AEG-Electrolux ESI65010X User Manual

user manual

notice d'utilisation

Dishwasher

Lave-vaisselle

ESI64060

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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

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Washing programmes 13
Care and cleaning 14
What to do if… 15
Technical data 16
Installation 17
Water connection 17
Electrical connection 18
Environment concerns 18

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

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CONTROL PANEL

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1 2 3 4

1 Programme knob
2 Start/cancel button (Start/Cancel)
3 Multitab button (Multitab)
4 Delay start button (Delay)
5 Digital display
6 Indicator lights
7 Programme marker
8 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
shows the time duration of the pro-

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'.

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 'Set-

ting the water softener'.

gramme. If the programme marker does

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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.

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'.

Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:

• German degrees (dH°).

• French degrees (°TH).

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

•Clarke.

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.

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

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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 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.

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).

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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:

1. Press the release button (A) to open 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.

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.

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

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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.

– 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.

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

droplets or limescale on the dishes.

– Decrease the dosage if there are

streaks, whitish stains or bluish layers
on the dishes.

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.

The rows of prongs in the lower basket can
be flat to load pots, pans and bowls.

Cutlery basket

Warning! Do not put long-bladed

knives in a vertical position. Arrange
long and sharp cutlery horizontally in
the upper basket. Be careful with sharp
items.

Put forks and spoons with the handles
down.
Put knives with the handles up.

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Mix spoons with other cutlery to prevent
them to bond together.
Use the cutlery grid. If the dimensions of the
cutlery prevent the use of the cutlery grid,
you can remove it.

Upper basket

The upper basket is for plates (maximum
24 cm in diameter), saucers, salad bowls,
cups, glasses, pots and lids. Arrange the
items to let water touch all surfaces.

Prevent to put plates in the first three
sectors in the front part of the basket.
Make sure the plates tilt forward.

Put glasses with long stems in the cup
racks with the stems up. For longer items,
fold the cup racks up.

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Adjustment of the height of the upper
basket

If you put large plates in the lower basket,
first move the upper basket to the upper
position.

Maximum height of the dishes

upper bas-

ket
Upper position 20 cm 31 cm
Lower position 24 cm 27 cm

lower

basket

Do these steps to move the upper basket
to the upper position:

1. Pull the basket out until it stops.

2. Carefully lift the two sides until the
mechanism is engaged and the basket
is stable.

Do these steps to move the upper basket
to the lower position:

1. Pull the basket out until it stops.

2. Carefully lift the two sides upwards.

3. Hold the mechanism and let it fall back
down slowly.

Caution!

• Do not lift or lower the basket on one
side only.

• If the basket is in the upper position,
do not put cups on the cup racks.

USE OF DETERGENT

Only use detergents (powder, liquid or
tablet) that are applicable for dishwash­ers.
Follow the data on the packaging:

• Dosage recommended by the manu­facturer.

• Storage recommendations.

Do not use more than the correct
quantity of detergent to save an envi­ronment.

Do these steps to fill the detergent dispens­er:

1. Open the lid of the detergent dispenser.

2. Fill the detergent dispenser (A) with de­tergent. The marking shows the dosage:
20 = approximately 20 g of detergent
30 = approximately 30 g of detergent.

3. If you use a washing programme with
prewash phase, put more detergent in
the prewash detergent compartment
(B).

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A

4. If you use detergent tablets, put the de­tergent tablet in the detergent dispenser
(A).

MULTITAB FUNCTION

The multitab function is for combi detergent
tablets.
These tablets contain agents such as deter­gent, rinse aid and dishwasher salt. Some
types of tablets can contain other agents.
Do a check if these tablets are applicable
for the local water hardness. Refer to the in­structions from the manufacturer.
When you set the multitab function, it stays
on until you deactivate it.
The multitab function stops automatically
the flow of rinse aid and salt. The rinse aid
indicator light and salt indicator light are de­activated.
The programme duration can increase if
you use the multitab function.

Activate or deactivate the multitab
function before the start of a washing
programme.
You cannot activate or deactivate the
multitab function when the programme
operates. Cancel the washing pro­gramme, then set the programme
again.

5. Close the lid of the detergent dispenser.
Press the lid until it locks into position.

Different brands of detergent dissolve
in different times. Some detergent tab­lets do not have the best cleaning re­sults during short washing pro­grammes. Use long washing pro­grammes when you use detergent tab­lets to fully remove the detergent.

To activate the multitab function:

• Press the multitab button. The multitab

indicator light comes on.

To deactivate the multitab function:

• Press the multitab button. The multitab

indicator light goes off.

Do these steps if the drying results
are not satisfactory:

1. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse
aid.

2. Activate the rinse aid dispenser.

3. Set the rinse aid dosage to position

2.

• You can only activate or deactivate

the rinse aid dispenser when the
multitab function is activated.

To activate/deactivate the rinse aid dis­penser:

The appliance must be switched off.

1. Turn the programme knob counter­clockwise until the programme marker
agrees with the second washing pro­gramme on the control panel.

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2. The digital display shows the current
setting for the rinse aid dispenser.

Rinse aid dispenser
deactivated

Rinse aid dispenser
activated

3. Press the start/cancel button to change
the setting. The digital display shows
the new setting.

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

To use normal detergent again:

1. Deactivate the multitab function.

2. Fill the salt container and rinse aid
dispenser.

3. Adjust the water hardness setting
to the highest level.

4. Do a washing programme without
dishes.

5. Adjust the water softener to the wa­ter hardness in your area.

6. Adjust the rinse aid dosage.

SELECT AND START A WASHING PROGRAMME

Do these steps to set and start a washing
programme:

1. Close the door.

2. Turn the programme knob to set the
washing programme. Refer to the chap­ter 'Washing programmes'.
– The phase indicator light or lights for

the washing programme come on.

– The programme duration in the digital

display flashes.

3. Press the start/cancel button.
– The washing programme starts auto-

matically.

– When the programme starts, only the

indicator light of the phase in pro­gress stays on. Programme duration
is on with a static light.

When the washing programme oper­ates, you cannot change the pro­gramme. Cancel the washing pro­gramme.

Warning! Only interrupt or cancel a
washing programme if necessary.

Caution! Open the door carefully. Hot
steam can come free.

Interrupting a washing programme

Open the door.

• The programme stops.

Close the door.

• The programme continues from the point

of interruption.

Cancelling a washing programme

•Press and hold the start/cancel button.

– In the digital display the time duration

of the programme flashes.

– One or more phase indicator lights are

on.
The washing programme is cancelled.
At this time you can do these steps:

1. Switch off the appliance.

2. Set a new washing programme.
Fill the detergent dispenser with deter­gent before you set a new washing pro­gramme.

Setting and starting a washing
programme with delay start

1. Set a washing programme.

2. Press the delay start button until the dis­play shows the necessary delay start
time for the washing programme. Delay
start time flashes in the digital display.

3. Press the start/cancel button.
– The countdown of the delay start

starts.

– The phase indicator lights of the

washing programme go off.

– In the digital display the delay start

time is on with a static light.
When the countdown is completed, the
washing programme automatically starts
The phase indicator light of the phase in
progress comes on.

Do not open the door during the count­down to prevent interruption of the
countdown. When you close the door
again, the countdown continues from
the point of interruption.

Cancelling a delay start

1. Press and hold the start/cancel button.

– The phase indicator lights or light

come on.