AEG-Electrolux F54861M User Manual

FAVORIT 54861

User manual Dishwasher

Contents

Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.

To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it in a safe plac e. An d p le as e pass it to any future owner of the appliance.

We wish you much joy with your new appliance.

Contents

Operating instructions 3

Safety information 3

Correct use 3 General safety 3 Child safety 3 Installation 4

Product description 4 Control panel 5

Programme selection buttons 6 Delay start button 6 Digital display 6 Function buttons 6 Setting mode 6

Use of the appliance 7 Setting the water softener 7

Manual adjustment 8 Electronic adjustment 8

Use of dishwasher salt 8 Use of detergent and rinse aid 9

Use of detergent 9 Use of rinse aid 10 Adjusting the rinse aid dosage 10

Multitab function 10 Loading cutlery and dishes 11

Helpful hints and tips 11 Lower basket 12 Cutlery basket 13 Upper basket 13 Adjustment of the height of the upper basket 14

Washing programmes 14

Setting and starting a washing programme

Cancelling a washing programme 16 Interrupting a washing programme 16 Setting and starting a washing programme with delay start 16 End of the washing programme 17 Standby mode 17 Removing the load 17

Care and cleaning 17

Cleaning the filters 17 External cleaning 18 Frost precautions 19

What to do if… 19 Technical data 20

Installation instructions 21

Installation 21

Fitting under a counter 21 Do these steps to remove the appliance worktop: 21 Adjusting the level of the appliance 22

Water connection 22

Water inlet hose 22 Water drain hose 23

Electrical connection 24 Environment concerns 24

Subject to change without notice

Safety information

Operating instructions

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.

Product description

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: – 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.

Product description

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

Control panel

1 On/off button 2 Programme selection buttons 3 Delay start button 4 Indicator lights 5 Digital display 6 Function buttons

Indicator lights

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

Salt

function'.

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.

Control panel

Indicator lights

Rinse aid

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

programme operates.

Comes on when it is necessary to fill the rinse aid container. Refer to 'Use of rinse aid'.

Programme selection buttons

With these buttons you can select the washing programme. Press a programme button, the related indicator light comes on. Refer to 'Washing programmes' chapter for more data about the washing programmes.

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:

• the set level of the water softener.

• Remaining time to the end of the programme.

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

• End of the washing programme. The display shows a zero.

• Number of hours in delay start.

•Fault codes.

Function buttons

Use the function buttons for these operations:

• To set the water softener. Refer to the chapter 'Setting the water softener'.

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

• To activate/deactivate the multitab function. Refer to the chapter 'Multitab function'.

• To deactivate/activate the rinse aid dispenser, when multitab function is active. Refer to the chapter 'Multitab function'.

Setting mode

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 dispenser.

Press the on/off button. The appliance is in setting mode when: – All the programme indicator lights come on.

Press the on/off button. The appliance is not in setting mode when: – Only one programme indicator light comes on – A washing programme is set. It is necessary to 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.

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'.

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°).

• 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.

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.

Use of dishwasher salt

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.

5. Close the door.

Electronic adjustment

The water softener is set at the factory at level 5.

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.

3. Press and hold function buttons B and C until the indicator lights of function buttons

A, B and C start to flash.

4. Release function buttons B and C.

5. Press function button A.

– The indicator lights for function buttons B and C go off. – The indicator light for function button A continues to flash. – The digital display shows the current level. Example: digital display shows

6. Press the function button A one time to increase the water softener level by one step.

7. Press the on/off button to save the operation.

= level 5.

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.

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.

Use of detergent and rinse aid

Use of detergent

Do not use more than the correct quantity of detergent. Follow the detergent manufacturer recommendations for dosage and storage. You can find this data on the detergent packaging.

Do these steps to fill the detergent dispenser:

Press the release button ( 2 ) to open the detergent dispenser lid ( 7 ).

Put the detergent in the dispenser ( 1 ). Follow the dosage recommended by the manufacturer.

3. If the washing programme has a prewash phase, put a small quantity of detergent on

the inner part of the appliance door.

If you use detergent tablets, put the detergent tablet in the detergent dispenser ( 1 ).

5. Close 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.

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