AEG FSK31400Z User Manual
FSK31400Z
USER
MANUAL
EN User Manual
Dishwasher
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CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION............................................................................................. 2
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................4
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................5
4. CONTROL PANEL....................................................................................................... 6
5. PROGRAMMES............................................................................................................6
6. SETTINGS.....................................................................................................................7
7. BEFORE FIRST USE................................................................................................... 10
8. DAILY USE.................................................................................................................. 11
9. HINTS AND TIPS........................................................................................................13
10. CARE AND CLEANING.......................................................................................... 14
11. TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................16
12. TECHNICAL INFORMATION................................................................................. 19
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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE
Always use original spare parts.
When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the
following data available: Model, PNC, Serial Number.
The information can be found on the rating plate.
Warning / Caution-Safety information
General information and tips
Environmental information
Subject to change without notice.
1.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance,
carefully read the supplied instructions. The
manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries or
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damages that are the result of incorrect installation or
usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and
accessible location for future reference.
1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety
• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8
years and above and persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning the use of the appliance in a
safe way and understand the hazards involved.
• Do not let children play with the appliance.
• Keep detergents away from children.
• Keep children and pets away from the appliance door
when it is open.
• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user
maintenance of the appliance without supervision.
1.2 General Safety
• This appliance is intended to be used in household
and similar applications such as:
– farm houses; staff kitchen areas in shops, offices
and other working environments;
– by clients in hotels, motels, bed & breakfast and
other residential type environments.
• Do not change the specification of this appliance.
• The operating water pressure (minimum and
maximum) must be between 0.5 (0.05) / 8 (0.8) bar
(MPa)
• Obey the maximum number of 9 place settings.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
the manufacturer, its Authorised Service Centre or
similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
• Put the cutlery in the cutlery basket with the sharp
ends pointing down or put them in the cutlery drawer
in a horizontal position with the sharp edges down.
• Do not leave the appliance with the open door
unattended to avoid stepping accidentally onto it.
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• Before any maintenance operation, deactivate the
appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the
socket.
• Do not use high pressure water sprays and/or steam
to clean the appliance.
• If the appliance has ventilation openings in the base,
they must not be covered e.g. by a carpet.
• The appliance is to be connected to the water mains
using the new supplied hose-sets. Old hose sets must
not be reused.
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 Installation
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged
appliance.
• Do not install or use the appliance
where the temperature is less than 0
°C.
• Follow the installation instruction
supplied with the appliance.
• Make sure that the appliance is
installed below and adjacent to safe
structures.
2.2 Electrical connection
WARNING!
Risk of fire and electrical
shock.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Make sure that the parameters on the
rating plate are compatible with the
electrical ratings of the mains power
supply.
• Always use a correctly installed
shockproof socket.
• Do not use multi-plug adapters and
extension cables.
• Make sure not to cause damage to
the mains plug and to the mains
cable. Should the mains cable need
to be replaced, this must be carried
out by our Authorised Service Centre.
• Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket only at the end of the
installation. 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.
• This appliance complies with the
E.E.C. Directives.
• Only for UK and Ireland. The
appliance has a 13 amp mains plug. If
it is necessary to change the fuse in
the mains plug, use fuse: 13 amp
ASTA (BS 1362).
2.3 Water connection
• Do not cause damage to the water
hoses.
• Before connection to new pipes,
pipes not used for a long time, where
repair work has been carried out or
new devices fitted (water meters,
etc.), let the water flow until it is clean
and clear.
• Ensure that there are no visible water
leaks during and after the first use of
the appliance.
• Without electrical power, the water
protection system is not active. In this
case there is a risk of flooding.
• The water inlet hose has a safety valve
and a sheath with an inner mains
cable.
WARNING!
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3
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9
8
10
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11
1
2
Dangerous voltage.
• If the water inlet hose is damaged,
immediately close the water tap and
disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket. Contact the Authorised
Service Centre to replace the water
inlet hose.
2.4 Use
• Do not sit or stand on the open door.
• Dishwasher detergents are
dangerous. Obey the safety
instructions on the detergent
packaging.
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• Do not drink and play with the water
in the appliance.
• Do not remove the dishes from the
appliance until the programme is
complete. Some detergent may
remain on the dishes.
• The appliance can release hot steam
if you open the door while a
programme operates.
• Do not put flammable products or
items that are wet with flammable
products in, near or on the appliance.
2.5 Disposal
WARNING!
Risk of injury or suffocation.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.
• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
• Remove the door catch to prevent
children and pets to get closed in the
appliance.
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Upper spray arm
1
Lower spray arm
2
Filters
3
Rating plate
4
21
3
45
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Salt container
5
Air vent
6
Rinse aid dispenser
7
Detergent dispenser
8
4. CONTROL PANEL
On/off button
1
Programme indicators
2
Indicators
3
4.1 Indicators
Indicator Description
End indicator.
Cutlery basket
9
Lower basket
10
Upper basket
11
Programme button
4
Delay button
5
Rinse aid indicator. It is always off while the programme operates.
Salt indicator. It is always off while the programme operates.
5. PROGRAMMES
Programme Degree of soil
Type of load
2)
Normal soil
Crockery and
cutlery
Programme phases
• Prewash
• Wash 50 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
Consumption values
1)
Duration
(min)
225 0.778 9.9
Energy
(kWh)
Water
(l)
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Programme Degree of soil
Type of load
Heavy soil
Crockery, cutlery, pots and
pans
Normal soil
Crockery and
cutlery
Fresh soil
3)
Crockery and
cutlery
4)
1)
The pressure and the temperature of the water, the variations of the mains supply, the options and the
quantity of dishes can change the values.
2)
With this programme you have the most efficient use of water and energy consumption for crockery
and cutlery with normal soil. (This is the standard programme for test institutes).
3)
With this programme you can wash a load with fresh soil. It gives good washing results in a short time.
4)
Use this programme to quickly rinse the dishes. this prevents the remaining food to bond on the
dishes and bad odours to come out from the appliance. Do not use detergent with this programme.
All • Prewash 14 0.1 4
5.1 Information for test institutes
For all the necessary information for test
Programme phases
• Prewash
• Wash 70 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• Prewash
• Wash 65 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• Wash 60 °C or
65 °C
• Rinses
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Write down the product number (PNC)
that is on the rating plate.
Consumption values
1)
Duration
(min)
160 - 168 1.1 - 1.3 13-14
130 - 140 1.0 - 1.2 14-15
30 0.7 8
Energy
(kWh)
Water
(l)
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6. SETTINGS
6.1 Programme selection
mode and user mode
When the appliance is in programme
selection mode it is possible to set a
programme and to enter the user mode.
Settings available in the user mode:
• The level of the water softener
according to the water hardness.
• The activation or the deactivation of
the acoustic signal for end of
programme.
• The activation or the deactivation of
AirDry
As the appliance stores the saved
settings, there is no need to configure
it before every cycle.
How to set the programme selection mode
The appliance is in programme selection
mode when the programme indicator
is blinking.
When you activate the appliance, usually
it is in programme selection mode.
However, if this does not happen, you
can set the programme selection mode
in the following way:
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Press and hold the programme button
until the appliance is in programme
selection mode.
The water 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
6.2 The water softener
The water softener removes minerals
from the water supply, which would have
in your area. It is important to set the
right level of the water softener to assure
good washing results.
a detrimental effect on the washing
results and on the appliance.
The higher the content of these minerals,
the harder your water is. Water hardness
is measured in equivalent scales.
Water hardness
German de-
grees (°dH)
47 - 50 84 - 90 8.4 - 9.0 58 - 63 10
43 - 46 76 - 83 7.6 - 8.3 53 - 57 9
37 - 42 65 - 75 6.5 - 7.5 46 - 52 8
29 - 36 51 - 64 5.1 - 6.4 36 - 45 7
23 - 28 40 - 50 4.0 - 5.0 28 - 35 6
19 - 22 33 - 39 3.3 - 3.9 23 - 27
15 - 18 26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2 18 - 22 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5 13 - 17 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8 5 - 12 2
<4 <7 <0.7 < 5
1)
Factory setting.
2)
Do not use salt at this level.
French degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
Water softener lev-
el
1)
5
2)
1
Whether you use a standard detergent
or multi-tabs (with or without salt), set
the proper water hardness level to
keep the salt refill indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt
are not effective enough to
soften hard water.
How to set the water softener level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold the programme button until the
indicator
indicators
flashes and the
and are
on.
2. Wait until the indicators
and are off and
the indicator
indicator
flashes. The
still flashes. The
intermittent flashing of the indicator
shows the current setting.
• e.g. 5 flashes + pause + 5 flashes
= level 5.
3. Press programme button repeatedly
to change the setting. Each pressing
of the programme button increases
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