Electrolux EW24ID70Q Use And Care Manual
EN DISHWASHER
FR LAVE-VAISSELLE
ES LAVAVAJILLAS
USE AND CARE GUIDE
GUIDE D’UTILISATION ET D’ENTRETIEN
GUIA DE USO Y CUIDADO
ANC: 117901310Rev A. February 2014
241868900 August 2007
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F in d in g In fo r m a tio n
T a b l e o f c o n t e n t s P l e a s e r e a d a n d s a v e
t h i s g u i d e
Finding Information ............................................. 2
Important Safety Instructions............................. 3
Feature Overview ................................................. 4
Operating Instructions ..................................... 5-8
Preparing & Loading Dishes .........................9-13
Dishwasher Dispenser & Detergents ..........14-16
Care & Cleaning ............................................ 17-18
Solutions to Common Problems ................. 18-20
Warranty ............................................................. 21
French ................................................................. 22
Spanish ............................................................... 43
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Im p o rta n t S a fe ty In s tr u c tio n s
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W A R N IN G
W h e n u s in g y o u r d is h w a s h e r, fo llo w b a s ic
p r e c a u tio n s , in c lu d in g t h e fo llo w in g :
F or your S afety
s Use your dishwasher only as instructed in
this Use and Care M anual.
s This M anual does not cover every possible
condition and situation that may occur. Use
common sense and caution when installing,
operating and maintaining any appliance.
s N S F certifi ed residential dishwashers are not
intended for licensed food establishments.
s D IS H WA S H ER M US T B E EL ECTR ICA L L Y
GR O UN D ED .
connected to a ground metal, permanent
wiring system, or an equipment-
grounding conductor must be run with the
circuit conductors and connected to the
equipment-grounding terminal or lead on this
appliance. R ead the Installation Instructions
for details.
s This dishwasher is designed to operate on
regular house current (1 2 0 V , 6 0 H z ). Use
a circuit equipped with a 1 5 ampere fuse
or circuit breaker. Use a 2 0 ampere fuse
if dishwasher is connected with a food
disposer.
s D o not operate dishwasher unless all
enclosure panels are in their proper place.
s K eep young children and infants away from
dishwasher when it is operating.
s To reduce the risk of injury, do not allow
children to play in or on the dishwasher.
s D o not let children abuse, sit, stand or play
on door or racks of a dishwasher.
s Use only detergents and rinse agents
recommended for use in a dishwasher.
s S tore dishwasher detergent and rinse agents
out of the reach of children.
s If the dishwasher drains into a food disposer,
make sure disposer is completely empty
before running dishwasher.
s D o not wash plastic items unless marked:
“ D ishwasher S afe” or equivalent. Check
with manufacturer for recommendations,
if not marked. Items that are not marked
dishwasher safe may melt and create a
potential fi re haz ard.
This appliance must be
sWhen loading items to be washed:
-L ocate sharp items and knives so that
they are not likely to damage the door
seal or tub.
-L oad sharp items and knives with
the handles up to reduce the risk of cut-
type injuries.
sD o not tamper with controls.
sUse care unloading the dishware when
the S A N ITIZ E option has been selected.
Contents may be hot to the touch
immediately after the end of cycle.
sUnder certain conditions, hydrogen gas may
be produced in a hot water system that
has not been used for 2 weeks or more.
H Y D R O GEN GA S IS EX P L O S IV E. If hot
water system has not been used for such a
period, before using dishwasher, turn on all
hot water faucets and let water fl ow from
each for several minutes. This will release
any accumulated hydrogen gas. H Y D R O GEN
GA S IS F L A M M A B L E. D o not smoke or use
an open fl ame during this time.
sD o not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other fl ammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
sD isconnect electrical power to dishwasher
before servicing.
sR epairs should be done by a qualifi ed
technician.
sTo avoid entrapment and/or suffocation,
remove door or door latch mechanism from
any dishwasher that is discarded or not in
use.
W A R N IN G
T o re d u c e th e r is k o f fi r e , e le c tr ic a l s h o c k o r
in ju r y w h e n u s in g y o u r d is h w a s h e r, fo llo w th e
a b o v e b a s ic p r e c a u tio n s .
W A R N IN G
T h is s y m b o l w ill h e lp a le rt y o u to s u c h
d a n g e rs a s p e r s o n a l in ju ry , b u r n s , fi re a n d
e le c tric a l s h o c k .
SA V E TH ESE IN STR UCTION S
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F e a tu r e O v e r v ie w
H o w y o u r d is h w a s h e r c l e a n s
Your d is h w as h er c lean s by s p rayin g a m ix ture of h ot w ater an d d eterg en t th roug h th e s p ray arm s ag ain s t
s oiled s urfac es . Firs t, th e d is h w as h er d rain s for a few s ec on d s to rem ove s oils d rop p ed w h ile load in g ,
th en fi lls w ith w ater c overin g th e fi lter area. Water is th en p um p ed th roug h th e s p ray arm s . Soil p artic les
g o th roug h an d ac ros s th e fi lter an d d ow n th e d rain as th e w ater is p um p ed out. Th is s eries of s tep s are
rep eated as n eed ed . Th e n um ber of w ater fi lls varies w ith th e c yc le bein g us ed .
Tub Gas k et
Cup Sh elves
Soft Grip Rac k
M id d le Sp ray
Arm
Stem w are
Hold er
B ottom Rac k
Low er Sp ray
Arm
Deterg en t
Dis p en s er
Rin s e Aid
Dis p en s er
Up p er Sp ray Arm
Cutlery Tray
Ad jus table Rac k
M ec h an is m
Up p er Rac k
Flex Was h
In terior Lig h t
Silverw are B as k et
Filters
Serial Label
(loc ated on rig h t
s id e of d oor)
G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
To run your d is h w as h er, follow th es e bas ic s tep s :
1. Load Dis h w as h er (See P rep arin g an d Load in g
Dis h es ).
2. Ad d d eterg en t (See Dis h w as h er Dis p en s er &
Deterg en ts ).
3. Ad d Rin s e Aid , if n eed ed (See Rin s e Aid ).
4. Selec t d es ired CYCLE (See Cyc le Ch art).
5 . Selec t d es ired OP TION (See En erg y Op tion s ).
6 . Run h ot w ater fauc et n eares t d is h w as h er un til
w ater is h ot. Turn w ater off.
7. To s tart, p res s START p ad an d c los e d oor.
N OTE
Rac k s an d Features in your d is h w as h er m od el
m ay vary in ap p earan c e from illus tration s in th is
m an ual
O p e r a tin g In s tru c tio n s
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N o r m a l O p e r a t i n g S o u n d s
Your d is h w as h er us es en erg y effi c ien t m otors
for th e w as h an d d rain p ortion s of th e c yc le you
s elec t. Eac h c yc le h as a s eries of w ater fi lls an d
d rain s for w as h in g an d rin s in g d is h es . As eac h
c yc le beg in s , you m ay or m ay n ot h ear th e d rain
m otor. You m ay als o h ear th e s p las h in g w ater as
it en ters th e tub an d th e s p ray arm s as th ey rotate
an d c irc ulate w ater. Th e w as h m otor often p uls ates
th roug h out th e c yc le, w h ic h varies w ater p res s ure
an d op tim iz es p erform an c e.
E n e r g y U s e
Th e yellow en erg y g uid e label th at c am e on your
un it tells h ow m uc h en erg y it w ould us e in on e year
an d h ow it c om p ares to oth ers th at are available.
Th e en erg y is bas ed on th e Norm al c yc les
res p on s e to tes ts th at ap p ly s oils an d d is h w are th at
s im ulate th e averag e us e. Eig h t p lac e s ettin g s of
d is h w are an d s om e s ervin g p iec es are us ed d urin g
th e tes t. Th e total en erg y is bas ed on run n in g
th e averag e n um ber of c yc les p er year, ap p lyin g
typ ic al s oil levels to th e d is h w are an d h alf th e tim e,
s elec tin g th e op tion of us in g ex tra en erg y to m ore
fully d ry th e d is h w are. Ac tual en erg y an d w ater us e
w ill d ep en d up on th e c yc le an d op tion s you s elec t.
Th is un it us es an in -lin e w ater h eatin g elem en t
th at is loc ated un d er th e tub. Th ere is n o ex p os ed
h eater th at p las tic w are m ig h t c om e in c on tac t
w ith or th at is ac c es s ible to touc h . Th e h eat is
tak en to th e d is h w are th roug h th e h eated w ater.
For th is reas on , p las tic d is h w are m ay be p lac ed
w h ere it bes t fi ts in eith er th e top or bottom
rac k . Tem p eratures are un iform th roug h out th e
d is h w as h er.
N o r m a l O p e r a t i n g L i g h t s
Your d is h w as h er p ad lig h ts w h en eith er th e Cyc le
or Op tion d es ired is s elec ted . All c yc le an d op tion
p ad s h ave a w h ite bac k lig h t w h en th e p ad s are
d es elec ted an d turn blue w h en s elec ted . In Delay
s elec tion an d Rin s e Aid s ettin g , th e d es elec ted
p ad s are turn ed off.
If th e us er p refers to s ave en erg y an d d ry th e
d is h es by h an d th ey s elec t air d ry in s tead of
h eated d ry. Air d ry is s till an op tion . If you p refer to
s p en d s lig h tly m ore en erg y to g et th e d is h es d rier
th en turn th e air d ry op tion off. In res p on s e th e
w as h an d rin s e tem p eratures in th e c yc le w ill be
in c reas ed .
Th is w ill h elp th e c lean in g an d it w ill als o g et th e
d is h w as h er h otter. Wh en th e fi n al d rain rem oves
all s tan d in g w ater, th e ex tra h eat s tored in th e
d is h w are w ill ac t to evap orate th e rem ain in g w ater.
Your un it p rovid es a s elec tion of c yc les . In g en eral,
th e m ore w ater us ed by a c yc le an d th e h otter th e
tem p eratures it reac h es th e m ore en erg y th at it
us es . Several c yc les , s uc h as th e Norm al c yc le w ill
c h an g e th eir res p on s e bas ed on s oil level, op tion s
s elec ted , an d am bien t c on d ition s . Th e Norm al
c yc le is g ood for all aroun d us e. Oth er c yc les are
foc us ed tow ard s p ec ial us e lik e th e Heavy c yc le
th at is d es ig n ed for h eavily s olid c ook w are.
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O p e r a tin g In s tru c tio n s
W a s h C y c le S e l e c t i o n s
Ec o
Cyc le tim es are ap p rox im ate an d vary by op tion s
s elec ted . Hot w ater is n ec es s ary to ac tivate
d is h w as h er d eterg en t an d m elt fatty food s oils .
An autom atic s en s or c h ec k s th e w ater tem p erature
for th e m ain w as h of eac h c yc le. Wh en HI-TEM P
WASH is s elec ted , th e s en s or c h ec k s for an even
h ig h er tem p erature. Run h ot w ater in a fauc et
n eares t th e d is h w as h er un til w ater is h ot before
s tartin g .
C y c l e S e l e c t i o n s
Th e Sm art Sen s or c h ec k s th e s oil level on your
d is h es in th e Auto, Norm al an d Ec o c yc les . Cyc le
tim e an d w ater us ag e w ill vary bas ed on th e
am oun t of s oil on th e d is h es .
Auto
Th e d is h w as h er’s Sm art Sen s or tec h n olog y w ill
d eterm in e th e typ e of c yc le req uired to c lean th e
d is h es an d w ill c lean m ore effi c ien tly every tim e.
Wh en a p artial load of lig h tly s oiled d is h es are
p lac ed in th e un it, a w as h c yc le s im ilar to a s h ort
w as h w ill autom atic ally be p erform ed . Wh en a full
load of h eavily s olid d is h es is p lac ed in th e un it, a
h eavy w as h c yc le w ill autom atic ally be p erform ed .
Water us ag e ran g es from ap p rox im ately 3.0 to 7.4
g allon s . Was h tim e ran g es from ap p rox im ately 118
to 200 m in s .
For lig h tly s oiled an d p re-rin s ed d is h es
an d s ilverw are. Water us ag e ran g es from
ap p rox im ately 4.3 to 7.7 g allon s . Was h tim e ran g es
from ap p rox im ately 8 6 to 93 m in s .
Rin s e
For rin s in g d is h es th at w ill be w as h ed later. Water
us ag e is ap p rox im ately 2.2 g allon s . Cyc le tim e is
ap p rox im ately 15 m in s .
Favorite
Th is c yc le allow s you to p rog ram your p referred
c yc le an d op tion s in to on e button . To p rog ram
th is c yc le: s elec t th e c yc le an d op tion s your d es ire
th en p res s an d h old th e Favorite p ad un til th e p ad
bec om es blue. Th e s elec ted c yc le an d op tion s
are s aved as th e FAVORITE. All th e s ettin g s th at
w ere c h os en are illum in ated w ith a blue lig h t.
On c e p rog ram m ed , s im p ly p res s th e Favorite p ad
follow ed by Start to h ave your p rog ram m ed c yc le
beg in .
Fas t
For reg ularly s oiled an d p re-rin s ed d is h es an d
s ilverw are. Water us ag e is ap p rox im ately 4.5
g allon s . Was h tim e is ap p rox im ately 30 m in s .
Up p er
Heavy
For p ots , p an s , c as s erole d is h es an d d in n erw are
w ith d ried -on or bak ed -on s oils . Water us ag e
ran g es from ap p rox im ately 7.1 to 8 .1 g allon s .
Was h tim e ran g es from ap p rox im ately 129 to 18 9
m in s .
Norm al
For reg ularly s oiled d is h es an d s ilverw are. Water
us ag e ran g es from ap p rox im ately 3.0 to 7.4
g allon s . Was h tim e ran g es from ap p rox im ately 118
to 200 m in s .
For lig h tly s oiled an d p re-rin s ed d is h es an d
s ilverw are w h en you d o n ot h ave a full load . Water
us ag e is ap p rox im ately 3.5 to 4.3 g allon s . Was h
tim e ran g es from ap p rox im ately 5 2 to 128 m in s .
Stem w are
For reg ularly s oiled Ch in a an d Crys tal. Water
us ag e is ap p rox im ately 18 .5 g allon s . Was h tim e
ran g es from ap p rox im ately 96 to 116 m in s .
E n e r g y O p t io n S e l e c t io n s
O p e r a tin g In s tru c tio n s
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Hi-Tem p
Wh en HI-TEM P op tion is s elec ted , th e d is h w as h er
h eats w ater in th e m ain w as h to ap p rox im ately
1400F (6 00C).
Th is in c reas e in w ater tem p erature h elp s
d is h w as h er d eterg en t rem ove food , g reas e an d s oil
from d is h es m ore effec tively an d aid s in d ryin g . HITEM P op tion c an on ly be us ed w ith AUTO, HEAVY,
NORM AL an d UP P ER c yc les .
San itiz e
To s an itiz e your d is h es an d g las s w are, s elec t th e
SANITIZ E op tion . Th is op tion h eats th e w ater
tem p erature in th e fi n al rin s e to 15 70F (6 9.40C)
an d m ain tain s th at tem p erature for 7 m in utes .
SANITIZ E is available in Auto, Heavy, an d Norm al
c yc les . On ly th es e s an itiz ation c yc les h ave been
d es ig n ed to m eet NSF req uirem en ts .
Th e c yc le tim e w ill be ex ten d ed un til th e p rop er
w ater tem p erature is reac h ed . Was h in g ac tion w ill
c on tin ue d urin g th e w ater h eatin g d elay. For bes t
res ults , th e in c om in g w ater tem p erature s h ould be
at leas t 1200F (490C).
If th e SANITIZ E op tion is s elec ted , th e p ad
illum in ates w ith a blue lig h t. Th e s an itiz ation
c riteria m ay n ot be s atis fi ed if th ere is an
in terrup tion of th e c yc le, a p ow er failure oc c urs ,
or if in c om in g w ater tem p erature is below 1200F
(490C).
San itiz e p ad fl as h es at th e en d of th e c yc le if th e
NSF req uirem en ts for s an itiz ation are n ot reac h ed .
Ch ild Loc k Con trols /Air Dry
To p reven t c h ild ren from ac c id en tly c h an g in g th e
d is h w as h er c yc le or s tartin g th e d is h w as h er, loc k
th e d is h w as h er c on trols by p res s in g th e AIR DRY
p ad un til “ ” s h ow s in th e s tatus w in d ow . Th e
c on trols are loc k ed an d n o n ew s elec tion s c an
be m ad e un til th e loc k is releas ed . To un loc k
th e c on trols , p res s th e AIR DRY p ad un til “ ”
d is ap p ears . If c h ild loc k is ac tivated th e d is h w as h er
w ill n ot w ork .
M ax Dry
M AX DRY is available on Auto, Heavy, Norm al,
Up p er an d Stem w are c yc les Th e c yc le tim e w ill
in c reas e w h en M AX DRY op tion is s elec ted .
O p e r a t i o n S e l e c t i o n
Delay
Th e Delay Start op tion allow s you to autom atic ally
d elay s tartin g your d is h w as h er from 1 to 24 h ours .
P res s DELAY p ad un til th e d es ired d elay tim e
s h ow s in th e Status w in d ow th en p res s START
to c on fi rm th e d elay tim e. P res s START ag ain
an d c los e d oor to ac tivate. Dis p lay w ill in d ic ate
th e d elay s tart tim e an d w ill c oun td ow n un til c yc le
s tarts .
To c an c el th e DELAY op tion an d beg in th e c yc le
before th e d elay p eriod is over, p res s th e CANCEL
p ad an d th en th e START p ad .
Start
To s tart a c yc le, p res s th e START p ad on c e an d
c los e th e d oor.
Can c el
To c an c el a c yc le at an ytim e, op en th e d oor an d
p res s th e CANCEL p ad un til th e 1 m in d rain feature
is in itiated . Clos e th e d oor an d th e d rain c yc le
w ill beg in . You w ill h ear a ton e for th e s tart an d
c om p letion of th e d rain c yc le. Wh en th e d oor is
op en ed , th e las t c yc le s elec ted w ill be d is p layed .
If d es ired , a n ew c yc le c an n ow be s elec ted an d
up on c los in g th e d oor th e c yc le w ill beg in .
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