AEG-Electrolux FAVORIT50877, F50877 User Manual

FAVORIT 50877

User manual

Dishwasher

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Dear Customer

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

With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional design and cutting edge technology.

Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of excellence.

In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an integral part of our 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 place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.

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

General information and tips

Environmental information

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Contents

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Operating instructions	5
Safety information	5
Correct use	5
General safety	6
Child safety	6
Installation	6
Product description	7
Control panel	8
The digital display	9
Function buttons	9
Setting mode	9
To cancel a set programme or a programme in progress	10
First use	10
Set the water softener	10
Setting manually	11
Setting electronically	12
Use of dishwasher salt	12
Use of rinse aid	13
Adjusting the dosage of rinse aid	14
Daily use	14
Load cutlery and dishes	15
The lower basket	16
The cutlery basket	17
The upper basket	18
Adjusting the height of the upper basket	19
Use of detergent	20
Fill with detergent	20
Multi-tab function	21
Activation/deactivation of the Multitab function	22
Washing programmes	23

4		Contents
Select and start a washing programme			24
Unloading the dishwasher			26
Care and cleaning			26
	Cleaning the filters		26
	Cleaning the spray arms		28
	External cleaning		28
	Internal cleaning		28
	Prolonged periods of non-operation		28
	Frost precautions		28
	Moving the machine		28
What to do if…			29
Technical data			31
Hints for test institutes			32
Installation instructions			34
Installation			34
	Fitting under a counter (kitchen worktop or sink)		34
	Levelling		35
			35
	Water supply connections		35
	Water outlet hose connection		36
Electrical connection			37
Environment concerns			38
	Packaging material		38

Subject to change without notice

Safety information	5

Operating instructions

Safety information

In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety.

Correct use

•This dishwasher is only intended for washing household utensils suitable for machine washing.

•Do not put any solvents in the dishwasher. This could cause an explosion.

•Knives and other items with sharp points must be loaded in the cutlery basket with their points down or placed in a horizontal position in the upper basket.

•Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse aid) suitable for dishwashers.

•Avoid opening the door whilst the appliance is in operation, hot steam may escape.

•Do not take any dishes out of the dishwasher before the end of the dishwashing cycle.

•After use, isolate the appliance from the power supply and turn off the water supply.

•This product should be serviced only by an authorised service engineer, and only genuine spare parts should be used.

•Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons will cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

6 Safety information

General safety

•Dishwasher detergents can cause chemical burns to eyes, mouth and throat. Could endanger life! Comply with the safety instructions of the dishwasher detergent manufacturer.

•The water in your dishwasher is not for drinking. Detergent residues may still be present in your machine.

•Ensure that the door of the dishwasher is always closed when it is not being loaded or unloaded. In this way you will avoid anybody tripping over the open door and hurting themselves.

•Do not sit or stand on the open door.

Child safety

•This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Don’t allow children to use the dishwasher unsupervised.

•Keep all packaging well away from children. There is risk of suffocation.

•Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.

•Keep children well away from the dishwasher when the door is open.

Installation

•Check your dishwasher for any transport damage. Never connect a damaged machine. If your dishwasher is damaged contact your supplier.

•All packaging must be removed before use.

•Any electrical and plumbing work required to install this appliance must be carried out by a qualified and competent person.

•For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

•Never use the dishwasher if the electrical supply cable and water hoses are damaged; or if the control panel, work top or plinth area are damaged such that the inside of the appliance is freely accessible. Contact your local Service Force centre, in order to avoid hazard.

•All sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic and electric components.

Product description	7

WARNING!

For electrical and water connection carefully follow the instructions given in specific paragraphs.

Product description

1Upper basket

2Water hardness dial

3Salt container

4Detergent dispenser

5Rinse aid dispenser

6Rating plate

7Filters

8Lower spray arm

9Upper spray arm

8 Control panel

10 Worktop

Control panel

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1On/off button

2Programme selection buttons

3Delay start button

4Indicator lights

5Digital display

6Function buttons

	Indicator lights
Programme in progress		Illuminates when a washing programme is set
		and remains illuminated for all the duration of
		the washing programme.
MULTITAB		Indicates the activation/deactivation of the
		MULTITAB function (see MULTITABfunction)

			Control panel	9
		Indicator lights
	Salt		Illuminates when the special salt has run out. 1)
	Rinse aid		Illuminates when the rinse aid has run out. 1)

1)The salt and rinse aid indicator lights are never illuminated while a washing programme is running even if filling with salt and/or rinse aid is necessary.

The digital display

The digital display indicates:

•the level of hardness to which the water softener is set,

•the approximate remaining time of the running programme,

•activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser (ONLY with Multi-tab function active),

•the end of a washing programme (a zero will appear in the digital display),

•the countdown of the delay start,

•fault codes concerning malfunction of the dishwasher.

Function buttons

The following functions can be set with the help of these buttons:

•setting of the water softener,

•cancel a washing programme or a delay start in progress,

•activation/deactivation of the Multi-tab function,

•activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser when Multi-tab function is active.

Setting mode

The appliance is in setting mode when ALL programme button lights are illuminated.

10 First use

Always remember that when performing the following operations:

–selecting a washing programme,

–setting the water softener,

–activating/deactivating the rinse aid,

the appliance MUST be in setting mode.

If a programme button light is illuminated, the last performed or selected programme is still set. In this case, to return to setting mode, the programme has to be cancelled.

To cancel a set programme or a programme in progress

Simultaneously press and hold the two RESET buttons (B and C) until all the programme button lights illuminate. The programme has been cancelled and the machine is now in setting mode.

First use

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

•Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions

•Remove all packaging from inside the appliance

•Set the water softener

•Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill with dishwasher salt

•Fill the rinse aid dispenser

If you want to use combi detergent tablets such as: "3 in 1", "4 in 1", "5 in 1" etc...

set the Multitab function (see "Multitab function").

Set the water softener

The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to remove minerals and salts from the water supply, which would have a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the appliance.

Set the water softener	11

The higher the content of these minerals and salts, the harder your water is. Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, Clarke degrees, French degrees (°TH) and mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit for the hardness of water).

The softener should be adjusted according to the hardness of the water in your area. Your local Water Authority can advise you on the hardness of the water in your area.

	Water hardness		Adjusting the water hardness		Use of salt
			setting
Clarke	°TH	mmol/l	manually	electronically
64 - 88	91 - 125	9,1 - 12,5	2	level 10	yes
53 - 63	76 - 90	7,6 - 8,9	2	level 9	yes
46 - 52	65 - 75	6,51 - 7,5	2	level 8	yes
36 - 45	51 - 64	5,1 - 6,4	2	level 7	yes
28 - 35	40 - 50	4,0 - 5,0	2	level 6	yes
23 - 27	33 - 39	3,3 - 3,9	2	level 5	yes
18 - 22	26 - 32	2,61 - 3,2	1	level 4	yes
13 - 17	19 - 25	1,9 - 2,5	1	level 3	yes
5 - 12	7 - 18	0,71 - 1,8	1	level 2	yes
< 5	< 7	< 0,7	1	level 1	no

The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using the water hardness dial and electronically.

Setting manually

The dishwasher is factory set at position 2.

1. Open the dishwasher door.

2. Remove the lower basket from the dishwasher.

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

4. Replace the lower basket.

12 Use of dishwasher salt

Setting electronically

The dishwasher is factory set at level 5.

1.Press the On/Off button. The dishwasher must be in setting mode.

2.Press simultaneously and keep pressed buttons B and C, until the lights of buttons A, B and C start flashing.

3.Press button A, the lights of buttons B and C turn off while the light of button A goes on flashing. In the digital display is visible the current level.

Examples:

displayed = level 5 displayed = level 10

4.To change the level, press button A. Each time the button is pressed the level changes (for the selection of the new level see the chart).

Examples: if the current level is 5, by pressing button A once, level 6 is selected. if the current level is 10, by pressing button A once, level 1 is selected.

5.To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button.

Use of dishwasher salt

WARNING!

Only use salt specifically designed for use in dishwashers. All other types of salt not specifically designed for use in a dishwasher, especially table salt, will damage the water softener. Only fill with salt just before starting one of the complete washing programmes. This will prevent any grains of salt or salty water, which may have been spilt, remaining on the bottom of the machine for any period of time, which may cause corrosion.

To fill:

1.Open the door, remove the lower basket and unscrew the cap of the salt container by turning it anticlockwise.

2.Pour 1 litre of water inside the container (this is necessary only before filling with salt for the first time) .