AEG-Electrolux ESF63021 User Manual

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Dishwasher

ESF63021

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 3
Control panel 4
Use of the appliance 5
Setting the water softener 5
Use of dishwasher salt 6
Use of rinse aid 7
Loading cutlery and dishes 8
Use of detergent 9
Setting and starting a washing programme

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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.

Washing programmes 12
Care and cleaning 12
What to do if… 14
Technical data 15
Installation 15
Water connection 16
Electrical connection 17
Environment concerns 17

Subject to change without notice

• 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.

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.

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• 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.

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.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

• 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.

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

10 Worktop

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CONTROL PANEL

1 Programme knob
2 Start/cancel button
3 Half-load button
4 Indicator lights
5 On/off indicator light

Indicator lights

The indicator light comes on when the washing
phase or the rinsing phase operates.

The indicator light comes on when the drying
phase operates.

The indicator light comes on when the washing
programme is completed. Auxiliary functions:

• Level of the water softener.

• An alarm if the appliance has a malfunction.

The indicator light comes on when it is necessa-

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1) The indicator light is off while a washing programme operates.

Half-load button

The half-load option is not available for all
washing programmes. Refer to the chapter
'Washing programmes'.

• Load dishes in the upper and lower bas­ket.

• Decrease the detergent dosage when
you use the half-load option.

• Press the half-load button to set the op­tion.
– The half-load indicator light comes on,

when the half-load option is selectable.

ry to fill the salt container. Refer to the chapter
'Use of dishwasher 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.

The indicator light comes on when it is necessa­ry to fill the rinse aid. Refer to the chapter 'Use
of rinse aid'.

Programme knob and on/off indicator
light

• To set a washing programme, turn the

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1 2 3

With the half-load button pressed the
time duration and the consumption of
water and energy are reduced.

programme knob clockwise or anticlock­wise. The programme marker on the pro­gramme knob must agree with one of the
washing programmes on the control pan­el.

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– The on/off indicator light comes on

(position ON).

• To set the appliance to the off position,
turn the programme knob until the pro-

gramme marker agrees with the on/off in­dicator light.
– The on/off indicator light goes off (posi-

tion OFF).

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°).

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

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.

• 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.

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3. Turn the water hardness dial to position
1 or 2 (refer to the chart).

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4. Install the lower basket.

5. Close the door.

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.

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).

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 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 indicator light shows the new
level.

4. Turn the programme knob to the off
position to save the 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.