Zanussi Electrolux DA4441 User manual

DISHWASHER
DA 4441
Instruction Book
152962 66/0 IRL

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Safety instructions 3
Disposal 3
Economical and ecological dishwashing 3
Description of the appliance 4
The control panel 4
Prior to using for the first time 5
Setting the water softener 5
Filling with dishwasher salt 5
Rinse aid 6
In daily use 7
Loading cutlery and dishes 7
The lower basket 7
The cutlery basket 7
The u er basket 8
Adjusting the height of the u er basket 8
Use of detergent 8
Different kinds of detergent 9
Washing programmes 10
Starting a washing programme 11
Maintenance and cleaning 12
Cleaning the filters 12
Prolonged eriods of non-o eration 12
Frost recautions 12
Moving the machine 12
What to do, when... 13
Ser ice and Spare Parts 14
Guarantee Conditions 15
Installation instructions 16
Fitting under a counter 16
Levelling 16
Water su ly connections 16
Water outlet hose connection 17
Electrical connection 17
Hints for test centres 18
Contents
Dimensions Width 45 cm
Height with workto 85 cm
Height without workto 82 cm
Max de th 63 cm
Max de th with o en door 118.5 cm
Electrical connection: Information on the electrical connection is given on the rating late on the
Voltage inner edge of the dishwasher’s door.
Overall ower
Fuse
Water su ly ressure Minimum 50 kPa (0.5 bar)
Maximum 800 kPa (8 bar)
Ca acity 9 lace settings
Technical specifications
This appliance complies with the following E.E.C. Directi es:
- 73/23 or 19.2.73 (Low Voltage Directi e) and subsequent modifications;
- 89/336 or 3.5.89 (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directi e) and subsequent modifications.

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It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the
appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you mo e house and lea e the appliance, always ensure that
the book is left with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the
rele ant safety information.
This information has been pro ided in the interest of your safety. You MUST read it carefully before installing or using the
appliance.
Installation
●Check your dishwasher for any trans ort damage. Never
connect a damaged machine. If your dishwasher is
damaged, you should contact your su lier.
●For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter the s ecifications
or attem t to modify this roduct in any way.
●Any electrical and lumbing work required to install this
a liance should be carried out by a qualified and
com etent erson.
●Care must be taken to ensure that the a liance does not
stand on the electrical su ly cable.
●The sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to
revent damage to hydraulic com onents.
Child safety
●This a liance is designed to be o erated by adults.
●Children should not be allowed to tam er with the controls
or lay with the roduct.
●Packaging arts may be dangerous for children, who could
even be suffocated! You should therefore kee all
ackaging well away from children.
●The water in your dishwasher is not for drinking. Detergent
residues may still be resent in your machine. Kee
children well away from your dishwasher when the door is
o en.
●Kee all detergents in a safe lace out of children's reach.
Your dishwasher in day-to-day use
●Items that are contaminated by etrol, aint, steel or iron
debris, corrosive, acidic or alkaline chemicals must not be
washed in this dishwasher.
●Under no circumstances should you o en the door whilst
the a liance is in o eration, es ecially during the washing
hase, hot water may esca e. However, if the door is
o ened, a safety device ensures that the machine sto s.
●Only use roducts (detergent, salt and rinse aid) s ecifically
designed for use in dishwashers.
●Long bladed knives stored in an u right osition are a
otential hazard.
●Long and/or shar items of cutlery such as carving knives
must be ositioned horizontally in the u er basket.
●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 tri ing over the o en door and hurting
themselves.
●When finishing loading or unloading close the door, as an
o en door can be a hazard.
●Do not sit or stand on the o en door.
●Isolate the a liance from the ower su ly and turn off the
water su ly after use.
●This roduct should be serviced by an authorised service
engineer, and only genuine s are arts should be used.
●Under no circumstances should you attem t to re air the
machine yourself. Re airs carried out by inex erienced
ersons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning.
Contact your local Service Force Centre. Always insist on
genuine s are arts.
Disposal
Dis ose of the dishwasher ackaging material correctly.
All ackaging materials can be recycled.
Plastic arts are marked with standard international
abbreviations:
>PE< for olyethylene, e.g. sheet wra ing material.
>PS< for olystyrene, e.g. adding material (always CFC-
free).
>POM< for olyoxymethylene, e.g. lastic cli s.
Cardboard ackaging is manufactured from recycled a er
and should be de osited in the waste a er collection for
recycling.
As and when you cease to use your dishwasher and withdraw
it from service, your should render it unserviceable before
having it dis osed of.
Warning! Children at lay could lock themselves in your
dishwasher or otherwise endanger their lives. Therefore cut off
the ower su ly cable and make the door closing device
unusable to revent children from being tra ed inside.
For the dis osing of the a liance lease take it to a recycling
centre or to your dealer who may, for a small contribution to
the costs, dis ose it for you.
Economical and
ecological dishwashing
●Ensure that the water softener is correctly adjusted.
●Do not re-wash under running water.
●Select the wash rogramme to suit the nature and degree of
the soiling on the dishes.
●Do not use more detergent, dishwasher salt and rinse aid
than is recommended in these o erating instructions and by
the manufacturer of the res ective roduct.
Safety instructions

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1. U er basket sto
2. Water hardness switch
3. Salt container
4. Detergent dis enser
5. Control anel
6. Rating late
7. Rinse aid dis enser
8. Filters
9. Lower s ray arm
10. U er s ray arm
11. U er basket
12. Workto
Description of the appliance
IN154
The control panel
On/Off
indicator light
Programme guide
On/Off button Door handle
Programme marker
Programme selector
dial

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Prior to using for the first time
Before using your dishwasher for the first time:
1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections com ly
with the installation instructions
2. Remove all ackaging from inside the a liance
3. Set the water softener
4. Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill
with dishwasher salt
5. Fill the rinse aid dis enser
The water softener
The dishwasher is equi ed with a water softener designed to
remove minerals and salts from the water su ly, which would
have a detrimental or adverse effect on the o eration of the
a liance.
The higher the content of these minerals and salts, the harder
your water is.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, Clarke
degrees, French degrees (°TH) and mmol/l (millimol er litre).
The 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.
Setting the water softener
1. O en the dishwasher door.
2. Remove the lower basket from the dishwasher.
3. Turn the water hardness switch until the required level (see
table) corres onds with the marker .
4. Re lace the lower basket.
The dishwasher is factory set
at osition 2.
Filling with dishwasher salt
Only use salt specifically designed for use in
dishwashers.
All other types of salt not specifically designed for use in
a dishwasher, especially table salt, will damage the water
softener.
Only fill with salt just before starting one of the complete
washing programmes.
This will pre ent any grains of salt or salty water, which
may ha e been spilt, remaining on the bottom of the
machine for any period of time, which may cause
corrosion.
To fill:
1. O en the door, remove the lower basket and unscrew the
ca of the salt container by turning it anticlockwise.
2. Pour 1 litre of water inside the container (this is necessary
only before filling with salt for the first time).
3. Using the funnel rovided,
our in the salt until the
container is full.
4. Re lace the ca making
sure that there is no trace
of salt on the screw
thread or on the gasket.
5. Screw on the ca tightly
turning it clockwise until it
sto s with a click.
The salt container will require to ing u eriodically.
The salt ca has a refill
indicator window in the centre.
Agreen float is clearly visible
when there is salt inside the
container and almost
disa ears when the salt has
finished reminding you to add
salt.
Do not worry if water over flows from the unit when filling with
salt, this is quite normal.
AA08
SR22
SALE
ZOUT
SALT
SALZ
SEL
SR14
Setting
of the
water
softener
French
degrees
(°TH)
Clarke
degrees
Use of
salt
in mmol/l
(millimol er litre,
international unit for
the hardness of water)
Range
level 5
level 4
level 3
level 2
level 1
level 1
81 - 90
61 - 80
41 - 60
21 - 40
8 - 20
< 8
57 - 63
43 - 56
28 - 42
15 - 27
5 - 14
< 5
8,3 - 8,9
6,3 - 8,2
4,0 - 6,2
2,0 - 3,9
0,7 - 1,9
< 0,7
IV
IV
IV
III
I/II
I
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
Water hardness

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Rinse aid
Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse, ensuring
thorough rinsing, and s ot and streak free drying.
The dis enser, which is ositioned inside the door, holds about
110 ml of rinse aid, which is sufficient for 16 - 40 dishwashing
rogrammes, de ending u on the dosage setting.
Filling with rinse aid
1. O en the container by ressing the release button (A).
2. Add the rinse aid until the container is com letely full. The
maximum level for filling is indicated by "max".
Ensure that the lid is closed after e ery refill.
Clean up any rinse aid spilt during filling with an
absorbent cloth to a oid excess foaming during the next
wash.
Only use branded rinse aid for dishwashers. Ne er fill the
rinse aid dispenser with any other substances (e.g.
dishwasher cleaning agent, liquid detergent). This would
damage the appliance.
Adjusting the dose
According to the finish and drying results obtained, adjust the
dose of rinse aid by means of the 6 osition selector ( osition
1 minimum dosage, osition
6 maximum dosage).
The dose is factory set in
osition 4.
Increase the dose if there are
dro s of water or lime s ots
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.
To u the rinse aid when the
indicator (B) becomes clear.
BR10 BR16
BR12
BR11

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In daily use
●Check if it’s necessary to refill with dishwasher salt or rinse
aid
●Load cutlery and dishes into the dishwasher.
●Fill with dishwasher detergent .
●Select a wash rogramme suitable for the cutlery and
dishes.
●Start the wash rogramme.
Loading cutlery and dishes
Sponges, household cloths and any object that can
absorb water may not be washed in the dishwasher.
●Before loading the dishes, you should:
- Remove large left-overs.
- Soften remnants of burnt food in ans
●When loading the dishes and cutlery, lease note:
- Dishes and cutlery must not im ede the rotation of the
s ray arms .
- Load hollow items such as cu s, glasses, ans, etc. with
the o ening downwards so that water cannot collect in the
container or a dee 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.
- Lay small objects in the cutlery basket.
●Plastic items and pans with teflon ha e a tendency to
retain water drops; these items will not dry as well as
porcelain and steel items.
For washing in the dishwasher the following cutlery/dishes
are of limited suitability:
- Only wash stoneware in the dishwasher if it is s ecifically
marked as being dishwasher-safe by the manufacturer.
- Glazed atterns may fade if machine washed frequently
- Silver and aluminium arts 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.
- Some ty es of glass can become dull after a large number
of washes
are not suitable:
- Cutlery with wooden, horn, china or
mother-of- earl handles
- Plastic items that are not heat resistant
- Older cutlery with glued arts that is not
tem erature resistant
- Bonded cutlery items or dishes
- Pewter or co er items
- Lead crystal glass
- Steel items subject to rusting
- Wooden latters
- Items made from synthetic fibres
O en the door and slide out the baskets to load the dishes.
The lower basket
The lower basket is designed to take sauce ans, lids, lates,
salad bowls, cutlery etc.
Serving dishes and large lids should be arranged around the
edge of the basket, ensuring that the s ray arms can turn
freely.
The cutlery basket
Long bladed kni es stored in an upright position are a
potential hazard.
Long and/or sharp items of cutlery such as car ing kni es
must be positioned horizontally in the upper basket.
Take care when loading or unloading sharp items such as
kni es.
Forks and s oons should be laced in the removable cutlery
basket with the handles facing downwards and the knives with
their handles facing u wards.
If the handles rotrude from the bottom of the basket,
obstructing the lower s ray arm, load the cutlery with the
handles facing u wards.
Mix s oons with other cutlery to revent them from sticking
together.
For best results we
recommend you to use the
cutlery grid rovided (if the
size and dimensions of the
cutlery allow it).
UI61 UI24
UI76

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The upper basket
The u er basket is designed for lates (dessert lates,
saucers, dinner lates of u to 24 cm in diameter), salad
bowls, cu s and glasses.
Arrange items on and
underneath the cu racks so
that water can reach all
surfaces.
Glasses with long stems can
be laced u side down in the
cu racks.
For taller items, the cu
racks can be folded u wards.
Light items ( lastic bowls
etc.) must be loaded in the
u er basket and arranged
so they do not move.
Before closing the door, ensure that the spray arms can
rotate freely.
Adjusting the height of the upper basket
If washing very large lates you can load them in the lower
basket after moving the u er basket to the higher osition.
To mo e to the higher position proceed as
follows:
1. Move the front runner sto s (A) of the u er basket
outwards and slide the basket out.
2. Refit the basket in the higher osition and re lace the sto s
(A) in their original osition.
When the basket is in the
higher position you will not
be able to use the cup
rack(s).
After loading your machine always close the door, as an
open door can be a hazard.
Use of detergent
Only use detergents specifically designed for use in
dishwashers.
We recommend the use of Finish detergents.
Using no more then the correct amount of detergent
contributes to reducing pollution.
Please obser e the manufacturer’s dosing and storage
recommendations as stated on the detergent packaging.
Fill with detergent
1. If the lid is closed: ress release button (1). The lid s rings
o en.
2. Fill the detergent dis enser (2) with detergent.
The marking indicates the dosing levels:
20 = a roximately 20 g of detergent
30 = a roximately 30 g of detergent
3. All rogrammes with rewash need an additional detergent
dose (5/10 g) that must be laced in the rewash detergent
chamber (3). This detergent will take effect during the
rewash hase.
4. Close the lid and ress until it locks in lace.
US75
With u er basket raised 20 cm 31 cm
With u er basket lowered 24 cm 27 cm
Maximum height of the dishes in
upper basket lower basket
RC01
DE19 DE22

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Detergent tablets
Detergent tablets of different brands dissolve at different
s eeds. For this reason some detergent tablets cannot
dissolve and develo their full cleaning ower during short
rogrammes. Therefore lease use long rogrammes when
using detergent tablets, to ensure the com lete removal of
detergent residuals.
Do not place the tablets in the tub or in the cutlery basket
as this will result in poorer wash results. The tablets
should be placed in the detergent dispenser.
Concentrated detergent
Based on their chemical com osition, dishwasher detergents
can be s lit into two basic ty es:
- conventional, alkaline detergents with caustic com onents.
- low alkaline concentrated detergents with natural enzymes.
The use of 50°C washing rogrammes in conjunction with
concentrated detergents reduces ollution and is good for your
dishes; these wash rogrammes are s ecially matched to the
dirt-dissolving ro erties of the enzymes in the concentrated
detergent. For this reason 50°C wash rogrammes in which
concentrated detergents are used can achieve the same
results that can otherwise only be achieved using 65°C
rogrammes.
Combi detergents
If you are using dishwasher detergent that includes the rinse
aid function, this must be laced in the detergent com artment.
In this case the rinse aid com artment must be em ty, in order
to avoid a double dosage.
If in the rinse aid com artment there is still rinse aid you must
wait until it has finished before using these kind of detergents.
Use of "3 in 1" combi detergents
General ad ice
These roducts are detergents with integrated and combined
detergent/rinse-aid and salt functions.
1. Before using these roducts you should first check that the
water hardness in your su ly is com atible with the use of
these roducts as er the detergent manufacturers (on the
roduct ackaging).
2. These roducts should be strictly used according to the
detergent manufacturers instructions.
3. If you encounter roblems when using 3 in 1 roducts for
the first time then lease contact the detergent
manufacturers care line (the tele hone number is given on
the roduct ackaging).
Special ad ice
When using combination 3 in 1 roducts select the lowest
ossible setting for water hardness.
If you decide to turn back to the use of the standard detergent
system we advise that you:
●Refill both the salt container and rinse aid dis enser.
●Switch the water hardness setting to the highest ossible
osition and run from 1 to 3 normal washing rogrammes
without a load.
●Readjust the water hardness setting again according to the
hardness of the water in your area.
Different kinds of detergent
BRILLIANT
FOR A
SHINE
RINSE
CONCENTRATED DISHWASHER DETERGENT
ACTION
NEW
DOUBLE
LIQUID GEL
POWDER
EASY
POURING
PACK
For best results we recommend the use of Finish detergents, rinse aid and salt.
DE15

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Washing programmes
(1) Testing rogramme for EN 50242 (see "Hints for Test Centres").
(2) Ideal for washing crockery and cutlery of breakfast and dinner (fresh soil).
This is the erfect daily rogramme, made to meet the needs of a family of 4 persons who only wish to load breakfast and
dinner crockery and cutlery.
(3) The consum tion values are intended as a guide and de ends on the ressure and the tem erature of the water and also by
the variations of the ower su ly.
Starting
position of the
programme
selector dial
Type of load
and
degree of soil
Normal soil.
Crockery, cutlery, ots
and ans
Normal soil.
Crockery and cutlery
Fresh soil.
Crockery and cutlery
Any.
Partial load (to be
com leted later in the
day).
Programme
(1) 65°C
INTENSIVE
65°C
NORMAL
(2) 65°C
QUICK
RINSE & HOLD
Cycle
description (3) Consumption alues
Cold rewash
Main wash u to 65°C
1 cold rinses
1 hot rinse
Drying
Main wash u to 65°C
1 cold rinses
1 hot rinse
Drying
Main wash u to 65°C
1 hot rinse
1 cold rinse (to avoid food
scra s from sticking
together).
This rogramme does not
require the use of
detergent.
Programme
duration
(in minutes)
Energy
consumption
(in kWh)
Water
consumption
(litres)
115 - 125 0,8 - 0,9 13 - 15
90 - 100 0,8 - 0,9 10 - 11
35 - 40 0,8 - 0,9 10 - 12
10 0,1 12
A
B
C
D