ASKO DWCBI241 User Manual
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Dishwasher DWCBI241OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Contents
2:00Eco
Speed mode
Eco
2:15
58°C
START
STOP
Display Start/Stop
Program buttons Navigation buttons for
selecting from more programs
Main power switch
2Front panel
3Safety instructions
4Before washing for the first time
5Loading the dishwasher
8Using the dishwasher
12Settings
14Care and cleaning
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing this quality product from ASKO.
We hope it will meet your expectations and fulfil your needs for many years to come. Scandinavian design combines clean
lines, everyday functionality and high quality. These are key characteristics of all our products and the reason they are
greatly appreciated throughout the world.
To get the most out of your new dishwasher, we recommend that you read the Operating Instructions before using the
dishwasher. The last page also includes a Quick guide.
16Troubleshooting
19Technical information
20Installation
24ASKO Service
24Information for test institute
25Your notes
28Quick guide
Front panel
Open the door and press the main power switch.
"Welcome to your new ASKO. This is a first time set up." is shown on the display the first time the dishwasher is switched on. It
is important that you choose the right settings to ensure good dishwashing results. See page 4.
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Safety instructions
NOTE!
• Read the operating instructions and keep
them in a safe place!
• Number of place settings: 14
• Never use the dishwasher for any purpose
other than that specified in these operating
instructions.
• Do not load the dishwasher door or dishwasher baskets with anything other than dishes.
• Never leave the dishwasher door open as
someone may trip on it.
• Use only dishwasher detergent!
• This appliance is not intended for use by
persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or
lack of experience and knowledge, unless
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be
replaced by the manufacturer, its service
agent or similarly qualified persons in order
to avoid a hazard.
• Damaged mains cables must only be replaced by a qualified electrician.
• This appliance is intended to be used in
household and similar applications such as:
- staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and
other working environments;
- farm houses;
- by clients in hotels, motels and other resi-
dential type environments;
- bed and breakfast type environments.
• Never place dishes with solvent residues in
the dishwasher due to the risk of explosion.
Nor may dishes that contain ash, wax or lubricants be washed in the dishwasher.
WARNING!
Child safety
Children must be watched. Do not allow children
to use or play with the dishwasher. Be especially
vigilant when the door is open. Some detergent
may remain inside! After adding detergent, always start the dishwasher immediately.
WARNING!
Dishwasher detergents are strongly alkaline.
They can be extremely dangerous if swallowed.
Avoid contact with skin and eyes and keep
children away from the dishwasher when the
door is open. Seek medical attention if swallowed.
Check that the detergent compartment is
empty after completion of the wash cycle.
Winter storage/Transport
Store the dishwasher above freezing temperature and avoid long
transport distances in very cold weather. Transport the dishwasher
upright or laying on its back.
Overflow guard function
The overflow protection starts pumping out the machine and turns off
the water supply if thewater level in the dishwasher exceeds the normal
level. If the overflow protection is triggered, turn off the water supply
and call the service department.
Packing material
The packaging protects the product during transport. The packaging
material is recyclable. Separate the different packaging materials to
help reduce raw material use and waste. Your dealer can take the
packaging for recycling or direct you to the nearest recycling centre.
The packaging is comprised of:
• Corrugated cardboard made from up to 100% recycled material.
• Expanded polystyrene (EPS) with no added chlorine or fluorine.
• Supports made from untreated wood.
• Protective plastic made from polyethylene (PE).
Disposal
The dishwasher is manufactured and labelled for recycling.
When the dishwasher has reached the end of its service life and is to
be disposed of, it should immediately be made unusable. Pull out the
power cable and cut it as short as possible.
Contact your local authority for information about where and how your
dishwasher should be correctly recycled.
Knives and other pointed items must be placed
with the points down in the cutlery basket or
horizontally in other baskets.
Installation
See the chapter Installation.
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Before washing for the
START
STOP
Select setting
Confirm settingMain power switch
Press to open
first time
1. Checking water hardness
In order to achieve good dishwashing results, the dishwasher needs
soft water (water with low mineral content). Hard water leaves a white
coating on dishes and the dishwasher.
Water hardness is specified using the German water hardness scale
(°dH) or the French water hardness scale (°fH).
A water supply with a water hardness in excess of 4°dH (6°fH) must
be softened. This is done automatically with the aid of the built-in water
softener. In order for the water softener to function optimally, it must
be adjusted to the hardness of the water supply. Once you have adjusted the water softener, use detergent and rinse aid doses suitable
for soft water.
Contact your local water supplier, or measure the water hardness using
the supplied test strip, to check the water hardness in your area.
How to use the test strip:
1 Turn on the water tap and let the water run for a minute or so.
2 Fill a glass with water.
3 Remove the test strip from its packaging.
4 Dip the test strip in the water for about one second.
5 Wait one minute. Now compare the colours of the squares with the
water hardness table.
1)
Test strip °fH
4 green
1 red
2 red
3 red
4 red
°dH
2)
<5<3
>7>4
>12>7
>25>14
>37>21
2. Basic settings
Open the door and press the main power switch.
"Welcome to your new ASKO. This is a first time set up." is shown
on the display. It is important that you choose the right settings to ensure good dishwashing results.
Settings
Language1
Select the language to be shown on the display.
Rinse aid 0/1/2/3/4/5/TAB2
By using rinse aid you will improve your drying result. You will also
achieve a better dishwashing result with glassware and dishes.
Select rinse aid dosage. The rinse aid dispenser can be adjusted
between 0 (Off) and 5 (High dosage).
When using an all-in-one detergent that contains rinse aid, you can
activate the setting TAB. Read more about all-in-one detergent in the
chapter Using the dishwasher.
Pre-selected at factory: 5
Make a note of the water hardness:____________
If the water hardness exceeds 20°dH (36°fH),we recommend connecting an external water softener.
WARNING!
Hard water leaves a white coatingon dishes and inside the dishwasher. It is therefore important that you select the right setting for the
water softener! See Water hardness.
Never run the dishwasher with an empty salt compartment if the
water supply has a water hardness in excess of 4°dH (6°fH).
Top up rinse aid
1 Open the rinse aid compartment lid.
2 Carefully top up with rinse aid to the level marked max.
3 Wipe up any splashes of rinse aid around the compartment.
4 Close the lid firmly.
1)
German water hardness scale
2)
French water hardness scale
4
0-3
4-5
6-8
9-11
12-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-39
40
0-5
6-9
10-14
15-20
21-25
26-34
35-43
44-52
53-70
71
°dH
°fH
°dH
°fH
1)
2)
1)
2)
Salt compartment lid
Loading the dishwasher
Water hardness 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/93
Choose a setting depending on the hardness of your water supply.
See the water hardness table below. It is important that this setting
is correct!
Do not forget to put salt in the salt compartment after you have set
the water softener to 1 - 9.
For a water supply with a hardness under 4°dH (6°fH), select 0. The
water softener is deactivated and no salt is needed.
Pre-selected at factory: 4
Top up salt
Greener dishwashing
Do not rinse under running water
Simply scrape off large food particles before loading the dishwasher.
Choose a green detergent
Read the environmental declaration on the packaging!
Run programs only with a full load
Wait to run a program until the dishwasher is full. This way you save
energy. Use the Rinse and hold program to rinse the dishes if there
are any unpleasant odours while youwait for the dishwasher to become
fully loaded.
Run programs at a lower temperature
If the dishes are only slightly dirty, you can select a program with a low
temperature.
Select ECO wash
Use when you want to save water and energy. Fornormally soiled load,
such as plates, serving dishes, cups, glasses and so on.
This dishwashing program is designed for an effective wash using as
little energy and water as possible. The program washes at a low
temperature for a long time.
Open the door a little once the program has finished
Better drying results are achieved if you open the door a little once the
program has ended. (If the dishwasher is built-in, the surrounding
cabinets must be resistant to any condensation from the dishwasher.)
Connect to cold water
Connect the dishwasher to the cold water supply if the building is
heated using oil, electricity or gas.
Connection to hot water supply
Connect the dishwasher to the hot water supply (max. 70 °C) if the
building is heated using an energy-efficient means such as district
heating, solar power or geothermal power. Choosing a hot water connection cuts dishwashing times and reduces the dishwasher's energy
consumption.
1 Unscrew the salt compartment lid.
2 Place the funnel supplied with the dishwasher in the salt compart-
ment top-up hole. First, pour in about 1 l of water.
3 Then add salt, a maximum of 1.0 kg, until the compartment is full.
4 Wipe up any excess salt so that the lid can be screwed on firmly.
In order to avoid rust stains a dishwashing program must be started
immediately after adding salt.
To change the chosen setting, see the chapter Settings.
NOTE!
Do not exceed the permitted water supply temperature. Certain materials used in some cookware cannot withstand high heat.
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Fragile dishes
Some cookware is not dishwasher safe. Thiscan be for several reasons.
Some materials cannot withstand strong heat, others can be damaged
by dishwashing detergent.
Exercise caution with, for example, handmadeitems, fragile decoration,
crystal/glassware, silver, copper, tin, aluminium, wood and plastic.
Look for the "Dishwasher safe" marking.
Fragile decoration
Porcelain with decoration on top of the glazing (the items feel rough)
should not be washed in a dishwasher.
Crystal/Glass
Wash fragile items made of crystal/glass, such as crystal glass from
Orrefors, using the gentle dishwashing programCrystal glass. Remember to use only a small amount of detergent and to place items so that
they do not touch each other during the wash.
By using rinse aid you will improve your drying result. You will also
achieve a better dishwashing result with glassware and dishes.
Hand-painted glassware, as well as antique and very fragile items,
should not be washed in a dishwasher.
Silver
Silver and stainless steel items should not come into contact, as the
silver can become discoloured.
Aluminium
Aluminium can lose its shine if washed in a dishwasher. However,good
quality aluminium pans can be washed in a dishwasher, even if some
of the shine will be lost.
Cutlery with glued handles
Some types of glue are notdishwasher safe. In such cases, thehandles
may loosen.
The dishwasher's baskets
The dishwasher is equipped with an upper basket and a lower basket
with a cutlery basket.
The appearance of the baskets may differ depending on the dishwasher
setup.
Upper basket
Place glasses, cups, bowls, side plates and saucers in the upper
basket. All dirty surfaces should face inwards and downwards! Wine
glasses are placed on the wine glass shelf and knives are placed in
the knife stand on the right.
Points to consider
• All dirty surfaces should face inwards and downwards!
• Dishes should not be placed in or on each other.
• Angle dishes with hollows, such as cups, so that the rinse water
will run off. This is also important for plastic items.
• Make sure small items cannot fall through the dishwasher basket;
place them in the cutlery basket.
NOTE!
Check that the spray arms can rotate freely.
Raising the upper basket
1 Pull out the upper basket.
2 Grab the sides of the upper basket with both hands and lift it up.
Lowering the upper basket
1 Pull out the upper basket.
2 Pull out the two locking handles on either side to lower the upper
basket.
Lower basket
Place plates, side plates, serving dishes, pots and cutlery (in the cutlery
basket) in the lower basket.
Place pots or pans in the right-hand rear part of the lower basket for
the best cleaning performance from the rear spray nozzle
(WideSpray™), which is intended for these types of dishes.
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Foldable tines
2
1
Lower the foldable tines (plate supports) when washing pots andpans.
Release the foldable tines bypressing the catch inwards before adjusting their position.
Fold-down section for small items
The cutlery basket has a fold-down section in the middle for small
items, or small shafts, such as electric whisk attachments.
Cutlery basket with lid
The cutlery basket lid can be removed and used, for example, as an
extra cutlery basket in the upper basket (see below).
Washing large plates
Move the foldable tines and theirmounts to widen the distance between
the tine rows to adapt the lower basket toplates with a diameter greater
than 25 cm.
Accessory
Buy a wine glass shelf with space for six tall3)wine glasses. The wine
glass shelf is designed to ensure optimal washing and drying results
with tall wine glasses. The wine glass shelfis placed in the rear section
of the lower basket. This accessory is available where you bought the
dishwasher.
Cutlery basket
Place cutlery with the handles facing down, except for knives, and
spread them out as much as possible. Ensure that spoons do not stack
inside each other.
The cutlery basket is best placed in the middle at the front of the lower
basket to achieve the best dishwashing performance from the unique
spray nozzle (Power Zone Cutlery™), which is intended for the cutlery
basket.
Accessory
Buy an extra cutlery basket. The extra cutlery basket is flexible and
can be dismantled and attachedto the lower basket or the large cutlery
basket to make an extra large cutlery basket. This accessory is available where you purchased your dishwasher.
WARNING!
Knives and other pointed items must be placed with the points down
in the cutlery basket or horizontally in other baskets.
3)
Height: max. 25 cm, Diameter: max. 7.5 cm
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Using the dishwasher
Press to open
Add detergent
1 Prewash detergent compartment
2 Main wash detergent compartment
Detergent is added according to water hardness.
Follow the instructions on the detergent packaging. This dishwasher
is fitted with a water softener, so use detergent and rinse aid doses
suitable for soft water.
Too much detergent can result in less effective dishwashing and also
entails greater environmental impact.
The detergent compartment must be dry when addingdetergent. There
is one compartment for the prewash and one for the main wash. If
powder or liquid dishwasher detergent is used, add a small amount
of the detergent to the prewash compartment. Contact the detergent
manufacturer if you have questions about the detergent.
NOTE!
Use only dishwasher detergent! Washing up liquid must not be used
as the foam that forms prevents the dishwasher from operating effectively.
Dishwasher tablets
Halve the tablet if it is difficult to close the dispenser lid. There is a risk
that the detergent will not be released properly if the lid is tight and
will not open correctly.
NOTE!
Dishwasher tablets are not recommended for short programs (less
than 75 minutes). Use powder orliquid dishwasher detergent instead.
All-in-one detergent
There are many types of all-in-one detergents on the market. Read the
directions for these products carefully.
When using an all-in-one detergent that contains rinse aid, you can
activate the setting TAB. Note that the salt compartment must be filled
with salt.
NOTE!
Optimum washing and drying results are achieved by using normal
dishwasher detergent together with separately dispensed rinse aid
and salt.
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Eco
Speed mode
2:00
Eco
2:15
58°C
START
STOP
Starting the dishwasher
Select from more programs
Open the door and press the main power switch.
Select the program
The main power switch
START
STOP
0:21
Time remaining
Open the door and pressthe main power switch. Also turn on the water
tap if it is turned off.
Select a program
To select a program, press one of the program buttons , or . You
can also select a program by pressing the navigation button or
until the desired program is shown on the display.
Select a programme to suit the type of dishes and how dirty they are.
ECO wash
Use when you want to save water and energy. Fornormally soiled load,
such as plates, serving dishes, cups, glasses and so on.
Sanitation wash
An effective program for slightly dried leftovers. (This program is not
intended for burnt food, such as on oven dishes.)
Crystal glass
This program is intended for washing fragile glasses that have just
been used and do not require a particularly powerful wash. Porcelain
can also be washed using this program. See also Fragile dishes in the
chapter Loading the dishwasher.
Intensive
Program for very dirty dishes, such as pans, casserole dishes and
oven dishes. If these dishes do not completely fill the dishwasher, you
can add plates and the like.
Quick wash
This program is used for glasses and porcelain that is slightly dirty,
such as coffee cups.
Rinse and hold
Used to rinse dishes while you wait for the dishwasher to become fully
loaded.
Self-cleaning
Self-cleaning programme for hygienic cleaning of the dishwasher tub,
spray arms and spray pipes.
This program should be run (with no dishes in the machine) using
normal dishwasher detergent or citric acid. Special dishwasher
cleaners are also available on the market. For the removal of lime scale
deposits, see The dishwasher tub in Chapter Care and cleaning.
Starting the dishwasher
Press Start/Stop until the display shows "Program started, close door".
This indicates that the dishwasher is ready to start. Close the door
properly, otherwise the dishwasher will not start.
If the dishwasher is not started or the dooris not closed within 2 minutes
of the last button press, the machine switches off.
Time remaining
Once you have chosen a program, the time the program took when
last used is displayed.
Once you have started the dishwasher, thedisplayshows the remaining
program time. The remaining time is updated after the water for the final
rinse has been heated.
This may differ somewhat from time to time depending on the temperature of the water supply, the amount of dishes, the ambient temperature and other factors.
During the first run of each program, the remaining time displayed can
be slightly misleading, as the dishwasher is estimating the time. When
you run the program a second time, the dishwasher will calculate the
remaining time based on the previous duration of the program.
Heavy wash
4)
Use to wash normally soiledload, such as plates, serving dishes, cups,
glasses and so on.
Sani A wash
4)
This program is ideal to use when hygiene demands are set high. The
temperature of the main wash is 60 °C. The final rinse is 85 °C for 4
minutes.
Sani B wash
4)
Choose Sani B wash if you want a quicker program that still fulfils hygiene demands. The temperature of the main wash is 60 °C. The final
rinse is 85 °C for 4 minutes.
4)
Program button / / . The programs pre-assigned to the program buttons can be changed. See Chapter Settings.
Status indicator
The status indicator on the front display provides information by means
of different colours.
Activate the Info in front display setting. See the chapter Settings.
Blue - Load more
The program has started, but you can still load more dishes.
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