AEG-Electrolux ESF65052W, ESF65052X User Manual

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Dishwasher

ESF65052

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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

Subject to change without notice

Select and start a washing programme

Washing programmes 13
Care and cleaning 13
What to do if… 15
Technical data 16
Installation 16
Water connection 17
Electrical connection 18
Environment concerns 19

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.

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.

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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:

Product description

– 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

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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 The wash phase indicator light comes on when the washing phase or the

Dry phase The dry phase indicator light comes on when the drying phase operates.

rinsing phase operates.

Multitab The multitab indicator light comes on when the multitab function is active.

1)

Salt

Rinse aid

1) When the salt and/or rinse aid containers are empty, the related indicator lights do not come on while

1)

a washing 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 shows the
time duration of the programme. If the pro-

The salt indicator light comes on when it is necessary to fill the salt container.
Refer to the chapter '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.

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

gramme 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:
– To set the water softener. Refer to 'Setting

the water softener'.

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– 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
salts can have bad effect on the operation of
the appliance.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:

• German degrees (dH°).

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'.

• 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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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 the

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digital display shows the current setting.
Examples:
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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.

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5. Close the door.

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.