AEG-Electrolux ESF 6241-W User Manual

Dishwasher

User Instructions

ANC 822 960 507 - 00 - 0205

ESF 6241

Dear customer,

Please read these user instructions carefully. Above all please observe the safety instructions on the first few pages ofthese user instructions! Please keep these user instructions for later reference. Pass them on to any subsequent owner of the appliance.

In the event of a malfunction, these operating instructions contain information on how to rectify faults yourself, see the "What to do, if..." section. If these instructions are insufficient, please contact your nearest customer service centre. In the case of technical problems, our customer service organisation is available to provide you with assistance at any time (you will find addresses and telephone numbers in the "Customer Service Centres" section). In this respect please read the "Service" note on the rear of these user instructions.

The warning triangle and/or specific words (Warning!, Caution!, Important!) are used to highlight instructions that are important for your safety or for the function of the appliance. It is imperative that these instructions are observed. This symbol or numbered instruction steps lead you step for step through the operation of the appliance.

Next to this symbol you receive additional information and practical tips on using the appliance.

Tips and instructions for the economical and environmentally conscious use of the appliance are marked with a clover leaf.

Contents

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Dishwasher door safety catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Economical and Ecological Dishwashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Appliance Features and Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Prior to using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Set water softener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Special salt for the water softener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Adding special salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adding rinse aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Activating/deactivating the inflow of rinse aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adding rinse aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting Rinse Aid Dosing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

In Daily Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Loading cutlery and dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Loading Cutlery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Loading Pans, Frying Pans and Large Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Loading Cups, Glasses and Coffee Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adjusting the Height of the Upper Basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Filling with Detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Use of "3 in 1"/ Combi Detergent Tablets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Concentrated Detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting the Wash Programme (Programme Table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Starting a dishwashing cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Changing/interrupting/aborting a dishwashing cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3 in 1 function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting or changing the start delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Load Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Switching Off the Dishwasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Cleaning the filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

What to do, when ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

...Error messages are displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

... there are problems when operating the dishwasher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

...the wash results are unsatisfactory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Notes for Test Institutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Contents

Installation and Connection Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Installing the Dishwasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Dishwashers That Can Be Integrated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Built-In Dishwasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Free-Standing Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Connecting the Dishwasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Water Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Permitted water pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Connect the inlet hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Water drain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Leak Prevention System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

1 Safety Instructions

The safety aspects of ELECTROLUX electrical appliances comply with accepted technical standards and the German Appliance Safety Law. Nevertheless, as a manufacturer we consider it our obligation to make you aware of the following safety information:

Installation, Connection and Placing into Operation

• The dishwasher may only be transported upright.

• Check the dishwasher for transport damage. Do

not in any circumstances connect an appliance

that is damaged. In the case of damage, please

contact your supplier.

• Prior to placing the appliance in operation, ensure

that the nominal voltage and type of supply on the

rating plate match that of the supply where the

appliance is to be installed. The fuse rating is also

to be found on the rating plate.

• For information on how to correctly install and

connect up your dishwasher, please read the

“Installation“ section. Multiway plugs / connectors

and extension cables must not be used. This

could constitute a safety hazard.

Child Safety

• Children often do not recognise the hazards asso-

ciated with the use of electrical appliances. It is

therefore important that you ensure children are

adequately supervised and that you do not allow

children to play with the dishwasher – there is a

risk that children can shut themselves inside the

appliance (risk of suffocation!).

• Packaging materials (e.g. films, styrofoam) can be

dangerous for children. Risk of suffocation! Keep

packaging away from children.

• Detergents can cause burns to the eyes, mouth,

and throat, or even cause choking! Please

observe the manufacturer's safety instructions for

cleaners and detergents.

• The water in your dishwasher is not suitable for

drinking. If there are still remnants of detergent in

the appliance, there is a risk of burns!

• When disposing of the dishwasher: unplug from

the mains, cut off and dispose of the mains cable.

Break the door lock so that the door no longer

shuts.

General Safety

• Repairs to the dishwasher are only to be carried

out by qualified service engineers. Improper

repairs can give rise to significant hazards for the

user. If your appliance needs repairing, please

contact customer service or your dealer.

• Never place the dishwasher in operation if the mains cable, water inlet or drain hose is damaged; or the control panel, work top or plinth area is damaged such that the inside of the appliance is freely accessible.

• If the mains lead is damaged, or is to be replaced for a longer lead, the cable (obtainable from ELECTROLUX customer service) must be changed by a service engineer authorised by ELECTROLUX.

• Never unplug the appliance by pulling on the cable, always pull the plug.

• Additions or modifications to the dishwasher are not permitted for safety reasons.

• 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.

• Sharp knives and items of cutlery with sharp edges must be placed in the cutlery tray or in the upper rack.

Correct Use

• Only wash household dishes using the dishwasher. If the appliance is used for other purposes, or is used incorrectly, the manufacturer cannot accept any liability for any damage caused.

• Prior to use, ensure that the manufacturers of the special salt, detergent, and rinse aid employed specifically permit the usage of their products in household dishwashers.

• Do not put any solvents in the dishwasher. There is a risk of an explosion!

• The anti-flood system provides dependable protection against damage due to leaks. For this system to function correctly, the following preconditions must be met: – The appliance must remain connected to the

mains even when it is switched off. – The dishwasher must be correctly installed. – Always shut off the water supply at the tap

when the dishwasher is not to be used for

longer periods, e.g. when you are away on hol-

iday.

• Do not sit or stand on the open door, the appliance may tip over.

• In the event of a fault, first close the tap, then switch off the appliance and unplug it from the mains. If the appliance is permanently wired to the mains: switch off the fuse(s) or unscrew them.

Dishwasher door safety catch

The dishwasher has a door safety catch. This safety catch prevents children opening the dishwasher door by mistake.

You can set the door safety catch as follows:

1. There is a catch on the left inside the door handle (1). To ensure that the dishwasher door cannot be

opened unintentionally, push this catch across to the right (eg. with the handle of a spoon).

2. To open the dishwasher door once the safety catch has been set you must

– first move the door handle to the left (2) until

you feel slight resistance.

– then push the door handle upwards (3) / for-

wards.

3. To cancel the dishwasher door safety catch, push the catch completely across to the left with your

finger.

Disposal

Packaging material

Old appliance

The packaging materials are environmentally friendly and can be recycled. The plastic components are identified by markings, e.g. >PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the packaging materials in the appropriate container at the community waste disposal facilities.

The symbol W on the product or on its

packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Warning! When your appliance has finished its working life, remove the plug from the socket. Cut off the cable and plug and dispose of them. Break the door lock so that the door no longer shuts. This prevents children from trapping themselves inside and endangering their lives.

2 Economical and Ecological Dishwash-

ing

• Only connect the dishwasher to the hot water supply if your hot water is not electrically heated.

• Ensure that the water softener is correctly adjusted.

• Do not pre-rinse dishes under running water.

• When you wash a small load, the load sensor calculates the amount of water necessary and shortens the programme. It is more economical to always wash with a full load.

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

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

Appliance Features and Control Panel

Top Spray Nozzle

Rubber Seal for Connecting the Water Feed to the Spray Arm

Spray Arms

Water hardness switch

Container for Special Salt

Container for Detergent

Container for Rinse Aid

Rating Plate

Filters

Control Panel

Function buttons

Multi-display

Control panel

The control panel consists of the programme buttons with LED displays.

Function buttons: In addition to the stated wash programme the following functions can also be set using these buttons:

Function button 1

Function button 2

Function button 3 is not occupied

Adjust the

water softener

Switch rinse aid supply on and off

„3 in 1“ button

Set delay start

Indicators

Door handle

The multi-display can display,

– the start delay that is set. – how long the current wash programme can be

expected to last. – which fault has occurred on the dishwasher. – the hardness setting to which the water sof-

tener is set. – whether the rinse aid supply is switched on/off.

Indicators have the following significance

ON/OFF button

Refill with special salt

Function button 4 is not occupied

Refill with rinse aid

Prior to using for the first time

Prior to using for the first time, remove all the clips with which the dish racks are secured for transport. Then perform the following steps:

1. Adjust the water softener

2. Filling with Special Salt for the Water Softener

3. Filling with Rinse Aid

Special salt and rinse aid must not be added if you use 3-in-1 detergent tablets.

Set water softener

To avoid scale deposits on the dishes and in the dishwasher, the dishes must be washed with soft water, i.e. water with a low lime content. The dishwasher therefore has a built-in water softener, in which tap water with a hardness of 4°d (German degree) and harder is softened with the aid of special salt.

The water softener can be set manually using the water hardness switch; it can also be set electronically using the buttons on the control panel.

Your water supplier will be able to inform you about the hardness and hardness range of the water in your area.

Water hardness Adjusting the hardness setting

in °d1) in mmol/l2) range

51 - 70 43 - 50 37 - 42 29 - 36 23 - 28

19 - 22 15 - 18

11 - 14 1,9 - 2,5 II 3

4 - 10 0,7 - 1,8 I/II 2

under 4 under 0.7 I

1)(°d) German degree, measure of the hardness of water

2)(mmol/l) millimol per litre, international unit for the hardness of water

3)On this setting the length of the dishwashing cycle may be slightly longer.

* Factory setting

Adjust the water softener to the setting given in the table that corresponds to the hardness of the water in your area: The dishwasher must be switched off.

9,0 - 12,5

7,6 - 8,9 6,5 - 7,5 5,1 - 6,4 4,0 - 5,0

3,3 - 3,9 2,6 - 3,2

III

Manually Electronically

0 *

10 3)

9 8 7 6

4 *

no salt necessary

Indication on the

multi-display

10 L

9 L

8 L 7 L 6 L

5 L 4 L

3 L

2 L

1 L

Setting manually:

1. Open the dishwasher door.

2. Remove the lower rack from the dishwasher.

3. Turn the hardness range switch to 0 or 1 (see

table).

4. Replace the lower rack.

Setting electronically:

5. Press the ON/OFF button.

The LED in the ON/OFF button will become illuminated.

If indicators for the programme buttons are lit, a dishwashing cycle is activated. The cycle must be deactivated: Press function buttons 2 and 3 simultaneously for approx. 2 seconds. All other indicators will go out.

6. Press the function buttons 2 and 3 simultaneously and keep them pressed. The LED indicators in function buttons 1 to 3 will flash.

7. Press function button 1 again. The LED indicator for function button 1 will flash. The multi-display will indicate the hardness setting.

8. Pressing function button 1 increases the hardness setting by 1 degree. (Exception: hardness setting 1 follows hardness setting 10).

9. When the hardness setting is correct, press the ON/OFF button. The hardness setting is now saved.

Special salt for the water softener

If the water hardness in your area is less than 4 °d, then the water in your dishwasher does not need to be softened and you do not need to use special salt or salt substitute.

Water can be softened in one of two ways:

• If you are using dishwasher detergent that already contains salt substitute, the detergent only is put into the detergent compartment. – In this case the water softener must manually

be set to 0 and electronically to 1 to ensure that no special salt is added.

• If you are using dishwasher detergent and special salt separately, the special salt is to be put into the salt supply container. – In this case the water softener must manually

be set to 0 and electronically to between 2 and 10 (depending on the water hardness in

your area) to ensure that the special salt is taken from the detergent container only.

Use only special salt intended for dishwashers. Never fill the salt supply container with different types of salt (e.g. cooking salt) or detergent. This would destroy the water softener. Prior to filling with salt, please check each time that you really do have a packet of special salt in your hand.

Setting the amount of special salt to be added

Some appliances are equipped with an additional 3in1 function. If you use 3-in-1 dishwashing tablets and select the 3in1 function together with the dishwashing cycle, the inflow of special salt does not have to be deactivated (see ”3in1 function”).

Set the water softener manually and electronically to the desired water hardness:

Manual setting

01Il Do not add special salt.

0 - 1 2 - 10

If the water softener is electronically set at “1” for the purpose of using detergent that includes special salt, the special salt indicator is deactivated.

Electronic set-

ting

Multi-display indi-

cator

2lto 10 l

Adding special salt

If you are using dishwasher detergent and special salt separately, add the special salt:

• Before using the dishwasher for the first time.

• When the nated on the control panel.

1. Open the door, remove the lower rack.

2. Undo the lid on the salt container by turning it anti-

clockwise.

3. Only when using for the first time:

fill the salt container with water.

4. Place the funnel supplied on the container opening. Fill the container with special salt through the funnel; the capacity of the container is approx. 1.0-

1.5 kg depending on the grain size. Do not overfill the salt container with special salt.

5. Clean any salt remnants on the container opening.

6. Turn the lid clockwise to the stop, otherwise special salt will leak into the wash water, this could lead to poor wash results. To avoid this run a rinse program after filling the salt container with special salt. This will wash away salt water and any salt crystals that have been spilt.

t indicator for special salt is illumi-

The water expelled by filling the salt container with special salt runs out of the salt container onto the base of the washing compartment. This is not a cause for concern, the water will be pumped out at the start of the next wash programme.

Depending on the size of the salt grains, it can take several hours for the salt to dissolve in the water and the special salt indicator

t to extinguish.

The setting of the water softener and thus the consumption of salt are dependent on the hardness of the local water.

Addition of special salt

Addition of special salt via salt supply container

(factory setting)

SALE

SALT

SALZ

SEL

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