Asko D5233 User manual

Use & Care Guide
Dishwasher
ASKO D5233

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Dear ASKO customer,
Thank you for choosing this quality product from Scandinavia, which was made in Sweden.
We want you to feel assured that the inside of your new machine is just as good as the outside and that
the ethics and standards that went into the production of this machine are just as high as the quality
and performance that you will receive from it. We hope that this product will give you many years of
pleasure.
To ensure that you get the most from your new machine, we recommend that you read the operating in-
structions before using the machine. The operating instructions also contain information on how to avoid
damaging the environment.

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Contents
Page
Before doing your first wash 4
Safety 5
Child safety 6
Parts of the dishwasher 7
Technical information 7
Baskets 8
Control panel 11
Dispenser 11
Basic Course 12
Programs 13
Options 14
Eco-dishwashing 16
Fragile dishes 17
Program description 18
Cleaning 19
Rinse aid 22
Settings 23
Fault indications 25
Troubleshooting 26
Performance information 29
Installation instructions 30
Service & guarantee 45
Own comments 46
Quick Guide 48

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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.

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Safety
General
Winter storage/Transport
• Read and keep the directions for use!
• Installation of water, drainage and electric-
ity must be carried out by a qualified pro-
fessional.
• 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.
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 dish-
washer.
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’.
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 button lock
To prevent children starting the machine,
you can activate a button lock.
Proceed as follows:
1. Switch off the dishwasher with the main
switch.
2. Hold in the Temperature and Drying but-
tons for 3 seconds, and at the same time
switch on the main switch.
The Temperature, Drying and start symbols
will then flash. Release the Temperature
and Drying buttons.
4. Press the Program selection button. Once
the symbol for Auto lights up, the button
lock has been activated.
5. Press the Start/Stop button to store the
setting.
Once the button lock has been activated,
the Temperature and Drying symbols will
flash when any of the buttons are pressed.
To deactivate the button lock temporarily
when you want to start the machine, press
the Temperature and Dry buttons simultane-
ously. The button lock will then automatically
switch on again after 3 minutes.
To deactivate the button lock altogether, use
the same procedure as for activation. When
the symbol for Auto goes out, the button lock
has been deactivated.
Advice!
You can read more about this in the Settings
chapter.
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, immediate-
ly drink one or two glasses of milk or water.
Do not attempt to induce vomiting. Contact a
doctor! Should dishwasher detergent come
into contact with the eyes, rinse (for at least
15 minutes) with copious amounts of water.

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Parts of the dishwasher*
Technical information
Height
Width
Depth
Weight
Capacity*
Water pressure
Connection
Max
Accessories
*In accordance with standard, AS/NZS 2007
**See type plate.
820-860 mm
596 mm
550 mm
48 kg/51 kg
14 place settings
0.03-1.0 MPa (0.3–10 kp/cm2)
1-phase, 230 V, 50Hz 10/10A**
1600 W**
Work surface, Side panels, Anti-tilt
1. Knife basket
2. Upper basket
3. Spray arms
4. Cutlery basket
5. Lower basket
6. Rinse aid dispenser
7. Dishwasher detergent compartment
8. Main switch
9. Program panel
10. Filter
11. Type plate
* Details may differ
depending on model and market!
1
3
5
4
6
7
8
9
2
10
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Baskets*
*Details may differ depending on the
model and market!
Upper basket
Lower basket
1. Wine glass shelf
2. Cup shelf
3. Knife stop
2
1
Knife basket
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Cutlery basket
1a
1b
1c
Cutlery basket with cover
2b
2a
2c
*Details may differ depending on the
model and market!
Baskets*

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Baskets*
Placement of the cutlery basket cover (in Upper basket))
3a
3b
3c

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Control panel
Dispenser
1 3
4
5
2
1. Compartment for main wash dishwas-
her detergent
2. Compartment for pre-wash detergent
3. Refill indicator rinse aid (not all models)
4. Rinse aid cover
5. Detergent compartment cover
1. Program selector
2. Auto wash
3. Heavy wash
4. Normal wash
5. Delicate wash
6. Quick wash
7. Rinse & Hold
8. Temperature
9. Delayed start
10. Drying
11. Start/stop
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PROG S TA R T
STOP
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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 run-
ning water. Convenient and environmen-
tally 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 cutlery
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 arti-
cles 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 dish-
washer detergent compartment. There is
one compartment for pre-wash and one for
main wash, see Dispenser. Phone the dish-
washer 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 prod-
ucts 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 perform-
ance.
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 et.
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 econo-
my temperature and economy drying.
Delicate wash
If the dishes are not heavily soiled, you can
select Delicate wash. This program is in-
tended for glass and china which has just
been used and therefore does not need
such a powerful program.
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 illd.
If you wish to use additional options,
continue to point 5. Otherwise you can
now start the machine, see pint 6.
Programs

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Select options
To select an option, press one of the option
uttons.
Temperature
With the temperature option button you can
select the wash temperature.
Program Normal °C Eco °C
Auto wash:
Heavy wash: 70 55
Normal wash: 65 55
Delicate wash: 50 40
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 chnge is
made.
Delayed start
If you want the machine to start later, press
the Delayed start option button. The clock
symbol on the button lights up. Then press
the Start/Stop button and the machine will
start the program 5 hours later. To cancel
delayed start, hold down the Start/Stop but-
ton for tree seconds.
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 QuickWash
program.
Options

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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 but-
ton 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 isinterrupted.
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After dishwashing
Once the machine has finished, it only
draws standby current. Turn off the water
faucet if the machine is not to be used for an
extended period, such as during vacations,
for example.
Drying
For additional drying the door should be
opened 35 mm upon completion of the dry-
ing cycle. For more information refer to the
page marked Performance Information in
these instructions.

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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 Daily/Heavy/Normal or
Quick Wash program with Eco dry, this will
save energy.
Additional drying
You will get a better drying result if you open
the door slightly after the completion of the
drying program. Refer to section marked
Performance Information.
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 tempera-
ture and Economy drying.
Fragile dishes

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Programview
Programs Auto Heavy Normal Delicate Quick Rinse &
Hold
Options -- -- 60°C
Prewashes
with SCS*
-- 2 prewashes 2 prewashes -- -- --
Mainwash *** 55°C 65°C 50°C 60°C --
Number of
rinses
last rinse
60°C
3, last
rinse 60°C
2, last
rinse 70°C
2, last
rinse 50°C
2, last
rinse 60°C
1 rinse
Consumption values
1. Wash time
hot water
/hours:min. **
1:40 - 2:25 2:50 2:10 1:35 0:45 0:04
Energy ap-
prox. kWh
0.5 - 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.01
2.Wash time
cold water /
hours:min.**
2:00 - 2:55 3:15 2:35 1:55 1:00 0:04
Energy ap-
prox.
kWh
1.1 - 1.4 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.0 0.01
Water con-
sumption
12 - 20 l 18 l 16 l 10 l 10 l 3 l
* SCS = Self Cleaning System.
** All quoted times are approximate. Cycle time fluctuations may occur due to water temperature,
water pressure, variations in voltage etc.
1. Hot water connection approx. 50°C.
2. Cold water connection approx. 10°C.
*** The listed temperatures are set as the default from the factory.
Program Description

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Cleaning
The dishwasher tub is made of stainless
steel and is kept clean through normal use.
However, if you have hard water, limescale
deposits may form in the machine.
If this happens, run a normal wash program
with two tablespoons of citric acid in the
dishwasher detergent compartment.
Spray arm
Coarse filter
Fine filter
Tubular strainer
Coarse filter
The coarse filter traps larger food particles,
which cannot get past the drain pump.
Empty the coarse filter as necessary.
1. Lift the coarse filter by the handle.
2. Empty the coarse filter. Don’t forget to
replace it!
Fine filter
Debris that collects on the fine filter is auto-
matically rinsed away during each wash.
However, the fine filter and its pipe section
should be cleaned once or twice a year.
1. Turn the handle once counter-clockwise.
2. Lift the pipe section straight up by the
handle. Free the coarse filter to clean the
pipe section.
1x
3. Remove and clean the fine filter.
4. Replace in reverse order. Ensure that the
edges are properly sealed when repla-
cing the fine filter.
5. Lock the filter in place by turning the
handle clockwise to the stop position: the
handle should point out from the dish-
washer.
1x
NOTE:
The dishwasher must not be used without
the filter in place!
An improperly fitted coarse filter may affect
the dishwashing result!

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Drain pump
The pump can be accessed from inside the
machine.
1. Cut the power to the machine by pulling
out the plug!
2. Remove the coarse filter and pipe sec-
tion.
3. Remove the small fitted piece at the left of
the bottom drain (see the image below).
4. You can release and turn the pump blade
by inserting your finger into the hole and
release anything blocking it.
5. Reinstall the fitted piece and filters.
6. Plug the plug into the wall socket.
If the machine still does not start and a buzz-
ing sound is heard, the overflow guard has
been activated.
• Shut off the water.
• Pull the plug out from the wall socket.
• Call the service division.
NOTE!
Do not forget to reinstall the fitted piece.
The spray arms
Holes and bearings can sometimes become
blocked.
1. Pull the lower washer arm straight up to
release it.
2. Remove any deposits using a needle or
similar.
The washer arms also have holes under-
neath.