Use & Care Guide Dishwasher ASKO D3132
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Contents Contents Page 3-4 Before doing your first wash 5 Read the directions of use Take care with certain materials Check the door Check water hardness level Machines with water softener Safety General Winter storage/Transport Overfill protection Cleaning Packaging materials Scrapping 6 Child safety 7 Child-safe button lock Child-safe dishwashing Protect your children! Dishwasher detergent is corrosive Options Temperature Drying Delayed start 13 Press start 14 Changing options Do you want to load
Salt Pour in salt 22 Settings Setting water hardness 23 Fault indications 24 Troubleshooting 25-27 The dishes are not clean Stains or a film on the china The china has a whitish-blue sticky film Stains on stainless steel or silver Stains which remain after dishwashing. Rattling sounds during dishwashing The machine will not start Water remains in the machine Bad odour in the machine Overfilling/leakage Performance information 28 Installation 29-32 Suggestions on positioning the dishwasher A.
Before doing your first wash Read the directions of use Read the directions of use before starting to use your machine, especially the Safety, Child Safety and Basic Course sections. Take care with certain materials Read the section ‘Fragile dishes’ before washing china with unglazed decoration or other household goods made of plastic, wood or crystal requiring careful treatment. Do you have a machine with a water softener? If you are unsure whether your machine has a water softener, see the illustration.
Safety General Overfill protection • Read and keep the directions for use! • Installation of water, drainage and electricity must be carried out by a qualified professional. • Do not use the dishwasher for any purposes other than those stated in these directions for use. • Do not load the dishwasher door or the dishwasher baskets with anything other than dishes. • Only use dishwasher detergent! • Place knives and other sharp objects so that they cannot cause injury to people or damage the dishwasher.
Child Safety! Child safety lock Child-safe dishwashing A child safety lock is fitted to prevent children from opening the door of the dishwasher. 1. Activate the child safety lock by pressing in the door latch and turning the screw slot (up in the left hand corner) to the vertical position with a screwdriver. 2. To open the door, you must press the white plastic latch (illustrated below) to the left at the same time as pressing the catch upwards.
Parts of the dishwasher* 1. Upper basket 2. Spray arms 3. Lower basket 4. Cutlery basket 5. Rinse aid dispenser 6. Dishwasher detergent compartment 7. Main switch 8. Program panel 9. Filter 10. Type plate 1 2 3 4 10 7 6 * Details may differ depending on model and market! 9 8 5 Technical information Height Width Depth Weight Capacity** Water pressure Connection Max output Accessories * Details may differ depending on model and market! **In accordance with standard, AS/NZS 2007 ***See type plate.
Baskets* Upper basket 1. Wine glass shelf 2. Cup shelf 3. Knife stop 4.
Control panel 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 5. Display window 6. Rinse aid indicator 7. Start/stop 8. Salt indicator (applies to dishwashers with water softeners) 1. Program selector 2. Temperature options 3. Drying options 4. Delayed Start 1-9h Dispenser 1 2 3 1. Compartment for main wash dishwasher detergent 2. Compartment for pre-wash detergent 3. Refill indicator rinse aid (not all models) 4. Rinse aid cover 5.
Basic Course Below are step by step instructions to help you achieve the best possible dishwashing results. Load the baskets correctly! Thanks to Super Cleaning System™, you do not need to rinse the dishes under running water. Scrape off large food particles before loading the machine. Convenient and environmentally friendly! Place glasses, cups, bowls, side plates and saucers in the upper basket, wine glasses should be placed on the wine glass shelf, and knives in the knife stand if present..
NB! Only use dishwasher detergent Detergent for washing by hand cannot be used as the build-up of foam impedes the machine’s performance. Press the main power switch Select program Select a program by pressing the program selector one or more times until the required program is displayed. Auto wash The dishwasher detects how soiled the dishes are and adjusts water consumption and temperature accordingly. Heavy wash The Heavy Wash program should be used for heavily soiled dishes, e.g.
Options Select options To select an option, press one of the option buttons Temperature The machine will now count down the time each hour until the machine starts, and then show the remaining wash time in the display window. • To cancel Delayed start, press and hold the Start/Stop button for 3 seconds. With the temperature option button you can select the wash temperature.
Press Start/Stop and close the door The dishwasher will now start. It manages the entire wash automatically. Ensure that the door is properly closed or the machine will not start. Changing options If you want to change program after having started the machine, press the Start/Stop button for three seconds. Then select a new program and then press the Start/Stop button again.
Eco-dishwashing Only wash with a full load Waiting to run the wash until the machine is full saves energy. Wash at a lower temperature If the load is only lightly soiled, you can lower the temperature. Select program with Eco drying If you select an Auto/Heavy/Normal or QuickWash program with Eco dry, this will save energy. You will get a better drying result if you leave the door slightly open after the end of the program.
Fragile dishes A number of household goods are not suitable for machine washing. There can be many reasons for this. Certain materials cannot withstand intense heat, others can be damaged by the dishwasher detergent. Fragile decoration China with decoration on top of the glaze (the article has a rough feel) should not be machine washed. Wood Wooden articles should only be machine washed if they are labelled as dishwasher proof. Aluminium Aluminium can be dulled by machine washing.
Standard program Program procedure Option Program Main PreTemp. wash Rinses Drying wash °C °C Auto wash _ _ 0 / 1 40-60 2 / 3 Heavy wash 70 Normal 2 70 Normal wash 65 Normal 2 Normal wash * 45 Eco Quick wash 50 Quick wash Rinse & hold Final rinse °C Consumption Time Energy kWh Water Min. (appr.
Display Display window When you have selected the program, the display shows the length of time the program took the last time it was used. When you have started the machine, the display window shows how much of the program time remains. This time can vary a little from one occasion to another depending on the temperature of the inlet water, the amount of dishes, the ambient temperature, etc. While the program is running, the time is counted down and the remaining program time is displayed in the window.
Cleaning Cleaning The dishwasher’s inner container is made of stainless steel and is kept clean through normal use. However, if you have calciferous (hard) water, lime deposits can form in the dishwasher. In this case, run a normal wash program with two tablespoons of citric acid in the dishwasher detergent compartment. Coarse filter The coarse filter collects large food particles which cannot pass the outflow pump. Lift out and empty the coarse filter as necessary.
If you still cannot start the machine and a humming noise can be heard, then the overfilling protection has been activated. • Shutoff the water • Remove the plug from the wall socket • Call Service CAUTION! Do not forget to replace thepump plug. Spray arms The holes and bearings can occasionally become clogged. 1. Pull the lower spray arm straight up to release it. 2. Scrape away the debris with a needle or similar. The spray arms also have holes on the underside.
Rinse aid Pour in rinse aid Select dosage Rinse aid, helps quicken the drying process. The dispenser is usually set at 1= soft water. However, depending on the water hardness, it may be necessary to change the dosage. Machines with indicator on the panel When the rinse aid has run out and more is needed, the rinse aid symbol on the panel lights up*. To fill with rinse aid: 1. Turn and lift up the cover of the rinse aid compartment to the right of the dispenser.
Salt (applies to dishwashers with water softeners) Pour in salt Before using a dishwasher with a water softening filter, you must fill the salt compartment with salt. Use coarse salt or special salt for dishwashers. Cover for the salt compartment It is best to fill with salt when you are about to do a wash, as the dishwasher needs to be rinsed out immediately after filling. Proceed as follows the first time: 1. First unscrew the cover as illustrated. 2.
Settings Setting water hardness If you have a dishwasher with a water softener, you may need to change the setting, depending on the hardness level of the water. Phone your local Water Board to check the water hardness in your area. The dishwasher is set for low water hardness on delivery. START STOP 1. Switch off the dishwasher with the main switch. 2. Press the main switch while holding in the Start/Stop switch. Release the Start/Stop button. PROG START STOP 3. 4.
Fault indications Display Type of fault Action Phone service flashes Too much water in the dishwasher Fault with water inlet flashes Valve leakage flashes Blocked drain flashes Clogged filter Switch off the water tap and contact service See ‘Possible causes’ in chapter Troubleshooting Clean the filters, see chapter Cleaning flashes Check that the water is on To remove the fault indications from the display, turn the main switch off and then on again.
Troubleshooting Problems Possible causes Action The dishes are not clean. • The spray arms are not rotating. • Lift off the arms and clean. • Old dishwasher detergent. NB! Detergent is a perishable. • Avoid large packs. • Incorrect dosage of detergent. • Dispense according to the level of water hardness. • Insufficiently powerful dishwashing program. • Select the Temperature normal option or switch to a more powerful program. • Incorrect program chosen. • Change to a more intensive program.
Problems Possible causes Action The china has a whitishblue sticky film. • Too high dosage of rinse aid. • Reduce dosage. See the chapter on rinse aid. If the water is very soft, you could try diluting the rinse aid (1 part rinse aid, 1 part water). Stains on stainless steel or silver. • Certain food remnants such as mustard, mayonnaise, lemon, vinegar, salt and dressings can cause stains on stainless steel if allowed to remain for any length of time.
Problems Possible causes Action 1 minute appears in the display The program is taking longer than estimated. No action; next time the program is run the corrected time will be displayed. Water remains in the machine. • Obstruction in the drain hose. • Disconnect the drain hose where it is connected to the sink’s water trap. Check that no debris has become stuck. Is the cone-shaped part of the pipe cut so that the diameter is at least 16 mm? • Kinks in the drain hose.
Performance information Test dosage Heavy wash/Normal wash Main wash 25 gram Standard detergent. Rinse aid dosage 3. Energy labelling Australia: Dishwasher program: Normal wash 45°C, Eco drying. Program time: Connection: AS/NZS 2007 Test method noise measurement: IEC-704-3 100 minutes. Coldwater Example of dishwasher loading AS/NZS 2007.1:2003 AS/NZS 2007.
Installation Suggestions on positioning the dishwasher Built-in installation The dishwasher can be built in, fully freestanding or semi-freestanding. CAUTION! Connection to electricity, water and drainage must be carried out by a suitably qualified person. 570 20 550 820-870 820870 100150 570 600 A. Built-in The dishwasher can be built in under a worktop with a working height of 820 - 870 mm. The width measurement must be at least 600 mm. For additional measurements, see picture.
Connection to water CAUTION! There must be a shut-off tap on the water supply pipe. The shut-off tap should be positioned above the work surface or at the front of the sink unit. The lead must be disconnected or the socket voltage-free while the work is carried out! Connection to drainage The water supply pipe has a connection with a 1/2” or 3/4” internal thread depending on country.
Positioning the machine A. Adjusting machines with six feet (freestanding dishwasher) 1. Adjust the height of the dishwasher with the four steel feet. 2. Lock the feet with the nuts. NB! The dishwasher must not be allowed to lean more than 5 mm. Stålfötter Steel feet clockwise to raise or anti-clockwise to lower. 5. Check that the height of the machine corresponds to the height from the floor to the underside of the work surface. Tighten the locking nuts (locking nut) on the rear feet. 6.
Not all models Slide the dishwasher into place • Pull the drainage hose and connection pipe when the machine is pushed into place. • Check that the hose has no kinks or sharp bends, and check that there is nothing that can damage the hoses. Fitting fixed kick-plate Installing the plinth (Only with kick-plate as accessory) The dishwasher has two kick-plates (some models). The taller one should be used if the machine is to be 850 - 870 mm high and the depth of the plinth can be varied between 45 - 105 mm.
Service & guarantee Service Guarantee Before calling for service, check to see whether the faults is due to something that you can rectify yourself. See Trouble shooting pages 25-27. For guarantee details, see the guarantee card.
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Quick Guide 1. Loading baskets Remove large food particles and debris. There is no need to rinse thanks to the Super Cleaning System™. 2. Dispensing dishwasher detergent The detergent compartment has a small compartment for pre-wash and one for main wash. 3. Ensure that the spray arms can rotate freely 4. Turn on the main switch 5. Select program and press start For washing normally soiled dishes use the Normal wash program with normal and normal drying .
