Electrolux ESF 66814 User Manual

ESF 66814

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EN DISHWASHER USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
Use of the appliance 7
Setting the water softener 7
Use of dishwasher salt 8
Use of detergent and rinse aid 9
Multitab function 10
Loading cutlery and dishes 10
Setting and starting a washing program

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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

• Only use the appliance to clean house­hold utensils that are suitable for dish­washers.

• Do not put solvents in the appliance. Risk
of explosion.

• Put knives and all items with sharp points
in the cutlery basket with their points
down. If not, put them in a horizontal po­sition in the upper basket.

• Use only products specified for dish­washers (e.g. detergent, 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 appliance
before the end of the washing program.

• When the washing program 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.

Washing programs 12
Care and cleaning 13
What to do if… 14
Technical data 17
Installation 17
Water connection 20
Electrical connection 21
Environment concerns 21
Warranty 22

Subject to change without notice.

• Do not do repairs yourself to prevent in­jury and damage to the appliance. Al­ways contact the Customer Care Centre.

GENERAL SAFETY

• 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

residential type environments
– Bed and breakfast type environments.

• Some dishwasher detergents are strongly
alkaline. They can be extremely danger­ous if swallowed. Avoid contact with skin
and eyes. Keep the children away from
the appliance when the door is open.
Check that the detergent dispenser is
empty after completion of the washing
program.

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

• Only put detergent in the dispenser be­fore you start a washing program.

• Do not drink the water from the appli­ance. Detergent residue can stay in your
appliance.

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• 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

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

• Children should be supervised to ensure
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 and pets 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.

• Do not use the appliance:
– If the mains cable or the water hoses

are damaged.

– If the control panel, worktop or plinth

area are damaged so that you can get
access to the inner side of the appli-

ance.
Contact your local Customer Care Cen­tre.

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

Warning! Follow carefully the
instructions for electrical and water
connections.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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Upper basket

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Air vent and water hardness dial

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Salt container

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Detergent dispenser

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Rinse aid dispenser

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Rating plate

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Filters

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Lower spray arm

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Upper spray arm

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INTERNAL LIGHT

This appliance has an internal light that
comes on when you open the door and
goes off when the door is closed.

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Warning! Visible led radiation, do not
stare into the beam.

Internal light equipped with LED lamp
CLASS 2 in accordance with IEC 60825-1:
1993 + A1:1997+ A2:2001.
Emission wave length: 450 nm
Maximum emitted power: 548 μW

If it is necessary to replace the light,
contact your local Customer Care Cen­tre.

CONTROL PANEL

The controls are on the top of the con­trol panel. To operate with the controls
keep the appliance door ajar.

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On/off button

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Display

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Delay start button

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Program button (down)

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Program button (up)

5

Energy saver button

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Multitab button

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Reset button

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Indicators

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Program-display

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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.

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

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End indicator. It comes on when the washing program is completed.

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

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Indicators

ON/OFF BUTTON

Press this button to switch on or off the ap­pliance.

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After 10 minutes from the end of the wash­ing program, the Auto Off function automat­ically switches off the appliance. This helps
to decrease energy consumption.

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THE 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 number of the washing program

• The remaining time to the end of the

washing program

• The end of a washing program (the dis-

play shows a zero)

• The time of the delay start

• The alarm codes

• The activation and deactivation of the

acoustic signals.

DELAY START BUTTON

Press this button to delay the start of the
washing program from 1 to 24 hours. Refer
to 'Setting and starting a washing pro­gram'.

PROGRAM BUTTONS

Press one of these buttons repeatedly to
set a washing program. Each time you
press the button, the display shows a num­ber that is related to a washing program.
Refer to 'Washing programs' chart.

ENERGY SAVER BUTTON

This function decreases the temperature in
the drying phase. The power consumption
decreases by 25%. The dishes can be wet
at the end of the program when you open
the appliance door. We recommend that
you keep the door ajar and let the dishes
dry.
Press this button to activate the function.
The related indicator comes on.
The function can be activated with all wash­ing programs but has effect only on some
programs. To see where the energy saver
function has effect, refer to the 'Washing
programs' chart.

MULTITAB BUTTON

Press this button to activate or deactivate
the multitab function. Refer to 'Multitab
function'.

RESET BUTTON

Press this button to cancel a washing pro­gram in operation. Refer to 'Setting and
starting a washing program'.

PROGRAM-DISPLAY

The program-display is divided in 5 LED
lamps.

• When you switch on the appliance, all 5
LED lamps come on with a blue light.

• When you select a washing program or
the delay start, all 5 LED lamps stay on
with a blue light.

• When the washing program starts, only
the first LED lamp is on. The remaining
LED lamps come on gradually as the
washing program operates.

• When the countdown operates, only the
first LED lamp is on.

• When the washing program ends, all 5
LED lamps come on with a green light.

• When the appliance has a malfunction, all
5 LED lamps flash with a blue light

SETTING MODE

The appliance must be in setting mode
for these operations:

• To set and start a washing program.

• To set and start 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).

• To deactivate or activate the acoustic
signals.

Switch on the appliance. The appliance
is in setting mode when:

• The display shows two horizontal status
bars.

Switch on the appliance. The appliance
is not in setting mode when:

• The display shows the time of the wash­ing program or of the delay start.
– To go back to the setting mode, it is

necessary to cancel the program or
the delay start. Refer to 'Setting and
starting a washing program'.

ACOUSTIC SIGNALS

You can hear the acoustic signals when:

• The washing program is completed.

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• You adjust electronically the level of the
water softener.

• The appliance has a malfunction.

Factory setting: acoustic signals active.

Deactivating the acoustic signals

1. Switch on the appliance. Make sure that

the appliance is in setting mode.

2. Press and hold button (4) and button (5)

at the same time until the indicators of
buttons (3), (4) and (5) flash.

3. Release button (4) and button (5).

4. Press button (5),

• The indicators of button (3) and but­ton (4) go off.

USE OF THE APPLIANCE

Refer to the specific instructions for
each step of the procedure.

1. 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 appli­ance.

• The indicator of button (5) continues
to flash.

• The display shows the setting of the
acoustic signals.

Acoustic signals
activated.

Acoustic signals
deactivated.

5. Press button (5) to change the setting.
The display shows the new adjustment.

6. Switch off the appliance to confirm.

To activate the acoustic signals again, do
steps (1) through (6).

5. Set the correct washing program for the
type of load and soil.

6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor­rect quantity of detergent.

7. Start the washing program.

If you use the combi detergent tablets
('3 in 1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1'), set the multi­tab function. Refer to '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:

• mg/I (millimol per litre)

Water hardness Water hardness setting

mg/l ppm mmol/l manually electronically

910 - 1250 910 - 1250 9.1 - 12.5 2 10

760 - 909 760 - 909 7.6 - 9.0 2 9

650 - 759 650 - 759 6.5 - 7.5 2 8

510 - 649 510 - 649 5.1 - 6.4 2 7

400 - 509 400 - 509 4.0 - 5.0 2 6

330 - 399 330 - 399 3.3 - 3.9 2 5

260 - 329 260 - 329 2.6 - 3.2 1 4

190 - 259 190 - 259 1.9 - 2.5 1 3

70 - 189 70 - 189 0.7 - 1.8 1 2

• ppm (parts per million),

• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international

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

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Water hardness Water hardness setting

mg/l ppm mmol/l manually electronically

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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. Remove the lower basket.

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

1. Switch on the appliance. Make sure that
the appliance is in setting mode.

2. Press and hold button (4) and button (5)
at the same time until the indicators of
buttons (3), (4) and (5) flash.

3. Release button (4) and button (5).

4. Press button (3),

• The indicators of button (4) and but-

ton (5) go off.

• The indicator of button (3) continues

to flash.

• The acoustic signals sound.

• The display shows the setting of the

water softener (example:
hear five acoustic signals = level 5).

5. Press button (3) one time to increase
the water softener level by one step.
Continue to press button (3) until the re­quired water softener level is achieved.

6. Switch off the appliance to confirm.

3. Put back the lower basket.

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ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENT

The appliance is factory set at level 5.

USE OF DISHWASHER SALT

Caution! Only use dishwasher salt.
Types of salt that are not suitable 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
program.

Filling the salt container

1. Turn the cap counterclockwise 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

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the salt container when you fill it with
salt.

USE OF DETERGENT AND RINSE AID

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USE OF DETERGENT

Caution! Only use detergents (powder,

liquid or tablet) that are suitable for
dishwashers.
Follow the recommendations on the
detergent packaging for the use and
storage of the detergent.

To help the environment, do not use
more than the correct quantity of deter­gent.

Filling with detergent

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Press the release button

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lid

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of the detergent dispenser.

Put the detergent in the dispenser

3. If the washing program 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

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

Different brands of detergent dissolve
in different times. Some detergent tab-

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USE OF RINSE AID

Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the

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dishes without streaks and stains.

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Rinse aid is automatically added during the
last rinsing phase.
Follow these steps to fill the rinse aid dis­penser:

Filling with rinse aid

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3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an ab-

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to open the

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4. Close the rinse aid dispenser. Press the

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ADJUSTING THE RINSE AID DOSAGE

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

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(highest dosage).
Turn the rinse aid selector

reduce the dosage.

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lets do not have the best cleaning re­sults during short washing programs.
Use long washing programs when you
use detergent tablets to fully remove
the detergent.

Caution! Only use rinse aid specified
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.

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Press the release button

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of the rinse aid dispenser.

lid
Fill the rinse aid dispenser

to open the

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

sorbent cloth to prevent too much foam
during the washing program.

lid until it locks into position.

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to increase or

Wash hands to remove any residue of
rinse aid from skin.