Electrolux ESL 43020 User Manual

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Dishwasher

ESL 43020

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CONTENTS

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

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.

• Children must get supervision to make
sure that they do not play with the appli­ance.

• 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.

Select and start a washing programme

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Washing programmes 11
Care and cleaning 12
What to do if… 12
Technical data 14
Environment concerns 15

Subject to change without notice

• Obey the safety instructions from the de-

tergent manufacturer to prevent burns to
eyes, mouth and throat.

• Do not drink the water from the appli-

ance. 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 accesso-

ries 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 dish-

washers (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

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or make a hole in the bottom of the appli­ance.

• 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.

• Important!Obey the instructions in the
template supplied with the appliance:
– To install the appliance.
– To assemble the door panel.

– To connect to the water supply and

drain.

• Make sure that the appliance is installed
below and adjacent to safe structures.

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.

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.

• Only for UK and Ireland. The appliance
has a 13 amp mains plug. If it is necessa­ry to change the fuse in the mains plug,
use a 13 amp ASTA (BS 1362) fuse .

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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 ap-

pliance. There is a risk of suffocation.
– Discard the appliance at the local

waste disposal centre.

Warning! The dishwasher
detergents are dangerous and can
cause corrosion !

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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• 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.

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4

5

1 Upper basket
2 Water hardness dial
3 Salt container
4 Detergent dispenser
5 Rinse aid dispenser

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7

6

6 Rating plate
7 Filters
8 Lower spray arm
9 Upper spray arm

CONTROL PANEL

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

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A

2

B

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1 On/off button
2 Programme indicators
3 Indicators
4 Programme button

Indicators

End indicator. It comes on in these conditions:

• When the washing programme is completed.

• When you adjust the level of the water softener.

• When you deactivate or activate the acoustic signals.

• When the appliance has a malfunction.

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.

1) When the salt container is empty, the related indicator does not come on while a washing programme operates.

On/off button

Press this button to activate or deactivate
the appliance.

Programme indicators A and B

These indicators have also an auxiliary func­tion when you:

• Adjust the level of the water softener.

• Activate or deactivate the acoustic sig­nals.

Programme button

With this button you can:

• Set a washing programme.

• Adjust the level of the water softener.

• Activate or deactivate the acoustic sig­nals.

• Cancel a washing programme in opera­tion.

Setting mode

The appliance must be in setting mode
for these operations:

• To adjust electronically the level of the
water softener.

• To deactivate or activate the acoustic
signals.

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

• All the programme indicators are off.

• The end indicator flashes.

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

• Only one programme indicator comes
on.
– It is necessary to cancel the pro-

gramme to go back to the setting
mode. Refer to 'Setting and starting a
washing programme'.

Acoustic signals

You can hear the acoustic signals in these
conditions:

• The washing programme is completed.

• The appliance has a malfunction.

1)

• To set and start a washing programme.