AEG Electrolux FAVORIT55322VI0 User manual

EN User Manual
Dishwasher
FAVORIT55322VI0

CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION.................................................................................................3
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................ 4
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.............................................................................................. 6
4. CONTROL PANEL...........................................................................................................6
5. PROGRAMMES............................................................................................................... 7
6. SETTINGS........................................................................................................................ 8
7. OPTIONS....................................................................................................................... 10
8. BEFORE FIRST USE.......................................................................................................11
9. DAILY USE......................................................................................................................12
10. HINTS AND TIPS.........................................................................................................14
11. CARE AND CLEANING.............................................................................................. 15
12. TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................17
13. TECHNICAL INFORMATION.....................................................................................20
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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE
Always use original spare parts.
When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the following
data available: Model, PNC, Serial Number.
The information can be found on the rating plate.
Warning / Caution-Safety information
General information and tips
Environmental information
Subject to change without notice.
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1. SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance,
carefully read the supplied instructions. The
manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect
installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always
keep the instructions with the appliance for future
reference.
1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety
•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.
•Do not let children play with the appliance.
•Keep all detergents away from children.
•Keep children and pets away from the appliance door
when it is open.
•Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children without supervision.
1.2 General Safety
•This appliance is intended to be used in household
and similar applications such as:
–farm houses; staff kitchen areas in shops, offices
and other working environments;
–by clients in hotels, motels, bed & breakfast and
other residential type environments.
•Do not change the specification of this appliance.
•The operating water pressure (minimum and
maximum) must be between 0.5 (0.05) / 8 (0.8) bar
(Mpa)
•Obey the maximum number of 13 place settings.
•If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
the manufacturer, its Authorised Service Centre or
similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
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•Put knives and cutlery with sharp points in the cutlery
basket with the points down or in a horizontal
position.
•Do not keep the appliance door open without
supervision to prevent to fall on it.
•Before maintenance, deactivate the appliance and
disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.
•Do not use water spray and steam to clean the
appliance.
•The ventilation openings in the base (if applicable)
must not be obstructed by a carpet.
•The appliance is to be connected to the water mains
using the new supplied hose-sets. Old hose sets must
not be reused.
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 Installation
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged
appliance.
• Do not install or use the appliance
where the temperature is less than 0
°C.
• Obey the installation instruction
supplied with the appliance.
• Make sure that the appliance is
installed below and adjacent to safe
structures.
2.2 Electrical connection
WARNING!
Risk of fire and electrical
shock.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Make sure that the electrical
information on the rating plate agrees
with the power supply. If not, contact
an electrician.
• Always use a correctly installed
shockproof socket.
• Do not use multi-plug adapters and
extension cables.
• Make sure not to cause damage to
the mains plug and to the mains
cable. Should the mains cable need
to be replaced, this must be carried
out by our Authorised Service Centre.
• Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket only at the end of the
installation. Make sure that there is
access to the mains plug after the
installation.
• Do not pull the mains cable to
disconnect the appliance. Always pull
the mains plug.
• This appliance complies with the
E.E.C. Directives.
• Only for UK and Ireland. The
appliance has a 13 amp mains plug. If
it is necessary to change the fuse in
the mains plug, use fuse: 13 amp
ASTA (BS 1362).
2.3 Water connection
• Make sure not to cause damage to
the water hoses.
• Before you connect the appliance to
new pipes or pipes not used for a
long time, let the water flow until it is
clean.
• The first time you use the appliance,
make sure that there is no leakage.
• The water inlet hose has a safety valve
and a sheath with an inner mains
cable.
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WARNING!
Dangerous voltage.
• If the water inlet hose is damaged,
immediately disconnect the mains
plug from the mains socket. Contact
the Authorised Service Centre to
replace the water inlet hose.
2.4 Use
• Do not sit or stand on the open door.
• Dishwasher detergents are
dangerous. Obey the safety
instructions on the detergent
packaging.
• Do not drink and play with the water
in the appliance.
• Do not remove the dishes from the
appliance until the programme is
completed. There can be detergent
on the dishes.
• The appliance can release hot steam
if you open the door while a
programme operates.
• Do not put flammable products or
items that are wet with flammable
products in, near or on the appliance.
2.5 Service
• Contact the Authorised Service
Centre to repair the appliance. We
recommend only the use of original
spare parts.
• When you contact the Authorised
Service Centre, ensure that you have
the following information that is
available on the rating plate.
Model :
PNC :
Serial Number :
2.6 Disposal
WARNING!
Risk of injury or suffocation.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.
• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
• Remove the door catch to prevent
children and pets to get closed in the
appliance.
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3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
43
7
9 8
10 56
11
12
1Upper spray arm
2Lower spray arm
3Filters
4Rating plate
5Salt container
6Air vent
7Rinse aid dispenser
8Detergent dispenser
9Cutlery basket
10 Lower basket
11 Upper basket
4. CONTROL PANEL
1 2 93 4 5 6 7 8
1On/off button
2Display
3Delay button
4Programme button (up)
5Programme button (down)
6Multitab button
7TimeSaver button
8Reset button
9Indicators
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4.1 Indicators
Indicator Description
Salt indicator. It is always off while the programme operates.
Rinse aid indicator. It is always off while the programme operates.
5. PROGRAMMES
Programme Degree of soil
Type of load
Programme phases Options
P1
1)
• Normal soil
• Crockery and
cutlery
• Prewash
• Wash 50 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• TimeSaver
• Multitab
P2
2)
• All
• Crockery, cut-
lery, pots and
pans
• Prewash
• Wash from 45 °C to 70
°C
• Rinses
• Dry
• Multitab
P3
3)
• Heavy soil
• Crockery, cut-
lery, pots and
pans
• Prewash
• Wash 70 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• TimeSaver
• Multitab
P4
4)
• Fresh soil
• Crockery and
cutlery
• Wash 60 °C or 65 °C
• Rinses
• Multitab
P5
5)
• All • Prewash
1) With this programme you have the most efficient use of water and energy consumption for crockery
and cutlery with normal soil. (This is the standard programme for test institutes).
2) The appliance senses the degree of soil and the quantity of items in the baskets . It automatically ad-
justs the temperature and the quantity of water, the energy consumption and the programme duration.
3) This programme has a high temperature rinsing phase for better hygiene results. During the rinsing
phase, the temperature stays at 70 °C for at least 10 minutes.
4) With this programme you can wash a load with fresh soil. It gives good washing results in a short time.
5) With this programme you can quickly rinse dishes to prevent remains of food to bond on dishes and
odours to form in the appliance. Do not use detergent with this programme.
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5.1 Consumption values
Programme 1) Water
(l)
Energy
(kWh)
Duration
(min)
P1 9.9 0.932 195
P2 7 - 12 0.6 - 1.4 40 - 150
P3 13 - 15 1.3 - 1.5 140 - 160
P4 9 0.9 30
P5 4 0.1 14
1) The pressure and the temperature of the water, the variations of the mains supply, the options and the
quantity of dishes can change the values.
5.2 Information for test
institutes
For all the necessary information for test
performance, send an email to:
[email protected]
Write down the product number (PNC)
that is on the rating plate.
6. SETTINGS
6.1 Programme selection
mode and user mode
When the appliance is in programme
selection mode it is possible to set a
programme and to enter the user mode.
In user mode, the following settings
can be changed:
• The level of the water softener
according to the water hardness.
• The activation or the deactivation of
the acoustic signal for end of
programme.
• The deactivation of the rinse aid
dispenser when you want to use the
Multitab option without rinse aid.
These settings will be saved until you
change them again.
How to set the programme
selection mode
The appliance is in programme selection
mode when the display shows the
programme number P1.
When you activate the appliance, usually
it is in programme selection mode.
However, if this does not happen, you
can set the programme selection mode
in the following way:
Press and hold Reset until the appliance
is in programme selection mode.
6.2 The water softener
The water softener removes minerals
from the water supply, which would have
a detrimental effect on the washing
results and on the appliance.
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The higher the content of these minerals,
the harder your water is. Water hardness
is measured in equivalent scales.
The water 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. It is important to set the
right level of the water softener to assure
good washing results.
Water hardness
German de-
grees (°dH)
French degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
Water softener lev-
el
47 - 50 84 - 90 8.4 - 9.0 58 - 63 10
43 - 46 76 - 83 7.6 - 8.3 53 - 57 9
37 - 42 65 - 75 6.5 - 7.5 46 - 52 8
29 - 36 51 - 64 5.1 - 6.4 36 - 45 7
23 - 28 40 - 50 4.0 - 5.0 28 - 35 6
19 - 22 33 - 39 3.3 - 3.9 23 - 27 5 1)
15 - 18 26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2 18 - 22 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5 13 - 17 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8 5 - 12 2
<4 <7 <0.7 < 5 1 2)
1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
How to set the water softener
level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously and until
the indicators , and start
to flash and the display is blank.
2. Press .
• The indicators and go off.
• The indicator continues to
flash.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g. = level 5.
3. Press again and again to change
the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm
the setting.
6.3 The rinse aid dispenser
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
Use of rinse aid and multi-
tablets
When you activate the option Multitab,
the rinse aid dispenser continues to
release rinse aid. However you can
deactivate the rinse aid dispenser. In this
case the drying results may not be
satisfactory.
With the rinse aid dispenser deactivated,
the rinse aid indicator is always off.
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How to deactivate the rinse
aid dispenser
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously and until
the indicators , and start
to flash and the display is blank.
2. Press .
• The indicators and go off.
• The indicator continues to
flash.
• The display shows the current
setting.
– = rinse aid dispenser
activated.
– = rinse aid dispenser
deactivated.
3. Press to change the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm
the setting.
6.4 Acoustic signals
Acoustic signals sound when a
malfunction of the appliance occurs. It is
not possible to deactivate these acoustic
signals.
There is also an acoustic signal that
sounds when the programme is
completed. By default this acoustic
signal is deactivated but it is possible to
activate it.
How to activate the acoustic
signal for the end of
programme
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously and until
the indicators , and start
to flash and the display is blank.
2. Press .
• The indicators and go off.
• The indicator continues to
flash.
• The display shows the current
setting:
– = Acoustic signal off.
– = Acoustic signal on.
3. Press to change the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm
the setting.
7. OPTIONS
Desired options must be
activated every time before
you start a programme.
It is not possible to activate
or deactivate options while a
programme is running.
Not all options are
compatible with each other.
If you have selected non
compatible options, the
appliance will automatically
deactivate one or more of
them. Only the indicators of
the options still active will
stay on.
7.1 Multitab
Activate this option when you use multi-
tablets that integrate the salt, rinse aid
and detergent functions. They can also
contain other cleaning or rinsing agents.
This option deactivates the release of
salt. The salt indicator does not come on.
With the use of this option the
programme duration is prolonged to
increase the cleaning and drying results
with the use of multi-tablets.
Multitab is not a permanent option and
must be selected at every cycle.
How to activate Multitab
Press .
The related indicator comes on.
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