Zanussi DE6844ALU User Manual

DISHWASHER

DE 6844 A

INSTRUCTION BOOK

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For the user

Important safety information 3 Description of the appliance 4 The control panel 5 Before use 6

Setting the water softener 6 Rinse aid 9

Using your appliance 11 Loading your appliance 11 Adjusting the height of the upper basket 13 Use of detergent 14

Hints and tips 15 Washing programmes 16 Operating sequence 17 Maintenance and cleaning 19

Internal cleaning 19 Cleaning the filters 19 External cleaning 20 Prolonged periods of non-operation 20 Frost precautions 20 Moving the machine 20

Something not working 21 Service and spare parts 22 Technical specifications 22

Hints for test centres 23

For the installer

Installation instructions 24

Water supply connections 24 Water outlet hose connection 25 Electrical connection 26

Fitting under a counter 27 Levelling 27

Contents

Guide to use the instruction book

The following symbols will be found in the text to guide you throughout the instructions:

Safety instructions

1. 2. 3. Step by step

Hints and tips

Environmental information

Installation

● This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken

when moving it.

● It is dangerous to alter the specifications or

attempt to modify this product in any way.

● Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance

does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

● Any electrical work required to install this

appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.

● Any plumbing work required to install this

appliance should be carried out by a qualified plumber or competent person.

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.

● Keep all packaging well away from children.

● Keep all detergents in a safe place out of

children's reach.

During 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. Always turn off the appliance before opening the door.

● Only use detergent 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.

● 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.

● Care should be taken when cleaning the bottom

door seal and hinge area as any exposed metal edges may cut if care is not taken.

● 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.

Conservation

In the interest of the environment:

● Materials marked with the symbol are

recyclable.

● Check with your local Council or Environmental

Health Office to see if there are facilities in your area for re-cycling this appliance.

● When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the

power supply cable and make the door closing device unusable to prevent young children from being trapped inside.

● Help to keep your country tidy - use authorised

disposal sites for your old appliance.

Important safety information

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.

1. Levelling spacers

2. Upper basket stop

3. Salt container

4. Large filter

5. Detergent dispenser

6. Control panel

7. Rating plate

8. Rinse aid dispenser

9. Central filter

10. Lower spray arm

11. Upper spray arm

12. "SID" detergent dispenser (Super Intensity Dispenser)

13. Upper basket

14. Worktop

Description of the appliance

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1. ON-OFF indicator light

2. ON-OFF push button

3. Door handle

4. Programme selection push buttons

5. HALF LOAD push button

This option is useful and economical when only a few dishes need washing.

By pressing this push button, the corresponding indicator light comes on and the prewash phase is automatically excluded.

If the indicator light is off, the washing programme will be carried out completely.

Remember to load all the dishes into both baskets.

With programme QUICK A 30 this option is automatically deactivated.

6. DELAY START push button

This option allows the start of the programme to be delayed by 3, 6 or 9 hours.

7. Indicator lights

Phase indicator lights

Washing phase

illuminates when the washing phase is running

Drying phase

illuminates when the drying phase is running

End of programme

illuminates when the washing programme has ended

Salt and rinse aid indicator lights

SALT refilling indicator light

illuminates when the salt has run out and the salt container requires refilling.

RINSE AID refilling indicator light

illuminates when the rinse aid has run out and the rinse aid container requires refilling.

The control panel

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 salt

5. Fill the rinse aid dispenser.

Setting 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 salts, the harder your water is.

Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, Clarke degrees, French degrees and PPM (parts per Million).

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 dishwasher is factory set at level 3. If this level is not suitable for your area the softener

should be adjusted.

To select a different level be sure that the dishwasher is off and then proceed as follows:

1. Press INTENSIVE SID 80 and NORMAL

programme push buttons simultaneously.

2. While keeping the programme push buttons

INTENSIVE SID 80 and NORMAL pressed

switch on the dishwasher by pressing the ON-OFF push button. The ON-OFF indicator light comes on. At the same time, the indicator lights of the INTENSIVE SID 80 and NORMAL push buttons start flashing.

Before use

Level

Use of

salt

French

degrees

(°TH)

PPM

(Parts per

Million)

Clarke

degrees

1 2 3 4 5

NO YES YES YES YES

< 6

6 - 21 22 - 35 36 - 49 50 - 63

< 8

8 - 30 31 - 50 51 - 70 71 - 90

< 80

81 - 300 301 - 500 501 - 700 701 - 900

Water hardness

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Press the INTENSIVE SID 80 push button, the indicator light of the NORMAL push button turns off, while the indicator light of the INTENSIVE SID 80 push button remains static for about 5 seconds and then starts to flash indicating the current level

The current level is indicated by the number of flashes made by the INTENSIVE SID 80 indicator light, that alternates 5 seconds off with a number of flashes, this continues for about 60 seconds.

Example:

1 flash = level 1 2 flashes = level 2 3 flashes = level 3 4 flashes = level 4 5 flashes = level 5

3. To change the level, press the INTENSIVE SID 80 programme push button. Each time the push

button is pressed the level changes.

Example:

If the current level is 3, by pressing the INTENSIVE SID 80 programme push button once, level 4 is selected.

If the current level is 5, by pressing the INTENSIVE SID 80 programme push button once, level 1 is selected.

The INTENSIVE SID 80 indicator light remains off for about 5 seconds after which it starts flashing indicating the new level selected.

4. To memorise the new level, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the ON-OFF push button.

If your water is level 1 it is already soft and therefore there is no need to use salt. With the setting of the water softener at level 1 the salt indicator light on the control panel will always remain off. Use salt from level 2 upwards.

From level 2 upwards, if salt refilling is necessary, the salt indicator light will illuminate only in setting mode and at the end of the washing programme. During the run of the programme it will remain off.

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Filling with salt

Only use salt specifically designed for use in dishwashers. All other types of salt not specifically designed for use in a dishwasher, especially table salt, will damage the water softener. Only fill with salt just before starting one of the complete washing programmes. This will prevent any grains of salt or salty water, which may have been spilled, remaining on the bottom of the machine for any period of time, which may cause corrosion.

To fill:

1. To fill with salt, unscrew the cap of the salt

container.

2. Pour 1 litre of water inside the container (this

is necessary only before filling with salt for the first time).

3. Using the funnel provided, pour in the salt until

the container is full. Do not worry if water over flows from the unit when filling with salt, this is quite normal.

4. Replace the cap making sure that there is no

trace of salt on the screw thread or on the gasket.

5. Screw on the cap tightly.

The salt container will require topping up periodically.

You are reminded of this by the salt indicator light on the control panel which comes on when the salt has finished.

The salt indicator light on the control panel can remain illuminated for 2-6 hours after the salt has been replenished, assuming the dishwasher remains switched on. If you are using salts that take longer to dissolve then this can take longer. The function of the machine is not affected.

SALE

SALT

SALZ

SEL

SR06

Rinse aid

Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse, ensuring thorough rinsing, and spot and streak free drying. The dispenser, which is positioned inside the door, holds about 110 ml of rinse aid, which is sufficient for 16 - 40 dishwashing programmes, depending upon the dosage setting.

Filling with rinse aid

1. Open the container by turning the lid (A)

anticlockwise.

2. Add the rinse aid until the container is completely

full. The indicator (B) will be completely dark.

3. Top up the rinse aid when the rinse aid indicator

light on the control panel illuminates.

If rinse aid refilling is necessary, the rinse aid indicator light will illuminate only in setting mode and at the end of the washing programme. During the run of the programme it will remain off.

It is possible to deactivate the rinse aid indicator light (see the following instructions), By default the rinse aid indicator light is active.

Ensure that the lid is closed after every refill.

Do not put liquid detergent in the rinse aid compartment. Clean up any rinse aid spilt during filling with an absorbent cloth to avoid excess foaming during the next wash.

To deactivate the rinse aid indicator light be sure that the dishwasher is off and then proceed as follows:

1. Press INTENSIVE SID 80 and NORMAL

programme push buttons simultaneously.

2. While keeping the programme push buttons INTENSIVE SID 80 and NORMAL pressed

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BR03

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