Electrolux EX401ISB User manual

user manual
EX401ISB
Dishwasher
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when we made this product
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The Thoughtful Design Innovator.
Do you remember the last time you opened a gift that made you say
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feeling that the designers at Electrolux seek to evoke in everyone who
chooses or uses one of our products. We devote time, knowledge, and a
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our customers really need and want.
This kind of thoughtful care means innovating with insight. Not design for
design’s sake, but design for the user’s sake. For us, thoughtful design means
making appliances easier to use and tasks more enjoyable to perform, freeing
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Our aim is to make this ease of mind more available to more people in more
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Safety information 5
Product description 7
Control panel 8
First use 10
Daily use 11
Washing programmes 22
Care and cleaning 24
Something not working 26
Technical data 29
Hints for test institutes 31
Installation 32
Building-in 35
Environment concerns 36
Warranty 37
Contents
The following symbols are used in this manual:
Important information concerning your personal safety and information on
how to avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
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Safety information
In the interest of your safety and to
ensure 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 (detergents,
cleaners, rinse aid etc) 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.
●If the supply cord is damaged, it
must be replaced by the
manufacturer or its service agent
or a similarly qualified person in
order to avoid a hazard.
●This product should be serviced
only by an authorised service
engineer, and only genuine spare
parts should be used.
General safety
●Dishwasher detergents are very
alkaline and extremely dangerous
if swallowed. Be careful to: keep
them away from your eyes and
skin, keep children from the
dishwasher when the door is
opened, and only put detergent in
the dispenser when you are ready
to wash. Otherwise, check that the
detergent receptacle in the
dispenser is empty after the
completion of the wash cycle.
●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.
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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; 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
Customer Care Centre, in order to
avoid hazard.
●All sides of the dishwasher must
never be drilled to prevent damage
to hydraulic and electric
components.
For electrical and water connection
carefully follow the instructions
given in specific paragraphs.
Child safety
●This 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 appliance safely.
●Young children should be
supervised to ensure that they do
not play with the appliance.
●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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Product description
Upper basket
Pressure balancing device
Detergent dispenser
Rinse aid dispenser
Rating plate
Filters
Lower spray arm
Upper spray arm
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Control panel
The digital display indicates:
- the approximate remaining time of
the running program,
- the end of a washing program (a
zero will appear in the digital
display),
- the countdown of the delay start,
- fault codes concerning
malfunction of the dishwasher.
On/Off button
Program selection buttons
Delay start button
Digital display
Indicator lights
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2
3
4
5
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The rinse aid indicator light is
never illuminated while a washing
program is running even if filling
with rinse aid is necessary.
Indicator lights
End Illuminates when a washing program has
ended.
Rinse aid Illuminates when the rinse aid has run out.
Washing
Drying
Illuminates when the washing and rinsing
phases are running.
Illuminates when the drying phase is running.
Setting mode
To cancel a set program or a
program in progress
Simultaneously press and hold the
two program buttons positioned under
the word Cancel, until all the program
lights illuminate. The program has
been cancelled and the machine is
now in setting mode.
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Before using your dishwasher for the
first time:
●Ensure that the electrical and
water connections comply with the
installation instructions
●Remove all packaging from inside
the appliance
●Fill the rinse aid dispenser
First use
The dispenser holds about 110 ml of
rinse aid, which is sufficient for
between 16 and 40 dishwashing
cycles, depending upon the dosage
setting. According to the finish and
drying results obtained, adjust the
dose of rinse aid by means of the 6
position selector (position 1 minimum
dosage, position 6 maximum dosage).
Filling with rinse aid
Rinse aid ensures thorough rinsing,
and spot and streak free drying.
Rinse aid is automatically added
during the last rinse.
1. Open the container by pressing
the release button (A).
2. Add the rinse aid in the container.
The maximum level for filling is
indicated by "max".
The dose is factory set in position 4.
Increase the dose if there are drops
of water or lime spots on the dishes
after washing.
Reduce it if there are sticky whitish
streaks on the dishes or a bluish film
on glassware or knife blades.
3. Ensure that the lid is closed after
every refill.
Clean up any rinse aid spilt during
filling with an absorbent cloth to
avoid excess foaming during the
next wash.
Only use branded rinse aid for
dishwashers.
Never fill the rinse aid dispenser
with any other substances (e.g.
dishwasher cleaning agent, liquid
detergent). This may damage the
appliance.
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●Check if it’s necessary to refill with
rinse aid
●Load cutlery and dishes into the
dishwasher.
●Add required amount of detergent
just prior to wash.
●Select a wash program suitable for
the cutlery and dishes.
●Start the wash program.
Loading cutlery and dishes
Sponges, household cloths and any
object that can absorb water must not
be washed in the dishwasher.
●Before loading the dishes, you
should:
- Remove all left over food and
debris.
- Soften remnants of burnt food in
pans
●When loading the dishes and
cutlery, please note:
- Dishes and cutlery must not
impede the rotation of the spray
arms .
- Load hollow items such as cups,
glasses, pans, etc. with the
opening downwards so that water
cannot collect in the container or
a deep base.
- Dishes and items of cutlery must
not lie inside one another, or
cover each other.
- To avoid damage to glasses, they
must not touch.
Daily use
- Lay small objects in the cutlery
basket.
●Plastic items and pans with non
stick coatings have a tendency to
retain water drops; these items will
not dry as well as porcelain and
steel items.
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For washing in the dishwasher the following cutlery and dishes
are not suitable: - Cutlery with wooden, horn, china or mother-of-
pearls handles.
- Plastic items that are not heat resistant.
- Older cutlery with glued parts that are not
temperature resistant.
- Bonded cutlery items or dishes.
- Pewter or copper items.
- Lead crystal glass.
- Steel items prone to rusting.
- Wooden platters.
- Items made from synthetics fibres.
are of limited suitability: - Only wash stoneware in the dishwasher if it is
specially marked as being dishwasher-safe by the
manufacturer.
- Glazed patterns may fade if machine washed
frequently.
- Silver and aluminium parts have a tendency to
discolour during washing: Residues, e.g. egg
white, egg yolk and mustard often cause
discolouring and staining on silver. Therefore
always clean left-overs from silver immediately, if it
is not to be washed straight after use.
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Open the door and slide out the
baskets to load the dishes.
The lower basket
The lower basket is designed to take
saucepans, lids, plates, salad bowls,
cutlery etc.
Serving dishes and large lids should
be arranged around the edge of the
basket, ensuring that the spray arms
can turn freely.
The rows of prongs on the lower
basket can be easily lowered to allow
you to load pots, pans and bowls.
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To make loading of the cutlery basket
easier, lower the cutlery basket
handle.
For best results we recommend you
use the cutlery grids.
If the size and dimensions of the
cutlery do not allow the use of the
grids, they can be easily hidden.
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The cutlery basket
Long bladed knives stored in an
upright position are a potential
hazard.
Long and/or sharp items of cutlery
such as carving knives must be
positioned horizontally in the upper
basket.
Take care when loading or
unloading sharp items such as
knives.
Forks and spoons should be placed in
the removable cutlery basket with the
handles facing downwards and the
knives with their handles facing
upwards.
If the handles protrude from the
bottom of the basket, obstructing the
lower spray arm, load the cutlery with
the handles facing upwards.
Mix spoons with other cutlery to
prevent them from sticking together.
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The cutlery basket is in two parts
which can be separated to give
greater loading flexibility. To separate
the two parts, slide them horizontally
in opposite directions and pull them
apart.
To reassemble, reverse the
procedure.
The cup racks can be adjusted in
three different positions to improve the
loading flexibility.
Glasses with long stems can be
placed upside down in the cup racks.
For taller items, the cup racks can be
folded upwards.
Light items (plastic bowls etc.) must
be loaded in the upper basket and
arranged so they do not move.
Before closing the door, ensure that
the spray arms can rotate freely.
The upper basket
The upper basket is designed for
saucers, salad bowls, cups, glasses,
pots and lids.
Arrange items on and underneath the
cup racks so that water can reach all
surfaces.
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Adjusting the height of the upper basket
If washing very large plates you can load them in the lower basket after moving
the upper basket to the higher position.
To move to the higher position
proceed as follows:
1. Pull out the basket until it stops.
2. Carefully lift both sides upwards
until the mechanism is engaged
and the basket is stable.
To lower the basket to the original
position proceed as follows:
1. Pull out the basket until it stops.
2. Carefully lift both sides upwards
and then allow the mechanism to
drop back down slowly, keeping
hold of it.
Maximum height of the dishes in the lower basket
31 cm
With upper basket raised
27 cm
With upper basket lowered
Never lift or lower the basket on
one side only.
When the basket is in the higher
position we recommend to adjust
the cup racks to the lowest
position.
After loading your machine always
close the door, as an open door can
be a hazard.
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Use of detergent
Only use detergents specifically
designed for use in dishwashers.
Please observe the manufacturer’s
dosing and storage recommendations
as stated on the detergent packaging.
Using no more than the correct
amount of detergent contributes to
reducing pollution.
Filling with detergent
1. Open the lid.
2. Fill the detergent dispenser (1)
with detergent. The marking
indicates the dosing levels:
20 = approximately 20 g of
detergent
30 = approximately 30 g of
detergent
3. All programmes with prewash need
an additional detergent dose (5/10
g) that must be placed in the
prewash detergent chamber (2).
This detergent will take effect
during the prewash phase.
When using detergent tablets;
place the tablet in compartment (1)
4. Close the lid and press until it
locks in place.
1
2
Detergent tablets
Detergent tablets from different
manufactures dissolve at different
rates. For this reason, some detergent
tablets do not attain their full cleaning
power during short washing
programmes. Therefore, please use
long washing programmes when
using detergent tablets, to ensure the
complete removal of detergent
residuals.
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Use of detergent tablets
These products are detergents with a
combined cleaning, rinsing and salt
functions. They can also contain other
agents depending on the tablets you
choose.
1. Check whether these detergents
are suitable for your water
hardness. Follow the
manufacturers instructions.
Refilling the rinse aid dispenser may
no longer be necessary. In this case
the rinse aid indicator light will always
remain illuminated when the machine
is switched on.
2. Before starting the washing
program put the multi funtion tablet
in the detergent dispenser.
If the drying results are not
satisfactory we suggest that you:
1. Fill up the rinse aid dispenser with
rinse aid.
2. Set the rinse aid dosage to
position 2.
If you decide to turn back to the
use of traditional detergent we
advise that you:
1. Fill up the rinse aid dispenser
again.
2. Adjust the rinse aid dosage.
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Select and start a washing program
Select the washing program and
delay start with the door slightly
opened. The start of the program or
the countdown of the delay start
will occur only after the closure of
the door. Until then it is possible
to modify the settings.
1. Check that the baskets have been
loaded correctly and that the spray
arms are free to rotate
2. Press the On/Off button: all the
program lights illuminate (setting
mode).
3. Press the button corresponding to
the required program (see
"Washing programmes" chart).
When a program has been
selected the corresponding light
will illuminate.
The indicator lights of the program
phases start flashing.
Close the dishwasher door, the
program starts automatically.
Setting and starting the program
with "delay start"
1. After having selected the washing
program, press the delay start
button until the flashing number of
hours for the delay start appear in
the digital display. The
commencement of the selected
washing program can be delayed
from 1 to 19 hours.
2. Close the dishwasher door, the
countdown starts automatically and
the number in the display stops
flashing.
3. The countdown will decrease with
steps of 1 hour.
4. The opening of the door will not
modify or interrupt the countdown.
5. Once the delay start has elapsed
the program will start automatically.
The selection of the washing program
and delay start can also occur with
the door closed. Keep in mind that in
this way, once a washing program
button is pressed you have ONLY 3
seconds in which you can choose
another program or select a delay
start, after which the selected program
will start automatically.
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Cancelling the "delay start"
To cancel a delay start in progress
you have to reset the dishwasher.
Simultaneously press and hold the
two program buttons positioned
under the word Cancel, until all
the program lights illuminate.
Cancelling a delay start also
cancels the selected wash
program. In this case you will need
to reselect the wash program
again.
Interrupt or cancel a washing
program in progress ONLY if it’s
absolutely necessary.
Attention! Hot steam may escape
when the door is opened. Open the
door carefully.
Interrupt a washing program in
progress:
●Open the dishwasher door; the
programme will stop. Close the
door; the program will start from
the point at which it was
interrupted.
●Press the On/Off button, all lights
will turn off. Press the On/Off
button again; the program will start
from the point at which it was
interrupted.
Cancel a washing program in
progress
●Simultaneously press and hold the
two program buttons positioned
under the word Cancel, until all
the program lights illuminate. The
washing program has been
cancelled.
If a new washing program is to be
selected, check that there is
detergent in the detergent
dispenser.
End of the washing program
●The dishwasher will automatically
stop.
●The END indicator light will
illuminate.
●The light of the program just ended
will remain on.
●The digital display shows zero .
1. Switch off the dishwasher by
pressing the On/Off button.
2. Open the dishwasher door, leave it
ajar and wait a few minutes before
removing the dishes; in this way
they will be cooler and the drying
will be improved.
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