Zanussi DW 15 TCR Operating and safety instructions

INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE USE AND CARE OF
ZANUSSI
DISHWASHERS

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 move house and leave the appliance, always ensure
that the book is supplied with the appliance in order that the new owner can be
acquainted with the functioning of the appliance and the relevant warnings.

Dishwasher warnings
THESE WARNINGS ARE PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. YOU MUST
READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE APPLIANCE.
Unplug the appliance and turn ofT the
water after use.
Any plumbing work to install this
appliance should be carried out by a
qualified plumber or competent person.
Any electrical work required to inshill
this appliance should be carried out by a
qualiHed electrician or competent person.
This appliance is designed to be operated
by adults. Children should not be allowed
to tamper with the controls or play with
the products.
This product should be serviced by an
authorised Zanussi Network Service
Centre, and only genuine Zanussi spare
parts should be used.
It is dangerous to alter the speciiRcations
or modify the product in any way.
Care must be taken to ensure that the
appliance does not stand on the electrical
supply cable.
Zanussi dishwashers are designed to be
used for washing normal household
utensils. Items that are contaminated by
petrol, paint, steel or iron debris,
corrosive, acidic or alkaline chemicals are
not to be washed in a dishwasher.
When finishing loading or unloading
close the door, as an open door can be a
hazard.
If your house is fitted with a water
softening unit, it is not necessary to add
salt to the water softening unit in the
dishwasher.
Do not put in your dishwasher: Cutlery
with wooden or horn handles or glued
parts, bronze cutlery, saucepans with
wooden handles unless they are sold as
dishwasher proof, aluminium ware,
crystal ware, leaded glass, plastic articles
unless sold as dishwasher proof, antique
china or fine decorated china unless sold
as dishwasher proof. Always check with
the manufacturer of the item if in any
doubt
A chemical reaction can occur between
silver cutlery and stainless steel cutleiy.
As a precaution do not wash together.
Under no circumstances should you open
the door whilst the appliance is in
operation. Always turn off the appliance
before opening the door.
Built-in dishwashers only: The appliance
must be secured to the underside of the
worktop using the brackets provided.
Failure to do this could result in an
unstable appliance which may cause
damage or injury.
Under no circumstances should you
attempt to repair the appliance yourself.
Repairs carried out by inexperienced
persons may cause injury or more
serious malfunctioning. Refer to your
local Zanussi Network Service Centre.
Always insist on genuine Zanussi spare
parts.
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Contents
Page 5 Specifications
7 Installation
13
User instructions
14 Using your machine
17
Loading the machine
21
Programme selection
22 Washing programmes DW 15
23
Washing programmes DW 20
24
Taking care of your machine
26
Making the most of your machine
27
Servicing
29 ZANUSSI guarantee conditions
30
ZANUSSI 5 year cover
Please note that the specifications of your appliance may differ slightly from those
shown in this leaflet
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Specifications
DW15
DW20
Width
450mm
17.7”
Overall depth
570mm
22.4”
Overall depth
with door open
1200mm
47.2”
Height
850mm
33.5”
Capacity
(lEC place settings)
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Supply voltage
220/240V
50Hz
Motor rating
During washing
200W
Heater element
2570W
Maximum power
absorbed
2770W
Water supply pressure
Minimum
7psi
49kN/sq.m.
Maximum
llOpsi
758kN/sq.m.
Door Decor panel size
Width
Height ,
Thickness
436mm
r)92mm
4mm (max)
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DW20
A - On/Off button
B - Economy wash button (I)W 20)
C - Economy diying button (DW 20)
D -Doorhandle
E - Mains on indicator
F - Wash cycle phase indicator
G - Programme selector
H - Salt refill indicator (DW 20)
I - Programme guide
Please note that the external appearance of your appliance may differ slightly from that
shown in the instmction book.
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Installation
Positioning
Apart from the need to position your
dishwasher close to an existinK water
supply and waste outlet — lonj? lains of
new piperwork can be expensive — you
can put it almost anywhere you please;
either on its own, or incoiporated into a
iim of ((Standards metric kitchen units. If
you choose the latter option, you will find
that the machine has a number of useful
features making it easier to blend in with
the units.
Firstly, the machine can be set hard
against walls and acijacent units — there is
no need to leave a gap all round, and the
dishwasher features fill and drain hoses
which can be turned to the right or left to
suit the installation (see fig. 1).
Secondly, the integi'al worktop may be
aebusted by up to 25 mm (1 inch), either
forwards or backwards, to align it with
any adjacent units’ worktops. To do this,
simply remove the screws from the
brackets beneath the worktop’s front Up
(sec fig. 2), make the desii-ed re-alignment.

and replace the screws to fix the worktop
in place.
Alternatively, if you prefer to insUill the
machine beneath an existing worktop, the
machine’s integi’al worktop can be
removed merely by removing the front
securing screws as above, and releasing
the worktop from its rear catch, Tliis
done, the dishwasher will fit into a recess
of the dimensions given in figure 3.
Huildingdn instructions
Fitting wdecor panel» DW 20
To give the dishwasher a completely
«built-in» look, the door can be covered
witli a sheet of plastic laminate (you must
provide this yourself) to match the doors
of acfjacent units.
To fit this «decor pancl», remove the
metal trim screwed to the door, fit the
covering sheet of plastic laminate, and
clamj) it in position by replacing the metal
trim.
Please note: the decor panel should be
fitted before building the appliance in.
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Water supply connections
This Zanussi dishwasher may be
connected to either a hot or cold water
supply and for convenience, it is well
worth having? it permanently «plumbed inn.
Just make sure that the water pressure is
within the limits given in the technical
data and, in the case of a hot water
supply, that the temperature never
exceeds 70 "C (158 T).
Your local Water Authority will advise you
on the average mains pressure in your
area. Where the water is supplied via a
cold water storage cistern, or hot water
cylinder, you can work out the pressure
yourself in both cases by measuring the
vertical distance (or «head») between the
machine’s inlet hose, and the outlet from
the cold water storage cistern; allowing
roughly 1 psi for every 2 feet.
As to the making of the connection itself,
the coupling nut fitted to the machine’s
supply hose is designed to screw onto
either a 3/4 inch gas thread spout, or to a
puipose made quick-coupling tap such as
the Press-Block. To make this easier, the
hose itself may be turned to the right or
left. In cither case, be sure to incorjioratc
the strainer supplied with the machine
onto the joint (fig. 5).
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Waste connections
Care must also be taken over the disposal
of the waste water from the machine. If
your dishwasher is not to be peiTnanently
wplumbed in», merely hook the curved end
of the drain hose firmly over the edge of
the kitchen sink, having made sure that
the sink is empty, and that the waste
outlet is not blocked.
Otherwise, fit a F-trap and sUind-pipe
assembly like that in figure 6 (ensure the
pipe has an internal diameter of at least
38 mm {IV 2 ins), and hook the drain hose
into that). In this case ensure that there is
an air gap between the hose and the
inside of the pipe to prevent the lisk of
diity water being syphoned back into the
machine, and check that the top of the
stand-pipe is between 300 and 900 mm
above floor level. In addition, make .sure
that the stand-pipc/trap assembly
discharges into the same soil system as
the kitchen sink.
There are just two other points to bear in
mind. Firstly, with the machine in its
permanent position, do check that the
drain hose is not kinked, or squashed in
such a way as to obstiuct the flow of
vvaU'i’. Secondly, if the di-ain hose supplied
with the machine is not long enough to
I'each the desired discharge point, it can
be replaced with a hose of the same
internal diameter, up to 2 m long (see your
local Service Network or installer).
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