position 20 cm 31 cm
Lower position 24 cm 27 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 dishwashers.
Follow the data on the packaging:
• Dosage recommended by the manufacturer.
• Storage recommendations.
Use of detergent
Do not use more than the correct quantity 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 detergent. The marking shows the dosage:
20 = approximately 20 g of detergent
30 = 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
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4. If you use detergent tablets, put the detergent tablet in the detergent dispenser
(A).
5. Close the lid of the detergent dispenser.
Press the lid until it locks into position.
B
Washing programmes
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Different brands of detergent dissolve in different times. Some detergent tablets do not
have the best cleaning results during short washing programmes. Use long washing programmes when you use detergent tablets to fully remove the detergent.
Use of combi detergent tablets
These tablets contain agents such as detergent, rinse aid and dishwasher salt. Some types
of tablets can contain other agents
When you use tablets, that contain special salt and rinse aid, it is not necessary to fill the
salt and rinse aid containers. In this condition the rinse aid indicator light stays on when
the appliance is switched on.
1. Do a check if these tablets are applicable for the local water hardness. Refer to the
instructions from the manufacturer.
2. Select the lowest setting for the water hardness and rinse aid dosage.
Do these steps if the drying results are not satisfactory
1. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
2. Set the rinse aid dosage to position 2.
To use normal detergent again
1. Fill the salt container and rinse aid dispenser.
2. Adjust the water hardness setting to the highest level.
3. Do a washing programme without dishes.
4. Adjust the water softener to the water hardness in your area.
5. Adjust the rinse aid dosage.
Washing programmes
Washing programmes
Programme Degree of soil Type of load Programme description
INTENSIV CARE 70° Heavy soil Crockery, cutlery,
1)
30 MIN
NORMAL 65° Normal soil Crockery and cut-
2)
ECO 50°
Normal or light soil Crockery and cut-
Normal soil Crockery and cut-
pots and pans
lery
lery
lery
Prewash
Main wash up to 70°C
2 intermediate rinses
Final rinse
Drying
Main wash up to 60°C
Final rinse
Prewash
Main wash up to 65°C
1 intermediate rinse
Final rinse
Drying
Prewash
Main wash up to 50°C
1 intermediate rinse
Final rinse
Drying
Setting and starting a washing programme
Programme Degree of soil Type of load Programme description
PREWASH Any Partial load (to be
completed later in
the day).
1) This is the perfect daily programme to clean a not fully load. Ideal for a family of 4 persons who only want to
load breakfast and dinner crockery and cutlery.
2) Test programme for test institutes. Please refer to separate leaflet supplied, for test data.
1 cold rinse (to prevent food
scraps to bond).
Detergent is not necessary with
this programme.
Consumption values
Programme Duration (in minutes) Energy (in kWh) Water (in litres)
INTENSIV CARE 70° 120 - 130 1,8 - 2,0 22 - 24
30 MIN 30 0,9 9
NORMAL 65° 105-115 1,5 - 1,7 23 - 25
ECO 50° 130 - 140 1,0 - 1,2 14 - 16
PREWASH 12 0,1 5
The pressure and temperature of the water, the variations of power supply and the quantity
of dishes can change these values.
Setting and starting a washing programme
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Do these steps to set and start a washing programme:
1. Close the door.
2. Turn the programme knob to set the washing programme. Refer to the chapter 'Washing
programmes'.
– The on/off indicator light comes on.
– The phase indicator light or lights for the washing programme start to flash.
3. Press the start/cancel button.
– The washing programme starts automatically.
– The start/cancel indicator light comes on.
– When the programme starts, only the indicator light of the phase in progress stays
on.
When the washing programme operates, you cannot change the programme. Cancel the
washing programme.
WARNING!
Only interrupt or cancel a washing programme if necessary.
CAUTION!
Open the door carefully. Hot steam can come free.
Interrupting a washing programme
Open the door.
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