Firenzi FIDW42 User Manual

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

UK

DISHWASHER

FIDW 42

Safety instructions 3
Disposal 3
Economical and ecological dishwashing 3
Description of the appliance 4
The control panel 4
Prior to using for the first time 6

The water softener 6
Filling with dishwasher salt 7
Rinse aid 7

In daily use 8
Loading cutlery and dishes 8
The lower basket 8
The cutlery basket 8
The upper basket 9
Adjusting the height of the upper basket 9
Use of detergent 9

Different kinds of detergent 10
Washing programmes 11
Starting a washing programme 12
Maintenance and cleaning 13

Cleaning the filters 13
Prolonged periods of non-operation 13
Frost precautions 13
Moving the machine 13

Something not working 14
Service and Spare Parts 16
Customer Care Department 16
Guarantee Conditions 16

Installation instructions 17

Building-in 17
Levelling 17
Fixing to the adjacent units 17
Water supply connections 17
Water outlet hose connection 17
Electrical connection 18

Hints for test centres 19

Contents

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Dimensions Width 59.6 cm

Height 81.8 - 87.8 cm
Max depth 55.5 cm
Max depth with open door 114 cm

Electrical connection: Information on the electrical connection is given on the rating plate on the
Voltage inner edge of the dishwasher’s door.
Overall power
Fuse

Water supply pressure Minimum 50 kPa (0.5 bar)

Maximum 800 kPa (8 bar)

Capacity 12 place settings

Technical specifications

This appliance complies with the following E.E.C. Directives:

- 73/23 or 19.2.73 (Low Voltage Directive) and subsequent modifications;

- 89/336 or 3.5.89 (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive) and subsequent modifications.

It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the
appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that
the book is left with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the
relevant safety information.

This information has been provided in the interest of your safety. You MUST read it carefully before installing or using the
appliance.

If you are unsure about any aspect of the information in this book, please contact our customer care department on 08705
950 950

Installation

● Check your dishwasher for any transport damage. Never

connect a damaged machine. If your dishwasher is
damaged, you should contact your supplier.

● For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter the specifications

or attempt to modify this product in any way.

● Any electrical and plumbing work required to install this

appliance should be carried out by a qualified and
competent person.

● Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not

stand on the electrical supply cable.

● The sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to

prevent damage to hydraulic components.

Child safety

● This appliance is designed to be operated by adults.

● Children should not be allowed to tamper with the controls

or play with the product.

● Packaging parts may be dangerous for children, who could

even be suffocated! You should therefore keep all
packaging well away from children.

● The water in your dishwasher is not for drinking. Detergent

residues may still be present in your machine. Keep
children well away from your dishwasher when the door is
open.

● Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children's reach.

Your dishwasher in day-to-day use

● Items that are contaminated by petrol, paint, steel or iron

debris, corrosive, acidic or alkaline chemicals must not be
washed in this dishwasher.

● Under no circumstances should you open the door whilst

the appliance is in operation, especially during the washing
phase, hot water may escape. However, if the door is
opened, a safety device ensures that the machine stops.

● Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse aid) specifically

designed for use in dishwashers.

● Long bladed knives stored in an upright position are a

potential hazard.

● Long and/or sharp items of cutlery such as carving knives

must be positioned horizontally in the upper basket.

● Ensure that the door of the dishwasher is always closed

when it is not being loaded or unloaded. In this way you will
avoid anybody tripping over the open door and hurting
themselves.

● When finishing loading or unloading close the door, as an

open door can be a hazard.

● Do not sit or stand on the open door.

● Isolate the appliance from the power supply and turn off the

water supply after use.

● This product should be serviced by an authorised service

engineer, and only genuine spare parts should be used.

● Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the

machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced
persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning.
Contact your local Service Force Centre. Always insist on
genuine spare parts.

Disposal

Dispose of the dishwasher packaging material correctly.
All packaging materials can be recycled.

Plastic parts are marked with standard international
abbreviations:

>PE< for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrapping material.
>PS< for polystyrene, e.g. padding material (always CFC-

free).

>POM< for polyoxymethylene, e.g. plastic clips.
Cardboard packaging is manufactured from recycled paper

and should be deposited in the waste paper collection for
recycling.

As and when you cease to use your dishwasher and withdraw
it from service, your should render it unserviceable before
having it disposed of.

Warning! Children at play could lock themselves in your
dishwasher or otherwise endanger their lives. Therefore cut off
the power supply cable and make the door closing device
unusable to prevent children from being trapped inside.

For the disposing of the appliance please take it to a recycling
centre or to your dealer who may, for a small contribution to
the costs, dispose it for you.

The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates
that this product may not be treated as household waste.
Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection
point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment.
By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help
prevent potential negative consequences for the environment
and human health, which could otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of this product.
For more detailed information about recycling of this product,
please contact your local city office, your household waste
disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Economical and
ecological dishwashing

● Ensure that the water softener is correctly adjusted.

● Do not pre-wash under running water.

● Select the wash programme to suit the nature and degree of

the soiling on the dishes.

● Do not use more detergent, dishwasher salt and rinse aid

than is recommended in these operating instructions and by
the manufacturer of the respective product.

Safety instructions

3

The control panel

Description of the appliance

4

1. Upper basket stop

2. Water hardness dial

3. Salt container

4. Detergent dispenser

5. Control panel

6. Rating plate

7. Rinse aid dispenser

8. Filters

9. Lower spray arm

10. Upper spray arm

11. Upper basket

End of programme indicator light

Washing programmes

On/Off button

Programme selection/cancel button

Programme indicator lights

Programme selection/cancel button (CANCEL):

the selection of a washing programme occurs by the means of
this button, press it until the indicator light corresponding to the
desired washing programme illuminates (see "Washing
programmes" chart). The end of programme indicator light
flashes.
Once the washing programme has been set, close the
dishwasher’s door, the programme will start automatically.

With this button it is also possible to:

- cancel a washing programme in progress,

- set the level of the water softener (see specific paragraph),

- deactivate/activate the audible signals.

End of programme indicator light:

Audible signals

Audible signals have been introduced to help indicate which
operations the dishwasher is performing.

- end of washing programme,

- malfunction of the machine.

Deactivation/activation of the audible signals

Factory setting: audible signals activated.

1. With the dishwasher switched off, press the On/Off button.

The end of programme indicator light flashes (setting
mode).
In case salt and/or rinse aid refilling is necessary the
corresponding indicator lights illuminate.

If one of the washing programme indicator lights is on, this
means that a washing programme has been set.
The setting must be cancelled: press for about 3 seconds
the programme selection/cancel button; the indicator
light of the set programme turns off and the end of
programme indicator light flashes, indicating that the set
programme has been cancelled and that the machine is
now in setting mode.

2. Press and keep pressed the programme selection/cancel
button until programme indicator light 1 flashes and
programme indicator light 2 illuminates with a fixed light.
Press the programme selection/cancel button again,
programme indicator light 1 illuminates with a fixed light and
programme indicator light 2 starts flashing.

Wait until programme indicator light 1 turns off, programme
indicator light 2 goes on flashing and the end of
programme indicator light illuminates with a fixed light.
This indicates that you have activated the function for the
deactivation/activation of the audible signals.
The constant illumination of the end of programme
indicator light means that the audible signals are activated.

3. To deactivate the audible signals, press the programme
selection/cancel button again, the end of programme

indicator light turns off indicating that the audible signals are
deactivated.

4. To memorise the operation, switch off the machine by
pressing the On/Off button or wait for about 60 seconds,
after which the machine will automatically return to setting
mode.

To activate again the audible signals simply follow the above
operations until the end of programme indicator light
illuminates.

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illuminates when the washing programme has
ended.

It also has added functions of visual signalling as:

- the setting of the water softener,

- deactivation/activation of the audible signals,

- intervention of an alarm due to the malfunction
of the machine.

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply
with the installation instructions

2. Remove all packaging from inside the appliance

3. Set the water softener

4. Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill

with dishwasher salt

5. Fill the rinse aid dispenser

NOTE:

If you want to use the "3 in 1" combi detergents, read
carefully the informations given in "Different kinds of
detergents".

The water softener

The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to
remove minerals and salts from the water supply, which would
have a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the
appliance.

The higher the content of these minerals and salts, the harder
your water is.

Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, Clarke
degrees, French degrees (°TH) and mmol/l (millimol per litre ­international unit for the hardness of water).
The softener should be adjusted according to the hardness of
the water in your area. Your local Water Authority can advise
you on the hardness of the water in your area.

The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using
the water hardness dial and electronically, by the means of the

programme selection/cancel button.

a) Setting manually

1. Open the dishwasher door.

2. Remove the lower basket from the dishwasher.

3. Turn the water hardness

dial to position 1 or 2 (see
table).

4. Replace the lower

basket.

The dishwasher is factory set
at position 2.

b) Setting electronically

The dishwasher is factory set at level 5.

1. With the dishwasher switched off, press the On/Off button.
The end of programme indicator light flashes (setting
mode).
In case salt and/or rinse aid refilling is necessary the
corresponding indicator lights illuminate.

If one of the washing programme indicator lights is on, this
means that a washing programme has been set.
The setting must be cancelled: press for about 3 seconds
the programme selection/cancel button; the indicator
light of the set programme turns off and the end of
programme indicator light flashes, indicating that the set
programme has been cancelled and that the machine is
now in setting mode.

2. Press and keep pressed the programme selection/cancel
button until programme indicator light 1 flashes and
programme indicator light 2 illuminates with a fixed light.

Wait until programme indicator light 2 turns off, programme
indicator light 1 goes on flashing and simultaneously the
end of programme indicator light starts flashing.
This indicates that you have activated the electronic setting
function of the water softener.

The current level is indicated by a sequence of flashes of
the end of programme indicator light, a sequence of
intermittent audible signals and a pause of a few seconds
(see chart).

Example: 5 flashes/5 audible signals + pause +
5 flashes/5 audible signals etc...= level 5

3. To change the level, press the programme
selection/cancel button.

Each time the button is pressed the level changes. (For the
selection of the new level, see chart).

Examples:
if the current level is 5, by pressing the programme

selection/cancel button once, level 6 is selected.
if the current level is 10, by pressing the programme

selection/cancel button once, level 1 is selected.

The end of programme indicator light remains off for a few
seconds and then starts flashing indicating the new
selection is set.

4. To memorise the operation, switch off the machine by
pressing the On/Off button or wait for about 60 seconds,
after which the machine will automatically return to setting
mode.

Prior to using for the first time

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Clarke

°TH

mmol/l

manually electronically

64 - 88
53 - 63
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17

5 - 12

< 5

9,0 - 12,5

7,6- 8,9
6,5 - 7,5
5,1 - 6,4
4,0 - 5,0
3,3 - 3,9
2,6 - 3,2
1,9 - 2,5
0,7 - 1,8

< 0,7

Range

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
III
III

II

I/II

I

91 - 125

76 - 90
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
19 - 25

7 - 18

< 7

2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1

level 10

level 9
level 8
level 7
level 6
level 5
level 4
level 3
level 2
level 1

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

no

10

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Water hardness

Adjusting the

water hardness

setting

Number of flashes of

the

"end of programme"

indicator light

Use of

salt