Zanussi ZSF 4143 User Manual

User manual

Dishwasher

ZSF 4143

Thank you for selecting our
appliance

We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new
appliance and we hope that you will consider
our brand again when purchasing household
appliances.
Please read this user manual carefully and
keep it throughout the product life cycle as a
reference document. The user manual should
be passed on to any future owner of the
appliance.

Contents

Safety information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
Control panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
Washing programmes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
First use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Set the water softener _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
Filling with dishwasher salt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9
Filling with rinse aid _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10
Adjusting the dosage of rinse aid _ _ _ _ 11
Load cutlery and dishes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11

Use of detergent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14
Unloading the dishwasher _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
Environmental concerns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17
What to do if ... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17
Technical data _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19
Consumption values _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19
Hints for test institutes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Installation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21

Subject to change without notice

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Safety information

In the interest of your safety and to ensure the
correct use, before installing and first using the
appliance, read this user manual carefully, in­cluding its hints and warnings. To avoid unnec­essary mistakes and accidents, it is important
to ensure that all people using the appliance
are thoroughly familiar with its operation and
safety features. Save these instructions and
make sure that they remain with the appliance
if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it
through its life will be properly informed on ap­pliance use and safety.

Correct use

• This dishwasher is only intended for washing
household utensils suitable for machine
washing.

• Do not put any solvents in the dishwasher.
This could cause an explosion.

• Knives and other items with sharp points
must be loaded in the cutlery basket with
their points down or placed in a horizontal
position in the upper basket.

• Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse
aid) suitable for dishwashers.

• Avoid opening the door whilst the appliance
is in operation, hot steam may escape.

• Do not take any dishes out of the dishwasher
before the end of the dishwashing cycle.

• After use, isolate the appliance from the
power supply and turn off the water supply.

• This product should be serviced only 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 will cause
injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact
your local Service Force Centre. Always in­sist on genuine spare parts.

General safety

• Dishwasher detergents can cause chemical
burns to eyes, mouth and throat. Could en­danger life! Comply with the safety instruc­tions of the dishwasher detergent manufac­turer.

• The water in your dishwasher is not for drink­ing. Detergent residues may still be present
in your machine.

• 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.

• Do not sit or stand on the open door.

Child safety

• This appliance is designed to be operated
by adults. Don’t allow children to use the
dishwasher unsupervised.

• Keep all packaging well away from children.
There is risk of suffocation.

• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of
children’s reach.

• Keep children well away from the dishwash­er when the door is open.

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Installation

• Check your dishwasher for any transport
damage. Never connect a damaged ma­chine. If your dishwasher is damaged con­tact your supplier.

• All packaging must be removed before use.

• Any electrical and plumbing work required to
install this appliance must be carried out by
a qualified and competent person.

• For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter
the specifications or attempt to modify this
product in any way.

• Never use the dishwasher if the electrical
supply cable and water hoses are damaged;

Control panel

or if the control panel, work top or plinth area
are damaged such that the inside of the ap­pliance is freely accessible. Contact your
local Service Force centre, in order to avoid
hazard.

• All sides of the dishwasher must never be
drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic and
electric components.

CAUTION!

For electrical and water connection carefully
follow the instructions given in specific para­graphs.

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1

Programme selection buttons

2 Delay start button
3 Indicator lights
4

On/Off button and On/Off indicator light

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Function buttons

Setting mode

The appliance is in setting mode when the On/Off in­dicator light illuminate s and all programme lights are
off.
Always remember that when performing the following
operations:

• selecting a washing programme

• setting the water softener

• activating/deactivati ng the rinse aid dispenser
the appliance MUST be in setting mode.

Function buttons

Programme selection buttons

IMPORTANT!

If a programme light is illuminated, the last performed
programme is still set.
In this case the programme has to be cancelled:
Simultaneously press and hold the two Cancel buttons
(B and C) until all the programme lights are off. The
programme has been cancelled and the machine is
now in setting mode.

In addition to the dishwashing programme selection,
the following functions can also be set with the help of
these buttons.

– the setting of the water softener,
– the cancelling of a programme in progress.

•

Starting the washing programme:

1. Press the On/Off button. On/Off light turns on.

2. Press the button corresponding to the required
programme, the corresponding lig ht illuminates .
The indicator light corresponding to the pro­gramme and the phase indicator lights foreseen
for that programme will start blinking.

3. After about 3 seconds from the last pressure of a
button the programme starts automatically. Once
the programme has started the phase indicator
lights will turn off except for th e phase under way .

IMPORTANT!

Once the programme has started, if you want to
change the selection made you must cancel the wash­ing programme in progress.

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Delay start button

Indicator lights

Wash

Dry
End of programme

Salt refilling

1)

Rinse-Aid

1)

1) The salt and rinse aid indicator lights are never illuminated while a washing programme id running even if filling with salt and
rinse aid is necessary.

This option allows the start of the programme to be
delayed by 3, 6 or 9 hours. The countdown will de­crease with steps of 3 hours. Before selecting the
washing programme, press the On/Off button and then
press the Delay start button until the light correspond­ing to 3h, 6h or 9h illuminates.
Press the button corresponding to the required wash­ing programme, the countdown will start automatically
after about 3 seconds.
Once the countdown has elapsed the washing pro­gramme will start automatically. The delay start light
will turn off.

• Cancel the delay start in progress:
Press the Delay start button until the lights corre­sponding to 3h, 6h or 9h are off . The selecte d washing
programme will start automatically.

Illuminates when the washing and rinsing phases are
running.

Illuminates when the drying phase is running.
Illuminates when the was hing pr ogramm e has en ded.

It also has added functions of visual signalling as:

• the setting of the water softener,

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

Illuminates when special salt needs to be filled.
It can remain illuminated several hours after the salt
has been filled.

Illuminates when rinse aid needs to be filled.

Washing programmes

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Programme Use Cycle description

Intensive 70°

Normal 65°

Quick Wash 60°

Economy 50°

Rinse Hold

1) Ideal for washing a partially loaded dishwasher. This is perfect daily programme, made to meet the needs of a family of 4
persons who only wish to load breakfast and dinner crockery and cutlery.

2) Test programme for test institutes.

1)

2)

Heavy soil.
Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans

Normal soil.
Crockery and cutlery

Light soil.
Crockery and cutlery

Normal soil.
Crockery cutlery

Any.
Partial load (to be completed lat er
in the day).

Prewash
Main wash
2 intermediate rinses
Final rinse
Dry

Prewash
Main wash
1 intermediate rinse
Final rinse
Dry

Main wash
Final rinse

Prewash
Main wash
1 intermediate rinse
Final rinse
Dry

1 cold rinse (to avoid food scraps
from sticking together).
This programme does not require
the use of detergent.

First use

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

• Ensure that the electrical and water connec-

tions comply with the installation instructions

• Remove all packaging from inside the appli-

ance

• Set the water softener

• Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container

and then fill with dishwasher salt

• Fill the rinse aid dispenser

When using tablets that integrate rinse aid
and detergent:

there is no need to fill up with rinse aid
– set the water softener
– add special (dishwasher) salt

When using tablets that integrate rinse aid,
detergent, salt function and other additives:

there is no need to fill up with special salt or
rinse aid.
Check whether these detergents are suitable
for your water hardness. Follow the manufac­turers instructions.

– Set the water hardness to level 1.

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IMPORTANT!

If the drying results are not satisfactory we rec­ommend that you:

1. Fill up the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.

2. Set the rinse aid dosage to position 2.

If you decide in future to use separated deter­gents, we advise that you:

Set the water softener

– Fill up the salt and rinse aid container.
– Adjust the water hardness setting to the

highest level and perform 1 normal washing
programme without loading any dishes.

– Adjust the water hardness setting according

to the hardness of the water in your area.

– Adjust the rinse aid dosage

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

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.
salts, the harder your water is.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales, Clarke degrees, French degrees (°TH)

Water hardness Adjusting the water hardness

setting

Clarke °TH mmol/l manually electronically

64 - 88 91 - 125 9,0- 12,5 2 level 10 yes
53 - 63 76 - 90 7,6 - 8,9 2 level 9 yes
46 - 52 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 2 level 8 yes
36 - 45 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 2 level 7 yes
28 - 35 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 2 level 6 yes
23 - 27 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 2 level 5 yes
18 - 22 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 1 level 4 yes
13 - 17 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 1 level 3 yes

5 - 12 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 1 level 2 yes

< 5 < 7 < 0,7 1 level 1 no

Use of salt

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

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