AEG-Electrolux F55420W0P User Manual

FAVORIT 55420

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DISHWASHER USER MANUAL

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MÁQUINA DE LAVAR LOIÇA MANUAL DE INSTRUÇÕES

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CONTENTS

Contents

4 Safety information
7 Product description

8 Control panel
10 Use of the appliance
10 Setting the water softener
12 Use of dishwasher salt
12 Use of detergent and rinse aid
13 Multitab function
14 Loading cutlery and dishes
14 Washing programmes
15 Select and start a washing

programme
17 Care and cleaning
18 What to do if…
21 Technical data
21 Environment concerns
22 Installation

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The following symbols are used in this user
manual:

Important information concerning your
personal safety and information on how to
avoid damaging the appliance.

General information and tips

Environmental information

Subject to change without notice

4 Safety information

SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use, read this manual carefully:

• For your safety and the safety of your property.

• To help the environment.

• For the correct operation of the appliance.
Always keep these instructions with the appliance also if you move or give it to a different
person.
The manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes damage.

Children and vulnerable persons safety

• Do not let persons, children included, with reduced physical sensory, reduced mental
functions or lack of experience and knowledge to use the appliance. They must have su­pervision or instruction for the operation of the appliance by a person who is responsible
for their safety.

• Keep all packaging away from children. There is the risk of suffocation or injury.

• Keep all detergents in a safe area. Do not let the children touch the detergents.

• Keep children and pets away from the appliance when the door is open.

General safety

• Do not change the specifications of this appliance. There is the risk of injury and damage
to the appliance.

• Obey the safety instructions from the detergent manufacturer to prevent burns to eyes,
mouth and throat.

• Do not drink the water from the appliance. Particles of detergent can stay in your appli­ance.

• Do not keep the appliance door open without supervision. This to prevent injury and to
fall on an open door.

• Do not sit or stand on the open door.

Use

• The appliance is only for domestic use. Do not use the appliance for other uses to pre­vent injury to persons and damage to property.

• Only use the appliance to clean accessories that are applicable for dishwashers.

• Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammable products in, near
or on the appliance. Risk of explosion or fire.

• 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 or in the knife basket. (Not
all models have the knife basket).

• Use only specified products for dishwashers (detergent, salt, rinse aid).

• Types of salt that are not specified for dishwashers can cause damage to the water soft­ener.

• Fill the appliance with salt before you start a washing programme. Remaining salt in the
appliance can cause corrosion or make a hole in the bottom of the appliance.

Safety information

• Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with other products than the rinse aid, (dishwasher
cleaning agent, liquid detergent). This can cause damage to the appliance.

• Make sure that the spray arms can move freely before you start a washing programme.

• The appliance can release hot steam if you open the door while a washing programme
operates. There is a risk of skin burns.

• Do not remove the dishes from the appliance until the washing programme is comple­ted.

Care and cleaning

• Before you clean the appliance, deactivate it and disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.

• Do not use flammable products or products that can cause corrosion.

• Do not use the appliance without the filters. Make sure that the installation of the filters
is correct. An incorrect installation causes unsatisfactory washing results and damage to
the appliance.

• Do not use spray water or steam to clean the appliance. Risk of electrical shock and
damage to the appliance.

Installation

• Make sure that the appliance is not damaged. Do not install or connect a damaged appli­ance, contact the supplier.

• Remove all packaging before you install and use the appliance.

• Only a qualified person must do the electrical connection, the plumbing and the installa­tion of the appliance. This to prevent the risks of structural damage or injury.

• Make sure that the mains plug is disconnected from the mains socket during installation.

• Do not drill into the sides of the appliance to prevent damage to hydraulic components
and electrical components.

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Frost precautions

• Do not install the appliance where the temperature is less than 0 °C.

• The manufacturer is not responsible for frost damage.

Water connection

• Use new hoses to connect the appliance to the water supply. Do not use used hoses.

• Do not connect the appliance to new pipes or pipes not used for a long time. Let the
water flow for some minutes, then connect the inlet hose.

• Make sure not to squash or cause damage to the water hoses when you install the appli­ance.

• Make sure that the water couplings are tight to prevent a water leakage.

• The first time you use the appliance, make sure that the hoses do not have water leaks.

• The water inlet hose has a safety valve and a double sheath with an inner mains cable.
There is pressure in the water inlet hose only when the water flows. If there is a leak in
the water inlet hose, the safety valve interrupts the flow of water.

– Be careful when you connect the water inlet hose:

6 Safety information

– Do not put the water inlet hose or the safety valve in water.
– If the water inlet hose or the safety valve are damaged, immediately disconnect the

mains plug from the mains socket.

– Contact the service centre to replace the water inlet hose with safety valve.

WARNING!

Dangerous voltage.

Electrical connection

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information on the rating plate agrees with the power sup­ply.

• Always use a correctly installed shockproof socket.

• Do not use multiple plugs and extension cables. There is a risk of fire.

• Do not replace or change the mains cable. Contact the service centre.

• Make sure not to squash or cause damage to the mains plug and cable behind the appli­ance.

• Make sure that there is access to the mains plug after the installation.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull the mains plug.

Service centre

• Only a qualified person can repair or work on the appliance. Contact the service centre.

• Use only original spare parts.

To discard the appliance

• To prevent the risk of injury or damage:
– Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.
– Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
– Remove the door catch. This prevents children or pets to be closed in the appliance.

There is a risk of suffocation.

– Discard the appliance at the local waste disposal centre.

Product description

WARNING!

The dishwasher detergents are dangerous and can cause corrosion !

• If an accident occurs with these detergents, contact immediately a physician.

• If the detergent gets into the mouth, contact immediately a physician.

• If the detergent gets into the eyes, contact immediately a physician and clean the eyes
with water.

• Keep dishwasher detergents in a safe area and out of children touch.

• Do not keep the appliance door open when there is detergent in the detergent dispenser.

• Fill the detergent dispenser only before you start a washing programme.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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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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8 Control panel

CONTROL PANEL

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1 On/off button
2 Programme guide
3 Programme marker
4 Indicators
5 Display
6 Start button
7 Delay button
8 Multitab button
9 Programme knob

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5

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Indicators

Washing phase and rinsing phase indicator. It comes on when the washing
phase or the rinsing phases operate.

Drying phase indicator. It comes on when the drying phase operates.

Rinse aid indicator. It comes on when it is necessary to fill the rinse aid dispens-

1)

er.

Salt indicator. It comes on when it is necessary to fill the salt container.
After you fill the container, the salt indicator can stay on for some hours. This
does not have an unwanted effect on the operation of the appliance.

Multitab indicator. It comes on when you activate the function.

1) When the salt container and/or the rinse aid dispenser are empty, the related indicators do not come on while a

washing programme operates.

On/off button

Press this button to activate or deactivate the appliance.

1)

Control panel

After ten minutes from the end of the washing programme, the Auto Off function auto­matically deactivates the appliance. This helps to decrease energy consumption.

Programme guide

This guide helps you in the selection of the washing programme.

Display

The display shows:

• The electronic adjustment of the level of the water softener

• The activation and deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser (only with the multitab func­tion on)

• The time of the washing programme

• The remaining time to the end of the washing programme

• The end of a washing programme (the display shows a zero)

• The time of the delay start

• The alarm codes.

Start button

Press this button to start:

• The washing programme

• The countdown of the delay start.

Delay button

Press this button again and again to delay the start of the washing programme from 1 to
24 hours.

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Multitab button

Press this button to activate or deactivate the multitab function (refer to 'Multitab func­tion').

Programme knob

To set a washing programme, align the programme marker that is on the knob with a wash­ing programme. Refer to 'Washing programmes'.

When you activate the appliance, the programme knob is aligned with the last set washing
programme.

Setting mode

The appliance must be in setting mode for these operations:

• To set a washing programme.

• To set a delay start.

• To adjust electronically the level of the water softener.

• To activate or deactivate the rinse aid dispenser (only with the multitab function on).

Activate the appliance. The appliance is in setting mode when:

• The time of the last set washing programme flashes in the display.

10 Use of the appliance

• The indicators of the phases of the washing programme come on.

Activate the appliance. The appliance is not in setting mode when:

• The time of the washing programme or of the delay start do not flash in the display.

• Only one phase indicator is on.
– It is necessary to cancel the programme or the delay start to go back to the setting

mode. Refer to 'Select and start a washing programme'.

USE OF THE APPLIANCE

1. Be sure that the set level of the water softener agrees with the water hardness in your

area. If not, adjust 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 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 the combi detergent tablets ('3 in 1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1'), use the multitab function
(refer to 'Multitab function').

SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER

The water softener removes minerals and salts from the water supply. These minerals and
salts can cause damage to the appliance.
Adjust the level of the water softener if this does not agree with the water hardness in your
area.
Contact your local water authority to know the water hardness in your area.

Water hardness

German degrees

(°dH)

51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88

43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63

37 - 42 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 46 - 52

29 - 36 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 36 - 45

23 - 28 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 28 - 35

19 - 22 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 23 - 27

15 - 18 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 18 - 22 1 4

French degrees

(TH°)

mmol/l Clarke de-

grees

Water hardness ad-

manually elec-

2

2

2

2

2

2

justment

1)

1)

1)

1)

1)

1)

tronical-

ly

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7

6

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5

Setting the water softener 11

Water hardness

German degrees

(°dH)

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) Factory position.

2) Do not use salt at this level.

French degrees

(TH°)

mmol/l Clarke de-

grees

Water hardness ad-

manually elec-

You must adjust the water softener manually and electronically.

Manual adjustment

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

Electronic adjustment

1. Activate the appliance.

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

3. Turn the programme knob clockwise until the display shows two horizontal status bar.

4. Press and hold the Multitab button and the Delay button at the same time until the

indicators

5. Release the Multitab button and the Delay button .

6. Press the Multitab button,

• The indicators

• The indicator

• The display shows the setting of the water softener (example:

7. Press the Multitab button again and again to change the setting.

8. Deactivate the appliance to confirm.

If the water softener is set electronically to the level 1, the salt indicator stays off.

, and flash.

and go off.

continues to flash.

justment

2)

1

= level 5).

tronical-

ly

2)

1

20

30

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X

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2

3

4

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12 Use of dishwasher salt

USE OF DISHWASHER SALT

How to fill the salt container

1. Turn the cap counterclockwise and open

the salt container.

2. Fill the salt container with 1 litre of water

(only for the first time you fill with salt).

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 correct that water comes out from the
salt container when you fill it with salt.

USE OF DETERGENT AND RINSE AID

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3

4

6

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Use of detergent

To help the environment, do not use more than the correct quantity of detergent.
Obey the instructions on the detergent packaging.

How to fill the detergent dispenser:

1.

Press the release button

2.

Put the detergent in the dispenser

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

the inner part of the appliance door.

4.

If you use the detergent tablets, put the tablet in the detergent dispenser

to open the lid 7 of the detergent dispenser.

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1

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1

Multitab function

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

Use long washing programmes when you use the detergent tablets. These cannot fully dis­solve with short washing programmes and can decrease the washing results.

Use of rinse aid

Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the dishes without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid dispenser automatically adds rinse aid during the last rinsing phase.

Do these steps to fill the rinse aid dispenser:

1.

Press the release button

2.

Fill the rinse aid dispenser

3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an absorbent cloth to prevent too much foam during

the washing programme.

4. Close the rinse aid dispenser. Press the lid until it locks into position.

to open the lid 5 of the rinse aid dispenser.

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with rinse aid. The mark 'max' shows the maximum level.

3

Adjust the rinse aid dosage

Factory set: position 3.
You can set the rinse aid dosage between position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 4 (highest
dosage).
Turn the rinse aid selector

to increase or decrease the dosage.

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MULTITAB FUNCTION

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The multitab function is for combi detergent tablets.
These tablets contain agents as detergent, rinse aid and dishwasher salt. Some types of tab­lets can contain other agents.
Be sure that these tablets are applicable for the water hardness in your area (refer to the
instructions on the packaging of the products).
The multitab function deactivates the flow of rinse aid and salt.
The multitab function deactivates the indicators of salt and rinse aid.
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 function when a washing programme operates.

Activating the multitab function

• Press the Multitab button, the multitab indicator comes on. The function is activated.
– When you activate the multitab function, it stays on until you deactivate it.

Deactivating the multitab function and use separately detergent, salt and rinse aid

1. Press the Multitab button, the multitab indicator goes off. The function is deactivated.

2. Fill the salt container and the rinse aid dispenser.

3. Adjust the water hardness to the highest level.

4. Start a washing programme without dishes.

14 Loading cutlery and dishes

5. When the washing programme is completed, adjust the water softener to the water

hardness in your area.

6. Adjust the quantity of rinse aid.

LOADING CUTLERY AND DISHES

Refer to the leaflet 'Examples of ProClean loads'.

Hints and tips

• Do not put in the appliance items that can absorb water (sponges, household cloths).

• Remove the remaining food from the items.

• Make soft the remaining burned food on the items.

• Put hollow items (cups, glasses and pans) with the opening down.

• Make sure that water does not collect in containers or in bowls.

• Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not bond together.

• Make sure that the glasses do not touch other glasses.

• Put small items in the cutlery basket.

• Mix the spoons with other cutlery to prevent them to bond together.

• When you put the items in the baskets, make sure that the water can touch all surfaces.

• Put light items in the upper basket. Make sure that the items do not move.

• Water droplets can collect on plastic items and non-stick pans.

WASHING PROGRAMMES

Programme Type of soil Type of load Programme description

All Crockery, cutlery,

1)

Fresh soil Crockery and cut-

2)

Normal soil Crockery and cut-

3)

Heavy soil Crockery, cutlery,

pots and pans

lery

lery

pots and pans

Prewash
Wash 45 °C or 70 °C
Rinses
Dry

Wash 60°C
Rinse

Prewash
Wash 50 °C
Rinses
Dry

Prewash
Wash 70 °C
Rinses
Dry

Select and start a washing programme

Programme Type of soil Type of load Programme description

Normal or light soil Delicate crockery

1) The appliance senses the type of soil and the quantity of items in the baskets. It automatically adjusts the

temperature and quantity of the water, the energy consumption and the programme time.

2) With this programme you can wash a load with fresh soil. It gives good washing results in a short time.

3) This is the standard programme for test institutes. With this programme you have the most efficient use of

water and energy consumption for crockery and cutlery with normal soil. Refer to the supplied leaflet for test
information.

Consumption values

Programme

1) The display shows the programme time.

1)

0,7 - 1,3 8 - 16

0,8 8

0,7 - 0,8 8 - 9

1,2 - 1,3 13 - 14

0,6 - 0,7 10 - 11

and glassware

Energy (kWh) Water (litre)

wash 45 °C
Rinses
Dry

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The water pressure and temperature, the variations of the mains supply and the quantity of
dishes can change the consumption values.

SELECT AND START A WASHING PROGRAMME

Starting the washing programme without delay start

1. Close the appliance door.

2. Activate the appliance.

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

4. Set the washing programme.

• The programme time flashes in the display.

• The phase indicators of the set washing programme come on.

5. Press the Start button, the washing programme starts automatically.

• The phase indicators go off but the indicator of the phase in operation stays on.

Starting the washing programme with delay start

1. Close the appliance door.

2. Activate the appliance.

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

4. Set the washing programme.