Teka DW8 41 FI User guide

DW8 41 FI

9 place settings
10 place setting s
half-load function
Alt function

A Water Softener.......... .. ............. .. .. .... ......... .6、

Dear C us tomer,

Plea se c arefully r ead this manu al before using t he
dishwasher, it will help you to use and mai nt ain the
dishwasher proper ly.

Keep it to ref er to it at a later d at e.

Pass i t on t o any subse quent owner of the appl iance.

This m anual contain s se ctions on saf et y Instruction s,
Operat ing Instructi on s, Instal la tion Instructio ns and
Tro ubleshootin g Tips, etc.

Contro l Panel......... .. .. ........... .. .. ........... .... ........5

Dish wa sher Features..... ............. .. .. ........... ... ...5

B Loading the Sal t into the Softener. .... .. ..........7、

C Fill the Rinse Aid Dispenser. ......... ........... .. .. 7、

D Fu nction of Deterge nt ... ....... ...... ....... ...... .. ..8、

Atte nt ion before or aft er l oa ding the Dish wa sh er

Baskets.............. ............. ............... ............. . 11

Loadin g th e up per Basket..... ........................ ..12

Load in g the Lower Basket... .. ............. ............. 12

To review the section on trou bles hooting Tips
will h elp you to solve some com mo n problem s
by y ourself .

If you can not solve the prob le ms by yourself ,
plea se ask for the help o f prof essional te ch nicians.

The ma nu facture r, following a policy of con st ant
develo pment a nd updating of the prod uct, m ay
make mod ificati ons without givin g pr ior notice.

This u ser manual shal l also be got from the
manufa cture r or r es ponsible vend or.

Wash Cycle Tabl e.... ....... ...... ....... .. .... .. ....... ....13

Tur ning on the Applianc e........................... .. ...13

Change t he Programme. ................. ............. .. .14

At the e nd o f the Wa sh Cyc le.. ............. ........... .14

Filterin g Syst em.......... ............. ............. ...... ...15

Caring for the Dishw asher... ............. .. ............. 16

.... ...... ............. ........... 17Installa tion prepar atio n

Aesthe tic pane l's dimen sions an d install ation...18

.... ..........2 0Tension adj ustment of th e door s pring

........ ............. ......... 20Con nection of dr ain ho ses

......................... 21Dishwa sher i nstallation s teps

About El ectr ic ity Conne ct ing. ....... .. .... ......... .... 22

Cold Water Connection. ...... ....... ........... ......... 23

Before c alli ng for service.... .... ......... .... ........... .24

Error codes........... .... ......... .. ...... ........... .... ....25

Technical in formation .. .... ............... ....... .. .......26

When using your dishwasher,
follow the precautions listed below:

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.
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8
years and above and persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they have been given supervision
or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a
safe way and understand the hazards involved.
Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning
and user maintenance shall not be made by children
without supervision. For EN60335-1

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This appliance is not intended for use by persons
(including children )with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge ,unless they have been given supervision
or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety. For IEC60335-1

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This appliance is for indoor use only, for household
use only.
To protect against the risk of electrical shock, do not
immerse the unit, cord or plug in water or other liquid.
Please unplug before cleaning and maintenance the
appliance .
Use a soft cloth moisten with mild soap, and then use
a dry cloth to wipe it again.

This appliance must be earthed. In the event of a
malfunction or breakdown, earthing will reduce the risk
of anelectric shock by providing a path of least
resistance of electric current. This appliance is equipped
with a cord having an equipment-earthing conductor
and a grounding plug.
The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that
is installed and earthed in accordance with all local
codes and ordinances.
Improper connection of the equipment-earthing
conductor can result in the risk of an electric shock.
Check with a qualified electrician or service
representative if you are in doubt whether the appliance
is properly grounded.
Do not modify the plug provided with the appliance;
If it does not fit the outlet.
Have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician.
Do not abuse, sit on, or stand on the door or dish rack of
the dishwasher.
Do not operate your dishwasher unless all enclosure

panels are properly in place.
Open the door very carefully if the dishwasher is
operating, there is a risk of water squirting out.
Do not place any heavy objects on or stand on the door
when it is open. The appliance could tip forward.
When loading items to be washed:

1) Locate sharp items so that they are not likely to
damage the door seal;

2) Warning: Knives and other utensils with sharp points
must be loaded in the basket with their points down or
placed in a horizontal position.
Check that the detergent powder is empty after
completion of the wash cycle.
Do not wash plastic items unless they are marked
dishwasher safe or the equivalent.
For plastic items n
recommendations.
Use only detergent and rinse additives designed for
an automatic dishwasher.
Never use soap, laundry detergent, or hand washing
detergent in your dishwasher.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not
play with the appliance.
The door should not be left open, since this could increase
the risk of tripping.
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer or its service agent or a similarly qualified
person in order to avoid a hazard.
During installation, the power supply must not be

ot so marked,

check the manufacturer's

excessively or dangerously bent or flattened.
Do not tamper with controls.
The appliance is to be connected to the water mains using
new hose sets and that old hose-sets should not be reused.
The maximum number of place settings to be washed
is 10.
The maximum permissible inlet water pressure is 1MPa.
The minimum permissible inlet water pressure is 0.04MPa.

Dispose of the dishwasher packaging material
correctly.
All packaging materials can be recycled.
Plastic parts are marked with the standard
international abbreviations:
PE for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrapping material
PS for polystyrene, e.g. padding material
POM polyoxymethylene, e.g. plastic clips
PP polypropylene, e.g. Salt filler
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, e.g. Control
Panel .

Packaging material could be dangerous for children!
For disposing of package and the appliance please
go to a recycling centre. Therefore cut off the power
supply cable and make the door closing device
unusable.
Cardboard packaging is manufactured from recycled
paper and should be disposed in the waste paper
collection for recycling.
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 and your
household waste disposal service.
DISPOSAL: Do not dispose this product as unsorted
municipal waste. Collection of such waste separately
for special treatment is necessary.

For detailed operating method re ad the co rresponding content on the instruction manual.

Switch on the appliance

Fill the detergent dispenser

Check the rinse aid level

Check the regeneration

salt level

Load the baskets

Select a programme

Press the On/Off button to switch on the appliance, Open the door.

With each wash cycle.
Compartment
For programmes with pre-wash only.

(Follow the user instructions!)

Electric indicator on control panel (if provided).

(On models with water softener system only.)
Electric indicator on control panel (if provided).

If there is no salt warning light in the control panel
(for some models), you can estimate when to fill the salt into
the softener by the number of cycles the dishwasher has run.

Scrape off any large amount of leftover food. Soften remnants of burnt food in pans,
then load the baskets. Refer to the dishwasher loading instructions.

Press the Programme Button until the selected programme lights up.
( See the section entitled Operation instruction )“ ”

Running the dishwasher

Changing the programme

Add forgotten dishes in the
dishwasher.

If the appliance is switched
off during a wash cycle.

Switch off the appliance

Turn on the water tap ,close the door . The machine will start working after about 1 seconds.

1. A running cycle can only be modified if it has been running for a short time. Otherwise the detergent
may have already been released and the water already drained. If this is the case, the detergent
dispenser must be refilled.

2. Open the door.

3. Press the Programme Button for more than 3 seconds to cancel the running programme.

4. Select a new programme.

5. Restart the dishwasher.

1.Open the door a little to stop the dishwasher.

2.After the spray arms stop working, you can open the door completely.

3.Add the forgotten dishes.

4.Close the door, the dishwasher will start running again after 10 seconds.

If the appliance is switched off during a wash cycle, when switched
on again, please re-select the washing cycle and operate the dishwasher
according to the original Power-on state ).

When the working cycle has finished, the buzzer of the
dishwasher will sound 8 times, then stop.
Turn off the appliance using the On/Off Button.
Since the appliance is standing by, it will power off automaticly after 30 minutes without any operation.

Op en t he doo r carefully.
Ho t st ea m ma y escape
wh en t he door is opened!

Turn off the water tap,
unload the baskets

Warning: wait a few minutes (about 15 minutes) before unloading the dishwasher to avoid handling
the dishes and utensils while they are still hot and more susceptible to break.
They will also dry better.Unload the appliance, starting from the lower basket.

To get th e best perfo rmanc e from your dishwasher, rea d all operating instruct ions
be fore using it for the first time.

1.Ha lf load indi ctators: To s ho w Half load funct io ns starting
up o r no t.

2.Ri ns e aid war ning l ig hts: To be on w hen di sp enser nee d
to be refi ll ed.

3.Sa lt w arning lights: To be on whe n th e sa lt container
need to be ref il led.

4.Ha lf load functi on s Button: To select Half load f unctions.
(With th is Half load f unct ion you can only us e it w hen you
have onl y ab out or less than6 p la ce set ting dish wave,
and you wi ll s ee less water and ene rgy consumpti on ,
can only be used withIntensiv e, Normal, ECO, Gl ass and
90 Min .)

5. Extra dry ing indicator s: To show Extra dry in g functions
star ti ng up or not.

6. Express wash indicat ors:To show Express w as h func tions
star ti ng up or not.

Fron t view

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7. E xtra washing indicato rs :To sh ow Ext ra washi ng
fu nction s starting up or n ot .

Function butto n( on ly I ntensive , No rm al, ECO,

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Glass have this funct io n) .

9.De la y Button : To Press t he but ton to delay.

10.D is pl ay screen: to s ho w th e reminding tim e
(del ay time ).

11.Program in di cators: to sh ow which program
yo u have chose.

12.P ro gram Butto n : To Press the button to s elect
appr opriate Program .

13.On/ Off Bu tt on: To tur n on/off the pow er supply.

Back View

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5
6

Cup shel f

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2

Inne r pi pe

3

Lowe r basket

4

Salt con tainer

5

Disp enser

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8

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Cutl er y rack

7

Spra y ar ms

8

Filt er assembly

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Inle t pi pe connector

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Drain pipeUppe r basket

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Befo re using y ou r dishwashe r for th e first time:

A. Set the wat er softener

B. Add 1.5Kg di shwasher salt and t he n full fill the sal t co ntainer with wate r

C. Fill th e ri ns e aid dispenser

D. Fill in det ergent

The wa ter softener must be se t ma nually, using the wate r ha rd ness dial.
The wa ter softener is des ig ne d to remove min er al s and salts from th e water, which wou ld h ave
a detrim ental or advers e effect o n the operation of the ap pliance.
The hi gh er the content of the se minerals and s alts , the harder your wat er is.
The so ft ener should be adju sted according to t he hardness of the wa te r in your area. You r lo cal Water Autho rity
can ad vise you on the hardnes s of the water in you r ar ea .

Adjusting Salt Consumption

The di sh washer is designe d to allow for adju stme nt in the amoun t of sal t consumed based on the hardness of
the wa ter used. This is intended to opt imise and custo mise the level o f salt c on su mption.

Plea se f ollow the steps bel ow for adjustment i n salt consumptio n.

1. Open the door , Sw itch on the appli ance;

2. Press the Pro gr am button for mor e than 5 seconds to sta rt the water s of tener
set mo del with in 60seconds afte r the appliance was s wi tched on( The Salt and
Rins e ai d warningligh ts w ill be on periodi cally when it get in the set model );

3. Press the Pro gr am button to select the pro pe r set according to your local environm ent,
the se ts will ch an ge in the followi ng seque nce: H3 H4 H5 H6 H1 H2 H 3;

4. Press the Power b utton to end the se t up model.

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WATE R HA RDNESS

dH

6- 11

18-22 31-40 22-28 3.1- 4. 0

23-34 4.1-6.0 3 0

35-55

fH

0~90~5 0~0.94 0

10 -2 0

21-3012-17 2.1-3.0 1 2

41-60

61- 98

Cl arke

0~ 6

7- 14

15-21

29-42

43-69

mmol/l

1.0-2.0

6.1-9.8

Selector Po si tion

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

Salt consumpt io n

(gram/c yc le )

9

20

60

dH =1.2 5 Clar ke=1 .78 fH=0.1 78mmol/l1
DH: German deg re e
fH: Fren ch d egree
Clark: Bri ti sh degree

The manufa ct ory setting: H3 (EN 5 0242)

Cont ac t your local water board for in formation on t he har dn ess of your water supply.

If your model does not have any wate r softener, yo u may skip this section.

WATER SO FTENER
The ha rd ness of t he w at er var ie s from place to pla ce. If hard w at er is us ed in th e di sh washer, deposits will
form o n the dishes and utensi ls .
The ap pl iance i s eq ui pped with a special sof te ne r that uses a s al t container specifica lly designed to e li minate
lime a nd minerals f rom the water.

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Alwa ys use the salt inten ded for use with dishwa sher.
The salt container is loc ated beneath the lowe r ba sket and should b e filled as explain ed
in the f ollo wing:

Attention!

Only use salt speci fi cally designed fo r th e use in dis hwashers! E ve ry other type of
salt not s pe cifically des ig ne d for the use in a dish washer, especi ally table salt, will
da mage the water so ften er. In case of damag es c ause d by the use of unsuitable
salt the m an ufactu rer doe s no t give any w arranty nor is liable for a ny damages ca used .

Only f il l with salt jus t befo re starting o ne of th e complete wash ing programs.
Th is will prevent any grains of s alt or s alty w ater, which may have been spilled,
re ma ining on the bo ttom of the machine f or any period of time, whic h ma y cause
corr osion.

A Af ter the low er b aske t has been re move d, unscrew and remove the cap from the s al t container.
B Place the en d of t he funnel (supplied) into the ho le and intro du ce about 1.5kg of d ishwas her salt.

Full fil l the salt container with water,I t is nor mal for a sma ll a moun t of water to come out of the

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salt container.

D After filli ng the con tainer , scr ew the cap ti ghtly back clockwis e.
E The salt warning light w ill st op b eing after t he salt conta iner has bee n fill ed with s alt.

F Immediately af ter filling the s alt into the salt con tainer, a washing pr ogra m should be started (We suggest t o us e a short

program) . Otherwi se the fil te r syste m, pump or other import ant parts of the machin e ma y be d amaged

by s alty water. This is out of wa rranty.

1. The salt contai ne r must only b e refill ed when the salt warn ing light in the contro l pane l co mes on.
Depe ndin g on how w ell the sal t di ssolves, the salt w ar ning light may st ill be on ev en tho ugh the
salt c onta in er is filled.
If the re is no s al t warni ng light in the control p anel (for some Models ),you can estimate wh en t o fill
the sa lt into th e softe ner by the cycles tha t the dishwasher has ru n.

2. If there are spills o f the salt, a s oak or a rapid program sh ould be run to remove the exces si ve salt .

Rinse Aid Dispenser

Th e ri nse ai d is released dur in g the final rinse t o prevent water from forming droplet s on your dishes, whi ch can
le av e spots an d streaks . It a lso improves dryi ng by al lowing water to roll off the dishes. Your di sh washer is
de si gned to use liquid ri nse aids. The rinse aid dispens er is located ins ide th e door next to the de tergent dispens er.
To fill th e di sp enser, ope n the cap and pour the rinse aid into the d ispenser until th e le ve l in dicat or t ur ns c om pletely
bl ac k. The vol um e of t he rinse aid containe r is about 110ml.

Function of Rinse Aid

Rins e ai d is a ut omatically adde d during the last rin se , ensuring th or ou gh r in si ng, and spot an d st re ak free drying.

Attention!

Only u se brand ed rinse aid for dishwa sher. Never fi ll the rinse aid dispen se r with any other subs tances

(e.g . Di shwasher cleani ng a gent, liquid de tergent). This would dama ge t he appliance.

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