AEG-Electrolux ESF 65050 User Manual

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Dishwasher

ESF65050

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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 10
Multitab function 11

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.

Select and start a washing programme

12
Washing programmes 13
Care and cleaning 14
What to do if… 15
Technical data 17
Installation 17
Water connection 18
Electrical connection 19
Environment concerns 19

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 in-

jury 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 dish-

washer. 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. Chil-

dren must get supervision to make sure
that they do not play with the appliance.

• Keep all the packaging away from chil-

dren. 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

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21 3 4 5

1 Programme guide
2 Programme knob
3 Start/cancel button (Start Cancel)
4 Multitab button (Multitab)
5 Delay start button (Delay)
6 Digital display
7 Indicator lights
8 Programme marker
9 Off position

Indicator lights

Wash phase Comes on when the washing phase or the rinsing phase operates.

Dry phase Comes on when the drying phase operates.

Multitab Comes on when you activate the multitab function Refer to 'Multitab 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.

Programme knob

• To switch on the appliance or to set a
washing programme, turn the pro­gramme knob clockwise or counterclock­wise. The programme marker on the pro­gramme knob must agree with one of the
washing programmes on the control pan­el. If the programme marker agrees with
a washing programme, the digital display

tion'.

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'.

gramme. If the programme marker does
not agree with a washing programme,
the digital display shows two horizontal
bars.

• To switch off the appliance, turn the pro­gramme knob until the programme mark­er agrees with the off indicator.

Use the programme knob for these opera­tions:

shows the time duration of the pro-

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– To set the water softener. Refer to 'Set-

ting the water softener'.

– To deactivate/activate the rinse aid dis-

penser. Refer to 'Multitab function'.

Start/cancel button

Use the start/cancel button for these opera­tions:

• To start the washing programme. Refer
to the chapter 'Setting and starting a
washing programme'.

• To cancel a washing programme in pro­gress. Refer to the chapter 'Setting and
starting a washing programme'.

• To set the water softener level. Refer to
the chapter 'Set the water softener'.

• To deactivate/activate the rinse aid dis­penser. Refer to the chapter 'Multitab
function'.

Multitab button

Press this button to activate/deactivate the
multitab function. Refer to the chapter 'Mul­titab function'.

Delay start button

Use the delay start button to delay the start
of the washing programme with an interval
between 1 and 19 hours. Refer to the
chapter 'Setting and starting a washing
programme'.

Digital display
The display shows:

• Adjusted level of the water softener.

• Activation/deactivation of the rinse aid
dispenser (only with multitab function on).

• Programme duration.

• Remaining time to the end of the pro­gramme.

• End of a washing programme, the digital
display shows a zero.

• Number of hours in delay start.

• Fault codes.

Setting mode

The appliance is in setting mode when:

• One or more phase indicator lights are
on.

• The time duration of the programme
flashes in the digital display.

The appliance must be in setting mode for
these operations:
– To set a washing programme.
– To set the water softener level.
– To deactivate/activate the rinse aid dis-

penser.

The appliance is not in setting mode when:

• One or more phase indicator lights are
on.

• The time duration of the programme
does not flash.

In this condition cancel the programme to
go back to the setting mode. 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.

SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER

The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. Minerals and

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 combi detergent tablets ('3 in
1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1', etc.), refer to the
chapter 'Multitab function'.

salts can have bad effect on the operation
of the appliance.

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Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:

• German degrees (dH°).

• French degrees (°TH).

•Clarke.

Adjust the water softener to the water hard­ness in your area. If necessary, contact
your local water authority.

• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international
unit for the hardness of water).

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.

3. Turn the water hardness dial to position

1 or 2 (refer to the chart).

4. Install the lower basket.

Electronic adjustment
The water softener is set at the factory

at level 5.

The appliance must be switched off.

1. Press and hold the start/cancel button.
Turn the programme knob counter­clockwise until the programme marker
agrees with the first washing pro­gramme on the control panel.

2. Release the start/cancel button when

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the digital display shows the current
setting.
Examples:
–

level 5 =

–

level 10 =

3. Press the start/cancel button to change
the water softener level. Every time you
press the button, the level increases.

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

5. Close the door.

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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.

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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.

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:

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.

1. Press the release button (A) to open the
rinse aid dispenser.

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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.

Adjusting the rinse aid dosage

The rinse aid is set at the factory at position

4.

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 deb-

ris.

– 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.

You can set the rinse aid dosage between
position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 6
(highest dosage).

1. Turn the rinse aid dial to increase or de­crease the dosage.
– Increase the dosage if there are wa-

ter droplets or limescale on the
dishes.

– Decrease the dosage if there are

streaks, whitish stains or bluish layers
on the 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.