Electrolux ESL4500LO User manual

ESL4500LO EN DISHWASHER USER MANUAL

CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION...................................................................................... 2
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................4
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................................................................................... 5
4. CONTROL PANEL............................................................................................... 6
5. PROGRAMMES...................................................................................................6
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............................................................................ 18
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Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. You’ve chosen a product that
brings with it decades of professional experience and innovation. Ingenious and
stylish, it has been designed with you in mind. So whenever you use it, you can be
safe in the knowledge that you’ll get great results every time.
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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.
1. SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully
read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not
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responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes
injuries and damages. Always keep the instructions with
the appliance for future reference.
1.1 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 9 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.
•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.
1.2 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
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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.
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.
WARNING!
Dangerous voltage.
• The water inlet hose has an external
transparent sheath. If the hose is
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damaged, the water in the hose
becomes dark.
• 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.
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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7
9 8
10 56
11
12
1Upper spray arm
2Lower spray arm
3Filters
4Rating plate
5Salt container
6Air vent
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7Rinse aid dispenser
8Detergent dispenser
9Cutlery basket
10 Lower basket
11 Upper basket
3.1 Beam-on-Floor
The Beam-on-Floor is a light that shows
on the kitchen floor below the appliance
door.
• When the programme starts, a red light
comes on and stays on for all the
duration of the programme.
• When the programme is completed, a
green light comes on.
• When the programme is completed,
the red light goes off.
• When the appliance has a malfunction,
the red light flashes.
The Beam-on-Floor goes off
when the appliance is
deactivated.
4. CONTROL PANEL
182 3 4 5 6 7 9
1On/off button
2Display
3Delay button
4Program button
5MyFavourite button
6Multitab button
7EnergySaver button
8Reset button
9Indicators
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
• EnergySaver
• Multitab
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Programme Degree of soil
Type of load
Programme phases Options
P2
2)
• All
• Crockery, cut-
lery, pots and
pans
• Prewash
• Wash from 45 °C to
70 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• EnergySaver
• Multitab
P3 • Heavy soil
• Crockery, cut-
lery, pots and
pans
• Prewash
• Wash 70 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• EnergySaver
• Multitab
P4
3)
• Fresh soil
• Crockery and
cutlery
• Wash 60 °C or 65 °C
• Rinses
• Multitab
P5
4)
• 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 auto-
matically adjusts the temperature and the quantity of water, the energy consumption and the
programme duration.
3) With this programme you can wash a load with fresh soil. It gives good washing results in a
short time.
4) 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.
5.1 Consumption values
Programme 1) Water
(l)
Energy
(kWh)
Duration
(min)
P1 9.5 0.789 225
P2 6 - 11 0.5 - 1.2 40 - 140
P3 11 - 13 1.0 - 1.2 130 - 150
P4 8 0.8 30
P5 4 0.1 14
1) The pressure and the temperature of the water, the variations of the mains supply, the op-
tions and the quantity of dishes can change the values.
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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.
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 de-
grees (°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
Water softener
level
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
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German de-
grees (°dH)
French de-
grees (°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
Water softener
level
<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.
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.
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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.
7.2 MyFavourite
With this option you can set and save the
programme that you use more frequently.
You can only save 1 programme. A new
setting cancels the previous one.
How to save the MyFavourite
programme
1. Set the programme that you want to
save
You can also set applicable options
together with the programme.
2. Press and hold until the related
indicator comes on with fixed light.
How to set the MyFavourite
programme
Press .
• The indicators that are related to
the MyFavourite programme and
options come on.
• The display shows the number and
the duration of the programme.
7.3 EnergySaver
This option decreases the temperature of
the last rinsing phase and consequently
also the energy consumption
(approximately -25%).
Dishes can still be wet once the
programme is completed.
The duration of the programme will be
shorter.
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