Electrolux ESL 424 manual

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    Dishwasher Instruction book Model ESL 424 UK 4 02/02[...]

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    2 Important safety information 3 Hints and tips 3 Description of the appliance 4 The control panel 4 Before use 5 Setting the water softener 5 Filling with salt 5 Rinse aid 6 Use of detergent 6 Using your appliance 7 Loading your appliance 7 The lower basket 7 The cutlery basket 7 The upper basket 7 Adjusting the height of the upper basket 7 W ashi[...]

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    3 Installation ● This appliance is heavy . Care should be taken when moving it. ● It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way . ● Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable. ● Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carri[...]

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    1. W ater hardness adjustment 2. Upper basket stop 3. Lower spray arm 4. Salt container 5. Detergent dispenser 6. Rinse aid dispenser 7. Control panel 8. Filters 9. Upper spray arm 10. Upper basket 11 . Levelling spacers Description of the appliance IN99 4 1. On/Off push button 2. Programme guide 3. Programme marker 4. Programme selector dial The c[...]

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    5 Before using your dishwasher for the first time: 1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions. 2. Remove all packaging from inside the appliance. 3. Set the water softener . 4. Pour a litre of water inside the salt container and then fill with salt. 5. Fill the rinse aid dispenser . Setting the wat[...]

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    6 Rinse aid Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse, ensuring thorough rinsing, and spot and streak free drying. The dispenser , which is positioned inside the door , holds about 1 10 ml of rinse aid, which is sufficient for 16 - 40 dishwashing programmes, depending upon the dosage setting. Filling with rinse aid 1. Open the containe[...]

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    7 Loading your appliance Before placing dishes in the machine, remove any scraps of food, to avoid clogging the filters and consequently reducing the performance. Do not load very small items which can fall through the baskets. Open the door and slide out the baskets to load the dishes. The lower basket The lower basket is designed to take saucepan[...]

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    8 W ashing programmes Programme Degree of soil and type of load Required push button Recommended quantity of detergent wash prewash Starting position of the programme selector Heavy soil. Crockery , cutlery , pots and pans Normal soil. Crockery and cutlery Light soil. Crockery and party crockery Any . Partial load (to be completed later in the day)[...]

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    9 1. Check the filters Ensure they are clean and properly positioned (see "Maintenance and cleaning"). 2. Check that there is rinse aid and salt 3. Load the dishes Remove any scraps of food. Pull the lower basket out and arrange the saucepans, plates and cutlery in it. Pull the upper basket out and arrange the plates, saucers, glasses and[...]

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    10 Internal cleaning Ensure that the seals around the door , the detergent and rinse aid dispensers are cleaned regularly with a damp cloth. We recommend the use of Finish Dishwasher Cleaner every 3 months or run a 65°C wash without dishes using detergent. Regular use of Finish Dishwasher Cleaner cleans inaccessible parts, eliminates unpleasant fo[...]

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    11 Certain problems are due to lack of simple maintenance or oversights, which can be solved easily without calling out an enginee r. Before contacting your local Service Force Centre, please carry out the checks listed below . Important: If you call out an engineer to a fault listed below or to repair a fault caused by incorrect use or installatio[...]

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    12 In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to purchase spare parts please contact your local Service Force Centre by telephoning: 08705 929929 Y our telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service Force centre covering your post code area. For the address of your local Service Force Centre and further information[...]

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    13 Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. Any plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified plumber or competent person. Remove all packaging before positioning the machine. If possible, position the machine next to a water [...]

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    14 Electrical connection This appliance must be earthed. The manufacturer declines any responsibility should this safety measure not be observed. If the plug that is fitted to your appliance is not suitable for the socket, it must be cut off and the appropriate plug fitted. Important The wires on the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the f[...]

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    15 Hints for test centres Before starting any test it is necessary to fill completely with salt the salt container and with rinse aid the rinse aid dispenser . T est standard EN 50242 Reference programme: Power W ash 65°C Load: 8 standard place settings Rinse aid selector: position 4 Detergent dosage : 20 g in the dispenser 5 g on the dispenser li[...]

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    The Electrolux Group. The world’ s No.1 choice. The Electrolux Group is the world’ s largest producer of powered appliances for kitchen, cleaning and outdoor use. More than 55 million Electrolux Group products (such as refrigerators, cookers, vacuum cleaners, chain saws and lawn mowers) are sold each year to a value of approx. 14 billion USD in[...]