Electrolux GA553IF Bedienungsanleitung

user manual

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Dishwasher

Lave-vaisselle

Geschirrspülmaschine

Lavastoviglie

GA553IF

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Contents

Safety information 2

Product description 3

Control panel 4

Use of the appliance 5

Setting the water softener 6

Use of dishwasher salt 6

Use of rinse aid 7

Loading cutlery and dishes 8

Use of detergent 12

Multitab function 13

Setting and starting a washing programme

Washing programmes 15

Care and cleaning 15

What to do if… 17

Technical data 18

Installation 19

Water connection 20

Electrical connection 21

Environment concerns 21

Subject to change without notice

Safety information

For your safety and correct operation of

the appliance, read this manual carefully

before installation and use. Always keep

these instructions with the appliance

even if you move or sell it. Users must

fully know the operation and safety fea-

tures of the appliance.

Correct use

• The appliance is designed exclusively for

domestic use.

• Only use the appliance to clean household

utensils that are applicable for dishwash-

ers.

• Do not put solvents in the appliance. Risk

of explosion.

• Put the knives and all items with sharp

points in the cutlery basket with their

points down. If not, put in a horizontal po-

sition in the upper basket.

• Use only branded products for dishwash-

ers (detergent, salt, rinse aid).

• If you open the door while the appliance is

in operation, hot steam can escape. Risk

of skin burns.

•Donotremovedishesfrom the dishwasher

before the end of the washing programme.

• When the washing programme is comple-

ted, disconnect the mains plug from the

mains socket and close the water tap.

• Only an authorised service engineer can

repair this appliance. Use only original

spare parts.

• Do not do repairs yourself to prevent injury

and damage to the appliance. Always con-

tact your local Service Force Centre.

General safety

• Persons (including children) with reduced

physical sensory, mental capabilities or

lack of experience and knowledge must

not use the appliance. They must have su-

pervision or instruction for the operation of

the appliance by a person responsible for

their safety.

• Obey the safety instructions from the man-

ufacturer of the dishwasher detergent to

prevent burns to eyes, mouth and throat.

• Do not drink the water from the dishwash-

er. Detergent residues can stay in your ap-

pliance.

• Always close the door when you do not

use the appliance to prevent injury and not

to stumble over the open door.

• Do not sit or stand on the open door.

Child safety

• Only adults can use this appliance. Chil-

dren must get supervision to make sure

that they do not play with the appliance.

• Keep all the packaging away from children.

There is a risk of suffocation.

• Keep all detergents in a safe area. Do not

let children touch the detergents.

• Keep children away from the appliance

when the door is open.

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Installation

• Make sure that the appliance is not dam-

aged because of transport. Do not con-

nect a damaged appliance. If necessary,

contact the supplier.

• Remove all packaging before first use.

• A qualified and competent person must do

the electrical installation.

• A qualified and competent person must do

the plumbing installation.

• Do not change the specifications or modify

this product. Risk of injury and damage to

the appliance.

• Do not use the appliance:

– if the mains cable or water hoses are

damaged,

– if the control panel, worktop or plinth

area are damaged, that you can get ac-

cess to the inner side of the appliance.

Contact your local Service Force Centre.

• Do not drill into the sides of the appliance

to prevent damage to hydraulic and elec-

trical components.

Warning! Carefully obey the

instructions for electrical and water

connections.

Product description

1Ceiling spray arm

2Upper basket

3Upper spray arm

4Filters

5Lower spray arm

6Detergent dispenser

7Rinse aid dispenser

8Rating plate

9Salt container

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Control panel

1On/off button

2Programme button

3Multitab button

4Half-load button

5Indicator lights

6Function buttons

Indicator lights

Wash The indicator light comes on when the washing

phase or the rinsing phase operates.

Dry The indicator light comes on when the drying

phase operates.

End-of-programme The indicator light comes on when the washing

programme is completed. Auxiliary functions:

• Level of the water softener.

• Activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispens-

er.

• An alarm if the appliance has a malfunction.

Rinse aid

The indicator light comes on when it is necessary

to fill the rinse aid. Refer to the chapter 'Use of

rinse aid'.

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Indicator lights

Salt

The indicator light comes on when it is necessary

to fill the salt container. Refer to the chapter 'Use

of dishwasher salt'.

After you fill the container, the salt indicator light

can continue to stay on for some hours. This does

not have an unwanted effect on the operation of

the appliance.

1) When the salt and/or rinse aid containers are empty, the related indicator lights do not come on while

a washing programme operates.

Programme button

With this button you can select the washing

programme. Press the button until the indi-

cator light of the necessary programme

comes on. Refer to 'Washing programmes'

chapter for more data about the washing

programmes.

Multitab button

Press this button to activate/deactivate the

multitab function. Refer to the chapter 'Mul-

titab function'.

Half-load button

Important! Set the Half-load option before

the start of a washing programme. You

cannot set the option when a washing

programme operates. If it is necessary to set

the Half-load option, cancel the washing

programme.

The Half-load option is not available for all

washing programmes. Refer to the chapter

'Washing programmes'.

• Load dishes in the upper and lower bas-

ket.

• Decrease the detergent dosage when you

use the Half-load option.

• Press the Half-load button to set the op-

tion.

– The Half-load indicator light comes on,

when the Half-load option is available.

With the Half-load option the time dura-

tion and the consumption of water and

energy are reduced.

Function buttons

Use the function buttons for these opera-

tions:

• To set the water softener. Refer to the

chapter 'Setting the water softener'.

• To deactivate/activate the rinse aid dis-

penser, when multitab function is active.

Refer to the chapter 'Multitab function'.

• To cancel the washing programme in pro-

gress.

Setting mode

Press the on/off button, if the programme

button indicator light and the end-of-pro-

gramme indicator light are on, the appliance

is in setting mode.

The appliance must be in setting mode for

these operations:

– To set a washing programme.

– To set the water softener level.

– To deactivate/activate the rinse aid dis-

penser.

Press the on/off button, the appliance is not

in setting mode if:

• the programme button indicator light is on,

• a programme indicator light is on,

• 1 or 2 phase indicator lights are on.

Cancel the programme to go back to the

setting mode. Refer to the chapter 'Setting

and starting a washing programme'.

Use of the appliance

Refer to the following instructions for each

step of procedure:

1. Make a check if the water softener level

is correct for the water hardness in your

area. If necessary set the water softener.

2. Fill the salt container with dishwasher salt.

3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.

4. Load cutlery and dishes into the dish-

washer.

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5. Set the correct washing programme for

the type of load and soil.

6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor-

rect quantity of detergent.

7. Start the washing programme.

If you use combi detergent tablets ('3 in

1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1', etc.), refer to the

chapter 'Multitab function'.

Setting the water softener

The water softener removes minerals and

salts from the water supply. Minerals and

salts can have bad effect on the operation of

the appliance.

Water hardness is measured in equivalent

scales:

• German degrees (dH°).

• French degrees (°TH).

• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit

for the hardness of water).

•Clarke.

Adjust the water softener to the water hard-

ness in your area. If necessary, contact your

local water authority.

Water hardness Water hardness

setting

°dH °TH mmol/l Clarke

51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88 10

43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63 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

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

< 4 < 7 < 0,7 < 5 1

1) No use of salt required.

The water softener is set at the fac-

tory at level 5.

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting

mode.

3. Press and hold function buttons B and C

until the indicator lights for function but-

tons A, B and C start to flash.

4. Release function buttons B and C.

5. Press function button A.

– The indicator light for function button A

continues to flash.

– The indicator lights for function buttons

B and C go off.

– The end-indicator-light starts to flash.

The setting function of the water softener

is activated.

The end-of-programme indicator light

flashes to show the level of the water

softener. The pause is approximately 5

seconds.

Example: 5 flashes, pause, 5 flashes,

pause, etc. = level 5

6. Press the function button A one time to

increase the water softener level by one

step.

7. Press the on/off button to save the oper-

ation.

Use of dishwasher salt

Caution! Only use dishwashers salt.

Types of salt that are not applicable for

dishwashers cause damage to the water

softener.

Caution! Grains of salt and salty water

on the bottom of the appliance can

cause corrosion. Fill the appliance with

salt before you start a washing

programme to prevent corrosion.

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Do these steps to fill the salt container:

1. Turn the cap anticlockwise to open the

salt container.

2. Fill the salt container with 1 litre of water

(only the first operation).

3. Fill the salt container with salt.

4. Remove the salt around the opening of

the salt container.

5. Turn the cap clockwise to close the salt

container.

It is normal that water overflows from the

salt container when you fill it with salt.

When you set the water softener to level 1,

the salt indicator light does not stay on.

Use of rinse aid

Caution! Only use branded rinse aid for

dishwashers.

Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with

other products (e.g. dishwasher clean-

ing agent, liquid detergent). This can

cause damage to the appliance.

Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the

dishes without streaks and stains.

Rinse aid is automatically added during

the last rinsing phase.

Do these steps to fill the rinse aid dispenser:

1. Press the release button (A) to open the

rinse aid dispenser.

2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.

The mark 'max.' shows the maximum

level.

3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an ab-

sorbent cloth to prevent too much foam

during the subsequent washing pro-

gramme.

4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.

Adjusting the rinse aid dosage

The rinse aid is set at the factory at position

You can set the rinse aid dosage between

position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 6

(highest dosage).

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1. Turn the rinse aid dial to increase or de-

crease the dosage.

– Increase the dosage if there are water

droplets or limescale on the dishes.

– Decrease the dosage if there are

streaks, whitish stains or bluish layers

on the dishes.

Loading cutlery and dishes

Helpful hints and tips

Caution! Only use the appliance for

household utensils that are applicable

for dishwashers.

Do not use the appliance to clean objects

that can absorb water (sponges, household

cloths, etc.).

• Before you load cutlery and dishes, do

these steps:

– Remove all food remainings and debris.

– Make burnt, remaining food in pans soft.

• While you load cutlery and dishes, do

these steps:

– Load hollow items (e.g. cups, glasses

and pans) with the opening down.

– Make sure that water does not collect in

the container or in a deep base.

– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not

lie inside one another.

– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not

cover other cutlery and dishes.

– Make sure that glasses do not touch

other glasses.

– Put small objects in the cutlery basket.

• Plastic items and pans with non-stick

coatings can keep water droplets. Plastic

items do not dry as well as porcelain and

steel items.

• Put light items in the upper basket. Make

sure that the items do not move.

Caution! Make sure that the spray arms

can move freely before you start a

washing programme.

Warning! Always close the door after

you load or unload the appliance. An

open door can be dangerous.

Lower basket

Put saucepans, lids, plates, salad bowls and

cutlery in the lower basket. Put service dishes

in the front part of the basket.

The rows of prongs in the rear part of the

basket can be flat to load pots, pans, bowls

and deep dishes.

1. Hold the two rows of prongs on the right

side at the rear part of the basket.

2. Lift the rows of prongs out of the guides.

3. Fold the rows of prongs in.

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1. Hold the two rows of prongs on the left

side at the rear part of the basket.

2. Lift the rows of prongs out of the guides.

3. Fold the rows of prongs in.

You can adjust the width of the left row of

prongs.

1. Hold the row of prongs at the rear part of

the basket.

2. Pull the row of prongs until it disengages.

3. Push the row of prongs out of the guide.

4. Put the row of prongs into the other

guide.

5. Push the row of prongs down until it en-

gages in position.

Cutlery basket

Warning! Do not put long-bladed knives

in a vertical position in the cutlery basket.

Arrange long and sharp cutlery

horizontally in the upper basket. Be

careful with sharp items.

Put forks and spoons with the handles down.

Put knives with the handles up.

If the points of the knives come out from the

bottom of the basket, there is a blockage of

the lower spray arm. Put knives with the han-

dles down.

Mix spoons with other cutlery to prevent

them to bond together.

Lower the handle of the cutlery basket to put

the cutlery in the basket.

Use the cutlery grids. If the dimensions of the

cutlery prevent use of the cutlery grids, you

can easily hide them.

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The cutlery basket has two parts. You can

use these parts separately for more loading

flexibility. To disassemble the parts, move

them horizontally in opposite directions and

pull them apart. To assemble the parts, put

them together and move horizontally to each

other.

Upper basket

The upper basket is for saucers, salad bowls,

cups, glasses, pots and lids. Arrange the

items to let water touch all surfaces.

Adjustable cup racks

For longer items, fold the cup racks up. You

can set the cup racks in a medium position.

Put or hang the glasses with the stems into

the slots in the cup racks.

Glass holder

For glasses with long stems and longer

glasses, fold the glass holder up (fig. 1).

If you do not use the glass holder, put it to

the right side (fig. 2).

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