Electrolux ESF 68040 User Manual

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Dishwasher

ESF 68040

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Contents

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
Display 6
Use of the appliance 7
Setting the water softener 7
Use of dishwasher salt 8
Use of rinse aid 8
Loading cutlery and dishes 9
Use of detergent 13
Multitab function 14

Subject to change without notice

Select and start a washing program 14
Washing programs 16
Care and cleaning 18
What to do if… 19
Technical data 20
Installation 21
Water connection 21
Electrical connection 23
Environment concerns 23
Warranty 23

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 the 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 (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 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.

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

General safety

• Dishwasher detergents are very danger­ous. Be careful they do not touch eyes,
mouth and skin. Keep the children away
from the appliance when the door is
open. .

• 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. Make sure
that the detergent dispenser is empty at
the end of the washing program.

• 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

• Children or infirm persons must not use
this appliance. They 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 the children and pets away from the
appliance when the door is open.

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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 so that you can get
access to the inner side of the appli­ance.

Contact your local Customer Care 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.

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Product description

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1 Ceiling spray arm
2 Upper basket
3 Water hardness dial
4 Salt container
5 Detergent dispenser
6 Rinse aid dispenser
7 Rating plate
8 Filters
9 Lower spray arm

10 Upper spray arm
11 Worktop

This appliance has an internal light that
comes on when the door opens and
goes off when it is closed.
Internal light equipped with LED lamp
CLASS 1 in accordance with IEC
60825-1: 1993 + A1:1997+ A2:2001.
If it is necessary to replace the light, con­tact your local Customer Care Centre.

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Control panel

1 On/off button
2 Scroll buttons
3 Option button
4 Cancel button
5 OK//Start button
6 Display

To help you operate with the appliance,
the display shows messages and you
can hear audible signals.

Scroll buttons

These buttons have two functions:

• select in the program menu,

• select in the option menu and option sub­menu.

OK/Start button

Use this button to:

• confirm or memorise a program setting,

• start a washing program.

Cancel button

Use this button to:

• cancel a washing program or delay start,

• cancel the set of an option.

Option button

Use the option button to enter a menu of op­tions. For options available, refer to option
menu and submenu chart.

Option menu and submenu chart

Menu Submenu

DELAY START You can delay the start of the washing program with an interval

between 1 and 19 hours. Refer to 'Setting and starting a wash­ing program'.

Follow these steps to set an option:

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. Press the option button.

3. The display shows one of the these op­tions:
– DELAY START
– MULTITAB
–SETTINGS

4. Press one of the scroll buttons to select
the required option.

5. Press OK/Start button to confirm and go
into submenu.

6. Press one of the scroll buttons until the
display shows required option. Refer to
option menu chart.

7. Press the OK/Start button to confirm.

8. Press the option button to exit from
menu.

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Menu Submenu

MULTITAB The multitab function is for combi detergent tablets. Refer to

SETTINGS LANGUAGE

WATER HARDNESS

RINSE AID

SOUND VOLUME

BRIGHTNESS

CONTRAST

'Multitab function'.
– ON the multitab symbol shows in the display.
–OFF

You can set a different language for the messages that show in
the display.

You can adjust the water softener level. Refer to 'Set the water
softener'.

You can activate or deactivate the rinse aid dispenser.
ON
OFF

You can adjust the volume of the audible signal from level 0 to
level 5.
Level 0 turns off the audible signal.

You can increase or decrease the background brightness of the
display. 10 levels available.
Factory set: level 10.

You can increase or decrease the contrast of the display. 10
levels available.
Factory set: level 6.

Display

1 Washing program and option row

– In this row of lights there are two sec-

tions. The left section refers to the
washing programs, the right section to
the options.

– The washing programs lights come on

gradually as the program progresses.

2 Text row

– This row shows: the name of the wash-

ing program, the time duration of the
program, options set, the remaining
time of the program in progress.

3

Symbol row

– This row shows option symbols. Refer

to chart for symbols.

Symbol row

DELAY START
This symbol comes on when the
option is set. It flashes while the
countdown is in progress.

MULTITAB
This symbol comes on when the
multitab function is set.

SOUND VOLUME
This symbol comes on when the
audible signal is off.

Use of the appliance

Switch on for the first time - set the
display language

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. When the display shows LANGUAGE
ENGLISH and the word ENGLISH flash­es, you can confirm or change the lan­guage.

3. Press the OK/Start button to confirm
english or follow these steps to change
the language:
– press the up-and-down scrolling but-

tons until the display shows the re­quired language.

– Press the OK/Start button to confirm.

Refer to specified instructions for each step
of the 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 program for the
type of load and soil.

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

7. Start the washing program.

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

< 70 < 70 < 0,7 1

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. Open the door.

2. Remove the lower basket.

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

• 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.

4. Install the lower basket.

5. Close the door.

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Electronic adjustment

The dishwasher is factory set at lev­el 5.

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. Select the option menu.

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
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.

3. Select SETTINGS.

4. Select WATER HARDNESS.

5. Use the scroll buttons to set the water
softener level.

6. Press the Ok/Start button to confirm.

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 the salt container is empty, the
display shows a message. This mes­sage does not show in the display while
a washing program operates.

Use of rinse aid

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.

Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the
dishes without streaks and stains.

Rinse aid is automatically added during
the last rinsing phase.

Follow these steps to fill the rinse aid dis­penser:

1. Press the release button (A) to open the
rinse aid dispenser.

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

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

4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.

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Adjusting the rinse aid dosage

The rinse aid is set at the factory at position

4.
You can set the rinse aid dosage between
position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 6
(highest dosage).

Turn the rinse aid dial to increase or decrease
the dosage.
– Increase the dosage if there are water

droplets or limescale on the dishes.

– Decrease the dosage if there are streaks,

whitish stains or bluish layers on the
dishes.

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

When the rinse aid container is empty,
the display shows a message. This mes­sage does not show in the display while
a washing program operates.

Loading cutlery and dishes

Helpful hints and tips

Caution! Only use the appliance for

household utensils that are suitable for
dishwashers.

Do not use the appliance to clean objects
that can absorb water (sponges, household
cloths, etc.).

• Before you load cutlery and dishes, do

these steps:
– Remove all food remainings and debris.
– Make burnt, remaining food in pans soft.

• While you load cutlery and dishes, do

these steps:

– Load hollow items (e.g. cups, glasses

and pans) with the opening down.

– Make sure that water does not collect in

the container or in a deep base.

– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not

lie inside one another.

– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not

cover other cutlery and dishes.

– Make sure that glasses do not touch

other glasses.

– Put small objects in the cutlery basket.