Asko D3132XL User manual

Use & Care Guide
Dishwasher
ASKO D3132XL

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Dear ASKO-customer,
Congratulations on your excellent product choice and welcome to the Asko family. A global
family with its roots in Scandinavia.
Cleaning results, design, environmental impact on nature and home, user-friendliness, low
consumption of time, energy and water, a long life span, reliability.... Good appliances
should include all of these. And this is what we try to give you.
When you buy an ASKO product, we want you to feel assured that the inside is as good as
the outside and that the ethics and morals on which we built this machine are just as high as
the quality and performance you get from it. That is what Scandinavian quality is all about.
In order to get the best possible results from your machine and all its functions, please read
this Use and Care Guide before using the machine for the first time. And if you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to call us or contact us via our web site.
Best regards from Scandinavia and the people at Asko.

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Contents
Page
Contents 3-4
Before doing your first wash 5
Read the directions of use
Take care with certain materials
Check the door
Check water hardness level
Machines with water softener
Safety 6
General
Winter storage/Transport
Overfill protection
Cleaning
Packaging materials
Scrapping
Child safety 7
Child-safe button lock
Child-safe dishwashing
Protect your children! Dishwasher
detergent is corrosive
Parts of the dishwasher 8
Technical information 8
Baskets 9
Control panel 10
Dispenser 10
Basic Course 11-13
Load the baskets correctly
Detergent dosage
Select program
Options 13
Temperature
Drying
Delayed start
Press start 14
Changing options
Do you want to load more dishes?
If the machine is switched off at
the main switch
After dishwashing
Eco-dishwashing 15
Only wash with a full load
Wash at a lower temperature
Select program with Eco drying
Do not rinse before dishwashing
Choose environmentally-friendly
dishwasher detergent
Connect to cold water supply
Fragile dishes 16
Fragile decoration
Crystal/ glass
Silver
Cutlery with glued handles
Wood
Aluminium
Plastic
Protect plastic goods
Standard program 17
Display 18
Cleaning 19-20
Coarse filter
Fine filter
Drain pump
Spray arms
Door
Rinse aid 21
Pour in rinse aid
Select dosage

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Salt 22
Pour in salt
Settings 23
Setting water hardness
Fault indications 24
Troubleshooting 25-27
The dishes are not clean
Stains or a film on the china
The china has a whitish-blue sticky film
Stains on stainless steel or silver
Stains which remain after dishwashing.
Rattling sounds during dishwashing
The machine will not start
Water remains in the machine
Bad odor in the machine
Overfilling/leakage
Performance information 28
Installation 29-32
Suggestions on positioning the
dishwasher
A. Built-in
B. Freestanding
C. Semi-freestanding
D. Machines with wooden door
Connection to water
Connection to electricity
Connection to drainage
Positioning the machine
A. Adjusting machines with six feet
(freestanding dishwasher)
B. Adjusting machines with
three or four feet
C. Adjusting machines with adjustable foot
Adjusting the plinth
(Only if you have a kick-plate
as an accessory)
Screw the dishwasher into place
Fitting fixed kick-plate
Fitting strip seal
(on floor plinth covering plate)
NB! Not all models
Service & guarantee 33
Own comments 34-35
Quick Guide 36

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Before doing your first wash
Read the directions of use
Read the directions of use before starting to
use your machine, especially the Safety,
Child Safety and Basic Course sections.
Take care with certain materials
Read the section ‘Fragile dishes’ before
washing china with unglazed decoration or
other household goods made of plastic,
wood or crystal requiring careful treatment.
Check the door
Check that the door of the dishwasher fits
properly: open the door a little and let it go.
Does it stay exactly where you released it?
If not, you should check the installation
instructions or consult the installer.
Check water hardness level
Phone your local Water Board to check the
water hardness in your area. This is important
when dispensing dishwasher detergent and
rinse aid.
Machine with water softener
Once you know the water hardness, adjust
the water softener (see Settings chapter).
Before you begin washing, you may also
need to fill up the salt (see Salt chapter).
Do you have a machine with a
water softener?
If you are unsure whether your machine has a
water softener, see the illustration. If there is a
cover cap in the bottom of the machine, it has
a water softener and needs to be filled with
salt. See the Salt chapter.
*NB!
After filling, there may be a short delay before
the signal light goes out.
CAUTION!
Never pour dishwasher detergent into the
salt compartment. This will damage the
water softener
Cover for the salt compartment
*NB!
Water softener is not used in Australia or
New Zealand.

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Safety
General
• Read and keep the directions for use!
• Installation of water, drainage and elec-
tricity must be carried out by a qualified
professional.
• Do not use the dishwasher for any pur-
poses other than those stated in this User
Guide.
• Do not load the dishwasher with anything
other than dishes.
• Only use dishwasher detergent!
• Place knives and other sharp objects so
that they cannot cause injury to people or
damage the dishwasher.
• The appliance is not intended for use by
young children or infirm persons unless
they have been adequately supervised by a
responsible person to ensure that they can
use the appliances safety.
• Young children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with the
appliance.
Never put dishes containing solvent residue
in the machine due to risk of explosion.
Neither may dishes containing ashes, wax
or lubricating grease be washed in the
dishwasher.
Winter storage/Transport
Store the machine away from frost.
Avoid long journeys in extreme cold. Trans-
port the machine in an upright position or
lying on its back.
Overfill protection
The overfill protector starts pumping out
water and closes off the water intake if the
machine’s water level exceeds the normal
level. If the overfill protector starts up, shut
off the water supply and phone for service.
See ‘Troubleshooting’ on pages 25-27.
Cleaning
Only use a slightly damp cloth for cleaning
around the edge of the door. Do not use a
spray bottle! Water can penetrate into the
lock and come into contact with the elec-
trical components.
Packaging materials
Sort at source in accordance with the re-
commendations of your local authority.
Scrapping
When the time comes for the machine to be
scrapped, it should immediately be ren-
dered unusable. Remove the plug and cut
off the lead as short as possible.
Contact your refuse collection department
or your local authority for information on the
correct way to dispose of the machine!
The machine is manufactured and labelled
for recycling.

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Child Safety!
Child-safe dishwashing
• Use the knife basket, or knife holder, for
all long/sharp items.
• Always close the door and start the pro-
gram immediately once dishwasher deter-
gent has been added.
• Keep children away from the dishwasher
when it is open. There might be remains of
dishwasher detergent present!
• Do not allow children to use or play with
the dishwasher. Always take particular care
when the door is open.
Protect your children!
- Dishwasher detergent is corrosive!
WARNING: Dishwasher detergents are
strongly alkaline. They can be extremely
dangerous if swallowed. Avoid contact
with skin and eyes and keep children
away from the dishwasher when the door
is open.
Check that the detergent compartment is
empty after completion of the wash cycle.
Store dishwasher detergent and rinse aid
out of the reach of children! Should dish-
washer detergent be swallowed, immedi-
ately drink one or two glasses of milk or
water. Do not attempt to induce vomiting.
Contact a doctor! Should dishwasher deter-
gent come into contact with the eyes, rinse
(for at least 15 minutes) with copious
amounts of water.
Child safety lock
A child safety lock is fitted to prevent children
from opening the door of the dishwasher.
1. Activate the child safety lock by pressing in
the door latch and turning the screw slot (up in
the left hand corner) to the vertical position with
a screwdriver.
2. To open the door, you must press the white
plastic latch (illustrated below) to the left at the
same time as pressing the catch upwards.
Reset by returning the screw slot to the hori-
zontal position.
Closed
Open

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Parts of the dishwasher*
Technical information
Height
Width
Depth
Weight
Capacity**
Water pressure
Connection
Max
Accessories
* Details may differ depending on model and
market!
**In accordance with standard, AS/NZS 2007
***See type plate.
****Without fitted wooden door.
860-910 mm
596 mm
550 mm****
48 kg/51 kg with water softener*
14 place settings
0.03-1.0 MPa (0.3–10 kp/cm2)
1-phase, 230 V, 50Hz 10/10A***
1900 W***
Work surface, Side panels, Anti-tilt
1. Upper basket
2. Spray arms
3. Lower basket
4. Cutlery basket
5. Rinse aid dispenser
6. Dishwasher detergent compartment
7. Main switch
8. Program panel
9. Filter
10. Type plate
* Details may differ
depending on model and market!
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2
10

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Baskets*
Upper basket
Lower basket
Cutlery basket
1. Wine glass shelf
2. Cup shelf
3. Knife stop
4. Folding door
*Details may differ depending on the model and
market!
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2
1
4

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1. Program selector
2. Temperature options
3. Drying options
4. Delayed Start 1-9h
Control panel
5. Display window
6. Rinse aid indicator
7. Start/stop
8. Salt indicator (applies to dishwashers
with water softeners)
Dispenser
1 3
4
5
2
1. Compartment for main wash dish-
washer detergent
2. Compartment for pre-wash detergent
3. Refill indicator rinse aid (not all models)
4. Rinse aid cover
5. Detergent compartment cover
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Below are step by step instructions to help you
achieve the best possible dishwashing results.
Load the baskets correctly!
Thanks to Super Cleaning System™, you
do not need to rinse the dishes under
running water. Convenient and
environmentally friendly! Scrape off large
food particles before loading the machine.
Place glasses, cups, bowls, side plates and
saucers in the upper basket, wine glasses
should be placed on the wine glass shelf,
and knives in the knife stand if present..
NB!
Ensure that all soiled surfaces face inwards
or downwards!
Place dinner plates, side plates, serving
dishes, saucepans and cutlery (in the cut-
lery basket) in the lower basket.
Stand the cutlery with handles downward
and as spread out as possible. Ensure that
spoons are not resting inside each other.
Do not put cutlery made of different mater-
ials, e.g. silver and stainless steel, in the
same compartment (risk of stains).
Check that the spray arms are able to move
freely.
See Fragile dishes, if you want to wash
articles that may be fragile.
Detergent dosage
Detergent should be dispensed in accordance
with the water’s hardness level.
Follow the dosage instructions on the deter-
gent package. If your dishwasher is fitted with
a water softener, dispense as for soft water.
Pour the dishwasher detergent into the
dishwasher detergent compartment. There
is one compartment for pre-wash and one
for main wash, see Dispenser. Phone the
dishwasher detergent manufacturer if you
have any questions regarding the detergent.
Dishwasher tablets
Halve the tablet if it is difficult to close the
dispenser cover.
3in1/ Combined detergent
NB!
Read through the directions for these
products carefully. If anything is unclear,
contact the dishwasher detergent
manufacturer.
CAUTION!
Protect your children!
- Dishwasher detergent is corrosive!
NB!
Only use dishwasher detergent
Hand and Clothes washing detergent
cannot be used as the build-up of foam may
damage or impede the machine’s
performance.
Basic Course

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Press the main power switch
Select program
Select a program by pressing the program
selector one or more times until the required
program is displayed.
Auto wash
The dishwasher detects how soiled the
dishes are and adjusts water consumption
and temperature accordingly.
Heavy wash
The Heavy Wash program should be used
for heavily soiled dishes, e.g. saucepans,
pots and gratin dishes. If there is still space
in the machine after loading such items, you
can add plates etc.
Normal wash
Used for washing normally soiled dishes
such as plates, serving dishes, cups and
glasses, etc.
For washing normally soiled dishes use the
Normal wash program with normal
temperature and normal drying .
To save more water and energy use
economy temperature and economy drying.
Fragile dishes
can be washed using the Delicate wash
program. Deselect the heat dry if you want
to be particularly careful. See also the chap-
ter on Fragile dishes.
Quick wash
Select Quick Wash if the dishes are very
lightly soiled. This program is used for very
lightly soiled glass and china, e.g. coffee
cups.
Rinse & Hold
For rinsing the dishes while waiting for the
machine to be filled.
If you wish to use additional options,
continue to point 5. Otherwise you can
now start the machine, see point 6.

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Select options
To select an option, press one of the option
buttons
Temperature
With the temperature option button you can
select the wash temperature.
Program Normal °C Eco °C
Heavy wash:70 55
Normal wash: 65 45
Quick wash: 60 30
The temperature symbol will light up if you
have chosen the normal temperature. This
selection will remain in force until a change
is made.
Drying
If you require a better drying result, press
the option button Drying to select normal
drying. A symbol in the form of three wavy
lines lights. If you want a program with Eco
drying – press it again and the symbol will
go out. The fan assists drying even if Eco
dry is selected, but not in the Quick Wash
program.
Delayed start
• If you want the machine to start up later,
press the ‘Delayed start’ option button, you
can delay the start 0.5-9 h. A clock symbol
and the number of hours until start will
appear in the display window.
• The ninth time you press the button the
selection will be aborted: the clock symbol
will disappear and the display window will
return to displaying expected program
duration.
• Press the Start/Stop button or make a
further selection.
Options
The machine will now count down the time
each hour until the machine starts, and
then show the remaining wash time in the
display window.
• To cancel Delayed start, press and hold
the Start/Stop button for 3 seconds.

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Press Start/Stop
The dishwasher will now start. It manages
the entire wash automatically. Ensure that
the door is properly closed or the machine
will not start.
Changing options
If you want to change program after having
started the machine, press the Start/Stop
button for three seconds. Then select a new
program and then press the Start/Stop button
again.
Do you want to load more dishes?
Carefully open the door; the machine will
stops automatically, put in the dishes, close
the door and the dishwasher will continue
from where it left off.
If the machine is switched off
from the main switch
(or in the event of a power cut) before the
washing program has been completed, the
interrupted program will continue when
power comes back on.
NB!
If the power is switched off, or if the door is
open for more than 2 minutes during drying,
the program is interrupted.
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After dishwashing
Once the machine has finished, it is
drawing a very small amount of power.
Should you wish to discontinue this switch
off at the main switch. Turn off the water tap
if the machine is not to be used for an
extended period, e.g. during holidays.

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Eco-dishwashing
Only wash with a full load
Waiting to run the wash until the machine is
full saves energy.
Wash at a lower temperature
If the load is only lightly soiled, you can
lower the temperature.
Select program with Eco drying
If you select an Auto/Heavy/Normal or
Quick Wash program with Eco dry, this will
save energy.You will get a better drying
result if you leave the door slightly open
after the end of the program.
Do not rinse before dishwashing
You do not need to rinse the dishes before
loading them into the machine. Just scrape
off large food particles before loading the
machine.
Choose environmentally-friendly
dishwasher detergent
Read environmental declarations on the
package!
Connect to cold water supply
For best performance it is recommended
that connection is to cold water.

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A number of household goods are not suit-
able for machine washing. There can be
many reasons for this. Certain materials
cannot withstand intense heat, others can
be damaged by the dishwasher detergent.
Fragile decoration
China with decoration on top of the glaze
(the article has a rough feel) should not be
machine washed.
Crystal/ glass
Place the articles so that they do not knock
together during the wash. Use the lowest
possible wash temperature and the shortest
possible program. Do not heat dry! Antique
and very fragile items should not be ma-
chine washed.
Glass which is machine washed at high
temperatures can in time develop a grey
film which cannot be removed. Wash fine
glass at the lowest temperature and with a
low dosage of dishwasher detergent.
Silver
Silver and stainless items should not come
into contact with each other as the silver
can discolour.
Cutlery with glued handles
Certain types of adhesive cannot withstand
machine washing. In such cases the handles
can come loose.
Wood
Wooden articles should only be machine
washed if they are labelled as dishwasher
proof.
Aluminium
Aluminium can be dulled by machine wash-
ing. However, good quality aluminium
saucepans can be machine washed, al-
though a reduction in lustre should be ex-
pected.
Plastic
Certain types of plastic cannot withstand
the high temperature generated in machine
dishwashing.
To protect plastic articles
Select a program with Economy
temperature and Economy drying.
Fragile dishes

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Standard program
Water
Temp.
°C Drying Pre-
wash
Mai n
wash
°C
Rinses
Final
rinse
°C
Fan
Col d
wat er
(20°C)
War m
wat er
(60°C)
Litres
Col d
wat er
(20°C)
War m
wat er
(60°C)
Auto wash _ _ 0 / 1 40-60 2 / 3 60 X 0,8-1,4 0,7-1,0 115-185 95-160
Heavy wash 70 Normal 2 70 3 70 X 1,7 0,9 18 195 170
Normal wash 65 Normal 2 65 2 70 X 1,5 0,8 15 140 120
Normal wash * 45 Eco - 45 2 45 X 0,6 0,3 13 100 85
Quick wash 50 Eco - 55 2 - - 0,7 0,5 8 85 75
Quick wash 30 Eco - 30 2 - - 0,1 0,1 8 20 15
Rinse & hold - - - - 1 - - 0,01 0,01 3 4 4
**All quotedtimes areonlyindicative,fluctuations mayoccur.
Dueto water temperature, water pressure, variations in voltageetc.
Hot water connection approx. 60°C.
Cold water connection approx. 15°C.
* Tested program for Standard AS/NZS2007.1:2003
Consumption Time
Program
Program procedure Energy kWh Min. (appr.)
Option

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When you have selected the program, the
display shows the length of time the
program took the last time it was used.
When you have started the machine, the
display window shows how much of the
program time remains.
This time can vary a little from one occasion
to another depending on the temperature of
the inlet water, the amount of dishes, the
ambient temperature, etc.
While the program is running, the time is
counted down and the remaining program
time is displayed in the window.
Note!
During the first use of each wash program,
the time display may be misleading as the
machine is estimating the remaining cycle
time. The time displayed the next time that
program is started is an estimate based on
how long the previous cycle took to
complete. If the program takes longer than
estimated, 1 minute will continue to show in
the display until the program is finished.
The corrected time will be displayed the
next time the program is used.
Display window
Display

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Cleaning
Cleaning
The dishwasher’s inner container is made of
stainless steel and is kept clean through
normal use. However, if you have calciferous
(hard) water, lime deposits can form in the
dishwasher. In this case, run a normal wash
program with two tablespoons of citric acid in
the dishwasher detergent compartment.
Coarse filter
The coarse filter collects large food par-
ticles which cannot pass the outflow pump.
Lift out and empty the coarse filter as
necessary. Don’t forget to replace it!
Fine filter
The residue collected on the fine filter is
automatically rinsed off with each wash.
The fine filter should still be cleaned once
or twice a year.
1. Remove the fine filter by first turning the
filter’s tubular strainer anti-clockwise and
then lifting the tubular strainer and the
coarse filter straight up.
2. Clean with a dishwashing brush. Ensure
that the edges are properly sealed when
replacing the fine filter.
Drain pump
The pump can be accessed from the inside
of the machine.
1. Always remove the plug from the wall
socket before you clean the pump.
2. Remove the coarse screen first by press-
ing together the two lugs and pulling the
screen upwards.
3. Now loosen the tubular part of the screen
by turning it anticlockwise and removing the
fine screen.
4. Finally remove the small adapter to the
left of the bottom drain.
5. It’s possible, by inserting your finger in
the hole, to turn the pump impeller and
remove any blockage.
6. Refit the adapter and screens.
7. Insert the plug in the wall socket.
Coarse
filter
Tubular
strainer
Fine filter
Pump
plug

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If you still cannot start the machine and a
humming noise can be heard, then the
overfilling protection has been activated.
• Shutoff the water
• Remove the plug from the wall socket
• Call Service
CAUTION!
Do not forget to replace the pump plug.
Spray arms
The holes and bearings can occasionally
become clogged.
1. Pull the lower spray arm straight up to
release it.
2. Scrape away the debris with a needle or
similar. The spray arms also have holes on
the underside.
To release the upper spray arm, the upper
basket must be removed.
3. Pull out the basket and turn the basket
stop outwards on both rails (see picture).
The basket can now be removed.
4. Remove the upper spray arm in the same
way as the lower arm and clean it.
Door
When cleaning the edge around the door,
use only a slightly damp cloth, possibly with
a little detergent. Do not use a spray bottle
or similar around the door catch. This is to
ensure that water does not penetrate into
the door catch and come into contact with
the electrical components.
CAUTION!
Do not use a spray bottle or similar around
the door catch.
Tip!
In order to prevent bad odours in the dish-
washer, clean the strips and corners with a
dish brush and low-lather detergent.